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DECEMBER 22, 2017

Watch Tech Scenes episode two we explore Los Angeles from Pasadena, Hollywood, Santa Monica to Manhattan Beach and meet up with Harrison Tang of Spokeo, Sarah Zurell of Pavemint, Andrew Blackmon of the The Black Tux, Bambi Francisco of Vator, Nick Green of Thrive Market, and Brew Johnson of PeerStreet. www.collective-genius.com.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Watch Tech Scenes episode two we explore Los Angeles from Pasadena, Hollywood, Santa Monica to Manhattan Beach and meet up with Harrison Tang of Spokeo, Sarah Zurell of Pavemint, Andrew Blackmon of the The Black Tux, Bambi Francisco of Vator, Nick Green of Thrive Market, and Brew Johnson of PeerStreet. www.collective-genius.com.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

According to McDonald's, the new McPlant will be tested for a limited time at those restaurants, which include locations in Irving and Carrollton, Texas, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Jennings and Lake Charles, Louisiana and El Segundo and Manhattan Beach, California.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Manhattan Beach-based Traliant, which provides online workplace compliance training solutions, said it has received a majority investment from private equity investor PSG. Financial terms of the investment were not announced. Traliant was founded in 2016, and says it has over 5,000 customers.

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JULY 15, 2020

Manhattan Beach-based Pod Network , which says it is developing a mobile, social media network which connects users based on their physical location, plus professional and personal interests, has raised $5M in a seed funding. The company said the round was led by PACA Ventures and Anthony Misitano, founder of Post Acute Medical.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Manhattan Beach-based Pod Network LLC , which develops a social networking application, announced this morning that it has merged with STEMconnector , which runs a professional services firm focused on creating a STEM-ready workforce. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Fisker also announced another headquarters effort in Manhattan Beach earlier this month, for its global headquarters. The company said the choice of Munich was due to "convenient access" to key European EV markets, as well as for its proximity to the Magna Graz facility in Austria. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 24, 2019

Image: WeWork Manhattan Beach. The company filed for a confidential IPO earlier this year. WeWork operates a national chain of coworking spaces, but has a very significant presence in Los Angeles, which was one of its very first markets. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Manhattan Beach-based MaestroDev , a firm developing Java build, test, and release tools for the software development community, has uncloaked at the JavaOne conference, exposing the latest firm started by GlueCode founder Winston Damarillo.

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JUNE 4, 2019

Manhattan Beach-based Glad I Know said this morning that it has launched a new, person search platform, which provides consumers with access to what it says is a comprehensive database of information available on any person in the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the provider of an online service for managing equity fundraising and investor relationships, has scored a funding round from the "PayPal Mafia", the group of ex-PayPal founders, executives, and employees. CapLinked, which is headed by Eric M. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Manhattan Beach-based Rocket Lab , which develops rockets for launching small satellites into space, has made another step to making its rockets reusable, saying that it has completed its first prototype of a parachute which will help in its recovery of its rockets.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Jeff Greenberg, the co-founder of Manhattan Beach-based Sketchers , has made a big angel investment in a real estate startup called Househappy.org this morning. Greenberg is also a real estate developer with a luxury homebuildling company based in Manhattan Beach. Househappy is based in Portland, Oregon. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2019

The first five EV chargers are being installed in Aliso Viejo, Manhattan Beach, Menlo Park, and Venice. According to EVgo, it will initially deploy its EV chargers at five, California gas stations, with plans to host more than a dozen in total.

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APRIL 29, 2019

WeWork, which is based in New York, has been a long time presence in Silicon Beach, where it honed its co-working space model. Image: WeWork's coworking space in Manhattan Beach. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Jeff Greenberg, the co-founder of Manhattan Beach-based Skechers , has made a big angel investment in a real estate startup called Househappy.org this morning. Greenberg is also a real estate developer with a luxury homebuilding company based in Manhattan Beach. Househappy is based in Portland, Oregon. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Vox Space is headquartered in Manhattan Beach. The new launch contract is with yet another company created by Branson, Vox Space, which will operate as a subsidiary of Virgin Orbit specifically to launch payloads for the U.S. defense and intelligence community. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

According to Beyond Meat, the new center said the new center will house the "best and brightest" scientists, scientists, engineers, food technologists, chefs, and researchers together for what it calls its Manhattan Beach Project, to "perfectly build a piece of meat directly from plants."

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APRIL 9, 2018

Manhattan Beach-based SPIDR Tech , which is developing software for law enforcement which provides customer relationship management (CRM)-type features for police departments, has raised $2.5M in a funding round. SPIDR Tech's software provides one-to-one communications with victims of crimes.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

Manhattan Beach-based OpenStack systems developer Morphlabs announced this morning that it has raised $10M in a Series D funding round, bringing the company''s total raised to $22.5M. According to Morphlabs, the round was led by Tallwood Management and Entropy Research Lab, and also included G2iG.

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JULY 20, 2016

Manhattan Beach-based 3PL Central , a private equity-backed developer of warehouse management software, said that it has acquired Traker Systems (iTracker), a fellow developer of software in the 3PL software area. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

Manhattan Beach-based 3PL Central , a developer of warehouse management software, announced Thursday that it has raised $17.5M in a funding round. The funding came from Mainsail Partners. Mainsail's Jason Payne and Stephen Wolfe will join the company's board. 3PL Central said it received financial advice from D.A.

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MARCH 8, 2016

Manhattan Beach-based a href="[link] , which develops a line of patio umbrellas which also double as solar-powered mobile device chargers, has named Karina Fedasz as its Chief Operating Officer. Fedasz was CEO and co-founder of Little Bean Sprout, and also had served as CFO and VP of Finance at Machinima.com.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based Morphlabs , the cloud computing software firm headed by former GlueCode founder Winston Damarillo, said Tuesday that it has inked a deal with Alchemy Communications. According to the firm, Alchemy Communications will use its products to provide hosted, private cloud environments to its customers.

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MAY 7, 2014

Taxi Magic''s service area stretches from Santa Monica and the Westside to the San Fernando Valley on the North, parts--but not all--of Pasadena on the East, to roughly Manhattan Beach on the South. READ MORE>>. rides hail free transportation flywheel market marketplace rideshare sharing ride lyft sidecar uber taxi taximagic'

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

Media Temple said its new service is based on Dell's PowerEdge C6220 servers, as well as software from Manhattan Beach-based Morphlabs, the open source cloud deployment developer headed by Winston Damarillo. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 3, 2012

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked said this morning that it has enhanced its online service for helping startups to manage their fundraising efforts, with a new tool to help find people. The firm said the new tool is aimed at helping users find investors, broker-dealers, or companies.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the developer of a service to help companies manage their fundraising activities and investors, has tallied up its deals for the last few months, saying Friday that it has now topped over $12 billion in deals hosted on the service.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based cloud computing software developer Morphlabs said today that it has appointed Lee Thompson as its new Chief Technology Officer. Thompson has previously served at DTO Solutions, as well as E*Trade Financial, where he served in roles such as Vice President and Chief Technology and Operations Manager.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Manhattan Beach-based Vantage Oncology , which operates a network of radiation oncology centers, said this morning that it has acquired Radiation Oncology Services of America (ROSA). Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based Morphlabs , the developer of cloud infrastructure equipment and software headed by Winston Damarillo, said Thursday that it has linked with data center, hosting, and service providers Globe Telecom, Pratesis and Exist Global. All three serve the Southeast Asian market.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked has scored another $500,000 in angel funding, for the firm's online software for managing capital raising activities. The new funding came from angels Clark Landry , Lok Lee , Stephan Paternot , Jason Portnoy , Alexsis de Raddt-St. James, and Chris Yeh.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

headquarters in Manhattan Beach, said today that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding, and acquired Dallas-based ReviewAnalyst. TrustYou , a provider of social media monitoring technology and services to businesses which has its U.S. TrustYou said the funding was led by Credit Agricole Private Equity.

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JULY 5, 2012

Manhattan Beach-based YBUY , which is developing a monthly subscription service to help users try products before buying them, has raised $1M in a funding round, the firm disclosed Thursday.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based ICON Aircraft , which is developing sport aircraft, said today that it has raised $25M in a funding round. The firm said the financing came from investors Satyen Patel and Bart Becht, along with Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, Phil Condit, the former CEO of Boeing, and un-named, Silicon Valley venture capitalists.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based AppleTree , which operates an online site for creating and sharing family trees, has raised $300,000 in funding. According to a regulatory filing, the funding came in late December. No details on the funding have been announced by the company.

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JANUARY 26, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the developer of a software-as-a-service tool for managing venture capital and angel fundraising efforts for companies, said today that it has launched a free library of document templates covering the startup process.

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