socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Westlake Village-based gravity-based energy storage technology developer EnergyVault says it will list on the NYSE, via a merger with a special purpose acqisition company (SPAC), Novus Capital Corporation II. The two said the combined firm will have an implied pro-forma enterprise value of $1.1 and others.

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Westlake Village Idealab Pasadena Capital 113

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Los Angeles has long been in San Francisco’s shadow when it comes to life sciences investment. Westlake Village BioPartners is launching today with $350 million in committed capital. But a new venture capital firm led by industry veterans is trying to cast the City of Angels in a new light.

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Westlake Village Los Angeles Angel Venture Capital 73

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2010

On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. The incubator so far includes startups Lottay , Geodelic , and a number of other Internet and other technology firms. The $5M of funding we had got split three ways. $3M

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Ventura Incubator Technology Startup 200

socalTECH

APRIL 9, 2020

It's an unusual time for the startup world, however, despite the ongoing health emergency, companies are still announcing funding. Guy Friedman: I'm a startup guy, I had a previous startup in the educational technology space. Did you close the funding before the pandemic hit? Tell me how you started the company?

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Startup Westlake Village Platform Southern California 133