SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 31, 2016

Beverlly Hills-based private equity investor Platinum Equity , and Van Nuys-based Electro Rent said Tuesday that the two are in a definitive agreement, where Platinum Equity will pay approximately $323.4M percent over the company's closing price on May 27th. for Electro Rent. Platinum Equity said ti will pay $13.12

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Van Nuys Equity Pricing Company 100

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JULY 20, 2015

Van Nuys-based Electro Rent , which provides rental, leasing, and sales of electronics test and other equipment, said today that its CFo, Craig Jones, is retiring from the company. Jones--who is 69--has been at the company for 26 years. READ MORE>>.

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Van Nuys Sales Company Companies 100

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2019

One year after a $38 million Series B valued on-demand aviation startup Blade at $140 million, the company has begun taxiing the Bay Area’s elite. The company has raised billions of dollars to turn this sci-fi concept into reality. New work with @flybladenow pic.twitter.com/eONvKU3rhM. Uber’s aerial taxi play.

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Van Nuys Help Startup Google 279

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JANUARY 16, 2015

Van Nuys-based Sentry Control Systems , which distributes the ubiquitous electronic parking control systems you find in parking garages, has been acquired by parking technology developer SKIDATA. The two companies said they have been working together since 2000. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed.

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Van Nuys Acquisition Technology Develop 100

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AUGUST 12, 2011

Van Nuys-based Electro Rent , the provider of electronic test equipment rentals and leasing, said Thursday that it has purchased Equipment Management Technology , a fellow electronic test equipment company, out of bankruptcy. Electro Rent said it pay $11.1M in cash for the firm, via a private, U.S. Bankruptcy court sale.

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Van Nuys Sales Technology Company 167

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The FAA said Monday that it has granted eight more regulatory exemptions for commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), nearly all of them to a set of linked companies in Van Nuys which film for Hollywood. According to the FAA, it issued UAS exemptions to Total Safety US inc., Slugwear Inc.,

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Hollywood Van Nuys Content Product 100

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MAY 22, 2012

Van Nuys-based Audiolife , the startup which provided product fulfillment for the music industry and artists, has been acquired by Florida firm Alliance Entertainment. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Entertainment Van Nuys Tech Coast Angels Acquisition 138

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Van Nuys-based Zoom Focus Eyewear , the developer of eyeglasses which can replace the need for progressive and bi-focal eyeglasses, said this week that it has renamed itself Superfocus LLC. The firm said it has also renamed its TruFoculs eyeglasses as Superfocus.

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Van Nuys Help Marketing Develop 157

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MARCH 18, 2010

Van Nuy-based Electro Rent , a firm which provides rental, leasing, and sales of electronic test equipment, said Thursday that it has won a bid to acquire the assets of Telogy, LLC, a bankrupt provider of electronic test equipment. Electro Rent said it would pay $26.7M Electro Rent said it would pay $26.7M

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Van Nuys .Net Sales Acquisition 140

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JUNE 19, 2014

We caught up with Jeff Overall , the founder of PolarPro, to better understand the company--plus the popularity of accessories specifically for GoPro cameras. What''s the story behind the company? So, we''d only sold about one or two a day, but one day, I had a wholesale company in Germany interested in buying a bunch of them.

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Startup Van Nuys Patents Santa Barbara 196

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MARCH 24, 2010

Van Nuys-based Audiolife (www.audiolife.com), a new startup focused on providing e-commerce tools to musicians, recently raised $1M in angel funding. So, after graduation, I incorporate the business, and tried to get the best group of people to build the company, and never looked back. What's the idea behind Audiolife?

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Tech Coast Angels Van Nuys Startup Web 191

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FEBRUARY 6, 2012

What do you get when you mix the desert around Mojave, two months in a Van Nuys warehouse, an MIT engineer, and a band which has risen to prominence as a YouTube phenomenon? Not a tech startup, but one of the more intriguing ads debuted during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The video was posted yesterday on YouTube.

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Van Nuys Content Technology Entertainment 176

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MARCH 10, 2010

Van Nuys-based Audiolife , a firm that develops tools and technology to sell merchandise to music fans, announced today that it has raised $1M in a bridge round of funding. The company said the funding will go to hire key personal, further develop its technology platform, and for strategic partnerships.

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Van Nuys Funding Social Network Venture Capital 145