L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 3, 2022

County was poised to get another publicly traded company: Pasadena-based solar technology firm Heliogen Inc. As the clock was running out on 2021, L.A.

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JULY 19, 2021

Irvine-based Halo Technology Group, a manufacturer of fiber optic transceivers and high speed cabling, said last week that it acquired two companies, Aria Technologies and Solid Optics.

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JANUARY 9, 2023

Santa Barbara-based Live Data Technologies said this morning that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The company says it is developing software to verify B2B contact data for people, tracking people as they move jobs. Source of the funding was not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Shell’s plan to roll out 500,000 electric charging station in just four years is the latest sign of an EV charging infrastructure boom that has prompted investors to pour cash into the industry and inspired a few companies to become public companies in search of the capital needed to meet demand. One more deal soon followed.

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MAY 25, 2021

Monrovia, California-based SiLC Technologies, a developer of machine vision tools, says it has raised $17M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Alter Venture Partners and Dell Technologies Capital and also included Fluxunit -- OSRAM Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund by IGV, Epson, UMC Capital, Yamato Holdings and Global Brain.

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L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Envoy Technologies Inc., a Culver City company that operates electric car sharing services has raised $11 million in funding.

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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. . First, let’s recognize the problem.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Valencia-based Valencia Technologies, which is developing a device for the treatment of urgency urinary incontinence (UUI), said it has named a number of executives this morning.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Although it takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show is a key event for technology companies and startups based in Los Angeles.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Newport Beach-based OnSite Waste Technologies has raised $3.5M in a Series A funding round, according to the company. The startup says it is developing technology for immediate sterilization of medical waste. The funding round was led by Mark IV Capital, which also is based in Newport Beach.

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MARCH 6, 2013

San Diego-based pharmaceuticals contract manufacturer Althea Technologies said today that it has been acquired by Japanese company Ajinomoto Co. Althea Technologies provides biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing services. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2021

Elon Musk and his tunnel drilling company, The Boring Company, appears to be pitching the idea of using its tunnels for freight, according to pitch materials leaked from the company. It's unclear how far along the idea has gotten, however, those tunnels are nearly twice as large as the company's existing tunnels.

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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.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

NASA and a clutch of startup and established companies are moving forward with plans to transform mobility in urban environments through the Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge. The Grand Challenge series brings together companies developing new transportation or airspace management technologies, the Agency said. AirMap, Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Los Angeles-based Karman Missile & Space Systems, a developer of flight hardware and sub-assemblies for the space market, said Friday that it has acquired Systima Technologies, a provider of integration of mission critical space and hypersonic systems. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Newport Beach-based startup OnSite Waste Technologies , which is developing counter-top, on-site medical waste sterilization products, says it has signed on a supplier of products for the senior living industry. The company said that Direct Supply, based in Milwaukee, is offering the company's OnSite TE-5000 product to its customers.

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L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Holographic technology startup PORTL Inc. announced $3 million in seed funding.

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JULY 27, 2021

Burbank-based The Walt Disney Company has announced the participants in this year's startup accelerator program at the company. According to Disney, the companies this year include Attentive. The three month mentorship program has been run since 2014. The three month mentorship program has been run since 2014.

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Startup Professionals Musings

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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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

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. According to HONK, it has signed up Wawanesa Insurance, and will manage the roadside assistance program for the insurance company.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Huntington beach-based Newlight Technologies , a developer of an ocean-degradable biopolymer, which can be used like plastic but decays with exposure to seawater, has raised $45M in the company's Series F funding round. According to the company, it uses methane as a feedstock. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

Carlsbad-based mionx, a developer of lithium-ion battery technology, says it has received a Series B financing round. The company said the funding will go to accelerate transfer of its technology to lithium-ion battery manufacturers. Size of the investment was not announced. Amionx is led by CEO Jenna King.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. But we have a great city for building technology companies.

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

Santa Ana-based Secure Technology Company , a developer of ruggedized computers for the military and other markets, has been sold to Benchmark Electronics in a deal worth $230M in cash. Secure Technolgoy Company was owned by private equity investor Vance Street Capital. Secure Technology was advised by Harris Williams & Co.

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JANUARY 28, 2021

Irvine-based Halo Technology Group, a manufacturer of fiber optic transceivers and high speed cabling, said today that it has acquired Skylane Optics, a manufacturer of optical networking products. Halo Technology said the acquisition will add new products, including CFP-DCO coherent products. Halo's CEO is Matt McCormick.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

Carlsbad-based Airspace Technologies , which is developing technology for the logistics market, says it has raised $8M in a Series A funding round. According to Airspace, it is providing "time definite" delivery and supply chain services to the healthcare, technology, and aerospace sectors.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Levine Leichtman announced this morning that one of its portfolio companies, BigHand Ltd, has acquired legal software developer Iridium Technology from private equity investor Polaris Growth Fund. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 6, 2020

Welcome Technologies, a Brentwood-based software technology company, raised an additional $8 million in institutional funding.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

According to the company, it is pivoting to launch a launch an end-to-end e-commerce marketplace that offers consumers inventory and comprehensive financing, insurance and extended warranties. The company said it will officially be called Fair Technologies.

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JUNE 30, 2020

Santa Ana-based Aegis Technology , a developer of materials technology, has been selected for a $125,000 grant from NASA , to help develop low cost lithium-ion batteries with more desirable performance, including longer lifespans, NASA said on Tuesday. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2018

Two, San Diego-based software development and integration companies-- Solekai Systems and Fairway Technologies --said this morning that they have merged into a new company. According to both companies, they will continue to operate under their respective names. The combined company now has over 80 engineers.

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JULY 13, 2021

Carlsbad-based Smart Earth Technologies (SET), a developer of LTE and 5G products for the water utility market, has been acquired by San Francisco-based CrescoNet. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2019

j2 Global has quietly grown to become Southern California's most acquisitive technology company, and has purchased dozens and dozens of companies in both the cloud services area, as well as in the Internet publishing space. j2 Global said these latest acquisition are not expected to be material to the company.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 3, 2020

which uses data analysis and artificial intelligence technology to assist physicians and improve patient outcomes, is going even more high tech. Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong’s NantHealth Inc.,

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group said this morning that one of its portfolio firms, Zywave , has acquired Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC). Insurance Technologies Corporation is a provider of marketing, rating, and agency management software for the insurance industry.

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JULY 17, 2019

Looking to boost your skills and get a job in the technology industry? The company explained that its program allows local students to take courses and learn in-demand skills, in exchange for 15 percent of a students' post-graduation salary over four years.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based Hubble Connected, a technology products developer, says it is launching a new set of products at at parents, infance, children, and expecting mothers. The company said it has launched a new brand called "Hubble Connected" which includes a baby monitor, infant sleep monitor, and camera.

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