INNOVATION: Allied Esports Entertainment Announces $5 Million Investment by A Real Estate Operator
A global e-sports entertainment company, with HQ in Irvine, announced that Brookfield Property Partners will become a shareholder, via a $5 million equity investment. Allied Esports Entertainment made the announcement in a January 14 press release. As a result of the agreement
NEWS: Enevate Reveals Fourth-Gen Tech for Electric Vehicles
A startup developing lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles announced its fourth-gen tech. Enevate said that its new XFC-Energy tech achieves charging in five minutes to 75% capacity, compared to today’s conventional large-format Li-ion EV cells, which typically take over an hour
NEWS: Space Startup Raises $35 Million. SpinLaunch Says Will Use Funds on Hiring and Building Out Long Beach HQ……
A startup that's developing a kinetic launch system has raised $35 million. SpinLaunch, with HQ in Long Beach, announced the news in a January 16 press release. The company said its designing “the lowest-cost, environmentally- responsible orbital launch system," which will target
NEWS: Smart Device for Musicians Being Showcased at Annual Music Trade Show Event, Through Sunday in Anaheim
A startup -- which created a portable synthesizer, looper, and MIDI controller that fits in the palm of your hand -- raised more than $1.4 million on Kickstarter and is showcasing its product at the annual NAMM (National Association of
NEWS: Highlights from Octane’s Aesthetics Technology Summit
Octane's inaugural Aesthetics Technology Summit took place Friday at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach. The summit convened physicians, industry members and entrepreneurs, who discussed medical aesthetic technologies, as well as what they perceive are unmet clinical needs and new
NEWS: Five Aesthetics Tech Startups Seeking Funding. All Gave Pitches at Octane’s Inaugural Aesthetics Technology Summit…
Octane's inaugural Aesthetics Technology Summit took place Friday at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach. At the summit, five companies, which have gone through Octane’s LaunchPad tech and life sciences acclerator, known as LaunchPad, gave pitches. The aesthetics market is
NEWS/OPINION: Tech Coast Angels OC Launches Fund. Target is $2 Million….
The first news about this fund to be released, to OC Startups Now, was written as an opinion piece by Jim Pickell, the administrator of the new TCA OC fund and its official spokesperson. In this way, Pickell can talk
NEWS: February Event Will Feature Celebration of OC Entrepreneurship with Stories of New Venture Creation. Event is Collaboration Among CSUF, UCI and Concordia University…
Startups, business leaders, investors, bankers and advisers will gather to share stories about new venture creation in an inaugural event to be held at CSUF on February 29. This event is a collaboration between UCI, CSUF and Concordia University. The directors
PEOPLE: Len Lanzi Moves to Preccelerator in Santa Monica from Venture Group
Len Lanzi, has left the Los Angeles Venture Association after 12 years as executive director. He’s now the managing director of the Stubbs Alderton and Markiles’ Preccelerator Program in Santa Monica. The accelerator is for early-stage startups. It's located at the Santa
NEWS: Dental Tech Startup Sonendo Raises $85 Million
A med-device startup, with HQ in Laguna Hills, has raised $85 million, according to a January 6 press release Sonendo raised the funds, with lead investor EW Healthcare Partners, a global healthcare growth equity firm. Other new investors included Redmile Group, ArrowMark