Tech.Co

JULY 24, 2023

A group of researchers in Australia have been awarded just over $400,000 (USD) in government funding to study the possibilities of merging AI with human brain cells, a research project likely to bring a number of AI-related ethical and existential questions to the fore.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 19, 2018

Vivonoetics, with our software platform VivoSense, enables continuous data to be analyzed with accuracy and repeatability. VivoSense is a sensor agnostic software that combines multiple sensor data onto one analysis platform. See [link] (more)

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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). ” Money, it’s gotta be the shoes. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

I recommend an easier way – using an investment platform like Gust, EquityNet or SeedInvest. Another advantage of online investor and equity crowdfunding platforms is that they will force you to pull together your story and documentation in a more consistent and complete fashion than you might otherwise bother.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology. Technology development.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2012

The company--led by Will Henshall--said it is using productivity research to deliver music to help users focus on tasks, based on musical key, arrangements, intensity, and other factors. The startup said it will launch first as a cross-platform, HTML5 web app, with rollout later to native mobile apps on iOS and Android.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

the automotive electronics arm of Research in Motion. According to QNX, which supplies its operating systems, middleware, development tools, and more to firms such as Cisco, Daimler, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and Siemens, QNX's automotive platform--the QNX CAR Application Platform--now supports Chumby's rich media Internet content.

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2011

San Diego-based Assay Depot , a developer of cloud-based, pharmaceuticals research marketplace, said this morning that it has raised $1.7M The company said the funding will go expand its pharmaceutical research platform. in a funding round. The round came from un-named, private investors. Assay Depot is headed by Kevin Lustig.

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MARCH 4, 2013

Carlsbad-based Life Technologies , the developer of life sciences tools and equipment, said today that it has signed a collaborative research agreement with Harvard University. Life Technologies said the deal covered stem cell research technology, which will be offered on its semiconductor sequencing and PCR-based genetic analysis platform.

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JANUARY 31, 2014

reQall , which develops intelligent assistance software which runs on such platforms as Google Glass, has launched a new app for the Sony SmartWatch, the company said this morning. reQall is led by Rao Machiraju, formerly Principal Scientist at Apple Computer, where he had managed Apple''s Learning Lab research laboratory.

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DECEMBER 27, 2011

Yucca Valley-based FundaGeek , a new startup headed by Daniel Gutierrez, said over the holiday that it has launched its crowdfunding platform, aimed at startups and scientific researchers. There area number of crowdfunding sites which focus on the arts and creative projects, as well as education.

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2019

Are you willing to share your DNA with researchers, if only they'd pay you something for that data? San Diego-based LunaPBC , which operates the online LunaDNA genomic and health data community, has raised $4.6M in a funding round, according to the company.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Boulevard , a spa management and payment platform, has raised $27 million in a new round of funding despite a business slowdown caused by the COVID0-19 pandemic. The two spent months pounding the pavement in Los Angeles pretending to be college students doing research on the industry.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2011

The firm said its new SurveyBuilder platform allows anyone to create their own panels, via a self-service interface. The new service is aimed at market research or consumer research campaigns. The new product is aimed at small and midsize businesses, academia, and non-profits.

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JULY 30, 2019

The two said that the 14-week course will allow students to propose interactive experiences to help the IMVU community, through a series of research assignments, investigative field trips, and workshops. The collaboration also includes an ability for students to test and iterate their design in real-time within IMVU's live platform.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2013

StartEngine's Demo Day launched BedAbroad (international student housing marketplace); CARBON 38 (online luxury fitness destination for women; Smilu (cross-platform, multiplayer video games); WhereMyDogsAt (mobile social networking for dog owners); Ember (demand side, real-time bidding for online video advertising); Osurv (mobile research and surveys), (..)

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 23, 2018

According to a recent survey of smart audio users by NPR and Edison Research, my wife’s obsession is not outside the norm. The research organization CIRP announced in August that sales of smart speakers had exceeded 50 million, with sales expected to grow 48% over the following twelve months. The entire report is available HERE.

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2017

According to Esri, the deal with ORNL gives the lab's users access to spatial analysis tools in the ArcGIS platform. Financial impact of the deal were not announced. Esri said the deal is the first, major enterprise agreement between the company and a Department of Energy (DOE) laboratory.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2016

Army Research Office. Armorway is a spinout of the University of Southern California, and has previously received support from the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and U.S. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

DNAe said the funding goes towards developing its platform for the rapid diagnosis of antimicrobial resistant infections and influenza. The contract win came from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) a division of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). in a contract from the U.S.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

Encino-based uSamp , the provider of survey and sampling technology and services, said Tuesday that it has named Leslie Warshaw as Vice President of Research Solutions. Warshaw joins the firm from Lightspeed Research and TNS, and also worked at Nielsen Company. The firm is led by serial entrepreneurs Matt Dusig and Gregg Lavin.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

One of the major growth areas along Silicon Beach has been in the whole area of creating content for digital platforms. In the case of Los Angeles-based Laffster (www.laffster.com), you apply software algorithms, science, and research to figure it all out. As we did that, the industry and research started to grow around us.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

It''s a place where people can submit their ideas and patents, and we provide a platform for them to try to find entrepreneurs who would like to work on those patents together with us an the crowd. Dirk Ahlborn: What makes this special, is we''re actively going out to work with federal research labs, companies like Aerospace Corp.,

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

a developer of unmanned marine vehicles and sensor platforms. teledyne oceanscience merger acquisition ocean research vehicle unmanned' Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies has acquired Carlsbad-based Oceanscience Group Ltd. , Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The firm said the new funds will go towards research and development operations, as well as commercialization of its platform. Epic Sciences technology is licensed from The Scripps Research Institute. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 5, 2013

FindTheBest , the online comparison and research site headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, said this morning that it has raised $11M in a Series B funding round. According to the company, the new funds will go to enter new market segments, to expand internationally, and build out monetization of its platform.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Santa Barbara-based HG Data , which has been developing software that helps companies understand the technology stack their operations depend on, has rebranded itself as HG Insights , and launched a new platform it calls the HG Insights Platform.

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JANUARY 30, 2013

StartEngine said that the companies--who have all gone through the 90 day mentorship process at StartEngine--include the BedAbroad (international student housing marketplace); CARBON 38 (online luxury fitness destination for women; Smilu (cross-platform, multiplayer video games); WhereMyDogsAt (mobile social networking for dog owners); Ember (demand (..)

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Viewdle , the developer of cross platform, facial recognition technology backed by Santa Monica-based Anthem Ventures, has scored another round of funding, worth $10M, according to Viewdle. The firm's technology actually came out of research at The Cybernetics Institute in Kiev, Ukraine. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

NASA said Wednesday that it has selected seven companies to integrate and fly technology payloads, for its commercial, suborbital reusable platforms, including four firms in Southern California. The awards were made as part of the Flight Opportunities Program, managed out of NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

The massive geographic footprint of the region has always been a limiting factor in our work as a Super Connector, but we soon realized that virtual platforms actually allow us to more effectively bring people together than solely relying on live in-person convenings.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Irvine-based ThoughtWorld, a new market research and social media platform, says it has raised $2M in an angel investment round. The company says it launched the Alpha version of its platform on July 21st. The company says it launched the Alpha version of its platform on July 21st.

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APRIL 13, 2012

Demonstrating in dramatic fashion why BlackBerry maker Research in Motion seems to be in so much trouble these days, Irvine-based YouMail , which develops personalized voicemail services and related applications, said it is saying goodbyte to the BlackBerry platform.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Los Angeles-based ISBX , a developer of a cross-platform, mobile development product, said today that it has scored $750,000 in funding. According to ISBX, it will use the funding for research and development, as well as expansion of its offerings and core technologies.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 5, 2013

It is most often missed assumptions about the market, the competition, the speed of adoption, or other critical metrics you’ve researched, or selected, or even just guessed at to create your plan. The biggest error in planning may not be spreadsheet calculation error. Or cost estimation.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The firm said the funding will go towards its antibody platform--but, in a blow to local efforts to spur local biotech activity, said it also is moving the company to the Bay Area by the end of the year. CytomX was started in 2008, based on research out of UC Santa Barbara. CytomX is headed by Nancy Stagliano.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

The venture capital investment fund said it is focused on genomics, and will invest in companies in the areas of life science research, clinical diagnostics, novel therapeutic platforms, and other technologies impacting human health. The fund launched in summer of 2016 with $100M from Illumina.

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