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JUNE 6, 2018

Playa Vista-based Science37 , which develops technology to allow pharmaceutical companies to conduct clinical trials at patients' homes, is reportedly raising around $130M in a funding round from Softbank, according to a report this morning. The round, a Series D, appears to value to company at around $300M.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Los Angeles-based printed rocket technology developer Relativity Space is in the midst of raising $500M, in a funding round which values the company at $2.3 billion, according to a report today from CNBC. The new round is reportedly being led by Tiger Global Management. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2015

San Diego-based Lumedyne Technologies , a developer of MEMs-based, inertial direction sensors, has quietly been acquired by Google , according to multiple reports. Neither Google nor Lumedyne Technologies have announced or acknowledged the deal. The company was founded by Brad Chisum and Dr. Richard Waters.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based CitySourced , which develops mobile apps to help cities communicate with their constituents, has merged with Rock Solid Technologies , a provider of software to the government. The company's app lets residents of citizens report issues, including things like potholes, graffiti, broken street lights, and more.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Santa Monica-based on-demand, last mile transportation company Bird is considering going public via a Special Purpose Acquisiton Company (SPAC), according to a report from Bloomberg. It's unclear how far along the SPAC might be, however, Bloomberg said the discussions "are in an early stage".

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MAY 5, 2023

Technology is so key to every business these days that experienced business-smart but non-tech entrepreneurs are feeling deeper and deeper in the hole. Startups succeed most often when the founding partners know how to build and run a business, rather than how to build and run technology.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Irvine-based Menlo Micro , a developer of micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) devices used for radio frequency switching, has emerged as one of the two leaders in RF MEMS switching, according to a report from the IEEE Spectrum. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 19, 2020

Even as the global pandemic has thrown growth plans into question, apparently, at least one Los Angeles company is ramping up its hiring: Jam City. According to a report, the LA mobile games developer has "dozens of positions" open at the company.

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MAY 28, 2019

Elon Musk , the technology mogul behind such Los Angeles technology firms as SpaceX and Boring Company , is officially the highest paid CEO in California, according to a report issued late last week. The report--which only considered Musk's pay as head of Tesla Motors--said Musk was paid $2.28 READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The first, high tech test tunnel built by LA's The Boring Company , bored between the SpaceX parking lot and a home in Hawthorne, California, is almost complete, and will open to the public on December 10th, according to Boring Company and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Opens Dec 10 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 22, 2018.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Goleta-based Resonant , which develops technology used for filters for radio frequency (RF) front ends, reported a win in Europe, via its Swiss subsidiary, GVR Trade SA. The company said that it signed a contract with EuroStars to fund a multi-year project for the development of sensors for new medical applications.

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MARCH 30, 2018

A new report, published this week by the nonprofit CompTIA group, says that Los Angeles is the number two metropolitan area in the nation for technology employment. According to the CompTIA 2018 CyberStates report, LA had 501,900 technology workers, number two in the nation behind New York City, which has 664,800.

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APRIL 22, 2019

The Chief Marketing Officer of high flying, Los Angeles-based job recruiting technology developer ZipRecruiter has resigned from the company, after a story was published last week by BuzzFeed, detailing alleged sexual misconduct at his prior employer, Uber. Eyal Gutentag reportedly resigned on Friday. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

Santa Monica-based SolarReserve , a developer of large scale solar thermal power plants and related technology, reported on Thursday that it has received $2.0M Department of Energy (DOE), to go towards solar mirror tracking technology. in an award from the U.S. SolarReserve said the funding came specifically from the U.S.

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JUNE 18, 2019

The surge of activity by such technology giants as Google , Amazon , and Netflix is completely reshaping the Los Angeles real estate market , according to a report from the Los Angeles Times, as those tech giants are jostling to acquire real estate in LA. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 30, 2018

Irvine-based technology distributor Ingram Micro is disputing a report, published by Reuters on Friday, which says the company is looking for additional financing for its business, of up to $4 billion. HNA Group reportedly is in financial distress. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 19, 2018

Los Angeles-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has signed a deal to bulid a test track in China, in the province of Guizhou, the company disclosed on Wednesday--the first big deal the company has in China to deploy its technology. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 11, 2018

The Irvine Company , which operates a huge list of shopping centers in Orange County and elsewhere, including Fashion Island and the Irvine Spectrum, is in the midst of a flap over license plate data sharing.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

the parent company of Snapchat, has reportedly acquired Israeli startup Cimagine Media. Cimaging Media develops augmented reality technology. The acquisition was first reported by a local Israeli financial daily. Venice-based Snap, Inc. , The deal is reportedly worth between $30M and $40M. Cimagine was founded in 2012.

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

Playa Vista-based hyperloop developer Hyperloop Transportation Technologies --the company led by Dirk Ahlborn and Bibop Gresta--says it has linked up with insurance company Munich Re on a risk analysis and feasibility effort.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

the primary supplier of natural gas to customers in Southern California, reports that it has received over $7M in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), to advance its work on zero- and near-zero emissiosn vehicle technology. The company said $7.1M The company said $7.1M Southern California Gas Co. ,

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

Santa Barbara-based Yardi , the developer of real estate and property management software, reported a win Monday with American National Insurance Company. Yardi said that American National is using the company''s technology for property management and accounting. Size of the win was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Henrik Fisker , the automotive designer behind ill fated Fisker Automotive, said today that he is starting a new company , Fisker Inc. , Fisker's last company--Fisker Auotmotive--was sold out of bankruptcy to Wanxiang Group in 2014. The report says Fisker is aiming at showcasing his first vehicle in the second half of 2017.

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MAY 14, 2014

The report is the very first report as a public company by Rubicon. The online advertising technology provider, headed by Frank Addante, went public in April. rubicon project advertising technology results bidding' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 30, 2017

Venice, California-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat , recently acquired neighboring Venice-based drone technology developer Ctrl Me Robotics , according to reports over the weekend. The deal was reportely worth less than $1M. Ctrl Me Robotics was founded by Simon Saito Nielsen. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

Camarillo-based Semtech reported a design win with Taiwanese manufacturer HEX SAFETY today, with its LoRa wireless radio frequency technology. According to Semtech, HEX SAFETY, which is based in Taiwan, is incorporating its technology in a "smart fire evacuation system" used to help provide safer avigation in hazardous environments.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Tesla Motors , one of the companies run by Los Angeles technology mogul Elon Musk, is reportedly being investigated in a criminal probe by the Department of Justice. According to report, the SEC was aready investigating possible "misleading pronouncements" on manufacturing goals and sales at Tesla. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 20, 2017

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Partners with South Korea, AEG invests in e-sports team Immortals, Chinese tech company invests $179 million in Newegg, and more.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Patrick Soon-Shiong has agreed to acquire the Los Angeles Times from current owner Tronc , according to a report from the Washington Post on Tuesday afternoon. Patrick Soon-Shiong is a biotech billionaire and technology industry regular, who runs the NantWorks family of companies in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 3, 2013

Los Angeles-based BeachMint , headed by Josh Berman and Diego Berdakin, has a message to the Los Angeles technology community: the company is still alive, kicking, and has the full support of its investors. The message came after a report that BeachMint was returning $20M to its investors and had ousted its founders.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Burbank-based Condusiv Technologies , the developer of disk drive optimization software, reported it has added a new partner today. The company said it has added Boca Raton, Florida-based Champion Solutions Group as a part of the company''s Elite Partner Program. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 21, 2014

A new report, released over the weekend, says that Los Angeles should look towards New York and San Francisco and what they have done to help strengthen the community here for technology startups. Tech Agenda report, edited by David C. angeles tech agenda report economic growth garcetti' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 17, 2016

Goleta-based Resonant , which develops technology used for radio frequency (RF) filters, reported that it has signed a second licensing agreement for its technology. The company said the agreement is with an un-named, existing customer. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 1, 2016

Brogan BamBrogan , co-founder and CTO of high flying, Los Angeles transportation startup Hyperloop One , has apparently left the company, in what looks to be a major shakeout at the company. Josh Giegel, the senior Vice President of Engineering at Hyperloop One, is taking over the CTO role. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 18, 2019

A new report , published by startup networking organization AngelList , says that Los Angeles is losing out to such areas as the Bay Area and New York, because of failure to offer up training to newly graduating engineering graduates.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

Keysight Technologies , the parent company of Calabasas-based Ixia , has been hit by the devastating fires in Santa Rosa, California, and has shut down its headquarters while it attempts to figure out what kind of damage was sustained at the location. News ">reports showed buildings and cars burning in the Keysight office park.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

Pasadena-based material science technology developer Materia appears to be facing some legal challenges in court, according to Law360. The report says that a German industrial conglomerate, Evonik Degussa GmbH , says it received a $1.5M The report says that a German industrial conglomerate, Evonik Degussa GmbH , says it received a $1.5M

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