L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
The gaming giant, which posted in $2.3 billion in quarterly revenue, also said it's working to upgrade its policies and training to prevent harassment.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
A launch of an Atlas V rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base is scheduled for today, to take a new Landsat satellite into space for NASA, according to NASA. The launch is currently targeted at 11:11am from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, which is north of Los angeles near Lompoc. According to launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA), the launch will also include multiple CubeSats, which will be released after Landsat 9 separation.
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Berkonomics
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Here’s a question to help you decide if you’re guilty. How many times have you heard someone say, “Let’s do it now and ask permission later?” Have you done it in front of your cohort? That’s a common practice in companies where there is a barrier between levels in the chain of command, or lack of communication between people who work together or even for you as a leader.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
Every inventor seems to think their invention is worth a million dollars, but I haven’t seen anyone pay that much for one yet. In fact, I often have to tell aspiring entrepreneurs that their inventions have zero value, at least not until they are put in the context of a business plan, with qualified people committed to executing the plan. Early-stage ideas fall in the same category.
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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The music industry in Los Angeles has grown to encompass far more than just production.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
A new program, run by the Alliance for Southern California Innovation, is looking to connect startups with Series A funding, according to the group. The Alliance said it has launched its new SoCal Venture Pipeline program, to help bridge a key funding gap for Southern California entrepreneurs, by connecting them to relevant venture capital firms. The new program is being run in partnership with Silicon Valley Bank.
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L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Culver City-based ecommerce software and data company Assembly has joined L.A.’s tech startup unicorn club.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
One of the largest light rail station overhauls in the history of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority recently wrapped up.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
In the 10 months Joel Ifill worked at El Segundo-based Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc., he said he “never felt at ease” making precision kinetic weapons, better known as smart bombs.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
There’s an old expression: “fishing for information.” It means that a person is trying to pry information from you indirectly. In today’s world, that old saying has been updated and modified.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
A 3-mile extension of the Foothill Gold Line into San Bernardino County has been put on ice for at least another year as $550 million in funding for the project was dropped from a state surplus spending bill earlier this month.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Pasadena engineering and data analysis consulting company Tetra Tech Inc. has won a slice of an $800 million federal architectural and engineering services contract.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
In my experience as an employee, up to an executive, in large companies as well as small, I’ve found that people who are consistently negative and complain are a big constraint on productivity, as well as the most difficult management problem that most business leaders face. The challenge is to get negative people to see themselves as part of the problem, rather than the solution.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
A common request I hear from aspiring entrepreneurs is for an assessment of their latest idea. I don’t even try to assess things at the idea level, since I can’t read minds. I can assess execution plans, if you have any. Yet I believe that business success is more a function of the person than the idea or the plan, so the best idea is one that is a best fit for you, and only you can assess that.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 1, 2021
I n my experience mentoring new entrepreneurs and aspiring business leaders, I see far too many who seem to be driven by all the wrong reasons. Everyone seems to espouse extrinsic motivations, such as getting rich, having power, and fulfilling parent dreams, when in fact a focus on satisfying internal interests and desires will likely lead to more success, as well as satisfaction.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said removing space debris is “highly complex" as objects in orbit travel more than 14,500 miles per hour.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
In a corporate environment, the focus of a job interview has long been demonstrating your match to the skills and experience outlined in the job description. In my experience with startups, that is still necessary, but not sufficient. Today’s business world has become totally customer driven, so customer-centric and people abilities really make the difference between winners and losers.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Santa Barbara-based Well Health, a developer of digital health software, said this week that it has named Robin Hackney as the company's Senior Vice President of Marketing. Hackney was most recently Chief Marketing Officer at FairWarning, which was recently acquired by Imprivata. She also has served at Azalea Health, Ingenious Med, Greenway Health, Equifax, and IBM.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Los Angeles-based employee wellness and artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Three Good announced that it has raised a seed funding round. The company says it has raised $700K in that pre-funding. According to the company, notable pre-seed investors and partners include impact investor Pete De Mare and Guitar Hero founder Charles Huang and industry leaders from Cisco, Dell, Riot Games, and HTC.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Los Angeles-based Docupace, which develops cloud-based software for the wealth management industry, said it hacquired PreciseFP, a provider of data gathering and client engagement software. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Docupace said that PresciseFP will combine its capabilities with its automation, workflow, and operations tools.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 1, 2021
El Segundo-based Morf3D, a metal additive manufacturing company which is a subsidiary of Nikon Corporation, and Los Angeles-based space startup accelerator Starburst Aerospace, are in a manufacturing deal in Long Beach, Morf3D said this week. According to Morf3D, it is in a technology development partnership in its new Applied Digital Manufacturing Center (ADMC) in Long Beach, California.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Los Angeles-based online invitations service Evite said this morning that it has appointed two new executives, adding Thanh Khuu as Chief Technology Officer and Karen Graham as Vice President of Marketing and Brand. Khuu had previously served as Chief Technology Officer at ShoeDazzle, in addition to other roles; Graham most recently was Vice President of Marketing at Nordstrom for the off-price online and brick-and-mortar division.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Acrew Capital, the venture capital fund which recently added local Los Angeles investor Richard Wolpert as a Venture Partner, said this week that it has launched two new funds. The venture fund said it launched The Long Term View (LTV) Fund, a ~$380MM early stage fund and the Diversify Capital Fund (DCF), a $300MM late stage fund. Acrew Capital is specifically targeting more diverse startups; the fund's leadership is 67% women and/or underrepresented minorities, with over half of its team immigr
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace says it has launched a new, educational space simulation tool, which it says is aimed at workforce preparation, training, and education. According to the startup, the tool--which is aimed at novice users with no scientific background--teaches the fundamentals of astrodynamics, and provides visual representation of complex mathematics and theories.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Virgin Galactic, the space flight and tourism company led by Virgin Galactic, has been cleared to fly again following an FAA inquiry into the company's re-entry from space in July. Virgin Galactic had been under investigation for diverging from its air traffic control clearance at it returned to earth with founder Sir Richard Branson on its Unity 22 flight.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Netflix, the online streaming provider which has operations in Los Angeles, said on Tuesday that it has acquired Glendale-based video game developer Night School Studio. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Night School Studio is best known for the title OXENFREE. According to Netflix, the acquisition will help it expand its games team.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Santa Barbara-based Invoca, which provides call tracking and marketing intelligence software, says it has named Paula Schmidlin as Senior Vice President, People & Culture, and promoted Ben Sullivan to Executive Vice President, Sales. Schmidlin previously served in interim roles as Head of People at CircleCI and Thorn, and also previously was VP of Learning & Development at Epicor, in addition to serving at LSI, Cisco and Barclays (London).
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Los Angeles-based esports organization Immortals Gaming Club (IGC) said this morning that it has undergone a "comprehensive corporate reorganization", which will see the promotion of Chief Executive Officer Ari Segal and Chief Operating Officer Tomi Kovanen to Co-Managing Directors of IGC. As part of the shift, the company said that Jordan Sherman, currnetly President and Chief Commercial Officer was promoted to become CEO of Immortals, and that it has hired Roberta Coelho as CEO of MIBR.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Los Angeles-based Happy Returns, which provides both retail locations for returns, as well as handles the logistics for e-commerce return processing, is expanding its network in a partnership with Staples, the company said today. Happy Returns--which is now owned by PayPal--said the partnership will offer box-free and label-free returns at more than 1,000 Staples locations nationwide.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Vista, California-based Sommetrics, a startup developing treatments for sleep apnea, said this morning that it has raised $11M in its ongoing Series C funding round. Names of the investors in the round were not announced, however, the company said they included existing shareholders and new investors in the U.S. and Australia. The company said it is targeting up to $16M for the round.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Irvine-based ,a href="[link] Research, a provider of molecular biology tools, says it has donated one million COVID-19 testing kits to a molecular diagnostics company in Hyderabad, India. According to Zymo, the molecular diagnostics company, Mapmygenome, is a provider of personalized DNA testing, COVID-19 testing, and genetic counseling, and provides COVID-19 testing for incoming passengers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Los Angeles-based media software and data measurement provider VideoAmp has inked a partnership with ViacomCBS, where ViacomCBS will use the company's software for linear TV planning and measurement, according to the company. Financial impact of the win was not announced. VideoAmp said ViacomCBS will use its proprietary commingled TV Viewership dataset to guarantee linear media transactions against age and gender demographics.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Irvine-based cloud computing services provider Caylent has raised $16M in a growth equity investment round, the company said on Monday. The company said the funding came from East Los Capital. Caylent is led by CEO JP La Torre. The company offers up "container orchestration" software, which is used to deploy software into clouds, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS).
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Santa Monica-based agricultural robotics startup Future Acres says it has signed a collaboration agreement with global plant variety breeder and genetics licensor Sun World International to further develop its proprietary technology, the company said this morning. Financial details of the collaboration were not announced. Future Acres said the deal will include an initial testing and pilot program at Sun World's International Center for Innovation and will include collaborative commercialization
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Los Angeles-based employee wellness and artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Three Good announced that it has raised a seed funding round. The company says it is raising $2.5M in that funding. According to the company, notable pre-seed investors and partners include impact investor Pete De Mare and Guitar Hero founder Charles Huang and industry leaders from Cisco, Dell, Riot Games, and HTC.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
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. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The acquisition was supported by private equity investor Trive Capital.
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