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Relativity Space Raises $500 Million, Plans to Launch 3D-Printed Rockets Next Year

L.A. Business Journal

The short five-year history of Relativity Space Inc. is like something out of a startup storybook.

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Virgin Orbit Sets New Launch Window

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Mojave-based Virgin Orbit will attempt another launch, on December 19th, the company said on Monday, as it looks to successfully put its rocket into space for the first time. The company--which has designed a modified 747 as a mid-air rocket launch platform said it has a launch window open between 10am to 2pm Pacific on Saturday, December 19th, with another launch windos on Sunday, December 20th.

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Relativity Space Raises $500 Million, Plans to Launch 3D-Printed Rockets Next Year

L.A. Business Journal

The short five-year history of Relativity Space Inc. is like something out of a startup storybook.

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Insights: Why Raising a Growth Round Is Getting Much Harder

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For today's Insights and Opinions section, we have an article from Ivan Nikkhoo, Managing Partner at Navigate Ventures, who tells us Why Raising a Growth Round Is Getting Much Harder. Most companies that raise their seed and Series A rounds fail, primarily due to a few reasons. Lack of product-market fit and team issues are common. The most common reason, however, is the lack of access to capital, especially growth capital.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

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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SpaceX Sets Mark for Rocket Reuse

L.A. Business Journal

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. successfully reused a first-stage rocket booster for the seventh time during a launch last week that deployed another 60 satellites as part of its ambitious Starlink program.

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Veritone Connects With NVIDIA

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Costa mesa-based artificial intelligence software developer Veritone announced this morning that it now supports the NVIDIA CUDA platform for its AI and machine learning (ML) software. According to Veritone, its support for NVIDIA's CUDA GPU allows its customers tor un its AI and ML tasks both on-premise or in the Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) clouds.

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Inseego Rolls Out 5G MiFi in Switzerland

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San Diego-based Inseego , which develops mobile hotspot hardware to provide Wi-Fi hotspots via cellular networks, has rolled out its 5G MiFi mobile hotspot devices to Switzerland. According to Inseego, its 5G MiFi M2000 device is now available in Switzerland on Swisscom's nationwide 5G network. The company said its device supports both 5G using sub-6 GHz bands, and 4G LTE networks in Switzerland.

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Rocket Lab Reaches Milestone With Booster Recovery

L.A. Business Journal

Rocket Lab USA Inc. launched its 16th mission and successfully recovered the launch vehicle’s first-stage rocket.

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Totum Labs Beams In $13M

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San Diego-based Totum Labs , a startup developing low power, satellite-based Internet-of-Things hardware, has raised $13M in its Series A funding round, the company said today. The funding was co-led by Heroic Ventures and Space Capital, and also included Qualcomm co-foudner Dr. Andrew Viterbi and strategic investor Wamcom. The company says it has now raised $15.5M in total.

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6 Reasons To Ease Into The Entrepreneur Startup Dream

Startup Professionals Musings

There has long been a big debate about the best approach to starting a new business. Some argue the only way to start is to drop everything and jump in with both feet, while others recommend an overlapped approach to the lifestyle, including not quitting your day job until you have revenue and a proven business model. I’m definitely a proponent of this latter approach.

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Vivera Pharmaceuticals Gets $440M

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Newport Beach-based Vivera Pharmaceuticals has raised $440M in a funding round, from private equity investor JR Dallas Wealth Management, according to the company. Vivera is a supplier of medical testing and supply products, including personal protective equipment. According to Vivera Pharmaceuticals, the financial backing includes both debt and equity for purchase and distribution of its testing and medical supply offerings, including masks, gloves, and gowns.

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How to Prepare for 5G

Southern California Edison Blog

The fifth generation of mobile wireless communications brings many exciting benefits for consumers and telecom carriers ranging from lower latency to faster download speeds. As 5G rolls out across the world, the technology’s ecosystem continues to expand as more telecom operators upgrade their infrastructure and expand their services to meet shifting customer demands.