socalTECH
APRIL 6, 2018
Getaround , the developer of a peer-to-peer car sharing service, said it has officially launched in the greater Los Angeles area. Getaround said that car owners in LA can make their automobiles available to others. The San Francisco company's service works through something called Getaround Connect, technology which allows renters to locate and unlock a car using an iOS or Android smartphone app.
L.A. Business Journal
APRIL 6, 2018
Netflix makes offer to buy L.A. billboard company; car-sharing app moves into Los Angeles; Postmates and DoorDash mulling merger.
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socalTECH
APRIL 6, 2018
Irvine-based Qmerit , which develops cloud-based, supply chain software, has raised $11.75M in a first funding round, Qmerit said this week. The funding was led by Strandview Capital, and also included Schneider Electric and innogy Ventures, the venture capiatl arm of German energy company innogy SE. As part of the funding, Strandview's Kevin Covert, and Schneider Electric's Heriberto Diarte both join the company's board.
Tech.Co
APRIL 6, 2018
Any founder will tell you that building a business comes with its fair share of roller coaster rides. One week you are flying high and everything is awesome, and the next week you’re trying to make payroll. Starting and building a business isn’t for the weary, just ask former NFL player-turned-entrepreneur Darren Woodson. “Just like on the football field, you get knocked on your ass, and you get up.
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socalTECH
APRIL 6, 2018
Los Angeles-based TeenSafe , which develops teen driver monitoring software for smartphones, says it has named a new head of its channel sales. According to the company, Aaron Moore has been named Head of Channel Sales, and will work directly with insurance companies. Moore was previously Vice President and Head of the Insurance Practice at Prime Technology Group, and also serv ed at Tata Consultancy Services.
Xconomy
APRIL 6, 2018
At Xconomy we know how hard it is to be a startup founder. We’re always meeting bootstrapping entrepreneurs who take that lean startup model a little too literally. So we have some exciting news for startup teams! Due to the generosity of our community supporters, Xconomy has a block of 20 complimentary startup tickets for the Xconomy Forum on Big Data Meets Big Biology , taking place on April 26 at the Alexandria.
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socalTECH
APRIL 6, 2018
Carlsbad-based satellite network operator Viasat said today that it has discontinued plans to launch its ViaSat-3 satellite with European satellite company Eutelsat, but still plans to launch its ViaSat-3 satellite in Europe. According to Viasat, Eutelsat has decided to "pursue a local market alternative" and will no longer be sharing efforts on launching ViaSat's satellite over Europe.
Xconomy
APRIL 6, 2018
Happy Friday, everyone. We’ll start this week with biotech deals, one featuring a couple of CAR-T heavyweights who have re-emerged after selling Kite Pharma for $12 billion. They will try to shepherd to market a different type of the promising cancer immunotherapy: allogeneic T cells that come from donors, not from a patient’s own blood.
socalTECH
APRIL 6, 2018
San Diego-based Lytx , which develops video telematics products for driving fleets, has scored a massive, $700M funding round from a group of private equity investors. According to Lytx, the funding has an enterprise in excess of $1.5 billion. The funding came from Clearlake Capital Group, HarbourVest Partners, Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) and Guggenheim Investments, along with existing shareholder GTCR.
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