Tuesday, March 21, 2017Beautycon Media Gets $9M In Series ALos Angeles-based conference and digital media events operator Beautycon Media, which operates conference and events focused on fashion and beauty, has raised $9M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from A+E Networks, Live Nation, and Main Street Advisors. The company's other investors include BBG Ventures, Hearst Media, Superfly, MACRO, Third Wave Digital, Troy Carter, Heather Parry, Guy Oseary, James Lassiter, Peter Morton, Tyra Banks, Rachel Zoe, Fullscreen Media, QueensBridge Ventu (More info...)
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Naritiv's Snapchat Analytics Software Acquired By Hootsuite (Update)The Snapchat analytics software developed by Los Angeles-based Naritiv, a startup producing online content for brands, has been acquired by social media management firm Hootsuite. The announcement was made on Tuesday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Hootsuite said that members of the Naritiv product team will join Hootsuite as part of a new Los Angeles office. Hootsuite said the acquisition specifically was geared towards the Snapchat analytics solutions created by Naritiv (More info...)
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Rocket Lab Receives $75M, Joins Unicorn ClubHuntington Beach-based RocketLab, which is developing rocket technology specifically aimed at launching satellites into space, has raised $75M in a Series D funding, which it says values the company in excess of $1 billion. The funding was led by Data Collective, and also included Promus Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, K1W1, and another un-named investor. The company says it has now raised $148M in total. Rocket Lab is led by Peter Beck, and also has major operations in New (More info...)
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Zadara Storage Expands Support To AWS BeijingIrvine-based enterprise storage services provider Zadara Storage said today that it has expanded its support for Amazon Web Services storage regions, to AWS Beijing. Zadara said the expansion comes in a partnership with Futong, which will make Zadara's VPSA Storage Array at the Sinnet Technology Co., Ltd, data center. Zadara said the region is its sixth AWS region internationally. Zadara's product provides storage area network (SAN), network attached storage (NAS), and object-based storage using (More info...)
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Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Starts Passenger Capsule DevelopmentLos Angeles-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), one of three companies working on the Hyperloop concept in Los Angeles, announced this morning that it is beginning development of a full-scale, passenger capsule for its Hyperloop systems. HTT said the capsule is being developed at its R&D center in France. The capsule will be developed in conjunction with technology partner Carbures S.A., which focuses on the aeronautics and aerospace market. HTT said its capsule is expected to car (More info...)
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XYPRO Technology Corporation Buys Merlon SoftwareSimi Valley-based XYPRO Technology Corporation, which develops security software for HPE NonStop servers, has acquired Merlon Software Corporation. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Merlon Software develops database management software for HPE NonStop servers, and is based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
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ServiceTitan Links With SEO ProviderGlendale-based ServiceTitan, which is developing software for helping plumbing, HVAC, and other service businesses manage their business, has linked up with search engine optimization (CSEO) provider Plumbing & HVAC SEO. According to ServiceTitan, it will integrate with Plumbing & HVAC SEO, which will help ServiceTitan's customers increase sales and book more customers. ServiceTitan is led by Ara Mahdessian. The company's cloud-based software is aimed at home service companies, managing everythi (More info...)
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Salka To Acquire, Sell Wind Farm in Altamont PassSan Diego-based renewable energy developer Salka said today that it has reached a purchase and sale agreement for a wind farm in the Altamont Pass, just east of San Francisco. According to Salka, it will "re-power" a former Altamont Pass wind farm, by replacing 569 existing wind turbines with 27, modern turbines. Once it has retrofitted that wind farm, Salka said it will sell the project to private equity investor Castlelake, L.P. The Summit Wind Project will provide 55 megawatts of energy to th (More info...)
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Teledyne Wins $10M Contract For Sensors For Mission to JupiterThousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies said late Monday afternoon that Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, one of its subsidiaries, has been awarded $9.98M in a contract from the French Space Agency, the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), to support a mission to Jupiter. According to Teledyne, it will provide infrared detectors and electronics for the European Space Agency (ESA) JUICE mission to Jupiter, which is expected to launch in 2022. Those instruments are aimed at being used to stud (More info...)
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