Berkonomics
JUNE 7, 2018
Close. We all do it… to our own detriment. So, let’s make a pact that we will try, if not succeed, to handle our incoming messages more efficiently. Personal time management helps immensely to make a better manager of you and me. All of us have time management tips and tricks to help us get through the day. I have a mantra I try to live by, and it has helped me more than you know over the years.
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 7, 2018
While electric scooter startups are at a standstill in San Francisco , Lime is taking its scooter service to Santa Monica, Calif. — competitor Bird’s home turf. Although Lime was planning to launch its new model of scooter that it built in partnership with Segway in San Francisco last month , it’s now debuting them in the Los Angeles area first.
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socalTECH
JUNE 7, 2018
Metawave , a developer of wireless technology specifically aimed at self-driving vehicles, fixed wireless, and 5G networks, announced on Wednesday that it is opening up a brand new, advanced development center in Carlsbad. The Silicon Valley company--which just raised $10M in a funding round from DENSO, Toyota AI Ventures, Hyundai Motor Company, Asahi Glass , Motus Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Autotech Ventures, Bold Capital, SAIC Capital, Western Technology Investment (WTI), and Alrai Capital--sa
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 7, 2018
Snap rolls out ticket-purchase option, Insomniac launching VR collab with Oculus, Honest Company lands $200M investment.
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socalTECH
JUNE 7, 2018
Los Angeles-based The Honest Company , the online natural baby, personal care, and beauty products provider, said Wednesday that it has raised $200M in a strategic minority investment, which came from private equity investor L Catterton. According to The Honest Company, the new funding will go towards its growth strategy, and will go both towards "innovation initiatives" as well as operational capabilities to boost its supply chain and global reach.
Xconomy
JUNE 7, 2018
Despite all the hype and business investment, drones are mostly flown by hobbyists and the military these days, says Ken Stewart. But if he and other drone supporters have their way, the sky will eventually be dotted with unmanned aircraft delivering packages to consumers, transporting organs between hospitals, conducting search missions in remote areas, inspecting bridges and highways, and perhaps transporting people.
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socalTECH
JUNE 7, 2018
On-demand, scooter rental service Lime --which is locked in a battle for a number of cities with Santa Monica-based competitor Bird --has launched its own service in Bird's home market, saying on Thursday that it has entered the LA market. According to Lime, its Lime-S electric scooters have come to LA, alongside its existing fleet of electric bicycles, with a cost of $1 to unlock and $0.15/minute to ride.
Xconomy
JUNE 7, 2018
Biogen has yet to make the big, transformative buyout Wall Street investors have hoped for. But it continues to place small bets to build up its neurology pipeline. The latest is a deal to pick up a compound now in mid-stage testing in stroke victims. Cambridge, MA-based Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB ) said Thursday that it will pay TMS of Japan $4 million up front for the exclusive option to acquire the drug TMS-007 down the road.
socalTECH
JUNE 7, 2018
Los Angeles-based HyreCar , which operates a marketplace that connects car owners with drivers for services such as Uber and Lyft, has bumped its IPO size, saying in a filing on Thursday that it is looking to offer 2,100,000 shares of its common stock at between $5.00 and $6.00 per share. The IPO could raise as much as $12.6M for the company. The IPO--which is relatively small as IPOs go--would put HyreCar on the Nasdaq Capital Market trading as HYRE.
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