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APRIL 26, 2022

Food Rocket has taken an unconventional route, striking a funding deal with Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. The new $25 million in Series A investment, led by Alimentation Couche-Tard via its Circle K Venture Fund, will enable Food Rocket to deliver in 26 countries and territories, including more than 7,000 U.S.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

A new report this morning says that Hawthorne-based spaceship and rocket developer Space Exploration Technologies is in the midst of raising a new round of investment, which values the company at around $10 billion. Amount of funding, and the investors involved, have not been disclosed. The report came from TechCrunch.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

Santa Monica-based SolarReserve , a developer of large scale solar thermal power plants and related technology, reported on Thursday that it has received $2.0M Department of Energy (DOE), to go towards solar mirror tracking technology. SolarReserve said the funding came specifically from the U.S. in an award from the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Goleta-based Resonant , which develops technology used for filters for radio frequency (RF) front ends, reported a win in Europe, via its Swiss subsidiary, GVR Trade SA. The company said that it signed a contract with EuroStars to fund a multi-year project for the development of sensors for new medical applications.

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MAY 14, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Curtail , a new cybersecurity startup which recently landed $3.25M in funding, said this morning that it has named two VPs. Curtail recently raised $3.25M in a seed funding round from Tarus Capital. Curtail is led by CEO Frank Huerta. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

the primary supplier of natural gas to customers in Southern California, reports that it has received over $7M in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), to advance its work on zero- and near-zero emissiosn vehicle technology. in funding from the DOE will go towards projects led by Cummins, Inc.,

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JANUARY 29, 2019

CoverHound , the online insurance shopping marketplace with offices in Westlake Village, apparently raised a funding round, according to what appears to be a broken embargo by a Silicon Valley technology news site. Coverhound's offices are split between San Francisco and Westlake Village. Coverhound is led by CEO Keith Moore.

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JULY 22, 2013

Goleta-based photonic switch maker Calient Technologies has raised $12.22M in a funding round, according to numbers released in last week''s MoneyTree report. No details on the funding round have been announced by Calient Technologies. Calient is venture backed by Telesoft Partners. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Tesla Motors , one of the companies run by Los Angeles technology mogul Elon Musk, is reportedly being investigated in a criminal probe by the Department of Justice. According to report, the SEC was aready investigating possible "misleading pronouncements" on manufacturing goals and sales at Tesla. The stock now trades at around $282.

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MAY 25, 2018

Proterra , the electric bus manufacturer which has its West Coast manufacturing operations in the City of Industry, has reportedly raised $100M in new funding, based on regulatory filings by the company.

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APRIL 11, 2018

Seed stage investments in Los Angeles area startups was up, year-to-year, according to the Q1 2018 LA Seed Deal Report from investor Amplify LA. According to the report from Amplify, 23 LA startups raised a total of $52.9M in seed funding in Q1, which was up 2.5 percent from Q1 of 2017. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

A report this morning says that Los Angeles-based Virgin Hyperloop One is getting set to announced a new, $50M investment, and will be installing Sir Richard Branson as its new chairman. According to Axios, the funding comes as Virgin Hyperloop One was "running very low on cash".

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

How are you funding this? What level of funding do you currently have? Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? What about reporting and moderation? What metrics will you need for future funding rounds or operations? Reporting What needs to be reported? Reporting can be endless!

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APRIL 21, 2014

A new report, released over the weekend, says that Los Angeles should look towards New York and San Francisco and what they have done to help strengthen the community here for technology startups. Tech Agenda report, edited by David C. angeles tech agenda report economic growth garcetti' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based hospitality technology startup Jurny--which is backed by Okapi Venture Capital and Mucker Capital--says it has seen record growth, despite the pandemic and the way it has impacted the hospitality industry. The startup raised $2.75M in seed funding last June.

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

A new report, from Los Angeles startup investor Amplify LA , says that Los Angeles seed investment deals in Q3 were for the most part steady, with a total of $59.4M Amplify LA said it found that software-as-a-service (SaaS) was the most funded sector, with a decline in investments in such areas as e-commerce and mobile technology.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Shamrock Capital reports this morning that it has led a $30M investment in Pixellot , an Israeli firm developing automatic, artificial intelligence-driven software for producing streaming sports video. The funding was led by Shamrock, and also included other, existing, un-named investors.

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AUGUST 26, 2015

Los Angeles-based HelloTech , the in-home, information technology support service led by Richard Wolpert, is close to closing a $10M, Series A funding round, according to reports. The funding is reportedly led by Madrona Venture Group.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

Los Angeles-based transportation technology developer Hyperloop One is looking to raise up to $250M in funding, according to a report published on Wednesday. The report, from Fortune, cites a leaked document which has been circulating among potential investors and real estate investors. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Some aspiring entrepreneurs are so desperate for funding, or naïve, that they ignore the obvious signs of scams and rip-offs on the Internet, praying for a windfall. But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. Phantom fund investors. Work at home to fund your startup.

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APRIL 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based AECOM Technology , which provides professional, technical, and other support services to companies, reported that it has created a new $150M investment fund. AECOM said the new fund, AECOM Global FUnd I, L.P., aecom investment fund services infrastructure' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 17, 2019

class; Fifth Wall completes huge fund raise Netflix subscriptions drop; Techstars begins new L.A.

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JUNE 29, 2011

San Diego-based Maxwell Technologies , which is developing ultracapacitor-based energy storage products, reported today that it is slated to receive more than $500,000 in state and federal funding for its technology.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Calabasas-based FaceCake Marketing Technologies , a developer of 3-D, virtual dressing room technology, has raised a round of funding from XG Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture firm whose founders are former Google execs. Amount of the funding was not disclosed.

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MAY 11, 2016

Los Angeles-based wireless power charging startup uBeam --which says it has been working on wireless phone chargers that use sound waves to transmit energy--is the focus of technology doubters , who say the company's products are a sham, according to reports.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

San Diego-based Independa , the provider of technology which helps to connect and remotely monitor seniors, to help them live independently longer, has raised $1M in an angel funding round. The funding was first publicly disclosed in a regulatory filing last week. According to reports , angels were the source of the new funding.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Los Angeles-based J2 Global --via its publishing arm, Ziff Davis , is getting set to acquire online tech publication Mashable , in a deal worth around $50M, according to a report on Thursday afternoon from the Wall Street Journal. Neither J2 Global nor Mashable have yet announced the deal. J2 Global acquired Ziff Davis back in 2012.

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APRIL 28, 2014

Carlsbad-based renewable chemicals technology developer Verdezyne reported this morning that it has scored a new, $48M funding round from a Malaysian multinationaal conglomerate, Sime Darby Berhad. William Radany--said the new funding will go towards technology development. The startup--led by E.

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APRIL 23, 2019

After a breakout year in 2017, the blockchain sector suffered a series of blows in 2018, from crashing cryptocurrency prices to increased regulatory scrutiny of crypto ventures and deepening skepticism about whether the technology was actually useful.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

in funding, according to the latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree report, based on data from Thomson Reuters. According to the report, there were 71 deals worth a total of $663.2M in funding in Q3, down from the much larger, $2.5 billion in funding received in the region in Q2. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 16, 2021

Squarespace has raised $300 million in a round of funding that values the company at a staggering $10 billion valuation. New backers include Dragoneer, Tiger Global, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and Spruce House.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A report Friday from Bloomberg says that Los Angeles-based Honest Co. The report says that Honest Co.'s s latest funding round valued the company at around $1.7 The report is the first that confirms the company's entry into the ranks of technology startup unicorns. The Honest Co.

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APRIL 20, 2012

San Diego-based Chumby , which had developed Internet-connected, alarm-clock like devices and similar technology, has shut down, according to a report Friday. The firm had raised on the order of $25M in funding for its efforts. The firm had raised on the order of $25M in funding for its efforts. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

It seems like combining Hollywood and venture capital is the rage in Silicon Valley this week, as news came Tuesday of a new, seed-stage venture capital fund--run by former Mashable blogger Ben Parr--looking to raise money from Hollywood celebrities for access to hot, Silicon Valley Startups. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Carlsbad-based Ostendo Technologies , a developer of solid state lighting and display technology, reported this morning that it has scored a $58.3M contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based HONK Technologies , which develops a roadside assistance and towing app, and is led by tech entrepreneur Corey Brundage, says it has saw a 54 percent increase in the number of roadside assistance calls in the first six months of 2020. Brundage had previously founded such companies as SendLove.to and Fonality. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 29, 2013

It looks like the sale of book review and community Goodreads was worth between $150M to $200M, according to a report form AllThingsD Friday, potentially making the acquisition one of the better returns on capital from a Southern California technology startup in recent years. READ MORE>>.

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