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JULY 15, 2016

Southern California companies raised $2.49 The big numbers were directly impacted by several large fundings in Southern California--most notably, a giant, $1.27 Southern California represented almost half of the top fundraising rounds for Q2 nationally. billion round for Venice based Snapchat.

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JUNE 21, 2018

That was the question at the SoCal First Look Showcase , run by the Alliance for SoCal Innovation and the Los Angeles Venture Association at UCLA on Wednesday. READ MORE>>

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JULY 21, 2017

Who are the companies in Southern California that are part of this growing industry? Most of the company's drones are of the smaller, tactical variety. The company is also known for its development of the "Hummingbird", the world's smallest drone. How is the parent company of Snapchat involved in drone development?

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

Semiconductor and electronics industry publication EETimes has identified three of Southern California's semiconductor startups among its annual list of sixty startups to watch in the industry. The magazine, in its list of startups worth watching , identified Efficient Power Conversion Corp. Efficient Power Conversion Corp.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

The number of Southern California related initial public offerings is growing steadily upwards, as Gevo --originally started in Pasadena, and based on technology out of Caltech and UCLA--hit the market this morning. Gevo is just the latest in a surge of companies hitting the public markets which have Southern California links.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Impossible Foods , one of the makers of plant-based burgers, will make its plant burgers available for the first time in grocery stores, in Southern California, the company said on Thursday morning. According to Impossible Foods, its plant-based burgers will be available at Gelsons markets on Friday, September 20th.

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JULY 19, 2018

Reali , a Silicon Valley startup which offers up a high-tech, and artificial intelligence-enabled real estate service, said this week that it has raised $20M in a Series B funding round, which it specifically will use to launch in Southern California. The funding was led by Zeev Ventures, and also included Signia Venture Capital.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 1, 2009

I am excited to be participating in and announcing the of: Southern California Tech Central This is a community of people in Southern California who have come together to help find and organize the best content from blogs, news sources and other web sites all around technology in So Cal.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Friday, November 4, 2016 -- SoCal Bio Annual Conference. The 30-plus companies include many of Southern California’s most innovative biotech, medtech and digital health ventures.

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AUGUST 4, 2020

Irvine-based ATTOM Data Solutions , the parent company to RealtyTrac , announced this morning that it has named Rick Sharga as Executive Vice President of Marketing at RealtyTrac. He was most recently EVP For Carrington Mortgage Holdings and CMO of the company's Vylla business unit. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Hercules Technology Growth Capital , a venture debt financing company that serves the venture capital-backed startup market, said today that it is expanding into Southern California. The company typically provides venture debt to companies who already have venture capital investments. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 17, 2010

The long list of Southern California high tech companies lined up for the public markets just got a little longer this morning, with the addition of Inphi Corp. The high level of IPO activity--if those firms manage to make it to market--would make this year one of the most active IPO years here since the dot com bust.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Today, we share the thoughts of Andy Wilson , Managing Director of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation (www.alliancesocal.org). What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? While 2018 was all about better understanding the SoCal opportunity, 2019 was about honing our focus and defining our core programs.

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APRIL 19, 2017

Validated , a new startup which offers up a mobile app which lets consumers earn transportation credits for parking, ridesharing, mass transit, and more for dining and shopping at stores, is in an expansion to Southern California today.

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

What was Southern California's technology community most interested in 2012? in the company's efforts to start a commercial space tourism industry. in the company's efforts to start a commercial space tourism industry. 2011, showing a reduced number of exits--but more IPOs--in venture backed companies.

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JUNE 29, 2010

On the heels of the much heralded IPO of Silicon Valley electric car darling Tesla Motors today on the NASDAQ, investors are now looking to what other firms might benefit from the electric vehicle market--and what appears to be a growing appetite for IPOs.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Valentine''s day is coming up -- it''s this Friday, February 14th -- and what better way to prepare for the holiday than taking a look at three local startups (and one established company) particularly appropriate for the occasion? eharmony bloomnation tinder flower floral thebouqs california southern valentines' Let us know!

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Southern California Gas Company the unit of Sempra Energy which supplies natural gas to Southern California, has backed the manufacturer of natural gas, fuel cell equipment. in a Series E financing round, which included Southern California Gas Company, and was led by Artis Capital Management.

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MARCH 12, 2014

There''s also a similar argument, that if Southern California could only attract more of the students who go to school in the region''s many top universities , we''d have more of our share of the next generation of technology startups. billion as the company heads towards its IPO. billion as the company heads towards its IPO.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

We''re proud to announce the Socaltech 50 , our list of the 50, up-and-coming people in Southern California''s technology ecosystem. Josef Gorowitz , Swagbucks (Torrance, online marketing/rewards). Amanda MacNaughton , PromoJam (Glendale, marketing software). Matthew Goldman , Wallaby Financial (Pasadena, financial).

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JULY 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based Faraday Future is now a publicly traded company, after a successful acquisition by a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Property Solutions Acquisiton Corp., the company said on Wednesday afternoon. Faraday Future will begin trading today under the ticker symbols FFIE and FFIE.WS.

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APRIL 17, 2019

j2 Global said the acquisition will help it grow its global customer base, provide it with access to new markets, and will expand its product lineup. j2 Global said these latest acquisition are not expected to be material to the company. j2 Global said these latest acquisition are not expected to be material to the company.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Slow job market? Not in Southern California's technology market! Southern California technology companies are hiring aggressively, and the high tech job outlook is better than it has ever been, with hundreds of open positions and many companies eagerly seeking high tech talent.

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MAY 18, 2010

Anyone looking for signs that the economy is turning around, might want to look at what appears to be happening in Southern California's technology jobs market. Mangers said that it appears that for companies that have survived the storm of 2009 and the economy, things are looking up. Why the disconnect?

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MARCH 5, 2019

For today's Insights and Opinions Section , Rob Freelen, Los Angeles Marketing Manager for Silicon Valley Bank, talks about the startup outlook for 2019. Predicting what 2019 will hold for the SoCal innovation economy is risky. Market swings, geopolitical tensions and shifting trends always have the potential to throw us off course.

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APRIL 12, 2013

There''s been a lot of activity over the past two years in the Southern California accelerator/incubator market, with numerous groups (Amplify, EvoNexus, K5, LaunchpadLA, MediaCamp, Science, StartEngine, and many, many others) looking to help entrepreneurs start and fund their companies. companies in the last year.

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APRIL 19, 2013

Venture capital investments saw a sharp drop in Q1 in Southern California, according to the latest venture numbers from the MoneyTree report. invested in 81 deals in the Southern California region in Q1 of 2013, down from Q4, when there was $674.2M Goleta-based BAROnova raised $27.3M for its medical devices.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions section, we have the third and final article on Southern California IPOs and returns from Jon Funk. Jon discusses the returns from Southern California IT IPOs between 1995 and 2009. Markets displayed a healthy rationality, pricing these IPO's at an average of $366 million.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2021

The Los Angeles-based company has a new residential solar plus energy storage program for homeowners in Queens that’s going to be rolled out in partnership with ConEd. We’ll cover every aspect of company building: Fundraising, recruiting, sales, product-market fit, PR, marketing and brand building.

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JULY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based Internet information and services company j2 Global --one of Southern California's largest yet most unknown technology companies--said this morning that it has acquired two more companies. The company said the deal will help grow its global customer base and provide it with access to new markets.

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MAY 18, 2012

As Mountain View-based social networking site Facebook hits the market today, in what is the largest tech initial public offering in history, one question is if it will spur what has, so far, been a lackluster IPO market for Southern California technology firms. In comparison, Facebook's IPO today will raise $18.4

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JUNE 16, 2017

Online e-commerce giant Amazon.com now owns roughly 40 grocery stores in Southern California, in what is the company's biggest foray into the grocery store market to date. Amazon and Whole Foods announced Friday that Amazon is acquiring the Whole Foods Market grocery store chain, in a $13.7 billion deal.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The list of Southern California companies who have filed, have been rumored to file, or have successfully completed IPOs has gotten a little longer this morning, after Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand filed for an IPO. Tags: southern california initial public offering exit merger acquisition.

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JULY 12, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software that helps national brands manage their location-based information, such as information about their network of retail stores, has named Jim D'Arcangelo as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Head of Business Development. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 12, 2014

There''s also a similar argument, that if Southern California could only attract more of the students who go to school in the region''s many top universities , we''d have more of our share of the next generation of technology startups. billion as the company heads towards its IPO. billion as the company heads towards its IPO.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

Los Angeles-based J2 Global , which owns a large portfolio of Internet services and publications, says it acquired two more companies during Q4 of 2019. Financial details of the two acquisition were not announced, and J2 GLobal said the financial impact of the two acquisition are not expected to be material to the company.

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MARCH 3, 2017

Yet another, on-demand car wash service, WashOS , has appeared on the market targeting Southern California. The company--like many other on-demand app developers--uses a network of independent auto detailers which it runs through a three day orientation and training session, and also a background check. READ MORE>>.

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