12 Companies Selected for this Year’s Startup Incubator Program
Startup San Diego
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
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Motive Companies Backs GenXComm In Strategic Investment
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Fountain Valley-based Motive Companies, which provides renewable energy and infrastructure products, says it has made a strategic investment in GenXComm, a developer of dynamic filtering and Radio Frequency (RF)-photonics systems. GenXComm said it has raised $20M in its Series B funding round, which was led by Motive Companies, along with Raine Next-Gen Communications and BMW iVentures. motive companies genxcomm venture capital strategic investment radio frequency cleantech
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Planning 500,000 charging points for EVs by 2025, Shell becomes the latest company swept up in EV charging boom
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Since the beginning of the year, three companies have been acquired by special purpose acquisition vehicles and are on a path to go public, while a third has raised tens of millions from some of the biggest names in private equity investing for its own path to commercial viability.
Westlake, Nowcom Create Fintech Company
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Westlake Technology Holdings and sister company Nowcom Corp. have joined to create NowLake Technology
Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19
Advertiser: Aggregage
Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.
Are you killing innovation in your company?
Berkonomics
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Here’s one for executives of any company with next generation products in mind. In many companies, there are quiet geniuses, wanting to work on projects outside of the daily focus of the department or company. Technology companies are prime targets for this problem. .
Micromobility Companies Are Ready to Roll Again
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 24, 2021
A year later, local micromobility companies are optimistic Going into 2020, the micromobility industry was already experiencing some growing pains.
LA Companies Hop Aboard NFT Bandwagon
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 10, 2021
Akash Nigam, founder and chief executive of Venice-based Genies Inc., said he wasn’t entirely sure what a nonfungible token was until last summer when he met with Dapper Labs Inc. Chief Executive Roham Gharegozlou
Slingshot Aerospace Acquires Two Companies
socalTECH
AUGUST 3, 2022
Los Angeles- and Austin-based Slingshot Aerospace, which develops space simulation and tracking software, said this morning that it has acquired two companies the Space Division of Numerica and Seradata. The company said the acquisition include Numerica Corporation's Space Domain Awareness (SDA) division which operates the only commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) to geosynchronous orbit (GEO) daytime and nighttime optical sensor network for satellite tracking.
8 Brand Strategy Rules From Elite Consumer Companies
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
In fact, only 100 of the 10,000 multimillion-dollar consumer companies around the world can claim to be an “apostle brand” – one that inspires enduring trust, loyalty, and endorsement. Boston Consulting Group brand building consumer companies rules
Boring Company Raises $675M, But Bails On LA
socalTECH
APRIL 25, 2022
The Boring Company, the tunneling and hyperloop transportation company run by Elon Musk, has raised $675M, but has moved its headquarters and operations out of Los Angeles. According to The Boring Company, it raised $675M in a Series C funding, which values the company at $5.675 billion. The Boring Company is now headquartered in Austin, and--based on the company's job listings--has pulled out of LA's technology jobs market.
Energica CEO plots her Italian EV company’s reboot from lockdown
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 9, 2020
The CEO of the high-performance Italian motorcycle manufacturer offered that point of optimism, as her Modena based EV company remains closed by government decree. The company — that has has a California office and U.S. MotoE riders use the company’s EGO model as their base bike.
An economics lesson for growing companies
Berkonomics
JULY 16, 2020
Growing companies usually require more working capital during their periods of rapid growth. The problem is that few small, growing companies seem to be attractive to most banks for traditional unsecured or asset-backed loans. Catching up from past insights.
Tech Company Vana Helps Cannabis Companies Build Their Brands
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 19, 2021
founder and Chief Executive Sheldon Owen saw that companies selling cannabis products would need technological tools to advertise in compliance with regulations Vana Technologies Inc.
Does your company culture encourage employee curiosity?
Berkonomics
JANUARY 23, 2020
Some of the world’s best companies to work for are those that encourage employees to spend time following their own paths of curiosity toward development of new products or services. Every company has hidden talent, creative thinkers that are not in a position to demonstrate their talents.
Selling your company for less than expected?
Berkonomics
JULY 23, 2020
Sometimes the end game or sale of the company is not a happy event. And yet, VCs sometimes bravely put in more money near the end of the life of a company to bridge the company to a sale of assets in an attempt to recover some or all of the original investment.
The Honest Company Names Two To Board
socalTECH
APRIL 26, 2021
Los Angeles-based personal care, beauty, baby, and household products brand The Honest Company says it has named two new members to its board of directors. According to the company, it has named James White and Susan Gentile to the company's board, effective upon the company becoming a public company. White has previously served at Safeway, The Gillette Company, and Setle S.A.; The Honest Company is led by Ceo Nick Vlahos.
The Honest Company Sets Anticipated IPO Range
socalTECH
APRIL 26, 2021
Los Angeles-based The Honest Company has set its anticipated IPO range, saying in a filing on Monday morning that it is now expecting to price its IPO at between $14.00 The company has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as HNST. The Honest Company said it is offering up 6,451,613 shares of its common stock in the offering, which is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, J.P. honest company jessica alba merger acquisition consumer products honestco
LA Tech Companies Shake Up Real Estate Industry Norms
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 3, 2021
said the idea for the company came to her after working with a real estate agent to sell her first home Lindsay McLean, founder and chief executive of Home-Lister Inc.,
Can you build a company, not just a product?
Berkonomics
OCTOBER 29, 2020
She stated that she had rejected the investment being discussed, because in her mind the entire company was “just a button, on a feature, in an app.” If you have invented a game that will be marketed as a new app in the app store, have you created enough of a model to create an ongoing company, or just another app that will compete with the millions already in the store? The post Can you build a company, not just a product?
How about personal guarantees for company debt?
Berkonomics
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
As a rule of thumb, a company with a majority owner in control will be required to provide such a guarantee for most any borrowing of significant size in relation to assets. A win-win for the investor and entrepreneur assuming the company does grow and have a liquidity event someday.
Bird Buys Berlin Company
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 31, 2020
acquired Circ, an electric scooter company headquartered in Berlin, in a bid to expand the Santa Monica-based company’s European operations Electric scooter operator Bird Rides Inc.
LA Companies Give Renters More Ways to Charge EVs
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Electric vehicles are touted as the future, especially in Los Angeles where the city’s climate goals call for 80% of vehicles sold to be electric by 2028 — seven years ahead of the state’s 2035 cutoff for gasoline-powered auto sales
Cadiz Shares Plunge as Company Reconfigures Water Transfer Plan
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2021
It’s been a rough and perplexing six weeks for shareholders of downtown-based water infrastructure development company Cadiz Inc
Triller Buys Two Companies
socalTECH
APRIL 15, 2021
Los Angeles-based TrillerNet, the parent company of social video app developer Triller, has acquired two companies, including a live event and pay-per-view (PPV) company, and a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) company.
San Diego Angel Conference Backs Five Companies
socalTECH
MARCH 23, 2021
The San Diego Angel Conference, an angel investing effort which is run by the University of San Diego (USD) School of Business, says it has made investments in five companies at its conference this year, worth a total of $500,000. ucsd investment capital venture company angel diego
Why document your company’s tribal knowledge?
Berkonomics
JANUARY 30, 2020
It is not common for the CEO of a rapidly growing company to think of slowing down the furious pace enough to have each manager (including the CEO) document the job process managed, as well as see to the documentation for each process managed below.
Could you be your company’s bottleneck?
Berkonomics
MARCH 26, 2020
So many tasks; so little time. As a manager, you have a number of critical tasks that are general to your position as opposed to specific to your industry.
Hologram Company PORTL Gets $3 Million
L.A. Business Journal
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Holographic technology startup PORTL Inc. announced $3 million in seed funding
You are your company’s moral compass.
Berkonomics
MAY 24, 2018
Years ago, when I was CEO of my record manufacturing company in Hollywood, I happened to walk around the plant into the press room just as Bobby, one of the employees’ favorite coworkers, was offering stolen merchandise to his fellow pressmen from a bag he was carrying. How your decisions affect your company. How you comport yourself in these situations is absolutely the litmus test for how your company culture will reflect your actions.
Boring Company Sets Up Shop In Austin
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Los Angeles-based Boring Company , the tunneling-and-Hyperloop-transportation company founded by Elon Musk, is setting up shop in Austin, Texas, saying on Monday that it is hiring in the city. The company listed jobs in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Accounting, Business Development, and other areas. link] — The Boring Company (@boringcompany) November 9, 2020. boring company austin expansion texas elon musk hyperloop transportation
PlayVS Acquires Canadian Esports Company
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 25, 2021
Play Versus Inc., the Sawtelle-based organizer of high school and college esports programs reached a deal to acquire Vancouver-based GameSeta Esports Inc
Netradyne Wins Bulk Transport Company
socalTECH
APRIL 27, 2022
San Diego-based driver and fleet safety products developer Netradyne announced a customer win on Tuesday, with J&M Tank Lines, a provider of dry bulk transport. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Netradyne said J&M Tank Lines will deploy it artificial intelligence (AI) powered safety cameras throughout its fleet. Netradyne is venture backed by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Point72 Ventures and M12, and has raised over $197 million.
Meet the Tech Companies Keeping LA’s Music Industry Humming
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The music industry in Los Angeles has grown to encompass far more than just production
VR Company Specular Theory Lands $4.5 Million Air Force Contract
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 14, 2021
Venice-based virtual reality software company Specular Theory Inc. secured a $4.5 million contract with the Defense Department to expand development of its training products for the Air Force
LA Companies Play Leading Role in Rising AR, VR Industry
L.A. Business Journal
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
It may seem redundant to say that a company focused on creating virtual reality experiences is ahead of the curve, but that’s precisely the case for West Adams-based Survios Inc
LA Companies Gear Up for Virtual CES
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 11, 2021
For the Consumer Technology Association, the show must go on. The three-day virtual version of the trade show is scheduled to run from Jan. 12 through Jan.
The Honest Company's Alba Joins Yahoo Board
socalTECH
JUNE 14, 2022
Jessica Alba, the actress and co-founder of Los Angeles-based The Honest Company, has been named to the board of newly private Yahoo, which recently went private via a $5 billion acquisition by private equity investor Apollo.
SmartDrive Wins Paving Company
socalTECH
JULY 17, 2018
San Diego-based driving safety and monitoring systems provider SmartDrive Systems announced this morning that it has signed up Superior Paving, a large asphalt paving company on the East Coast, as a new customer. smartdrive paving company driver safety fleet auto automotive transportation
NASA Backs Space Companies In Southern California
socalTECH
MAY 27, 2022
NASA said on Thursday that it has awarded nearly $50M to 333 proposals from 257 small businesses and 41 research institutions to help drive the future of space exploration, including a significant number of Southern California companies. The NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards include dozens of grants to local companies.
AR Combat Training Company Red 6 Moves To Miami
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 14, 2021
Red Six Aerospace, which creates AR combat training for the military, has moved it headquarters to Miami
Tech Companies Are Hiring Staff… Then Rescinding the Offers
Tech.Co
JUNE 24, 2022
A number of tech companies have made the headlines this week for hiring new members of staff, only to rescind such offers before they start. Along with rescinded job offers, swathes of other tech companies have taken similar measures to cut costs, including pausing hiring and laying off staff.
HONK Wins Insurance Company
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
According to HONK, it has signed up Wawanesa Insurance, and will manage the roadside assistance program for the insurance company. HONK says that Wawanesa is ranked the number one insurance company in California for customer satisfaction, according to J.D. Los Angeles-based HONK Technologies , which is developing an app that helps provide roadside assistance to users, has signed up an insurance firm as a customer.
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