L.A. Business Journal

MAY 3, 2021

said the idea for the company came to her after working with a real estate agent to sell her first home. Lindsay McLean, founder and chief executive of Home-Lister Inc.,

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Westlake Technology Holdings and sister company Nowcom Corp. have joined to create NowLake Technology.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Fountain Valley-based Motive Companies, which provides renewable energy and infrastructure products, says it has made a strategic investment in GenXComm, a developer of dynamic filtering and Radio Frequency (RF)-photonics systems. GenXComm previously also received funding from Intel Capital, Azure Capital, and Bandgap Ventures.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 6, 2023

And good board members can add real value to you and the company. Importantly, these also help a board to cover the legal “duty of care” for the health of the company. A better company is the goal. The post So, what’s a company board good for, anyway? Is this idea sustainable?” These are typical fiduciary questions.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 14, 2021

Venice-based virtual reality software company Specular Theory Inc. secured a $4.5 million contract with the Defense Department to expand development of its training products for the Air Force.

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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.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 18, 2021

With the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden days away, local companies are preparing for an array of proposed policy changes.

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L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It may seem redundant to say that a company focused on creating virtual reality experiences is ahead of the curve, but that’s precisely the case for West Adams-based Survios Inc.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Here’s one for executives of any company with next generation products in mind. In many companies, there are quiet geniuses, wanting to work on projects outside of the daily focus of the department or company. Technology companies are prime targets for this problem. . First, let’s recognize the problem.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based The Boring Company has just received approval from Clark County, Nevada, for its plans to create an underground transportation system that will connect the Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The project is expected to stretch 29 miles and will have 51 stations.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 18, 2021

It’s been a rough and perplexing six weeks for shareholders of downtown-based water infrastructure development company Cadiz Inc.

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Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2020

Growing companies usually require more working capital during their periods of rapid growth. If the equity value of a company is growing at the same rate as the company, say 40% per year, almost any form of debt financing may be preferable as a way of preventing further dilution from issuing additional equity.

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based TrillerNet, the parent company of social video app developer Triller, has acquired two companies, including a live event and pay-per-view (PPV) company, and a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) company.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 3, 2022

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

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Electric vehicles are touted as the future, especially in Los Angeles where the city’s climate goals call for 80% of vehicles sold to be electric by 2028 — seven years ahead of the state’s 2035 cutoff for gasoline-powered auto sales.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 31, 2020

acquired Circ, an electric scooter company headquartered in Berlin, in a bid to expand the Santa Monica-based company’s European operations. Electric scooter operator Bird Rides Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

More than ever before, people want to buy from, work for, and invest in companies that matter. Your company and team members have to be seen as going above and beyond to solve the problems of internal and external customers. Companies that matter focus beyond the buy/sell transaction view of the world.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

For a lot of high-growth companies, it no longer makes sense to build a big in-house team; better to leverage the best specialists to get the job done, and MarketerHire enables that talent to be easily found and matched — and all remote.”. Brands can typically fill their open positions in as little as 48 hours, the company said.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 29, 2020

She stated that she had rejected the investment being discussed, because in her mind the entire company was “just a button, on a feature, in an app.” Email readers, continue here…] Far too many companies have been created around a button on a feature, and not upon a solution to a need in answer to a void in the market.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Although it takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show is a key event for technology companies and startups based in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

According to HONK, it has signed up Wawanesa Insurance, and will manage the roadside assistance program for the insurance company. HONK says that Wawanesa is ranked the number one insurance company in California for customer satisfaction, according to J.D. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 13, 2020

The idea of artificial intelligence may conjure up images of robots and mechanical automation, but for businesses, the technology’s applications are much more wide-ranging.

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socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based personal care, beauty, baby, and household products brand The Honest Company says it has named two new members to its board of directors. According to the company, it has named James White and Susan Gentile to the company's board, effective upon the company becoming a public company.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The company said the EV charger ompany will use its NimbeLink embedded modems for its nationwide network. San Diego-based wireless products maker Airgain said it has scored a win with an un-named manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Financial impact of the win were not announced.

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socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based The Honest Company has set its anticipated IPO range, saying in a filing on Monday morning that it is now expecting to price its IPO at between $14.00 The company has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as HNST. and $17.00

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 5, 2021

For large companies with hundreds — or even thousands — of employees, managing human resources functions and communicating with workers can be a challenge.

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2021

Burbank-based The Walt Disney Company has announced the participants in this year's startup accelerator program at the company. According to Disney, the companies this year include Attentive. The three month mentorship program has been run since 2014. The three month mentorship program has been run since 2014.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Pepperdine’s Graziadio Business School announced the winners of its second annual Most Fundable Companies competition.

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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.

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socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2021

Elon Musk and his tunnel drilling company, The Boring Company, appears to be pitching the idea of using its tunnels for freight, according to pitch materials leaked from the company. It's unclear how far along the idea has gotten, however, those tunnels are nearly twice as large as the company's existing tunnels.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2020

s tech sector grows, a cluster of companies is taking meditation and mindfulness into a virtual space.

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socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2019

j2 Global has quietly grown to become Southern California's most acquisitive technology company, and has purchased dozens and dozens of companies in both the cloud services area, as well as in the Internet publishing space. j2 Global said these latest acquisition are not expected to be material to the company.

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Berkonomics

JULY 23, 2020

Sometimes the end game or sale of the company is not a happy event. And yet, VCs sometimes bravely put in more money near the end of the life of a company to bridge the company to a sale of assets in an attempt to recover some or all of the original investment. How about outside investors?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Los Angeles-based Boring Company , the tunneling-and-Hyperloop-transportation company founded by Elon Musk, is setting up shop in Austin, Texas, saying on Monday that it is hiring in the city. The company listed jobs in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Accounting, Business Development, and other areas.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As a rule of thumb, a company with a majority owner in control will be required to provide such a guarantee for most any borrowing of significant size in relation to assets. A win-win for the investor and entrepreneur assuming the company does grow and have a liquidity event someday. Then what happens when there are investors?

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 2, 2018

The Series C round from late stage and growth capital investment firm, The Riverside Company , caps a busy first quarter for the massage service. The former CFO of MarketShare, Heyrick has helped the company expand to over 11,000 massage therapists in its network.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 28, 2021

Palms-based location marketing software company MomentFeed Inc. has been acquired by Berlin-based software company Uberall, the companies announced June 15.

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