TechCrunch LA

APRIL 10, 2019

Publicly traded sensor technology developer, FLIR Systems , is investing in a strategic round of funding for the outsourced drone imaging company, DroneBase. The two companies are also partnering to provide FLIR’s thermal imaging technology and training services to DroneBase’s stable of pilots.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

Culver City-based Parallel Systems, a startup developing autonomous train and transportation technology, said today that it has raised $49.55M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Anthos Capital, and also included Congruent Ventures, Riot Ventures and Embark Ventures. The company is led by CEO Matt Soule.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

Los Angeles-based GigXR, a developer of mixed reality simulation training for the healthcare industry, says it has received a strategic investment and partnership with a subsidiary of Northwest Permanente P.C. Northwest is a physicial-led multispecialty group practice. Financial details of the investment were not announced.

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JUNE 3, 2021

Venice Beach-based Specular Theory, a developer of virtual reality training software for the U.S. According to the company, the funding will go towards expanding its immersive training products supporting U.S. Air Force B-52, C-17 and KC-135 aircrew training over the next three years.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 14, 2021

million contract with the Defense Department to expand development of its training products for the Air Force. Venice-based virtual reality software company Specular Theory Inc. secured a $4.5

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APRIL 14, 2017

TriTech Small Business Development Center (SBDC), which provides consulting and training to high tech entrepreneurs, and NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center , in Edwards, California, are in a new economic development, technology transfer, and research relationship, the two announced on Thursday.

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Xconomy

MAY 31, 2019

But tech companies are already writing the novel kinds of software these revolutionary computers will need in order to operate—and businesses are even helping to train the workforce for a future era of “quantum speed-up.’’ For that training task, Microsoft and X, the cutting-edge research arm of.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Los Angeles-based Fitplan , which develops a mobile app focused on personal training, wellness, and fitness, has raised $4.5M Fitplan said the investment funding will go towards product development, plus add more athletes to its app. in a funding round, according to the company. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Los Angeles-based Alelo , which develops computer-aided training and simulation for the U.S. Department of Defense, says it has received a new set of contracts to provide cultural awareness training for the Levant, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Alelo said its new cultural awareness training courses help the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

Some CTO’s swear that it is a huge improvement in development timeframes and doesn’t cause performance issues. They often aren’t great at planning development work. They should be setting the standards for how code is developed. VP’s of Engineering are essential to making sure the trains run on time.

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

The flat rate includes use of those locations during training sessions. We offer six different genres of fitness: Crossfit, strength training, Pilates, boxing, yoga, and stretching. Our model is focused on people developing a fitness program. We have about 45 partner locations in the LA area. How did you start the company?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2012

When I started my first tech company in 1999 I had pretty good tech chops and had led teams but had very little exposure to many other things that matter in a startup including sales, marketing & business development. And most of us start with zero training. His lawyerly training has helped him become an excellent negotiator.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

The newly minted founder joined the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator , where she developed a curriculum to teach people how to repair EV chargers. Terry said they have also hired their core team of seven employees and trained their first tranche of technicians. ChargerHelp takes a workforce-development approach to finding employees.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2014

I had never had any sales training so everything we did for the first couple of years was instinctual. We focused together on improving our sales methodology, our training and our comp plans through a larger than life ex country manager from PTC named Kai Krickel. We have 12 developers and they have 3. Or whatever.

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APRIL 18, 2019

Los Angeles-based Red 6 Aerospace , a startup developing Augmented Reality software aimed at used in what it says are "high-speed, dynamic environments", has raised $2.35M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Irongate Capital Advisors, as well as angel investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

I recall a good summary of how to motivate and train a team to accomplish this in the classic book, “ The Business of Creativity: How to Build the Right Team for Success ,” by Keith Granet. The most effective teams, through sharing and common interests, develop leaders at all levels.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

JumpStartFund''s crowdfunding and crowd development site taps the collective knowledge of its community to vote on and suggest ideas to make new companies a reality. Patricia Galloway, who was the first woman President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), to manage the effort on its site.

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Berkonomics

MAY 25, 2017

Assign our development manager to localize design and oversee the needed enhancements to our product and support materials for each new territory. Train and transfer technology to each new distributor within 90 days of signing. EMEA, Asia, Latin America.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2023

Almost every entrepreneur starts their journey by developing a solution, based on their idea of a new technology or required service. These idea and developer skills are necessary, but not sufficient, to build a business. Slowly but surely a more central and enduring leader identity will take root.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Culver City-based Talespin , a developer of virtual reality technology, has raised $15M in a Series B funding round, the company said this morning. Talespin develops virtual reality software used for employee training and other efforts. The company said it has now raised $20M in total for its virtual reality training efforts.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2020

The proposal sets out four big initiatives, including zero-emissions vehicle manufacturing, assembly and adoption; zero-emissions infrastructure investments; commitments to public transit investments; workforce development; and job training.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

While most of the restaurant concepts have been developed internally, Ordermark isn’t above the occasional celebrity sponsorship. The company takes cues on what kinds of restaurants are performing well in different regions and develops a menu that is suited to match those trends. There’s a whole bunch of training that happens.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

I had never had any sales training so everything we did for the first couple of years was instinctual. We focused together on improving our sales methodology, our training and our comp plans. We have 12 developers and they have 3. And this has to be led by your sales teams and driven home through training. Or whatever.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

All of these startups are applying technology (software development and algorithms) to some aspect of music and the music business. Chromatik has developed web and iPad applications which let musicians upload, record, annotate, and share their sheet music; record a performance; give feedback to other musicians; and much more.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Irvine-based Kajabi , which develops a platform that helps both individuals, as well as small- and mid-sized businesses monetize online courses, training materials, and other content, has receive an investment from private equity investor Spectrum Equity. Financial details of the minority growth investment were not announced.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

San Diego-based ultrasound education and training software developer Sonosim has received an equity investment from GE Healthcare , GE Healthcare announced on Monday. Sonosim's software is used for training both medical professionals and students in ultrasonography, simulating real patient cases. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , which develops cloud-based employee development software, says it has integrated its products with ServiceNow. According to the two, the integration allows organizations that use Cornerstone to train their employees to directly integrate with ServiceNow's HR delivery products.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

You help them on stories, act as a source, develop real relationships, read their stories and eventually when you have news they’re more willing to have a conversation. But having somebody in-house means they can do many things like help with website copy, running events, writing training manuals and even handling customer support calls.

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JULY 17, 2019

Thinkful , a New York company, says it has started accepting applications from people in Los Angeles for its "living stipend" program, which pays students $1500 a month to pay for things like rent, gas, and food while they take the company's technology training--in exchange for a portion of their salaries when they graduate.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 18, 2018

And since attorneys are paid to protect, often they will give a litany of warnings about what could go wrong when accepting a contract clause that they have been trained to challenge. The attorney held fast defending every challenge, stating that “these terms are standard for our client and cannot be changed.”

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JULY 17, 2020

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , which develops software and services used for employee development and training, says that its CFO, Brian Swartz, is leaving the company. According to Cornerstone OnDemand, Swartz is leaving on August 14th to "pursue another opportunity".

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Shopify , which develops software for merchants to set up e-commerce, mobile, social media sites, online marketplaces, bricks-and-mortar stores, and more, is setting up a space for entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, the company said this morning.

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MAY 21, 2021

Irvine-based analytics software developer Alteryx says it has launched a program which allows educators, students, and life-long learners to access its training, software, and certifications for no cost.

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JUNE 19, 2020

Santa Monica-based Red 6 , a startup which is developing augmented reality training systems for the aerospace and defense market, said it has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures. Size of the funding was not announced.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2021

Los Angeles-based FightCamp, which develops an interactive, at-home training system for boxing and kickboxing, said on Wednesday that it has raised $90 in a venture capital funding round.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

San Luis Obispo-based Dozuki, a developer of software that provides training to the manufacturing workforce, has raised a strategic growth investment round, the company said today. Size of the investment was not announced. The funding came from Marlin Equity Partners.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand has acquired fellow talent and human resources management software developer Saba , in a deal worth approximately $1.395 billion, the company said on Monday. Cornerstone OnDemand said that Saba, which has approximately 3,300 clients, has a complementary product portfolio to the company. READ MORE>>.

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