L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Science closes $75 million fund; Elon Musk’s Boring Co. sells all its flamethrowers; and Snapchat is selling hats and sweatshirts inside its app.

Snapchat

L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 19, 2017

and Time Warner Inc. announced a global partnership to develop made-for-Snap shows over the next two years. The deal, reportedly valued at $100 million, will include both entertainment and advertising content.

Content

L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 6, 2017

Hyperloop One asks public to suggest U.S. routes and selects 11 regions for further study, on-demand doctor app Heal adds Obama’s Secretary of Navy to board, and Virgin Galactic planning for test space launch before end of year.

Study

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Global Eagle stock plunges after CEO and CFO resign, AwesomenessTV CEO Brian Robbins resigns, microfinance startup Tala raises $30 million, and more.

Report

L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 30, 2018

On-demand dog-walking app Wag landed a $300 million commitment from the SoftBank Vision Fund and announced former LifeLock executive Hilary Schneider as the company’s new chief executive.

Demand

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 31, 2017

Sony Pictures Television has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Texas-based Funimation Productions Ltd., a distributor of Japanese anime content, valuing the company at about $150 million.

Product

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Seed-stage companies in Los Angeles received a total of $369 million in funding in 2016, according to report from Venice tech accelerator Amplify.LA.

Seed Funding

L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Core Innovation Capital of Hollywood, a financial services technology investor, has raised a second fund worth $71.5 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Capital

L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 18, 2017

LAEDC includes 9 sites in L.A. region bid for Amazon’s second headquarters, crypto venture firm Blockchain Capital raising $150 million for two funds, and Snap partners with Discovery, Eurosport for Olympics coverage.

Sites

L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Student loan management program Tuition.io of Santa Monica announced Thursday it raised a $7 million Series B round.

Santa Monica

L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Velocify acquired for $128 million, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy completes first-stage test, and car shopping and lending app Fair launches in Los Angeles.

Report

L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Curisium, a Manhattan Beach–based start-up company that allows health care systems and biotech firms to contract through blockchain technology, has raised $3.5 million from investors, officials announced Thursday.

Startup

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In a deal expected to be worth at least $1 billion, Amazon will acquire Ring, a Santa Monica-based startup that makes security cameras and doorbells operated through smartphones.

Santa Monica

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Fair raises $50 million and acquires rental car delivery service Skurt; Global Eagle submits overdue SEC filings; and Hulu says Super Bowl live-streaming outage was caused by program-extension glitch.

Hulu

L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Snapchat gets up to $1 million a day for branded augmented reality; K1 invests $200 million in SecureAuth; and Disney adds tech execs to board.

Snapchat

L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 25, 2017

Ring raises $109 million and eyes initial public offering, Elon Musk endorses former ExxonMobil Chief Tillerson for Sec. of State, and 3-D car part printer Divergent raises $23 million.

Report

L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 20, 2017

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

Invest

L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 18, 2017

The stakes of the grocery delivery wars have just been raised. German discount grocer Aldi Inc. announced Monday that it plans to debut a grocery delivery service through Instacart in Los Angeles, Dallas and Atlanta later this month.

Press

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Kardashian is launching private equity firm SKKY Partners in conjunction with ex-Carlyle consumer head Jay Sammons to invest in business across consumer products, hospitality, luxury, digital commerce and media, the Wall Street Journal first reported. Jenner will be joining SKKY as a partner, the Journal reported.

Equity

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

It has bordered on obsessive from one journal more than others and it’s somewhat hard to attack a company for smear tactics with, well, smear tactics. Case in point, “ Why Your Uber Driver Hates Uber ” is a blog post dressed up as journalism. Which is why such a s**t storm has emerged. “There is no training.

Press

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

But the no-longer nascent sneaker and streetwear market is a big market, with the potential to reach $30 billion in sales globally by 2030, according to a recent report by the research firm, Cowen ( cited by The Wall Street Journal , which first reported the financing).

Commerce

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2014

When you eventually want your home run coverage in the Wall Street Journal or are trying to convince Good Morning America to have you on their show – the first thing the journalist or executive producer will do is Google you. So does the enemy who is fighting for the customer to choose another vendor. Give your champions ammunition.

Press

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2021

I later switched to MyFitnessPal because after I sorted out the psychology it was easier to log what I was eating and keep a daily food journal. If you want to lose weight or become more fit then “I don’t want to keep a food journal” is the equivalent of “I don’t really want to know when I’m making bad decisions.”

Coach

Berkonomics

MARCH 4, 2021

I recall the introduction of artificial intelligence into the hotel reservation process, a “one-up” on the airline method of yield managing the price of airplane seats.

Artificial Inteligence

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

L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 28, 2021

USC is partnering with Amazon.com Inc. to create a research center focused on privacy and security issues related to machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Artificial Inteligence

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 12, 2021

Santa Monica-based analytics company Retina AI Inc. has raised $8 million in Series A funding for its artificial intelligence platform for consumer insights.

Artificial Inteligence

L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 3, 2022

A West Hollywood-based fintech announced the launch of a banking program Dec. 20 aimed at building Hispanic wealth through stakes in the crypto sector.

West Hollywood

L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Tech jobs are growing at a rapid clip in Los Angeles, fueled by an increasing appetite from local companies as well as industry leaders that are expanding their presence here.

Company

L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 21, 2021

Century City-based TrillerNet, the owner of short-form video platform Triller, is preparing to file a confidential direct listing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in July that values the company at more than $5 billion, according to a source familiar with the plans.

Century City

L.A. Business Journal

MAY 26, 2021

Britive Inc., a Glendale-based cloud cybersecurity company, has raised $10 million in Series A funding to continue to develop its security software.

Glendale

L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Venice-based startup Altruist Corp. raised an $8.5 million Series A round.

Venice

L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Peter Beck realized space flight was his dream while looking at the night sky as a toddler with his dad.

L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The gaming giant, which posted in $2.3 billion in quarterly revenue, also said it's working to upgrade its policies and training to prevent harassment.

Activision

L.A. Business Journal

MAY 10, 2021

Akash Nigam, founder and chief executive of Venice-based Genies Inc., said he wasn’t entirely sure what a nonfungible token was until last summer when he met with Dapper Labs Inc. Chief Executive Roham Gharegozlou.

Geni

L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 9, 2021

SpaceX has agreed to purchase Swarm Technologies, which designs small satellites to manage internet-of-things services.

SpaceX

L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With a decade of experience in technology and law enforcement, Ryan Schonfeld knows a thing or two about security.

Technology