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Tech Coast Angels Los Angeles Launches New Members Only Fund

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According to the group's Los Angeles chapter, the Tech Coast Angeles-Los Angeles (TCA-LA), it is launching a new annual fund which will provide "new and diverse opportunities for investors and an additional source of startup capital for entrepreneurs." Recess , Somabar , and Turn Technologies. READ MORE>>.

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Samueli, Musk Join Buffett, Gates In Pledge To Give Away Wealth

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Two Southern California technology entrepreneurs-- Henry Samueli , who co-founded Broadcom , and Elon Musk , who heads up Hawthorne-based SpaceX --have joined Warren Buffet and Bill and Melinda Gates in adding their names to the Giving Pledge , the effort started by Buffett and Gates to giave away at least 50 percent of their wealth in their lifetimes (..)

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SpaceX: Analyzing Two Cracks Ahead Of Launch

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX said Tuesday that it is analyzing two small cracks at the end of its 2nd stage, engine nozzle extension, as it decides whether or not it will attempt a launch on Wednesday. SpaceX is the commercial rocket firm backed and headed by technology entrepreneur Elon Musk. READ MORE>>.

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