Wed.Sep 12, 2018

article thumbnail

California Aerospace Caucus Launched in Congress

L.A. Business Journal

Two Southern California lawmakers on Sept. 12 announced the creation of the California Aerospace Caucus in Congress to promote legislation that supports the region’s aerospace industry.

article thumbnail

WeWork Acquires Greycroft-Backed Teem

socalTECH

WeWork , the co-working space operator which has a significant presence across Southern California, with nineteen locations in the Los Angeles area plus a location in San Diego, has acquired Teem , a software startup backed by active LA venture investor Greycroft Ventures. Teem develops software which is used to manage conference room reservations, desk reservations, and much more for companies and office spaces.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Cornerstone OnDemand Acquires Hiring Platform Workpop

L.A. Business Journal

Santa Monica-based human resources management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. acquired Santa Monica hiring platform Workpop Inc. Sept. 12.

article thumbnail

Hulu Adds Five New Channels From Discovery

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based streaming television service Hulu has added five channels from Discovery Brands , including Discovery Channel , TLC , Investigation Discovery , Motor Trend and Animal Planet , the company said on Wednesday. According to Hulu, the deal will add a number of popular series--including Deadliest Catch, MythBusters, Say Yes to the Dress, and others, to Hulu's service.

Hulu 100
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Silicon Beach Report Sept. 12: Cornerstone Picks Up Workpop

L.A. Business Journal

Cornerstone buys Workpop; Bird halts Raleigh service as Florence moves in; Hulu inks multi-year deal with Discovery Inc.

Hulu 100
article thumbnail

Eagle Laboratories Acquired By Innovia Medical

socalTECH

Rancho Cucamonga-based Eagle Laboratories , a distributor of opthalmic products, particularly micro-surgical knives and blades, has been acquired by Innovia Medical , according to Innovia Medical's private equity owner, Shore Capital Partners. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Eagle Laboratories focuses on single-use cannula, micro-surgical knives, and blades, and was founded 20 years ago.

Equity 100

More Trending

article thumbnail

CalAmp Enables Electric Scooter Sharing Market With Telematics Tech

socalTECH

Irvine-based CalAmp , which develops telematics hardware and software used to track the location of assets and vehicles in real time, has jumped into the electric scooter sharing market, saying today that it is applying its technology to support the launch of scooter sharing services with partner Premier Wireless Solutions (PWS). According to CalAmp, its telematics devices and cloud services from PWS can be used for on-demand electric scooter sharing and "micro-mobility" management.

Marketing 100
article thumbnail

Living on the Edge: Amazon, AT&T, Packet Pursue “Cloudlet” Computing

Xconomy

The word “cloud”—as in cloud computing, and cloud storage—has served as a handy shorthand term, but it has always been inherently vague and a little misleading. When businesses and consumers use a cloud service provider like Amazon Web Services or Apple’s iCloud, their data, photos, and music don’t get processed in the misty skies above us, as a poet friend of mine once assumed.

article thumbnail

EvoNexus Adds Five New Startups To Incubator

socalTECH

La Jolla-based technology incubator EvoNexus said this week that it has added five more startups to its incubator program, including four in San Diego and one in Irvine. According to EvoNexus, the startups will get residency in its incubator for up to two years, in addition to access to its mentorship programs, dry lab space, and more. The new companies include QuickCarl (connecting homeowners with home services professionals); Cella Medical (body composition analysis); AxioSonic (non-invasive t

Incubator 100
article thumbnail

Software Startup Classy Adds Ex-Okta, Civitas Execs to C-Suite

Xconomy

Enterprise software startup Classy, which developed a platform through which it says nonprofit organizations have raised nearly $1 billion for their causes, has hired its first-ever chief revenue and chief product officers. Adam Aarons, the new chief revenue officer, was also named Classy’s president. The company, based in downtown San Diego, is headed by CEO Scot Chisholm.

article thumbnail

Impact Buys Mediarails

socalTECH

Santa Barbara-based Impact , which develops fraud protection, marketing attribution, partnership management, and related software, said today that it has acquired Mediarails , a developer of customer relationship management and marketing automation software. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Mediarails was based in Cologne, Germany. According to Impact, the dal will allow it to add full CRM and marketing automation capabilities to its existing offerings, helping its customer with

article thumbnail

Cornerstone OnDemand Buys Workpop

socalTECH

Santa Monica-based learning and human capital management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand has acquired fellow Santa Monica company WorkPop , as a part of its expansion into talent acquisition software, the company announced this morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Cornerstone was already an investor in Workpop, which it backed through its Cornerstone Innovation Fund in 2015.

article thumbnail

Epic Sciences Gets $52M More

socalTECH

San Diego-based Epic Sciences , which is developing technology around personalization of cancer treatment and management, has raised $52M more in a Series E funding, the company's lead investor said this morning. According to Blue Ox Healthcare Partners, it led the $52M investment, which are being used to accelerate Epic's clinical studies for oncology decision support services in its pipeline and execution of its long-term growth plan.