socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2018

Pasadena-based Tetra Tech , which provides global consulting and engineering services, said late Thursday that it has acquired Newport Beach-based BridgeNet , a developer of aviation technology. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. BridgeNet is a developer of software, Volans, used for aerospace data analytics, environmental and acoustic modeling, and 3-dimensional airspace visualization for federal and commercial aviation customers.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 26, 2018

Otter Media buys remainder of its digital businesses Fullscreen and Ellation; no one is going to win the Google Lunar X prize competition; and China’s JD.com aims for logistics facility in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2018

MovieLaLa , which had operated an app-based, social network for movie fans--and was backed by LA angel investors--as been acquired by user generated GIF site Gfycat , Gyfcat said on Thursday. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. As a result of the acquisition, Gyfcat has redirected all of MovieLaLa's website to its own pages. MovieLaLa's investors include Allen DeBevoise, Jim Moloshok, and other LA angel investors, plus such investors as Marc Benioff of Salesforce.com.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2018

As an advisor to many new venture founders, I often hear their frustration at being told by investors “I love your idea, but come back when you have more traction.” As a member of an angel investment group, I have to admit this is probably the most common rejection we issue. The intent is to indicate that founder passion is not a substitute for real customers buying the product.

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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2018

The Overwatch League has added two new brands to its list of partners on Friday, saying it has added T-Mobile and Sour Patch Kids to its list of major sponsors--a list that already includes HP, Intel, and Toyota. The professional e-sports league said T-Mobile becomes the "official wireless provider" for the Overwatch League in the United States, and will be the exclusive title sponsor of the Overwatch League Regular Season MVP and Finals MVP awards.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 26, 2018

Genomatica, a San Diego industrial biotech, has spent the past 12 years or more working to take the petroleum part out of the petrochemical industry. In 2008, for example, Genomatica showed it had bio-engineered E. coli bacteria to digest sugar, oxygen, and other nutrients in a fermentation tank—and produce 1,4-butanediol (BDO), an intermediate chemical used to make skateboard wheels, dashboards, and other resilient plastic materials.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 26, 2018

The United States has a new Health and Human Services chief who is expected to weigh in on the country’s drug-pricing debate. But how Alex Azar, a former pharma executive at Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY ), plans to throw his weight around remains to be seen. One of the latest exhibits in the debate is an $850,000 gene therapy to treat a rare, inherited form of vision loss.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2018

Los Angeles-based Skydance Media , a media company which creates feature films, vidoegames, television, and other digital media,has received an investment from Tencent Holdings Limited. Financial details of the strategic investment were not announced. According to Skydance, the deal will allow it to access Tencent's experience in Asia and gaming, and also calls for Tencent to co-finance Skydance's films and market its merchandise in China, in addition to working together on television, interacti

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2018

Los Angeles-based Skylar Body/ , a perfume brand, has raised $3M in funding, from Upfront Ventures and Brian Lee, plus Brilliant Ventures, and Kaktus Capital. The startup was founded by CEO Cat Chen, formerly of Honest Company. Skylar Body is part of the Amplify LA startup accelerator. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2018

Santa Monica-based Songtradr , a startup which operates an online service to help people discovery and license commercial music from emerging artists, songwriters, and catalogs, has raised $4M in a funding round. The lead investor in the funding round is angel Richard White, who is CEO and founder of WiseTech Global. Songtradr said it now has more than 140,000 artists and catalogs on its platform.

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