L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

AllVoices, an app that enables employees to anonymously report harassment and other workplace issues, raised $3 million in seed funding.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Where’s the threat? It is hard to separate this kind of advice from economic lessons in running a business, when office politics can threaten a business in ways that are subtle, but sometimes just as devastating as economic shocks or continuing poor management. Examining the petri dish. Most any office with more than one level of management (more than ten employees) can become a Petri dish for office politics.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Camarillo-based Semtech , the developer of analog and mixed signal semiconductors, has applied its LoRa low power wireless networking technology to a new product, which detects abnormal spikes in energy consumption in city substations. According to the company, NetOP , a developer and manufacturer of low power, wide area network (LPWAN)-based Internet of Things (IoT) applications, is using its technology to detect swings in energy usage and respond to, prevent or address malfunctions, illegal ac

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

HopSkipDrive, a rideshare service for children, raised a $22 million funding round.

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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

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based AllVoices , a new startup which helps companies collect anonymous feedback on such areas as harassment, bullying, bias, and other problems in their organizations, has raised $3M in a seed funding round, the company said on Thursday. The startup said the funding came from Crosscut Ventures, Greycroft Ventures, Halogen Ventures, and Vitalize VC.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Scripps Research is charting new territory with its Calibr division, a drug discovery and drug development group within the research institute that is advancing its own experimental treatments. This week Calibr announced it had received the agency’s go-ahead to move a CAR-T cell therapy it has been evaluating for the treatment of certain blood cancers, including relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, into human testing.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

This is the last week to register at the lowest rate for March 18’s Xcelerating Life Sciences: Biomedical Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine & Genomics conference at the Takeda Research facility in San Diego. Hurry, our $99 early bird sale ends this Friday, Feb. 7 at midnight. Join Xconomy as we explore how the investment paradigm shift in funding strategies has impacted San Diego, the future for precision medicine, the growth of genomics, and more.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is planning to spin off its satellite launch arm, Starlink , via an IPO, according to Bloomberg. SpaceX has been launching a massive fleet of thousands of satellites into space to provide Internet access across the globe. The plans for a potential IPO and spinout of Starlink came from SpaceX's President Gwynne Shotwell, at a JPMorgan Chase & Co. event, according to Bloomberg.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

San Diego-based Neurocrine Biosciences , which develops a number of biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of neurological, endocrine and psychiatric disorders, has named Shalini Sharp to its board of directors. Sharp is currently the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Ultragenyx. Sharp was previously CFO of Agenus, and also served at Elan Pharmaceuticals, McKinsey & Company, and Goldman Sachs.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based car leasing service Fair , and on-demand ride service Uber will no longer work together to connect Uber drivers with Fair's services, according to a report on Thursday. According to Fair, the move came due "to an unexpected increase in insurance premiums" which would have affected its rideshare drivers. Fair says it will wind down its weekly ridesharing service over the next few months.

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