socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Riverside-based ZIPHOMECHEF , a startup which helps enable licensed, microenterprise home kitchen operations (MEHKO), says it is looking to help create jobs and deliver meals to local communities in Riverside County, California. The company--led by CEO Alexia Parks--says it helps people get licensed and to set up their own home kitchens, and hopes to expand from one kitchen in Riverside to 100 kitchens.

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StartUp Beat

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Tech enthusiasts from around the globe can make the last three months of the year count by tuning in to a great variety of inspiring events that take place on online platforms. The post Top virtual tech events to end 2020 on a high note appeared first on StartUp Beat.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Costa Mesa-based Balboa Water Group Helios Technologies , in a deal worth $218.5M. According to Helios, it acquired Balboa Water Group from investment funds affiliated with AE Investors LP. Balboa's electronic controls are used for therapy baths and spas. Helios said it will use Balboa to enhance and accelerate its moe into new end markets. The company also said it expects the acquisition to be accretive from day one, with the $218.5M purchase price representing a 2020E Adjusted EBITDA transacti

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Gossamer Bio’s lead drug, an experimental treatment for asthma and allergies, has failed in two mid-stage clinical trials but the biotech sees enough in the data to pursue further development in a severe form of asthma and it wants to talk with regulators about advancing the compound to a larger Phase 3 study. The Gossamer drug, GB001, was tested as a treatment for eosinophilic asthma, a form of the respiratory disorder characterized by high levels of white blood cells called eosinophils.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2020

San Diego-based RebateKey , which operates an online website which provides cash back rebates and coupons, reports strong growth for the company as a result of the pandemic. According to the company, it nearly doubled the amount it has paid out in rebates in the last nine months, increasing rebates from $20 million in the first two years to over $43 million paid out to customers by the end of September.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Santa Monica-based mindfulness and meditation service Headspace has shuffled its executive team, saying on Monday that it has named CeCe Morken as the CEO of the company. Morken was previously President and COO of the company, having been appointed to that role in April of 2020. The co-founders of Headspace, Rich Pierson and Andy Puddicombe, are transitioning to become co-executive Chairman of the company.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Online footwear and apparel retailer Shoes.com --which was owned by Walmart--has been acquired by Manhattan Beach-based investment firm CriticalPoint Capital, LLC , CriticalPoint announced this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. CriticalPoint Capital, led by President and CEO John Foristall, says it already has transactions it has made in the footwear industry, including JackRabbit, Clever Training and Olympia Sports.

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