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Kudos Technologies Collects $7M

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Los Angeles-based Kudos Technologies, a new startup developing "smart wallet" technology, said on Thursday that it has raised $7M in a seed funding roudn. capital venture wallet smart startup technologies kudosThe round was led by Patron, and also included QED Investors, SciFi VC, SV Angel, Precursor Ventures, Newtype Ventures, Chingona Ventures, plus angel investors. The company's co-founder and CEO is Tikue Anazodo.

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SpaceX Acquires Swarm Technologies

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

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Enabld Technologies Raises $1.4M

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Enabld Technologies, a startup working on cloud communications technology, said today that it has raised $1.4M The funding was led by Wale Ajisebutu, Chairman and CEO of 21st Century Technologies. enabld technologies cloud communications seed fundingin a seed funding round. The company's US headquarters are in Los Angeles, but its major operations are in Brussels and Moldova.

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Live Data Technologies Snags $5M

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Santa Barbara-based Live Data Technologies said this morning that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. livedata technologies venture capital investment contact data databaseSource of the funding was not announced. The company says it is developing software to verify B2B contact data for people, tracking people as they move jobs. The company says its database covers 70 million people at 2 million companies, and is tracking over 30,00 daily job changes.

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Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Shows Off Capsule Design

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Playa Vista-based transportation technology developer Hyperloop Transportation Technologies is showing off what it calls its "completed hyperloop capsule passenger experience", which it designed in conjunction with design firm ICONA Design Group. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies said the design includes such features as an artificial skylight, advanced air purification system, interactive displays, digital wayfinding, personal tablets, and biometric sensors.

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Heal Launches Technology Platform

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Los Angeles-based Heal, which offers in-home access to physicians, says it is launching a new technology platform, which includes its own electronic health records software, logistics/routing, and enhanced remote patient monitoring. heal technology platform software healthcare health

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Valencia Technologies Names Executives

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Valencia-based Valencia Technologies, which is developing a device for the treatment of urgency urinary incontinence (UUI), said it has named a number of executives this morning. valencia technologies biotech lifescience executive schloffman crines rascon decker

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Halo Technology Buys ARIA Technologies And Solid Optics

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Irvine-based Halo Technology Group, a manufacturer of fiber optic transceivers and high speed cabling, said last week that it acquired two companies, Aria Technologies and Solid Optics. halo technology merger acquisitio aria technologies solid optics hardware networking

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SpaceX Buys Swarm Technologies

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Los Angeles-based rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX has acquired Swarm Technologies, a developer of "smallsat" (small satellite) technology. spacex swarm technologies merger acquisition satellite cubesat smallsatFinancial terms of the buy were not announced, and no details of the acquisition were announced. The deal was uncovered via a series of filings with the FCC. Swarm has a network of 120.

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Heliogen Raises $108 Million for Solar Energy Technology

L.A. Business Journal

Pasadena-based energy technology company Heliogen Inc. has raised a total of $108 million in two funding rounds to help develop its industrial solar energy technology, the company announced June 15

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Apex Space Snags $7.5M For Satellite Technology

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Los Angeles-based Apex Space, a startup working on satellite technology, has raised $7.5M The company's founders are Ian Cinnamon and Maximilian Benassi, who have previously worked at such companies as Synapse Technology (acquired by Palantir), SpaceX, and Astra. apex space satellite technology startup aerospace launchin a seed funding round. The funding was led by Andreessen Horowitz, and also included XYZ Venture Capital, J2 Ventures, Lux Capital and Village Global.

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SiLC Technologies Sees $17M

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Monrovia, California-based SiLC Technologies, a developer of machine vision tools, says it has raised $17M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Alter Venture Partners and Dell Technologies Capital and also included Fluxunit -- OSRAM Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund by IGV, Epson, UMC Capital, Yamato Holdings and Global Brain. partners venture alter tools software intelligence artificial vision machine technologies silc

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Banc of California Acquires Deepstack Technologies

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Santa Ana-based Banc of California said late last week that it has acquired Deepstack Technologies, a developer of software for merchant processing, payments acceptance and disbursement, virtual accounts, chargeback management, and more. The company said it paid $24M in cash for Deepstack Technologies, which is headquartered in Jupiter, Florida, and with a team in Southern California. banc bank fintech financial deepstack technologies merger acquisition software

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7 Technology Entrepreneur Examples You Should Emulate

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Here are some recognizable entrepreneurial examples I like, just from the technology space: Driven by an epic ambition. All of them have created massive new capital, be it financial or technological, social or spiritual.

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EnGenius Technologies Rolls Out Gateway Products

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Costa Mesa-nbased networking equipment maker EnGenius Technologies has rolled out what it says is its first security gateway product, aimed at business customers. engenius technologies security gatewayAccording to the company, its new EnGenius security gateway (ESG) product line will include three different models, and include site-to-site and client VPN features, cloud monitoring, and more. Pricing was not announced.

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6 Keys To Translating Technology Into Business Value

Startup Professionals Musings

Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value proposition that their customers or potential investors can understand and relate to. Don’t assume their understanding of technology is commensurate with yours.

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Education technology meets its limits

TechCrunch LA

This week has been a good one for those who like to talk about the limits of technology. Over in the UK, a prankster managed to fool Trip Advisor into naming his shed the #1 ranked restaurant in London. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, a city struggling to manage several wind-fueled wildfires, the L.A.P.D. has asked drivers to refrain from using navigation apps because they’re steering… Read More.

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Newlight Technologies Finds $45M

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Huntington beach-based Newlight Technologies , a developer of an ocean-degradable biopolymer, which can be used like plastic but decays with exposure to seawater, has raised $45M in the company's Series F funding round. newlight technologies ocean biopolymer degradable cleantech clean venture capital plastic polymer

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Karman Systems Acquires Systima Technologies

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Los Angeles-based Karman Missile & Space Systems, a developer of flight hardware and sub-assemblies for the space market, said Friday that it has acquired Systima Technologies, a provider of integration of mission critical space and hypersonic systems. karman systems systima technologies merger acquisition launch space spaceflight aerospace

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Clearlake Capital Buys Confluence Technologies

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Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it is acquiring Confluence Technologies, a developer of software which is used by the investment industry to automate business processes at asset managers and service providers. Confluence Technologies was owned by another private equity investor, TA Associates. Confluence Technologies will continue to be led by current CEO Mark Evans.

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Education technology meets its limits

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Developing skills-based online courses and credentials is the easy part. The hard part is getting employers to pay attention. Column Education TC Coursera edtech flatiron school Galvanize London Los Angeles MIT mooc Software Thinkful udacity United Kingdom WeWork

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Oracle Agreement for TikTok Sets Technology Partnership

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Facing a Sept. 20 deadline from the White House to find a buyer for its U.S. operations, TikTok parent company ByteDance Ltd. has accepted a bid from Oracle Corp

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Framework Benchmarks

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Let go of your technology prejudices. We discuss technology, development processes, the challenges faced by our clients, and the solutions weve put to use on real projects. About What we do Portfolio People Blog Contact. You are viewing a single entry. Please also check out the most recent entries. March 28, 2013. Framework Benchmarks. How much does your framework choice affect performance? The answer may surprise you.

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8 Ways Entrepreneurs Find Disruptive New Technologies

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The key here is to resist the temptation to pay more attention to the technology solution than the problem. What sparks paradigm-shifting and disruptive innovation in any business?

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Starship Technologies picks up €50M from the EU’s investment arm to expand its fleet of autonomous delivery robots

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Starship Technologies is describing this as a “quasi-equity facility”, meaning there is a venture loan involved in the mix.

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OnSite Waste Technologies Finds $3.5M

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Newport Beach-based OnSite Waste Technologies has raised $3.5M The startup says it is developing technology for immediate sterilization of medical waste. Onsite Waste Technologies is led by CEO Brad Barnes; the company is aiming its onsite sterilization technology at long-term care facilities, family practices, dermatologists offices, urgent care clinics, and other small waste producers. onsite waste technologies venture capital medical lifescience sterilization

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Claiming a landmark in fusion energy, TAE Technologies sees commercialization by 2030

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In a small industrial park located nearly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, one company is claiming to have hit a milestone in the development of a new technology for generating power from nuclear fusion. Image Credit: TAE Technologies. A “safer” fusion technology?

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5 Ways To Validate Your Technology As Market Driven

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Technical entrepreneurs love their technology, and often are driven to launch a startup on the assumption that everyone will buy any solution which highlights this technology. Customers buy solutions, not technology. New technology does not necessarily make better solutions.

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Google spinoff Cartken and REEF Technology launch Miami’s first delivery robots

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Self-driving and robotics startup Cartken has partnered with REEF Technology, a startup that operates parking lots and neighborhood hubs, to bring self-driving delivery robots to the streets of downtown Miami. “We want to show how future-forward Miami can be,” Matt Lindenberger, REEF’s chief technology officer, told TechCrunch. Starship Technologies CEO Lex Bayer on focus and opportunity in autonomous delivery.

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Oracle Agreement for TikTok Sets Technology Partnership

L.A. Business Journal

Facing a Sept. 20 deadline from the White House to find a buyer for its U.S. operations, TikTok parent company ByteDance Ltd. has accepted a bid from Oracle Corp

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Fralock Acquires Career Technologies USA

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Valencia-based Fralock , which designs and manufactures specialty components for the aerospace, electronics, industrial life science, medical, satellite, and semiconductor equipment manufacturing industries, has acquired Chatsworth-based Career Technologies USA READ MORE>>. fralock career technologies semiconductor electronics manufacturing merger acquisition private equity

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OnSite Waste Technologies Signs Supplier To Senior Living Industry

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Newport Beach-based startup OnSite Waste Technologies , which is developing counter-top, on-site medical waste sterilization products, says it has signed on a supplier of products for the senior living industry. onsite waste technologies lifescience medical sterilization distributor distribution

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AirMap Acquires Hangar Technology

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a Santa Monica-based drone flight management software developer, acquired drone automation company Hangar Technology Inc. AirMap Inc., on Sept.

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Metropolis Technologies Raises $167M For AI Driven Parking Systems

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Los Angeles-based Metropolis Technologies, a startup that develops computer vision and machine learning driven systems for allowing people to drive in and out of parking facilities, without having to swipe a credit card or phone, has raised $167M in a Series B funding roudn. Alex Israel is cofounder and CEO of Metropolis Technologies.

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Corent Wins MapR Technologies

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Aliso Viejo-based Corent Technologies , which develops cloud migration software, and AI and data analytics software developer MapR Technologies said this morning that MapR Technologies has selected Corent's SurPaaS platform to help customers access MapR's Data Platform for AI. corent mapr technologies migration cloud data analytics software saas

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Airspace Technologies Finds $8M For Logistics Technology

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Carlsbad-based Airspace Technologies , which is developing technology for the logistics market, says it has raised $8M in a Series A funding round. According to Airspace, it is providing "time definite" delivery and supply chain services to the healthcare, technology, and aerospace sectors. airspace technologies venture capital logistics qualcomm cross culture supply chain

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Welcome Technologies Secures $8 Million

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Welcome Technologies, a Brentwood-based software technology company, raised an additional $8 million in institutional funding

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Technology Rodeo - Federal technologies

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Thursday, November 10, 2016 -- Tritech Technology Rodeo. NASA, Navy, University Technologies. Why attend.

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Fair Technologies Pivots, Plans 2022 Relaunch

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The company said it will officially be called Fair Technologies. fair technologies auto automotive marketing ecommerceBeverly Hills-based Fair, which was most recently focused on letting people lease vehicles on as short as a month-to-month basis, said Tuesday that it has adopted a new strategy, and plans to change its name for an early 2022 relaunch.

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Smart Earth Technologies Acquired By CrescoNet

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Carlsbad-based Smart Earth Technologies (SET), a developer of LTE and 5G products for the water utility market, has been acquired by San Francisco-based CrescoNet. smart earth technologies cresconet merger acquisition meter cleantech utility hardware telecomFinancial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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IMT Acquired By Cerium Technology

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Santa Barbara-based MEMs technology developer Innovative Micro Technology (IMT) said early this morning that it has received a majority equity financing from Cerium Technology. Cerium Technology is an investment firm focused on the Internet-of-Things (IoT) market. The company's MEMS technology uses precision scale manufacturing of structure-on-a-chip, which are used for things like force and motion sensors, relays and RF switches, and more.

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Los Angeles Sets Up Transportation Technology Zone

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The City of Los Angeles and Mayor Eric Garcetti said this week that it is launching a new Transportation Technology Innovation Zone , which Garcetti said will allow innovators to test their transportation technology solutions. angeles transportation technology zone delivery innovation startup

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Divergent Technologies Takes $160M For Industrial 3D Printing

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Los Angeles-based Divergent Technologies, a developer of industrial 3D printing systems, said this week that it has raised $160M in its Series C funding round. Divergent Technologies previously raised $200 million from investors including Horizons Ventures and Altran Technologies. divergent technologies industrial printing venture capital goldman sachs vehicles automotive auto