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Founded by former SpaceX engineers, First Resonance pitches tools to make things the SpaceX way

TechCrunch LA

After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance , a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss.

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As Groupon Files For IPO, What SoCal Firms Might Be Next?

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Southern California has had its own share of IPOs over the last year, including Demand Media, Active Network, and Boingo Wireless. SpaceX [ profile ]. Why: Interest in electric cars at a high; successful IPO at Tesla (see SpaceX) might have been driving these rumors. Those firms are: 1. eHarmony [ profile ]. READ MORE>>.

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Private tech companies mobilize to address shortages for medical supplies, masks and sanitizer

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While some of the largest privately held technology companies, like SpaceX and Tesla , have shifted to manufacturing ventilators, smaller companies are also trying to pitch in and relieve scarcity locally. After that, we’re going to meet the demands of Canada,” INKSmith CEO Jeremy Hedges told the Canadian news outlet Global News.

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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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Internap , PricewaterhouseCoopers , Demand Media , Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles LLP , Oracle , Cresa Partners , UK Trade & Investment , PIXT , and many others. You can register for the event at Digital Family Reunion.

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Silicon Beach Report Oct. 23: Scott Painter’s Next Auto Venture Secures $1 Billion Debt, Equity Funding

L.A. Business Journal

Scott Painter’s next auto venture secures $1 billion debt and equity funding, Air Force adds more than $40 million to SpaceX engine contract and Snap overestimates Spectacle demand leaving hundreds of thousands unsold.

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LA's Innovators Get Spotlight, But Investors Cautious

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and who, as Sky Dayton aptly states --know that the one trait that all entrepreneurs must have: perseverance.

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Relativity, a new star in the space race, raises $140 million for its 3-D printed rockets

TechCrunch LA

Manufacturing can be done within 60 days, according to the company’s claims, and its vehicles have a payload capacity of up to 1250 kilograms ( SpaceX’s largest rockets will have roughly 100 times that payload capacity). “We’re really really truly focused on the rockets for now,” says Ellis.