L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

6 it invested an undisclosed sum into Daybreak Game Co., creating through the investment a joint venture titled NantG Mobile. Wilshire-based NantWorks, a diversified holding company run by Patrick Soon-Shiong, announced Sept.

Invest 188

Invest Mobile Company Companies 188

socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2012

Anaheim-based electric auto firm Fisker Automotive has hired investment banker Evercore Partners, and is now seeking possible buyers or investors--but also has reviewed the option of bankruptcy protection--according from the Wall Street Journal.

Invest 173

Invest Journal News Product 173

L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 3, 2020

Amid the market volatility caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, fintech and investing apps are reporting a rise in user activity as amateur investors enter the market.

Invest 147

Invest Activity Report Marketing 147

L.A. Business Journal

MAY 7, 2021

EV infrastructure company Electrify America will invest $200 million into charging stations and zero-emission vehicle education campaigns in California.

Invest 130

Invest Education Company Companies 130

L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 26, 2017

Prominent seed-stage startup investor Chris Sacca announced in a blog post titled “Hanging up my spurs” on Wednesday that he has retired from venture capital investing.

Invest 174

Invest Startup Blogging Venture Capital 174

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Every tech or major news journal in the country is preparing to write their Snap, Inc (creators of Snapchat, Spectacles, etc) stories and many of them seem to want a “How does it feel to have missed this investment story.” But local VCs don’t deserve to get beat up for not investing. Very, very few pan out.

Snapchat 214

Snapchat Invest Technical Review Dollar Shave Club 214

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 22, 2020

CIM Group announced a $40 million investment in solar device cleaning company Ecoppia Scientific.

Invest 130

Invest Company Companies 130

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Los Angeles-based Vid , a startup developing a social video platform, announced late Monday that it has received a strategic investment from Ontology, a developer of blockchain technology. Financial terms of the investment were not announced.

Funding 113

Funding Journal Los Angeles Platform 113

L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia said Thursday it had reached a non-binding memorandum of understanding to invest $1 billion in space tourism company Virgin Galactic.

Invest 167

Invest Funding Company Companies 167

L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Former Chicago Bulls star and owner of NBA team the Charlotte Hornets Michael Jordan invested in Axiomatic E-sports alongside Declaration Capital, the investing office of Washington, D.C.-based based Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein.

Invest 113

Invest Capital 113

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Investment fund Vision Esports announced on Feb. 22 that it raised $38 million in a round led by Evolution Media, the investment firm backed by Creative Artists Agency and private equity fund TPG Growth.

Invest 127

Invest Funding Equity Media 127

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

And we all know that Ron Conway is considered the savviest of angel investors and yet by definition not all of his investments succeed. I like to invest where I have a personally strong connection with the entrepreneur and/or a strong intuition on the market from prior experience. Who ultimately invested in FourSquare?

Invest 288

Invest Angel Web 2.0 SEO 288

L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 20, 2017

Anschutz Entertainment Group announced an investment in e-sports franchise Immortals that makes it a team owner and home-venue operator for the team. E-sports is finding a home in downtown.

Invest 149

Invest Entertainment 149

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 31, 2018

With this investment, LegalZoom’s estimated value totals roughly $2 billion. Glendale online legal technology company LegalZoom.com Inc. announced June 30 it completed a $500 million financing round from four total investors, its second since the firm’s founding in 2001.

Legalzoom 133

Legalzoom Invest Glendale Technology 133

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

6 an investment in Credentials Solutions, a technology company that provides business services to the higher education sector. The amount invested was not disclosed. Middle-market private equity firm Brentwood Associates in Sawtelle announced on Feb.

Brentwood 100

Brentwood Invest Education Equity 100

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 24, 2018

Westwood-based Immortals, an e-sports competition league with worldwide reach, announced today an investment from Meg Whitman, who also joined the company’s board of directors.

Invest 113

Invest Competition 113

L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Shamrock Capital Advisors led a $30 million investment round in artificial intelligence and sports video production firm Pixellot

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Invest Capital Product 113

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 8, 2019

Westwood-based growth equity investment firm 3L Capital announced July 8 it raised a $217 million equity fund to continue investing in local companies.

Invest 113

Invest Capital Funding Equity 113

L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 20, 2017

A Chinese tech company announced Tuesday that it would invest more than $179 million to increase its stake in online electronics retailer Newegg Inc. to almost 94 percent from 55.7 percent, according to Bloomberg.

NewEgg 194

NewEgg Invest Technology Company 194

Berkonomics

AUGUST 4, 2022

In my early journalism classes, I was taught the five “W’s” of good news stories, and that most should be in the first paragraph at that. Remember the five “W’s?”. Who, what, when, where and why are the five, with sometimes a “how” thrown in for those followers of the macabre. Which of the five is most important for you?

Journal 156

Journal Acquisition Class News 156

socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2018

The Wall Street Journal--citing anonymous sources-- said Revolve was interviewing investment bankers to lead the effort, which would value Revolve at more than $1 billion. Los Angeles-based Revolve , an online clothing retailer that sells clothing to both women and men, is getting set for an IPO, according to a report from the WSJ.

Journal 100

Journal Los Angeles Report Invest 100

L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Fortress Investment Group of Century City is selling Santa Monica-based Revolution Studios Distribution Co. two years after it acquired the production studio for a reported $250 million.

Century City 100

Century City Invest Santa Monica Report 100

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2013

Los Angeles-based venture capital investment firm DFJ Frontier has significantly bolstered the company''s team, saying Tuesday that it has added Merrill Brown --former founder of MSNBC--as a Venture Partner. DFJ Frontier said that Brown will be based in New York, and will work both on the East Coast and the Northwest.

Media 260

Media Journal Venture Capital Los Angeles 260

L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 1, 2017

million in investment commitments for a new fund looking to back companies in the virtual reality, augmented reality and e-sports industries. Jon Goldman, a venture partner at downtown’s Greycroft Ventures, has closed $15.6

Invest 157

Invest Funding Company Companies 157

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

In a very bold move, Venice-based Snapchat has apparently turned down a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook , according to a report today from the Wall Street Journal.

Snapchat 210

Snapchat Report Southern California Journal 210

L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 12, 2017

The flow of venture capital dollars invested into Los Angeles-area companies fell 16.3 percent from a high of $4.17 billion in 2015 to $3.49 billion last year, according to a report by Dow Jones Venture Source.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Los Angeles Invest Capital 100

L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 14, 2019

Renewable energy storage firm Energy Vault, a portfolio company of Pasadena's Idea Lab, received a $110 million investment from SoftBank Vision Fund to scale its operations and expand into international markets.

Ideas 100

Ideas Invest Funding Pasadena 100

L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 27, 2019

Online car leasing startup Fair announced Aug. 27 it raised a $100 million credit facility led by Ally Financial Services Inc. to help finance its existing business and buy cars for its users.

Invest 173

Invest Help Services Startup 173

L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

WndrCo invests $30 million in restaurant platform; Soon-Shiong distributes Zinc batteries to Africa and Asia; Kovacs named new LAVA president.

LAVA 113

LAVA Invest Platform Report 113

socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2011

San Diego-based Websense is reportedly considering a sale of the company, according to a report this week in the Wall Street Journal. The Journal reports Websense has hired investment banking firm Qatalyst Partners on the sale. According to the WSJ, the firm is looking to get around $1B for the company. READ MORE>>.

Report 145

Report Journal San Diego Sales 145

L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 30, 2017

said this week it had received a minority investment from Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc. Soxhub Inc. as part of a partnership between the two companies.

Invest 100

Invest Company Companies 100

L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 26, 2017

Chris Sacca retires from startup investing, Breitbart struggles to define its media role in Trump Era, and Global Eagle CEO says fraud or misconduct not responsible for exec departures and accounting issues.

Invest 113

Invest Startup Report Media 113

L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 9, 2021

GoGuardian, an El Segundo-based educational technology company, has raised $200 million from a New York-based private equity firm in a deal that values GoGuardian at well over $1 billion.

El Segundo 100

El Segundo Invest Education Equity 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2012

for about $200M to help fund program purchases, according to a report this morning from the Wall Street Journal. According to the report, the move comes as Hulu is looking to keep up with the big investments that competitors NetFlix and Amazon are making to obtain and create content for their own video streaming services. Comcast Corp.,

Hulu 157

Hulu Content Netflix Report 157

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Like the original Maslo, the new product is a service for journaling and personal growth, but this time it includes dashboards and visualization tools for the life coaches and training professionals that are molding the minds and leadership habits of tomorrow’s executives. Image courtesy of Maslo.

Coach 113

Coach Artificial Inteligence Product Services 113

L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 11, 2018

Venture capital investment to L.A. region falls again; Internet Brands to acquire lawyer search website Avvo; and SpaceX delays commercial crew test flights to latter half of 2018.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Internet Brands Invest Capital 100

L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

AMC invests $20 million in Dreamscape Immersive, Google acquires Bitium and PodcastOne employee says he was told to inflate download numbers.

Invest 100

Invest Google Report 100