Tag: technology
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Fifth Wall Rakes In $1.1B In Funds In 2021
Los Angeles-based real estate technology investor Fifth Wall said Tuesday afternoon that it raised a total of $1.1 billion across its funds in 2021. The venture capital investor said limited partners in its funds included Aldar, APG, Arbor Realty Trust…
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Sketchy Takes On MCATs In Partner Deal
Los Angeles-based Sketchy, an educational technology company known for creating visual study tools, says it is taking aim at the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) in a deal with Blueprint, a provider of MCAT prep products. Financial details of the …
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Sonendo Prices IPO, Starts Trading Today
Laguna Hills-based dental technology developer Sonendo priced its IPO late last night, saying that it will sell 7,800,000 shares of its common stock at $12.00 per share, which will provide the company total gross proceeds of $93.6M. The company is expe…
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LA Mixers Co-Founder Michael Pilla Dies
One of the founders of the Los Angeles technology networking group, LA Mixers, and co-founder of the New Media Vault monthly networking event, Michael Pilla, has died, according to the Los Angeles Times. Pilla was 58. A cause of death was not given. Pi…
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TuSimple Picks Up Former Qualcomm HR Chief For Board
San Diego-based self-driving technology developer TuSimple says it has named Michelle Sterling
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Better Brand Chomps Down On $2.5M For Food Brand
Los Angeles-based Better Brand Bakery, which is behind the “Better Bagel”, said last week that it raised $2.5M in a funding round. The company said the funding was led by Seven Seven Six, the venture investment firm from Alexis Ohanian, and also includ…
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Sonendo Files For IPO
Laguna Hills-based dental technology company Sonendo filed for an IPO on Friday, saying that it is looking to raise up to $100M in an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. Sonendo said it has applied to list as SONX. The IPO is being underwritten by BofA…
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Amionx Finds Funding For Lithium-ion Battery Technology
Carlsbad-based mionx, a developer of lithium-ion battery technology, says it has received a Series B financing round. Size of the investment was not announced. The funding came from existing investor Qualcomm Ventures LLC, as well as Hongkou Management…
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LA Clippers Link With Intuit For Naming Rights On New Intuit Dome
The LA Clippers said on Friday that they are partnering with software developer Intuit, which develops the popular financial software packages and services TurboTax, QuickBooks, Credit Karma and Mint, on naming rights to its future home. According to …
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Quibi To Give Up Mobile Video Technology After Lawsuit
Quibi, the short-lived, short-form-mobile-video startup run by Jeffrey Katzenberg, is transferring its mobile video technology to another company, Eko, after Eko filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Quibi. Quibi–which shut down its operations l…