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Canoo takes the covers off of its debut electric vehicle

TechCrunch LA

The Canoo designers have departed pretty radically from the traditional designs that other electric vehicle manufacturers have favored going with something that looks more like a VW Microbus than the sport utility vehicle that Byton is aiming for, or Tesla and Fisker’s sportscars and sedans or Rivian’s electric trucks.

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Putting the band back together, ExactTarget execs reunite to launch MetaCX

TechCrunch LA

The former President of ExactTarget and later chief executive of Salesforce Marketing Cloud has made billions of dollars building products to help support customer service and now he’s back at it again with his latest venture MetaCX. And, from that respect, the success of the MetaCX round speaks volumes. Midwest rising.

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Google spinoff Cartken and REEF Technology launch Miami’s first delivery robots

TechCrunch LA

The company, founded by ex-Google engineers and colleagues behind the unrequited Bookbot , was formed to develop market-ready tech in self-driving, AI-powered robotics and delivery operations in 2019, but the team has kept operations under wraps until now. With this announcement, Cartken officially comes out of stealth mode.

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Relativity, a new star in the space race, raises $140 million for its 3-D printed rockets

TechCrunch LA

Using its proprietary printing technology, Relativity says it can slash the time it takes to develop a rocket from design to launch by up to two years. Relativity Space chief technology officer Jordan Noone next to one of the company’s 3-D printers.

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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. Most often at the earliest point in the life of a startup, the dominant need is certainly to produce product to get something in the market, get funding, etc. Who will do that?

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With $4.5M in Funding Wearable IoT World Launches U.S.-Pan Asia IoT Superhighway Accelerator

Tech Zulu Event

to this region through a full suite of services for startups and enterprises to excel in IoT, wearables and emerging technologies. “We are thrilled to be able to extend our expertise from the U.S. The WIoTW Labs has incubated numerous successful startups in the U.S.,

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

Lisa and her team create media projects designed to move the social progress agenda forward. Joey Flores is co-founder and CEO of Earbits , an online radio platform that enables bands, labels and concert promoters to acquire fans, market new releases and promote live events. Josh Allan Dykstra – Co-Founder of Strengths Doctors.