TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

When the Los Angeles-based startup Maslo launched its first product in early 2018 , the company was focused on a direct-to-consumer tool designed to encourage mindfulness and self-awareness through a machine learning enabled avatar that would respond to individual’s inputs. Image courtesy of Maslo.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 24, 2020

has announced plans to go public through a reverse merger in a deal designed to provide $600 million in total capital. Torrance-based electric vehicle developer Canoo Inc.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 16, 2021

The next astronauts to land on the Moon will likely do so in a spacecraft designed by SpaceX.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

according to a report today in the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ says that Aptera's backers are lobbying to include the vehicle--currently excluded from Department of Energy programs for spurring electric car design--in a spending bill.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 22, 2020

Diners might soon find QR codes popping up on tables as local restaurants reopen under new health and safety guidelines designed to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

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socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2010

Schultz made the announcement at the WIREDs Business Conference Disruptive by Design conference this morning. As part of the free service, Schultz said it is partnering with Yahoo to offer specific content from the Wall Street Journal, new York Times, USA TODAY, and others as part of a new Starbucks Digital Network effort.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

A number of local, Southern California firms were recognized today by the Wall Street Journal, in that publication's annual Technology Innovation Awards. operations out of Glendale, was a runner up in the Network Security category, and Panasonic Avionics , which is based in Lake Forest, was a runner up in the Technology Design category.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 1, 2020

Chief, a private executive organization designed to help women network their way into positions of power, had big plans to open a 13,000-square-foot, multiuse clubhouse on La Cienega Boulevard near Melrose Avenue this spring.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Industry Experts from Mobile weighing in and interpreting how to Design, Build, and Monetize for success. Amir Efrati, Writer, Wallstreet Journal. A Few of Their Confirmed Speakers: Ajay Chopra, General Partner, Trinity Ventures. Alex Gourley, Founder, BitGym. Amber Case, Director, Esri. Chris Hughes.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 20, 2021

the developer of a software engine for video game designers, has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round. Pragma Platform Inc.,

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 19, 2019

developers of a financial management mobile app designed to prevent bank overdrafts, announced June 19 a $110 million debt funding raise. Santa Monica-based Dave Inc.,

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2014

The Los Angeles Business Journal recently reported data compiled by SoCalTech.com showing that “L.A. The real estate impact of this activity can probably be traced to the 2011 arrival of Google in the Frank Gehry-designed “binoculars” building on Main Street in Santa Monica. million, it is the highest sale price of the year.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Syng was founded by Christopher Stringer, a former designer for Apple, and Damon Way, who also co-founded DC Shoes.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 3, 2021

Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX-designed capsule on May 2.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Founder Alix Peabody designed a line of female-focused canned rosé. From wellness chat and journaling apps to therapy substitutes to fitness companies, stick wellness in a pitch and investors will take a second look. Modsy scores $37M to virtually design your home. More Labs, for example, is backed with $8 million in VC funding.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The Los Angeles Convention Center just added 5G capabilities to its growing list of offerings designed to draw business to downtown.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 8, 2018

Hong Kong-based mobile gaming company Kunlun Group Limited has closed on its purchase of the remaining stake of Grindr LLC, a gay men’s dating app located in West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center, the companies announced Monday.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 9, 2017

a prefab building company that designs and manufactures backyard studios, has raised $1.6 Cover Technologies Inc., million in seed funding, according to a statement released Tuesday.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2018

He went to college to study art and design. He looked at Architectural Digest, Interior Design, Vogue, etc. He decided to recreate the scenes from these beautiful design photos and he added back the immigrant Latinos who are so responsible for the privileged lives we lead. He started living out of his car?—?too

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 31, 2018

TT Games, makers of the Lego video game franchise published by Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment in Burbank, has announced the opening of TT Games Brighton, a new UK-based development studio focused on creating new Lego games designed for mobile platforms.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 20, 2018

Packaging design software company Esko-Graphics Inc., a subsidiary of the Danaher Corp. has bought Blue Software, an artwork management software firm, from Westwood-based Diversis Capital.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 7, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. Image Credit: Roller Coaster designed by Luis Prado from the Noun Project. Startups are an emotional rollercoaster; moments of sheer terror interlaced with bone-crushing, mind-numbing and highly addictive exhilaration. Share and Enjoy.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 18, 2018

The collaboration is designed to allow independent car dealerships in 34 states and Washington, D.C. Downtown-based car-sharing platform HyreCar Inc. announced July 17 that it will partner with DriveItAway.com Inc., a used vehicle auction platform based in Cambridge, Mass. to list their vehicles on the HyreCar platform.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Famed car designer Henrik Fisker has launched a new electric car company named Fisker Inc. in Los Angeles.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

I’m generally not a believer in too much PR until you have a product built or at least well designed. This is somewhat changing in the world of crowd funding where people actually raise money so that they can build products but at a minimum your product design ought to be complete and ready to execute.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The drug is larotrectinib (Vitrakvi), from Loxo Oncology (NASDAQ: LOXO ), and it has been designed to knock out tumors in which a gene called NTRK has abnormally fused to another gene. And more could be on the way.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy is knowledgeable enough to talk tech and swap design & product stories with other founders, but she realized early that networking amongst this group and reading and writing in their journals would not bring her more customers. Now she had an extra $50,000 to start building out her team. She focused on her customer.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 4, 2017

Soylent raises $50 million, plans in-store sales, Leaf Group acquires home goods e-retailer Deny Designs for $12 million, and Snap Inc. hires media companies to produce original shows for Snapchat

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Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

A 2014 article published by The Wall Street Journal describes the technology, officially known as a Quantum Photonic Imager (QPI), as miniature projectors, roughly the size of Tic Tacs, designed to emit crisp videos and 3-D images for smartphones and giant screens. In August, 2014, the Defense Department said it had awarded a $58.3

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Design: Developing for a Consumerized Enterprise World (BetterWorks). Journalism: How to Talk to Your Audience Again. Badges & Beyond – Gamification and Mobile Apps (Mobile Roadie, Soundcloud). 7 Reasons the Cloud Makes Your Video Work Better. Digital Dailies: Reinventing Hollywood’s Workflow. Scaling thru Outsourcing.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 12, 2017

launches pro league for Overwatch, Fifth Wall Ventures powers up accelerator program, Hyperloop One completes full system test in Nevada and interior design app Hutch raises $10 million. Activision Blizzard Inc.

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Activision Design Report 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2013

The Glazed Conference will seek to bring in all the major players into the discussion including: Top Tier Press and Editors from TechZulu, VentureBeat, ReadWrite, All Things D, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, TechCrunch, Ubergizmo, Examiner among others. The Top GLASS focused entrepreneurs in the world.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in the Wall Street Journal. It isn''t designed for multi-day backpacking (too heavy), but if you''re ever relatively stationary off the grid and still need to do some work, the Sherpa100 will do the trick. The kit is light enough to throw in your backpack and simple to set up.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

s Dus, an app designed for South Asian singles in the United States. Woo, an India-based dating app, has acquired L.A.’s

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Design 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2013

The Glazed Conference will seek to bring in all the major players into the discussion including: Top Tier Press and Editors from TechZulu, VentureBeat, ReadWrite, All Things D, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, TechCrunch, Ubergizmo, Examiner among others. The Top GLASS focused entrepreneurs in the world.

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Conference Press Journal Mobile 77

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 15, 2016

Veteran CEOs are helping design app Homee reshape the furniture-buying business.

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Design Help 124

L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2016

unveils new car design. Facebook tried to buy Snapchat-copy Snow, Demand Media to change its name to Leaf Group, and Fisker Inc.

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