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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Playa Vista-based transportation technology developer Hyperloop Transportation Technologies is showing off what it calls its "completed hyperloop capsule passenger experience", which it designed in conjunction with design firm ICONA Design Group. The design--which only exists on paper and fancy rendered graphics--will be installed in the company's first commercial passenger prototype, according to the company.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

So, your business has begun to take off. You’ve figured out your channels of distribution, pricing model and how to support your growing list of customers. Don’t be alarmed by this next statement. That’s relatively easy. You can be the one to develop a product or service, promote it, and support it when you are a small operation. But what if you need to repeat the process of positioning, selling, and supporting your product ten thousand or more times as often as you do today?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

San Diego-based precision medicine company Cardiff Oncology said this morning that the publicly traded company has received a $15M equity investment from Pfizer. According to the company, the investment comes as part of the Pfizer Breakthrough Growth Initiative, a program focused on "funding innovative science to meet patient needs". According to the company, Pfizer VP Adam Schayowitz joins the company's Scientific Advisory Board.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

San Diego-based Miva, which develops e-commerce software, said today that it has received a "significant equity investment" from growth equity investor Equality Asset Management. Financial details of the investment were not announced. According to the company, it will continue to be led by current CEO Rick Wilson. Miva said it was advised by First Analysis in the deal, with legal advisor Sheppard Mullin LLP.

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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.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Los Angeles-based Machina Labs, a company which is developing robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) technology aimed at improving manufacturing, has raised $16.3M in a Series A funding round. According to the company, the funding was led by Innovation Endeavors and also included Congruent Ventures and Embark Ventures. The company said the funds will go to "significantly grow" its team in Los Angeles, as well as expand R&D and manufacturing capacity.

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