Long Beach Reemerges as an Aerospace Hub
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 23, 2021
From startups to established titans, aerospace companies are expanding their presence in Long Beach.
Long Beach Accelerator Launches First Class
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
A new startup accelerator in Long Beach, the Long Beach Accelerator, said this week that it has launched its very first class of startups. The accelerator said the startups include three companies based in Long Beach, which will participate in a 3.5
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LA Leads In Entrepreneurs, Says Report
socalTECH
MARCH 8, 2011
A new study released by the Kauffman Foundation this week shows that the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has the highest number of entrepreneurs per 100,000 people, of the top fifteen largest MSAs. The report covers all business entrepreneurs, not just those in the high tech industry.
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Relativity Space Signs Rocket Contract With Lockheed
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 26, 2020
a Long Beach-based startup, signed a contract to build a 3D-printed rocket for aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. Rocket builder Relativity Space Inc., as part of an upcoming experimental NASA mission.
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New Accelerator Aims At International Startups In LA
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JUNE 6, 2017
A new, startup accelerator, aimed at startups and small-and-medium-sized businesses looking to go global, says it is launching this summer in Los Angeles. The startup accelerator said it is hosted by the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce. READ MORE>>.
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SpinLaunch Finds $35M For Orbital Launch Systems, Expansion In Long Beach
socalTECH
JANUARY 16, 2020
Long Beach-based SpinLaumch , a space startup working on oribal launch systems which use a kinetic launch system to deliver payloads into space from the ground using a mass acceleration system, has raised $35M more, the company said on Thursday afternoon. The new funding brings the startup's total funding to $80M.
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Flywheel Expands Into Los Angeles, Ramps Up Taxi vs. Rideshare Battle
socalTECH
AUGUST 15, 2013
Flywheel develops a mobile app which lets users hail local taxi companies, track locations, and pay with their smartphone, and says it has launched its service across Los Angeles, starting with Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, San Fernando Valley, and Pasadena. READ MORE>>.
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244 How Chinese Startup Tradesparq Is Looking To Grow In SoCal
socalTECH
OCTOBER 10, 2013
In what is a fairly unusual move, last week, Tradesparq (www.tradesparq.com), a Chinese startup in the area of B2B trade information, said it was planning on setting up its operations here in Southern California, as part of an expansion and scaling of the company. How long has company been around? What is Tradesparq?
LA Leads In Entrepreneurs, Says Report
Tech Coast Venture Network
MARCH 9, 2011
A new study released by the Kauffman Foundation this week shows that the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has the highest number of entrepreneurs per 100,000 people, of the top fifteen largest MSAs. The report covers all business entrepreneurs, not just those in the high tech industry.
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Curative received FDA emergency use authorization for its novel COVID-19 tests
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 18, 2020
The diagnostics startup Curative has received an emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its novel test to determine COVID-19 infection. Doing so will help us avoid buying materials that would constrain public health and CDC laboratories from ramping up production,” the company said on its website.
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ChargerHelp raises $2.75M to keep EV chargers working
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 29, 2021
This round values the startup, which was founded in January 2020, at $11 million post-money. Powering up. Can solid state batteries power up for the next generation of EVs? It was here that she met Ellis, a career coach at LACI who also worked at the Long Beach Job Corp Center. The company said it has raised $2.75
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The 8th Annual Long Beach Soundwalk! | Art Mediums From Random Materials to High Tech
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 6, 2011
This past weekend, the annual Long Beach Soundwalk took place across the blocks of downtown Long Beach’s art district. It started off with, 30-40 people, and the list has just grew organically. Also, some people do just show up to play or exhibit their work. Really neat stuff. This is what we do.
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OpenAirplane Targets Los Angeles With Airplane Rental Service
socalTECH
JUNE 17, 2013
OpenAirplane said Monday that it has launched in Los Angeles, letting pilots join and rent aircraft, and aircraft operators to list their aircraft, starting with Long Beach Airport (LGB). The addition of Los Angeles as a market came as OpenAirplane also added service in new York, Chicago, San Jose, Kissimmee, and Detroit.
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231 Startups Win $25,000 In CSULB Challenge
socalTECH
APRIL 12, 2021
Two startups won a total of $25,000 in prizes last week at the Sunstone Innovations Challenge at CSULB, a startup pitch competition involving student teams from CSU Long Beach. The runner up was UNWIND, which is developing personalized meditation programs, which received $10,000 in seed funding.
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With a $3.5 million haul, Dray Alliance joins a booming logistics startup scene in LA
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
With an angle on a long-neglected part of the shipping industry — the short-haul movement of cargo from docks to logistics centers — Dray Alliance is joining a growing startup scene for logistics businesses based in Los Angeles.
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See Jane Go Snags $2.47M To Expand In SoCal
socalTECH
JUNE 13, 2017
Laguna Hills-based See Jane Go , a startup which operates a ridesharing service driven by, and which serves just women, has raised $2.47M in an angel funding, the company said Tuesday. See Jane Go currently offers it service in Orange County and Long Beach, with plans to expand to the rest of Southern California using the funding.
Relativity Space gains new customer in Iridium and new launch site at Vandenberg
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 24, 2020
To accomplish those, and other launches like them, the company is also setting up a new launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Replacement launches will occur as needed starting no earlier than 2023, giving both companies plenty of wiggle room. funded, staffed, operated, and launched,” Ellis said.
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Google Offers Launches In San Diego
socalTECH
OCTOBER 26, 2011
Google Offers , the daily deals service in beta at Google, has expanded into Southern California, starting in San Diego, Google said Wednesday. Google said it has added San Diego, along with Balitmore, Minneapolis, and San Jose to a beta of the service. Google Offers is launching with a $10 for $20 worth of food at San Diego's Crazee Burger.
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140 Volvo Trucks teases the all-electric semi truck it’s bringing to California in 2019
TechCrunch LA
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Daimler Trucks North America said in July it would begin testing 20 fully electric heavy- and medium-duty Freightliner models at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this year. Newcomer Thor Trucks is developing a medium-duty Class-6 electric truck for UPS, which will also be tested in California.
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Payoff.com Raises $7.0M For Personal Finance Efforts
socalTECH
DECEMBER 3, 2013
Long Beach-based Payoff.com , a startup which operates an online service that helps user pay off debt and save money via online rewards, social tools, and peer pressure, has raised $7.0M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the company.
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Volvo Planning Major Electric Truck Rollout In LA
socalTECH
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Volvo Trucks North America , the truck manufacturing arm of Volvo, says it plans on a major rollout of electric cars in the Los Angeles area, starting next year. A new, electric powertrain will be added to Volvo's existing, popular VNR truck--which currently runs on diesel power.
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SpinLaunch, Backed By Google And Kleiner Perkins, Gets DOD Contract
socalTECH
JUNE 20, 2019
Long Beach-based SpinLaunch , a space launch services provider which recently relocated from Silicon Valley to Long Beach, reported on Wednesday that it has been awarded a launch prototype contract from the Department of Defense (DOD). READ MORE>>.
Postmates’ newest feature is like Uber POOL for food delivery
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 20, 2019
The feature is now available in Chicago, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Calif., The round comes four months after the eight-year-old startup drove home a $300 million investment that knocked it into “unicorn” territory. For now, the company’s party feature will only be offered in a handful of the nearly 3,000 U.S.
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Morf3D, Starburst Aerospace Partner On Manufacturing Effort
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. Financial details of the deal were not announced.
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Sweep Eyes Nationalwide Electric Scooter Maintenance, Logistics
socalTECH
JANUARY 31, 2019
Santa Monica-based Sweep , a startup which is focused on cleanup and maintenance of the many scooters from Bird, Lime, Spin, and others, said this week it's looking to create a nationwide network of e-scooter logistics hubs. Sweep says it already has operations in Long Beach, Denver, Detroit, Washinton, D.C., READ MORE>>.
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Virgin Orbit Shows Off Launcher One, Cosmic Girl
socalTECH
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Virgin Orbit , the space launch startup which is backed by Sir Richard Brason, showed off its small satellite launch vehicle, the LauncherOne today, posting images of the launch vehicle in Long Beach Airport being mated with its Cosmic Girl launch vehicle--a converted 747. Its a beautiful day here in Long Beach!
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113 Bikestation Installs In Covina
socalTECH
OCTOBER 26, 2009
Long Beach-based Bikestations , an angel-backed startup developing modules used for storing bicycles at train stations, bus stations, and elsewhere, said today that it has contracted for install of a center, at the Covina Metrolink station. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.
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Virgin Orbit To Go Public Through SPAC
socalTECH
AUGUST 23, 2021
Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit, the satellite launch technology company which is related to Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space tourism business, says it will become a publicly traded company through a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC).
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113 Dray Alliance Finds $3.5M For Short Haul Logistics
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Los Angeles-based Dray Alliance , a startup focused on on-demand, short haul container delivery, has raised $3.5M The company says it provides AI enabled rate quoted for intermodal and drayage for freight forwarders and import/export shipper, and has thousands of drivers or drayage trucking companies in Los Angeles & Long Beach.
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MFFAIS Rolls Out Budgeting App
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
A new, Long Beach-based startup, MFFAIS, said this week that it has rolled out a new, free app to help people with budgeting. The company--which says its app does not require any connection to a user's bank account--is aimed at helping users establish the "groundwork for financial security".
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Oblong Unveils At TED
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 16, 2010
Los Angeles-based Oblong Industries , a stealthy startup working on gesture-based user interfaces, unveiled its products last Friday at TED in Long Beach.
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Virgin Orbit Signs Satellite Launch Deal With UK's RAF
socalTECH
JULY 19, 2019
Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit , the satellite launch startup backed by Richard Branson, said on Friday that it has been selected by the UK's Royal Air Force, to launch satellites for a project called Team ARTEMIS. Financial details of the launch deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.
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Virgin Orbit Sees Successful Rocket Release Test
socalTECH
JULY 11, 2019
Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit , the small satellite launch service startup backed by Sir Richard Branson, said it conducted its first successful "drop test" release of a rocket from its modified 747. READ MORE>>.
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113 The Snap IPO Happened. What Next LA?
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 6, 2017
He was running to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles and he outlined his vision to “open up the city government to technology and innovation” if he were elected. 43% of all goods arriving into American ports come through LA and Long Beach ports in Los Angeles.
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191 Ways2H Gets Investment For Renewable Hydrogen Production
socalTECH
OCTOBER 20, 2020
Long Beach-based Way2H , a startup developing technology to convert waste into clean hydrogen fuel, has scored a strategic investment from Pacific6 Enterprises, the company announced this morning. Size of that investment were not announced. Pacific6 Enterprises is led by John C.
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Embark Finds $30M To Scale Out Robotic Truck Efforts In Inland Empire
socalTECH
JULY 20, 2018
Embark , a Silicon Valley, autonomous vehicle startup which is developing self driving, long haul trucks, said today that it has raised $30M in a Series B funding, to specifically build out its operations in the Los Angeles area. Embark did not say how many people it plans to hire in Ontario. READ MORE>>.
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100 MAN OVERBOARD: Mayday - Mayday - Mayday
Tech Coast Venture Network
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
Jeff Blanton This past weekend I was racing in the annual Mid-Winter Regatta out of Long Beach. During the last race of five, we had just rounded the final mark with our spinnaker up and heading for the finish line. When we embark on a start-up “adventure&# it is very much like going to sea. It isn’t!
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100 Fuel50: Helping Employees Figure Out Their Career Path, With Anne Fulton
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 2, 2017
We caught up with Fuel50 founder and CEO Anne Fulton to learn more about the startup. Anne Fulton: Fuel50 is a career pathing startup, part of the HR technology landscape. How did you start the company? Even when I had babies, I started a company making baby clothing with designers for a few years. What is Fuel50?
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Interview with Rich Branning, Sweep
socalTECH
AUGUST 1, 2019
We caught up with Rich to better understand the business, and why he thinks it's critical that companies like his step in to handle the labor intensive, logistics challenge that on-demand scooter companies have created for themselves. We all had a background in different spaces, primarily in the startup and technology space.
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124 How FreeConferenceCall.com Made Audio Conferencing Free
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
If you are like us, a huge number of the conference calls you participate in are enabled by a company called FreeConferenceCall.com , which has enabled free conference calls for millions of startups and large businesses alike. But, how can the company offer up free conference calling services, and what''s the story behind the service?
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LAEDC's CHRIS RICO Continues to Innovate LA
LATechDigest
JANUARY 27, 2020
In addition to helping more traditional companies navigate an economy filled with disruptors, Rico and the LAEDC help startups understand their role in the larger LA ecosystem. All these disparate roles have helped crystallize Ricos focus to bring together LAs tech ecosystem, in order to show the world the areas breadth of tech talent.
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Interview with Clint Brauer, Greenfield Robotics
socalTECH
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Greenfield Robotics (greenfieldrobotics.com), is a startup, split between Los Angeles and Kanasas, which is working on robotic systems which make it possible for farmers to remove their reliance on chemical sprays. Clint Brauer: Greenfield Robotics was started to solve the problem with broad acre farming, which is the chemical problem.
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Daniel Lanois
Daradiction
OCTOBER 12, 2009
In fact in 2000 I drove my beat up Volvo wagon from California to Nova Scotia (with a few month sojourn in Nashville in the middle), and the Million Dollar Hotel Soundtrack was my road trip soundtrack. He’s someone who’s name just seems to always come up in my circles. I see a pattern starting to emerge.
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