L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 6, 2019
Long Beach-based small satellite launch company Virgin Orbit announced June 6 that it will partner with Japanese firm ANA Holdings to bring Virgin’s LauncherOne rocket launch system to Japan.
socalTECH
JUNE 6, 2019
Los Angeles-based Backstage Accelerator , the startup accelerator run by Backstage Capital, which seeks to support underrepresented founders, has received a big boost to its efforts today, after Google said that it will be supporting Backstage Accelerator to help it scale its efforts. According to Google, each startup in the Backstage Accelerator will gain access to Google advisors and product experts, onsite workshops in Google spaces, and access to the Google network of resources and support.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 6, 2019
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 -- DigiMarCon West 2019 - Digital Marketing Conference and Exhibition. DigiMarCon West 2019 is your chance to. - Hear from some of the most audacious and thought provoking speakers in the digital marketing industry. - Gain insight into emerging strategies, the latest innovative technologies, and best practices to move your business to the next level. - Network with thought leaders, collaborate with your peers and build your network in a beautiful atmosphere.
socalTECH
JUNE 6, 2019
In an indication of strong demand, CrowdStrike , the cybersecurity software developer which was founded in Orange County, has bumped its IPO pricing range to between $23.00 and $30.00 per share. The pricing is a big bump from an earlier, $19.00 to $23.00 per share the company set last week. CrowdStrike has applied to list as CRWD on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
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Xconomy
JUNE 6, 2019
Three wildly different startups among those incubating at EvoNexus, a La Jolla, CA-based nonprofit organization that supports early-stage tech companies, earned top marks from the audience at a pitch contest this week. EvoNexus typically hosts a “Demo Day” event twice per year to highlight the top startups currently housed in its incubator.
socalTECH
JUNE 6, 2019
Camarillo-based semiconductor developer Semtech Corporation has rolled out a new chipset, aimed at the audio-visual networking market, the company said tihs morning. According to Semtech, it has launched a new AVX chipset series, which is used to transmit uncompressed-quality, 4K-video, multi-channel audio, Gigabit Ethernet, USB, and other control signals over cat-x or fiber cabling.
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socalTECH
JUNE 6, 2019
Redland-based geographical information systems (GIS) software developer Esri said this morning that it has partnered with the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation , to help that nonprofit with its efforts to conserve half the earth's lands and seas to reverse the species extinction crisis currently threatening the planet. According to Esri, it will provide the mapping and analytics capabilities of ArcGIS for the group, including access to the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, expertise in the geo
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 6, 2019
Bird considers acquiring Scoot; Needham joins Riot Games; Backstage Accelerator supported by Google
socalTECH
JUNE 6, 2019
Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , which develops a suite of software aimed at helping home service businesses with such tasks as CRM, dispatching, marketing automation, and more, said it has integrated its tools with iManifold , a residential heating, ventilation, and air conditioning diagnostics tool. iManifold is manufactured by North Park Innovations Group.
socalTECH
JUNE 6, 2019
According to an unconfirmed report on Wednesday, Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter rental startup Bird is in the midst of talks to acquire another, on-demand scooter company, Scoot. The deal has not yet closed, and financial details of the potential effort were unclear. According to the report, Scoot was last valued at around $71M, and had raised $47M in total funding.
Xconomy
JUNE 6, 2019
Grail CEO Jennifer Cook has stepped down from the cancer diagnostics developer and its board of directors. Menlo Park, CA-based Grail said Thursday that Cook left due to “family health reasons.” The company appointed Hans Bishop as her successor. Bishop, a Grail director since last August, is the founder and former president and CEO of Juno Therapeutics, which was acquired by Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG ) last year.
socalTECH
JUNE 6, 2019
Mitsubishi Electric US , the U.S. arm of industrial giant Mitsubishi Electric, said it has launched a new Space & Sensing Systems Division out of its Cypress, California headquarters. According to Mitsubishi Electric, the division will sell satellite on-board equipment, including solar array panels, lithium-ion batteries, and RF equipment. It also said it will sell its systems which use car-mounted GPS antennas, laser scanners and cameras to gather 3D positioning data for road assets, in ord
Berkonomics
JUNE 6, 2019
Businesses that forgot to reinvent. If only newspaper publishers, book publishers, record companies, and movie producers would have had the vision to see their future as we now see it, we might have become a digital society with much less disruption and loss of jobs than we have experienced these past years – and continue to experience. Seeing the future of frictionless commerce.
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