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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 21: $30 Million for PlayVS

L.A. Business Journal

New president at Conde Nast Entertainment; SpaceX secures $250 million; LA Dodgers lead PlayVS Series B round.

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Silicon Beach Report Feb. 9: Snap Is Trying to Lure Instagram Advertisers by Offering Them Free Ads on Snapchat

L.A. Business Journal

Snap is trying to lure Instagram advertisers by offering them free ads on Snapchat; Elon Musk explains why SpaceX prefers clusters of small engines for the Falcon Heavy; and digital media drives entertainment employment growth in Los Angeles

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Who's In Southern California's Unicorn Club?

socalTECH

and no, there aren't any entertainment-technology companies anywhere in sight). SpaceX (www.spacex.com). SpaceX, based in Hawthorne, California, is now worth between $12 billion and $15 billion, according to multiple reports. The company's founders are veterans of SpaceX. The company is based in Huntington Beach.

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Closing on $103M, MaC VC is changing the face of venture capital

TechCrunch LA

Their unified understanding of technology, media, entertainment, and government, along with a successful track record of investing, give them deep insights into burgeoning shifts in culture and behavior.”. “We look at all verticals.

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Interview with Matt Kozlov, Techstars Space Accelerator

socalTECH

Companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Rocket Lab are making access to space easy, with private launch capabilities that never existed before. If you look at SpaceX, they recently put 63 satellites into orbit on one rocket, which is a new record. It's transforming industries like entertainment, healthcare, and aerospace.

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LA's Innovators Get Spotlight, But Investors Cautious

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The magazine turned its attention this month towards the Los Angeles innovation and technology economy in a section guest edited by StartEngine co-founder Howard Marks , including a reception held Wednesday evening at the Viceroy in Santa Monica.

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Reflections on 2018: Clinton Foy, CrossCut Ventures

socalTECH

My interests are eclectic and range from SpaceX and innovations in aerospace, transportation, robotics, autonomous vehicles, to esports, the future of work, and the future of entertainment. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018?