L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Southern California Edison has signed long-term contracts for four projects totaling 590 megawatts of battery energy storage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Most entrepreneurs are so overwhelmed by the day-to-day challenges of their business that they rarely take the time to work on longer-term strategy (they work in the business versus on the business). As a result, strategy decisions are made in the same ad-hoc crises style as operational decisions, and the business suffers. Gut reactions are rarely the optimal solution to any problem.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Santa Monica real estate software developer HomeLister Inc. has raised $4.5 million in seed funding.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Hawthorne, California-based rocket developer SpaceX conducted a high-altitude, suborbital flight of its Starship spacecraft on Wednesday, successfully launching the vehicle to high altitudes--but ending with a spectacular explosion of the Starship just as it reached the ground. The test, of Starship serial number 8, was designed to test the performance of the Raptor engines, the aerodynamic entry capabilities, and "landing flip" maneuver for the spacecraft--all of which seemed to work, until the

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Santa Monica real estate software developer HomeLister Inc. has raised $4.5 million in seed funding.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Alliance for SoCal Innovation , a nonprofit looking to help connect Southern California's innovation ecosystem, has partnered with Verizon Media to help launch microsites to connect the local technology community, and grow the ecosystem, Verizon said on Wednesday. According to the two, they have launched an online platform which will allow local community to independently curate, drive, and manage content and relationships in the region, with microsites already being developed for downtown L

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Los Angeles-based GumGum Sports , which develops artificial intelligence powered software which helps sports team measure advertising being presented in sports coverage of their teams, has rolled out a new analytics module it says streamlines sponsorship analysis and reporting. According to GumGum Sports, the new module was tested in beta by Premier Lacrosse League, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, Scout Sports and Entertainment and a professional Belgian football team.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Simi Valley-based AeroVironment , which develops unmanned aircraft, said on Tuesday that it is acquiring Telerob Gesellschaft fur Fernhantierungstechnik mbH (Telerob), a developer of ground robots. AeroVironment said it will pay approximately $45.4 million in cash, and will pay-off approximately $9.4 million in Telerob's debt at closing. Telerob is known for its development of tracked robotic vehicles, used for explosive ordanance disposal, military, and industrial applications.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Elon Musk , the CEO of Hawthorne-based rocket launch company SpaceX , has officially moved out of California and to Texas, he said on Tuesday. Musk has spent much of his time in Los Angeles, since founding SpaceX, in addition to Silicon Valley. The move comes after Musk threatened to move Tesla out of California as a result of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, and after he defied local health orders from the Alameda County Public Health Department to close Tesla's factories.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Los Angeles-based Aglet , which is developing a mobile game centered around "Sneakerhead" culture--the buying and trading of popular sneaker models--has raised $4.5M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Sapphire Sports, and also included Lakestar Ventures, Forecast Ventures, as well as angels att Miesnieks (6D.ai, Niantic Labs), Nate Mitchell (co-founder Oculus, Mountaintop Studios) and Greg Castle (Anorak Ventures).

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