L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 3, 2022

As the clock was running out on 2021, L.A. County was poised to get another publicly traded company: Pasadena-based solar technology firm Heliogen Inc.

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Pasadena Companies Company Technology 278

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2020

Irvine-based Ingram Micro , the technology services and products giant, said on Wednesday that it has postponed its big event, the Cloud Summit , to next year, sometime in early 2021.

Services 124

Services Technology Product Companies 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Irvine-based ATTOM, the unit of RealtyTrac which tracks foreclosure data, says that foreclosure filings for the U.S. have increased 68 percent from a year ago, and are up 34 percent from the previous quarter. The uptick in foreclosure starts come as a result of the retreat of foreclosure moratorium and mortgage forbearance programs.

Startup 198

Startup 198

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2021

According to the company, it has selected eight companies for the 2021 Disney Accelerator Program, including companies in the areas of messaging, the frontiers of technology, e-commerce, data, and personalization. Burbank-based The Walt Disney Company has announced the participants in this year's startup accelerator program at the company.

Companies 113

Companies Company Burbank Commerce 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2022

billion across its funds in 2021. The company said it made investments in more than 25 new companies in 2021, with exits at Procore, Blend, Doma, Hippo, and SmartRent. Los Angeles-based real estate technology investor Fifth Wall said Tuesday afternoon that it raised a total of $1.1

Funding 113

Funding Venture Capital Los Angeles Organization 113

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based startup accelerator and investor MuckerLab has opened up programs for its 2021 program, according to the accelerator. According to MuckerLab, applications for its Summer program are due by Tuesday, July 6th at 11:59pm.

Invest 113

Invest Los Angeles Capital Startup 113

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 20, 2021

Several local startups are among the 2021 class for Techstars' Los Angeles Accelerator.

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Class Startup Los Angeles Angel 246

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2021

Techstars LA, the startup accelerator headed up by Matt Kozlov, announced its 2021 class this week, drawing an international group of twelve new companies to its startup accelerator in Culver City.

Class 113

Class Culver City Companies Company 113

L.A. Business Journal

MAY 3, 2021

recorded positive free cash flow in the first quarter of 2021, the first time the company has done so since going public in 2017.

Company 246

Company Companies 246

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 21, 2021

Thursday, May 27, 2021 -- LA BEST - LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit 2021. The Los Angeles Bioscience Ecosystem Summit 2021 (LABEST) is the premier showcase for bioscience innovation in Los Angeles County.

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Southern California Research Startup Los Angeles 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

2021 saw phenomenal returns for our industry and it topped off more than a decade of unprecedented VC growth. Since 2021, Upfront returned more than $600 million to LPs and returned more than $1 billion since 2018. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Startup 408

Startup Venture Capital Writing Invest 408

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Should SaaS companies trade at a 24x Enterprise Value (EV) to Next Twelve Month (NTM) Revenue multiple as they did in November 2021? But it will be patiently deployed, waiting for a cohort of founders who aren’t artificially clinging to 2021 valuation metrics. By 2021 we had to write a $3.5m

Venture Capital 416

Venture Capital Marketing Technical Review Seed Funding 416

L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 28, 2021

After thriving during the pandemic, tech companies are poised for continued success. The Business Journal looks at where they go from here.

Journal 147

Journal Report Company Companies 147

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The two new options will be available on store shelves in 2021, but will be on offer at a two-day pop up event in Los Angeles for folks to try. Beyond Meat has launched two new versions of its Beyond Burgers, the company announced today.

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Los Angeles Design Content Marketing 294

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 14, 2019

” Under that timeline, deliveries wouldn’t begin until late 2020 or possibly early 2021. There are other clues on the order page, including that the seven-seat interior won’t be available until 2021. Customers who want the standard range version of the Model Y will have to wait until at least spring 2021.

Startup 237

Startup Los Angeles Pricing Design 237

L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 1, 2021

Local private and public sector visionaries plan to answer the call for creating a broad and reliable EV infrastructure.

Report 130

Report 130

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 6, 2020

Instantaneous livestreaming and multi-angle replay might become a reality next year for music and sports fans at Staples Center and L.A.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

— Most (@Most) October 20, 2021. ” LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 20: Writer-director Joey Soloway speaks as trans employees and allies at Netflix walkout in protest of Dave Chappelle special on October 20, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. — Dana Herlihey (@danaherlihey) October 20, 2021.

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Netflix Demand Content Hollywood 300

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The tech sector in Los Angeles has grown tremendously over the past decade. These companies reflect where L.A.'s s tech scene is headed.

Los Angeles 130

Los Angeles Angel Company Companies 130

socalTECH

MAY 26, 2021

Irvine-based videogame developer Blizzard said today that it is once again cancelling Blizzcon, its annual conference, due to fluctuating guidelines around events in California during the pandemic. According to Blizzard, it now plans a "global event" in the early part of next year, combining and online show with smaller, in-person gatherings.

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Conference Develop Development Companies 113

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

This week turned out to be a surprisingly busy one in space news — kicked off by the Trump administration’s FY 2021 budget proposal, which was generous to U.S. Sign up here to receive it weekly on Sundays in your inbox. space efforts both in science and in defense. Astronomers continue to sound the alarm about constellations.

SpaceX 272

SpaceX Newsletter Los Angeles Sites 272

socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2022

billion was raised by its nonprofit customers on its platform in 2021. San Diego-based nonprofit fundraising software developer Classy says that more than $1.1 The company--which helps nonprofits reach out to donors--said about $30.8 million of that was in recurring donations on its platform.

San Diego 189

San Diego Platform Software Development Tool 189

TechCrunch LA

MAY 19, 2020

The 2021 Polestar 2 is the first EV to come out of Polestar since it was recast as an electric performance brand in 2017. Polestars plans to expand its retail footprint in the first half of 2021 with locations in Boston, Denver, Texas, Washington, D.C. Polestar’s first U.S. and Florida.

Los Angeles 147

Los Angeles Pricing Angel Custom 147

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2021

According to Avast, Steckler passed away in a tragic car accident in Irvine, California, on June 15, 2021, at the age of 62. Vince Steckler, the former CEO of cybersecurity software developer Avast, has unexpectedly died in a car accident in Irvine, according to the software developer.

Orange County 184

Orange County UCI Software Development Activity 184

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The first Canoo vehicles are expected to appear on the road by 2021 and will be offered only as a subscription. Canoo started as Evelozcity in 2017 by two former Faraday Future executives Stefan Krause and Ulrich Kranz. The company rebranded as Canoo in spring 2019 and debuted its first vehicle last September.

Startup 310

Startup Develop Development Platform 310

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2021

Silvus says it expected to demonstrate the operation of its technology in a field test in March of 2021. Silvus said its technology provides "extremely fast" spectrum scanning in a form factor the size of an iPhone.

Outsource Development 160

Outsource Development Los Angeles Activity Technology 160

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2022

Los Angeles-based EcoFlow, the developer of portable power stations, says it reached $200M in annual revenues in 2021, up 275% from the year before. The company is backed by Sequoia's China Fund, Hillhouse, and CICC, and received $100M in a Series B investment back in June of 2021.

Sales 113

Sales Los Angeles Invest Funding 113

L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

the largest engineering and infrastructure services firm in Los Angeles County now that AECOM has departed for Dallas — reported record fiscal 2021 earnings on Nov. Pasadena-based Tetra Tech Inc. —

Report 130

Report Pasadena Los Angeles Services 130

Xconomy

APRIL 22, 2020

The start of a potentially big biomedical breakthrough is blooming within all of us. Drug research aiming to turn bacteria into microbiome therapies now spans programs aiming to address gut disorders, autism, cancer, and more.

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Class Study Research Report 138

socalTECH

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Los Angeles-based, shared scooter and bicycle rental service Bird has put out some numbers this morning, saying that use of its service has contributed an estimated $100M in incremental spending at local businesses in 2021, and saved an estimated 1.1 million gallons of gasoline.

Study 113

Study Los Angeles Services Angel 113

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

billion in volume for the entire fiscal year of 2021 and Afterpay is projecting $16 billion in volume for its entire fiscal year. . March 2021 also represented a record month for global shopping volume with $6.9 To put that into context; Affirm’s financial report in May projected it would process $8.04

Los Angeles 266

Los Angeles Funding CIO Marketing 266

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This year, the company expects — looking at predictions that included results through Q2 2021 — to post positive gross margins. million in Q2 2021, its best result ever, and one of only four quarters in which the result was positive. For example, Bird had gross margins that were negative in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

News 148

News Los Angeles Examples Pricing 148

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

EDF Renewables said its new Space City Solar project is expected to start construction in summer of 2021, and will have a capacity of up to 345 MW. The company said that it has signed a 55 megawatt PPA with BASF for the new project, which is located in Wharton County, Texas. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 140

San Diego Startup Develop Development 140

Tech.Co

JUNE 30, 2021

This scheme starts on August 1st of 2021. Harley Finkelstein (@harleyf) June 29, 2021. Richard Blair (@RichardLBlair) June 29, 2021. Shopify has announced a new scheme for all of its App Store developers. Developers will not pay any commission on the first $1 million that they make in a given year. The best part?

Develop 142

Develop Development Sales Platform 142

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2021

The National Venture Capital Association says that venture capital activity in Q2 of 2021 has hit record highs, with the group saying, in particular, that seed and early-stage VC financings have hit record highs and new quarterly records. The NVCA said that $75.0

Venture Capital 113

Venture Capital Invest Activity Capital 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 23, 2021

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 -- Long Beach Small Business Online Networking Event. 29/6/2021 at 4:30pm PDT for business owners interested in exchanging ideas. The Long Beach SBDC is hosting a virtual networking event on Tues. See [link].

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Long Beach Networking Ideas 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 24, 2021

Friday, July 30, 2021 -- Datacon LA Startup Showcase Deadline. Data Con LA, in partnership with TenOneTen Ventures, invites you to submit your startup pitch at our 2021 virtual Startup Showcase. Prizes awarded! The deadline for submission is July 30th. See [link].

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Startup 100