Berkonomics
MAY 31, 2018
It is tough to lose your best employees wanting to advance their careers. Sometimes you can be the coach, helping them even if it means losing them. And, as in today’s story, sometimes it can mean the beginning of an amazing journey leading to a story for the ages… We’d all like to retain our best managers and employees forever or at least for as long as possible.
socalTECH
MAY 31, 2018
Irvine-based Shiftpixy , which develops mobile apps and systems which help businesses manage shift-based wokers, said it has expanded to Chicago this morning. The company said the new office follows openings of offices in Orlando and Austin earlier this year. The company's software and systems are used by restaurants and others to manage signups for open work shifts.
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L.A. Business Journal
MAY 31, 2018
Emagispace raises $5 million, WME strikes deal with AI-driven data platform, social media ranked by demographic
socalTECH
MAY 31, 2018
Newport Beach-based Zen Ecosystems , a provider of energy management solutions, said today that it has named Jon Wellinghoff, the longest serving chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and an expert in sustainability policy, as a strategic advisor. Wellinghoff is currently CEO of GridPolicy, and was formerly SolarCity's Chief Policy Executive.
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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.
Xconomy
MAY 31, 2018
One year ago, the FDA made biomedical history. A cancer drug, pembrolizumab (Keytruda), was approved to treat tumors with a specific genetic fingerprint regardless of their location in the body. It was the first tissue-agnostic approval of a cancer drug, and it was a big shift for the world’s most powerful drug regulator. “There’s now a precedent that the FDA will do this,” says Jill O’Donnell-Tormey, CEO and director of scientific affairs at the Cancer Research Ins
socalTECH
MAY 31, 2018
Hawthorne-based rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX delayed the SES-12 satellite launch, which had been scheduled for Friday, saying on Thursday that it needed to run additional tests on the Falcon 9's second stage. According to SpaceX, it is now looking at a June 4th launch of the satellite mission from Florida's Cape Canaveral. In separate news, SpaceX showed off photos of the landing of the fairings for the Iridium-6/GRACE-FO launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base last week, saying it manag
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socalTECH
MAY 31, 2018
Colorado Springs, Colorado- and Los Angelesbased Emagispace , a startup that offers up very modular "building blocks" used to construct interior construction, has raised $5.06M in a Series B funding, the company said Thursday afternoon. The funding was led by Alpha Edison, and also included US News, Fischer Capital Investments, March Capital Partners and Jeremy Zimmer, CEO of UTA.
Xconomy
MAY 31, 2018
The San Diego RNA drug developer Arcturus Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ARCT ) on Thursday reinstated fired CEO Joseph Payne and named ResMed (NYSE: RMD ) founder Peter Farrell as chairman of the company’s new board of directors. The four members of the company’s previous board, who resigned as part of an agreement reached last weekend , fired Payne in January, alleging in a lawsuit that he had misled them to advance his personal interests.
socalTECH
MAY 31, 2018
Neighborgoods , a company which is looking to create a "new type a department store", has received $5.75M in a funding, which included both CAA Ventures, the venture arm of the Creative Artists Agency, as well as Dollar Shave Club founder Michael Dubin. The funding was led by Forerunner Ventures, and also included Maveron, CAA Ventures, Global Founders Capital, NextGen Venture Partners, Revolution plus Alan P.
socalTECH
MAY 31, 2018
Newport Beach-based Zen Ecosystems , a provider of energy management solutions, said today that it has named Jon Wellinghoff, the longest serving chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and an expert in sustainability policy, as a strategic advisor. Wellinghoff is currently CEO of GridPolicy, and was formerly SolarCity's Chief Policy Executive.
socalTECH
MAY 31, 2018
Los Angeles-based Neural Analytics , a venture-backed developer of portable, robotic-driven ultrasound equipment, has received FDA clearance on its NeuralBot system, the company said this week. Neural Analytics said it has received FDA clearance on its robotic ultrasound system, which enables clinicians to monitor a patient's brain blood flow characteristics.
socalTECH
MAY 31, 2018
Los Angeles-based TicketGuardian , a startup which offers up consumer insurance products for live event tickets, says it has launched two new products. According to TicketGuardian, it has launched FanShield, an insurance product which protects ticket holders from "crowd perils" which prevent them from attending an event, and is aimed at festivals, concerts, and sporting events; and RegShield, another product which cover marathons, fun runs, conferences and camps.
socalTECH
MAY 31, 2018
Los Angeles-based SnackNation , the tech-enabled, snack delivery service aimed at company workplaces, has raised $12M in a Series B funding, according to the startup. The company, led by CEO Sean Kelly, said the investment was led by 3L Capital. SnackNation has now raised $22.5M in funding. SnackNation provides delivery of snacks to such companies as Microsoft, MailChip, Soothe, and others, helping to both provide snacks to those employers as an employee benefit, as well as helping brands to get
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