L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 23, 2021
Manhattan Beach-based Fisker Inc. is lining up capital to start production on a second electric vehicle in late 2023 after unveiling a debt offering of $625 million.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 23, 2021
Most aspiring entrepreneurs I know are just waiting for that unique idea to strike them that will kickstart their new venture, put them in control of their lifestyle, achieve financial independence, and maybe even change the world. Unfortunately, these goals are often mutually exclusive, and focusing on the wrong ones won’t bring you that business success and satisfaction you crave.
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L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 23, 2021
Hollywood-based virtual reality gaming studio ForeVR Games Inc. raised $7 million in additional seed financing to grow its studio and slate of offerings.
socalTECH
AUGUST 23, 2021
Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital said that one of its portfolio companies, Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems, has acquired another company, MultiCam, from private equity investor Rosewood Private Investments. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. MultiCam is a manufacturer and distributor of Computer Numerical Code (CNC) cutting machines.
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L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 23, 2021
From startups to established titans, aerospace companies are expanding their presence in Long Beach.
socalTECH
AUGUST 23, 2021
El Segundo-based Millennium Space Systems, which was acquired by Boeing in 2018, said this morning that it has demonstrated its technology, which allows companies to "deorbit" their satellites in significantly less time than normally required after a satellite's usable life. The company said it demonstrated use of its deployable tape technology in de-orbiting a satellite in only eight months, rather than allowing a satellite to deorbit by itself in what is expected to take at least seven years.
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socalTECH
AUGUST 23, 2021
Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit, the satellite launch technology company which is related to Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space tourism business, says it will become a publicly traded company through a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). According to Virgin Orbit, it will become a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq by merging with NextGen Acquisition Corp.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 23, 2021
Saud Siddiqui and Andrew Berg said they shared an uncommon way of studying for their classes at UC Irvine School of Medicine.
socalTECH
AUGUST 23, 2021
Long beach-based Rocket Lab is expecting to be a public company by Wednesday, thanks to a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with Vector Acquisition Corporation, the two said this morning. According to the two, Rocket Lab will be renamed Rocket Lab USA, Inc., and will commence trading on the Nasdaq as RKLB and RKLBW on August 25th. The deal is the latest in high flying technology companies in the area--particularly those in the electric vehicle and aerospace industry--going public
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 23, 2021
317 Labs, which does business as Emotive, named Matt Cooley as the company’s new president and chief operating officer.
socalTECH
AUGUST 23, 2021
Los Angeles-based Ferret, a startup working on artificial inteligence software to help people determine who they can trust, has raised $4M in a seed funding round, according to the company. The company said the funding came from Artesian, plus over 30 angel investors, including Lanyon Advisory and Paul Grinberg, chairman of the Axos Bank. The company said it is developing machine learning algorithms which help users determine who they can trust in real time.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 23, 2021
Bird Rides Inc. is starting to rebound from the deep financial blows caused by the pandemic.
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 23, 2021
Long Beach-based Rocket Lab USA Inc. is gearing up for its next rideshare mission.
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