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Startup Seeks CGI Wonder - Los Angeles Business Journal

March 13, 2023

A teenaged Nikola Todorovic would have made an Isaac Asimov-inspired movie about robots, while Tye Sheridan would have wanted to make a film about aliens. At least, that’s what they would have done if their West Hollywood-based startup, Wonder Dynamics, had existed when they were kids growing up in their small towns. The enterprise last week […]

WattEV Secures Partnership with Uber Freight, CHEP

March 13, 2023

Long Beach-based electric trucking and charging infrastructure company WattEV has entered a partnership with Uber Freight and Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool to deployed electric trucks on select Southern California shipping routes. Under the terms of the partnership, which was announced last month, Uber Freight and its client Chep, a manufacturer of pallets and industrial containers, […]

Champions Raises $7M in Series A

March 6, 2023

A group of investors has poured $7 million into Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw-based fantasy gaming startup Champions Round for its series A funding round. The company said it expects to utilize that funding to amplify its content creation and develop a function in its app that allows fans to connect with those creators. Champions Round combines traditional […]

Don’t Ban TikTok By Howard Bloom

March 3, 2023

March 1st, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on H.R. 1153, a bill to give the president “the power to ban…. TikTok.” And not just to ban TikTok. Giving the president the power to ban any app from “a foreign entity that is ‘subject to the influence of China’.” This is just one in a four-year […]

Suma Wealth Acquires Reel - Los Angeles Business Journal

February 27, 2023

Suma Wealth, a downtown-based financial technology company that seeks to help Latinos improve their financial literacy, announced its acquisition of the savings and personal finance platform Reel. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the merger, Reel co-founder and chief executive Daniela Corrente will join Suma’s executive suite as chief strategy and […]

Tech Layoffs Fueling Startups - Los Angeles Business Journal

February 27, 2023

With thousands of tech workers being laid off from companies big and small this year, it is easy to think the industry is going under. The reason for these layoffs varies from cutting costs to reducing salaries, which increased significantly during the pandemic. However, the mass furloughs are giving startup tech companies the ability to […]

DroneBase Rebrands As Zeitview, Secures $55M Investment

February 27, 2023

DroneBase, a Santa Monica-based inspection software company, has rebranded as Zeitview and secured $55 million. The funding round was led by Valor Equity Partners, along with participation from existing investors Union Square Ventures, Santa Monica-based Upfront Ventures, Euclidean Capital, Energy Transition Ventures and Hearst Ventures. The new funding will support the company’s artificial intelligence-enabled software […]

Playa Company Partners with NBA

February 27, 2023

Cosm has partnered with the National Basketball Association to present a new live game-viewing experience for fans. The Playa Vista-based technology, media and entertainment company will produce and present select games from NBA League Pass, the league’s streaming service, in 8K resolution on large-scale LED-dome systems at its soon-to-be-opened venues, according to a release from […]

Tech Hacks To Build A High-Performing Remote Team

February 2, 2023

The remote model is here to stay because it saves companies huge sums on space and infrastructure. Moreover, the pandemic proved that the model works and delivers results for organizations. Not surprisingly, many companies have decided to continue with hybrid work. But performance may always be a concern when employees work from out of the […]

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