LA Tech Week's Climate Panel Unveils Funding Secrets for Green Startups

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LA Tech Week's Climate Panel Unveils Funding Secrets for Green Startups
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In a region known for being a national trailblazer when it comes to climate policies, thereโ€™s no shortage of green energy startups in L.A. looking for funding. Thereโ€™s also a plethora of investors and incubators, which means founders looking for cash flow should be extra specific about their value proposition when they pitch to cut through the noise. At least that was the message coming from the panelists at the UCLA Anderson School of Management on Tuesday.


LA Tech Weekโ€™s panel on the Future of Climate Tech: Advancements, Challenges, and Opportunities, hosted by UCLAโ€™s business school, discussed a number of ongoing issues in the green tech industry, including how the 2024 presidential election could affect funding for climate initiatives.

David Jassby, associate director of UCLA Institute for Carbon Management, said he has been writing educational grants to fund graduate studentsโ€™ research since Obamaโ€™s presidency. โ€œIn terms of the university, the research topics and the research dollars have not really changed, which is, to me, really encouraging,โ€ Jassby said, noting that federal workers are eager to issue grants for cutting-edge climate research, regardless of political affiliation.

But there was more on the table than just climate politics. The panelists were particularly eager to advise the room, which was packed with students, founders and other investors, about how to get their green startups funded.

Zora Chung, chief financial officer of Rejoule, a battery diagnostics startup, said that she regularly speaks with engineers and has often noticed that they can get too bogged down in the science rather than focusing on pitching the product and its use case. To that end, she noted that it is crucial for startups to be clear about the value of the product and who it will serve. โ€œDefining the value proposition isn't as simple as just seeing what it is. It actually needs to be very specific to who you think is your core customer service,โ€ Chung said. Instead of comparing their startup to another, Chung believes it is more important for founders to focus on fundamentals like the goals of the service and its audience.

In climate tech and other science-heavy industries, making a clear pitch is even more crucial. Frank Bryan, founder of venture capital firm Halftone Investment Partners, said green tech startups have to โ€œtell a business story.โ€

Bryan said that those who are deeply involved in the research and development aspects of the product often forget to think about who the customers are, why they might purchase the product and how much theyโ€™re willing to pay. By answering these questions in a pitch, entrepreneurs can show investors that their startup is in a phase poised for growth, that โ€œyouโ€™re not just a chemical process, you've actually developed this into a real plan that is going to result in a financial return, which is ultimately what I'm trying to get at,โ€ Bryan said.

Shomik Dutta, co-founder and managing partner of climate venture fund Overture VC, said that he prefers to โ€œinvest in painkillers rather than vitamins,โ€ i.e. in startups that aim to solve climate issues rather than those who deceive the public by using eco-friendly marketing labels.

The issue of waste management and recycling particularly excited several of the panelists. Bryan is currently working with a company that recycles plastic waste from the air bag industry. โ€œEverything that's made in the world has waste streams that are either emitted [by a] landfill or its heat. Those can be converted, they can be shredded and liquefied and cracked and into hydrogen, carbon dioxide or carbon,โ€ Bryan said.

Although the U.S. is still grappling with disposal strategies of hazardous waste produced by industrial mining, many states are supportive of innovation in this area, Jassby said. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the country generates hundreds of millions tons of waste every year; less than a third of this waste is recycled or composted. In other words, Jassby said, โ€œrecycling of waste is tremendous.โ€

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Forget Rockets, This Long Beach Startup Spins Satellites Into Orbit

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Hello Los Angeles!

It may be scorching this weekend, but the real heat is coming out of Long Beach, where SpinLaunch just raised $30 million to accelerate its Meridian Space satellite constellation. If youโ€™ve heard of SpinLaunch before, itโ€™s probably because of its wild approach: instead of burning tons of rocket fuel, the company literally spins payloads in a giant centrifuge before releasing them into the sky. It sounds like science fiction, but itโ€™s one of the boldest bets on making access to orbit cheaper, faster, and more sustainable.

Image Source: SpinLaunch

The new funding will go toward advancing Meridian Space, a low Earth orbit broadband network that aims to deliver flexible, affordable global connectivity. With its first customer links expected in 2026, the project has the potential to do more than beam internet. It could reshape how enterprises, defense networks, and communities around the world connect. For Los Angeles, itโ€™s a reminder that our region isnโ€™t just about building the next social app or entertainment platform. Weโ€™re also home to the companies trying to redefine the very infrastructure of the digital age.

And while space tech often feels far away, SpinLaunch keeps its roots planted firmly here. Its headquarters and orbital accelerator facility sit right in Long Beach, reinforcing Southern Californiaโ€™s reputation as a launchpad for both aerospace and climate conscious innovation. After all, swapping fuel heavy rockets for a ground based launch system isnโ€™t just cost effective, itโ€™s far greener.

So while youโ€™re cranking the A/C this weekend, remember SpinLaunch is busy cranking satellites into orbit, proving once again that in Los Angeles we donโ€™t just chase the stars, we spin new ways to reach them.

๐Ÿค Venture Deals

LA Companies

    • Wellth, a Los Angelesโ€“based digital health company focused on daily care motivation and behavior change strategies, has closed an oversubscribed $36M Series C round led by Mercato Partners. The funds will be used to expand access to its platform across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, D SNP, and other high-need populations, while also accelerating product innovation including introducing generative AI capabilities to personalize engagement, backed by strong performance metrics like 90 percent care plan adherence, a 51 percent drop in inpatient admissions, and a 16 percent boost in medication adherence. - learn more

      LA Venture Funds

        • Presight Capital participated in General Fusionโ€™s oversubscribed $22M financing round, helping the Canadian fusion energy company push forward with its LM26 demonstration program. The fresh capital will drive progress toward key scientific milestones in Magnetized Target Fusion technology such as high temperature plasma generation and renew momentum on the path to commercializing clean fusion energy. The round also brings new board members onboard to fortify leadership as General Fusion advances toward a zero carbon energy future. - learn more
        • B Capital led a new Series C strategic growth investment in CompanyCam. The construction tech platform, known for its AI-powered job site documentation and workflow tools, will use the funding to expand globally, deepen AI integration, and enhance product features. WndrCo also participated in the round, backing CompanyCamโ€™s push to transform contractor productivity. - learn more
        • Clocktower Ventures participated in Relcuโ€™s latest funding round. Relcu provides an AI powered โ€œsystem of actionโ€ for financial services that helps institutions streamline workflows, improve customer engagement, and drive growth. The company will use the new capital to extend its CRM and AI Agent Co Pilot beyond mortgage into deposits, lending, and other areas by enhancing AI integration, expanding APIs, and embedding intelligent automation to boost conversion, retention, and cross sell. - learn more
        • UP Partners participated in Loft Dynamicsโ€™ latest $24M Series B funding round. The Swiss based VR flight training company will use the investment to expand its revolutionary pilot training solutions, built on FAA and EASA qualified VR simulators, into commercial aviation, launching full motion Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 systems alongside cloud connected, AI enhanced tools and immersive at home training kits. - learn more
        • Upfront Ventures led the $5.6M Series A funding for Agenda Hero. The San Francisco based AI platform helps users eliminate manual calendar work by transforming text, images, and PDFs into fully structured, shareable events and schedules. The new capital will accelerate AI features, expand calendar integrations, and scale adoption across individuals, teams, and organizations. - learn more
        • Thiel Capital participated in Starkโ€™s latest $62M funding round, which was led by Sequoia Capital and brings the German startup's valuation to around $500 million. Stark, founded in 2024, specializes in AI powered loitering munitions and command and control systems for battlefield drones, and plans to use the fresh capital to enhance its autonomous navigation, swarming capabilities, and expand production into new markets like the UK. Doepfner Capital also joined the round, backing Starkโ€™s push to scale its defense technology. - learn more
        • Crosscut Ventures and Vamos Ventures joined Aalo Atomicsโ€™ $100M Series B funding round, supporting the Austinโ€‘based companyโ€™s mission to deploy modular nuclear reactors tailored for AI data centers. Aalo plans to build its first full-scale reactor, dubbed Aaloโ€‘X, by next summer, coโ€‘locating it with an experimental data center to showcase how factoryโ€‘produced nuclear plants can deliver clean, reliable power rapidly. This latest capital infusion accelerates Aaloโ€™s deployment timeline and reinforces its strategy of mass manufacturing scalable nuclear infrastructure for the AI era. - learn more
        • Overture VC co-led a $7M seed round in ChemFinity Technologies to boost its deployment of modular, sorbent-based systems that recover over 20 critical minerals from waste streams at low cost. The funds will help the company pilot and scale its high-performance technology, enabling domestic recovery of valuable metals like rare earth elements and platinum, while reducing reliance on imports and lowering environmental impact. - learn more
        • Muse Capital led a high profile strategic investment in Ohai.ai, the AI powered household assistant founded by Care.com veteran Sheila Lirio Marcelo, joining a star studded lineup of backers including Olivia Munn, Mindy Kaling, and Abby Wambach. The new funding will accelerate Ohai.aiโ€™s mission to relieve parental mental load, launching a back to school feature that lets families automatically sync school calendars by ZIP code or flyer, making household planning significantly smoother. - learn more
        • Navitas Capital, alongside other investors, participated in EliseAIโ€™s $250M Series E funding round. The New York-based AI company automating complex systems in healthcare and housing, will use the new capital to rapidly scale its team, enhance product innovation, and accelerate deployment of its AI-powered automation platform across front-desk operations, resident services, and beyond. The company has already doubled its workforce since its Series D, surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue, and aims to expand its impact across multiple stressful sectors. - learn more
        • Bedrock participated in TensorZeroโ€™s $7.3M seed round to advance its open source infrastructure for building industrial grade LLM applications. TensorZero offers an integrated stack covering LLM gateways, observability, optimization, evaluation, and experimentation, all designed to create a data driven โ€œlearning flywheelโ€ that turns feedback into smarter, faster model performance and is rapidly gaining traction with developers and enterprises alike. - learn more
        • Calibrate Ventures co-led a $6M seed round in Grid Aero, backing the aerospace startupโ€™s debut of its Lifter Lite drone, an autonomous heavy lift aircraft designed to deliver thousands of pounds over long distances in challenging environments. The seed funding will drive testing and scaling efforts as Grid Aero readies for ground trials and positions the โ€œpickup truck of the skiesโ€ as a low cost, modular logistics solution for military and future commercial use. - learn more
        • Chapter One participated in Hyperbeatโ€™s oversubscribed $5.2M seed round. Hyperbeat will use the new capital to expand its suite of on-chain tools such as staking tokens, high yield vaults, credit layers, and portfolio tracking aimed at simplifying and enhancing DeFi yield generation for traders, protocols, and institutions. The round underscores growing institutional confidence in Hyperliquidโ€™s expanding ecosystem, which recently surpassed $2.1 billion in total value locked. - learn more
            LA Exits
            • SpectrumAi has been acquired by CentralReach, a leading provider of autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities care software, alongside fellow acquisition AI.Measures. The deals expand CentralReachโ€™s Care360 platform with advanced tools including predictive analytics, real time decision support, and individualized assessment capabilities that help providers deliver outcomes based care. Leadership from both acquired companies will join CentralReach, further strengthening its ability to empower providers, payors, and families with intelligent, results driven therapy solutions. - learn more

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                      The Legal System Just Got Its AI Upgrade

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                      Hello Los Angeles!

                      We talk a lot about AI in L.A., usually in the context of streaming platforms that โ€œrecommendโ€ a movie you regret watching or apps that let you swap your face onto a Marvel poster. But the most interesting AI stories here arenโ€™t gimmicks; theyโ€™re rewiring the hidden machinery of massive, slow moving industries. And this week, that spotlight falls onโ€ฆlawyers.

                      LawPro.ai, a Los Angeles based legal tech startup, just closed a priced seed round led by Scopus Ventures to bring AI deeper into the world of injury claims. Their new โ€œCase Assistantโ€ isnโ€™t about flashy automation, itโ€™s about instantly surfacing case insights, cutting down endless hours of drafting, and helping law firms run with the precision of a Formula 1 pit crew.

                      Hereโ€™s why this matters: the legal industry has been one of the last holdouts when it comes to adopting tech that actually speeds things up. Now, with AI making its way from the red carpet to the courtroom, weโ€™re watching the early stages of a shift that could change how justice is delivered in real time. In L.A., weโ€™ve already seen AI startups shaking up entertainment, aerospace, and healthcare. Legal might be next.

                      And if LawPro.ai pulls it off, you might not just get a faster verdict, you might see the ripple effect across an industry that has spent decades charging by the hour. In other words, the billable clock might finally start running in our favor.


                      ๐Ÿค Venture Deals

                      LA Companies

                        • Equatic, a company using a patented seawater electrolysis process to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide while producing green hydrogen, has raised $11.6M in a Seriesโ€ฏA funding round. The round was co-led by Temasek Trustโ€™s Catalytic Capital for Climate and Health (C3H) and Singapore-based Kiboโ€ฏInvest, and the capital will support the engineering, commercialization, and construction of its first 100โ€‘kilotonne carbon removal facility, as well as broader manufacturing and technological development. - learn more
                        • SetPoint Medical has secured $140M in private financing, comprising a $25M second tranche of its Series C round and a $115M Series D round co-led by Elevage Medical Technologies and Ally Bridge Group. The funds will be used to launch and scale commercialization of the FDA approved SetPoint System, a pioneering neuroimmune modulation implant that targets the vagus nerve to treat moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, as well as to advance development of therapies for other autoimmune conditions. - learn more

                        LA Venture Funds

                          • Bonfire Ventures participated in Topline Proโ€™s $27M Series B funding round to help the company scale its AI driven platform for local home service businesses. Topline Pro provides tools for plumbers, landscapers, painters, and other service providers to manage websites, marketing, CRM, payments, and more, enabling them to operate as scalable, autonomous enterprises. The new funding will be used to enhance its AI agent suite and expand onboarding, customer success, and product development capabilities to deliver greater ROI for small businesses. - learn more
                          • B Capital participated in Isaac Healthโ€™s $10.5M Series A funding round, backing the companyโ€™s mission to expand access to brain health and dementia care. Isaac Health provides virtual and in-home services nationwide and will use the funds to enhance its AI-driven screening tools, strengthen its technology platform, and grow partnerships with health systems and payers. - learn more
                          • Bold Capital Partners joined a $44M Series C financing round for Gameto, a clinical stage biotech company developing stem cell derived reproductive therapies. The new funding, which brings Gametoโ€™s total capital raised to approximately $127M, will support completion of its pivotal Phase 3 trial of Fertilo, an iPSC derived egg maturation therapy, and the companyโ€™s global regulatory filings and commercialization efforts. - learn more
                          • M13 led a seed round that raised $8.5M for Mako, a New York based AI startup focused on automating GPU code optimization. Makoโ€™s platform lets developers write in familiar high level languages while its AI intelligently generates and continuously tunes low level GPU kernels, yielding faster performance, cost savings, and compatibility across hardware like NVIDIA, AMD, and Tenstorrent. The fresh funding will be used to expand the engineering team, deepen hardware support, and bring Makoโ€™s performance tools to a broader audience in AI, graphics, simulation, and scientific computing. - learn more
                          • Rebel Fund participated in a $9M Series A round for Chowdeck, a profitable Nigerian food delivery startup aiming to build Africaโ€™s next super app for food, groceries, and essentials. With this capital, Chowdeck plans to roll out its quick commerce strategy, powered by a network of dark stores and hyper local logistics, to speed up delivery across Nigeria and Ghana. - learn more
                            LA Exits
                            • Mayweather Boxing + Fitness has been acquired by Giant Ideas, LLC, alongside KickHouse, and will be combined with the companyโ€™s flagship brand Legends Boxing to form the largest skill based boutique fitness network with more than 70 studios worldwide. Rather than focusing solely on rapid expansion, the unified brands will prioritize operational excellence, franchisee success, and community driven skill development. - learn more

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                                      Locket, Disney, Instagram and the Battle for Your Attention

                                      ๐Ÿ”ฆ Spotlight

                                      Happy Friday, Los Angeles!

                                      This week, LAโ€™s biggest tech and media players made one thing clear: they want to own the relationship. Whether itโ€™s a celebrity sending selfies straight to your home screen or a content giant rewriting the rules of sports broadcasting, the power shift toward more curated, direct experiences is unmistakable, and itโ€™s being engineered right here.

                                      Image Source : Locket

                                      ๐Ÿ“ธ Locket Doubles Down on Star Power

                                      Venice-based Locket, the viral photo sharing app that made homescreen widgets cool, is now leaning into what LA does best: celebrity. Its new feature, Celebrity Lockets, allows artists to send exclusive photos directly to fansโ€™ home screens. Early adopters include Suki Waterhouse and JVKE, with creators curating limited fan access to maintain intimacy and exclusivity. As Locket evolves from a casual social tool into a direct fan engagement platform, itโ€™s becoming an increasingly relevant player in LAโ€™s creator tech ecosystem.

                                      ๐Ÿˆ Disneyโ€™s ESPN Plays Offense

                                      Disney made a trio of bold moves this week that solidify ESPNโ€™s future and its dominance in sports media. Itโ€™s buying out the NFLโ€™s stake in ESPN, securing exclusive NFL Draft and behind the scenes content through 2033, and finally giving its standalone ESPN streaming service a launch date: August 21, 2025. Thatโ€™s a power play straight out of Burbank. At the same time, Disney announced it will no longer report individual subscriber numbers for Disney Plus and Hulu, signaling a shift in how it wants investors and maybe consumers to measure success.

                                      ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ The New York Post Bets on LA

                                      In a sign of LAโ€™s growing national influence not just in entertainment, but in news, the New York Post is launching a West Coast vertical called The California Post. With an editorial mission to cover the stateโ€™s cultural and political pulse, this move reflects a broader trend of major media brands planting roots in LA to chase both readers and relevance. For local media startups, content creators, and civic tech players, itโ€™s yet another sign that the competition and the opportunity is growing.

                                      Image Source: Meta

                                      ๐Ÿ“ฑ Instagram Wants Your Inner Circle

                                      Instagram rolled out a new set of features this week that prioritize connection with close friends. Users can now share what theyโ€™re doing, watching, or feeling with a smaller group, clearly borrowing from the intimacy playbooks of apps like BeReal, Snapchat, and yes, Locket. As social platforms shift from mass broadcast to curated circles, LA-based creators and consumer startups should take note: the next frontier might not be going viral, it might be going personal.

                                      From star-powered lockets to streaming shakeups and platform reinventions, this weekโ€™s stories highlight how LAโ€™s tech and media companies are rewriting the rules on connection and control.

                                      Now onto this weekโ€™s venture deals ๐Ÿ‘‡

                                      ๐Ÿค Venture Deals

                                      LA Venture Funds

                                        • Starburst co-invested in Madrid-based SpaceTech startup Orbital Paradigmโ€™s โ‚ฌ470,000 raise, part of an ongoing โ‚ฌ2M funding round led by Akka. The company is developing reusable orbital re-entry capsules aimed at reducing costs and increasing sustainability for space missions. Starburstโ€™s participation underscores its focus on backing innovative aerospace technologies with commercial and defense applications. - learn more
                                        • Rebel Fund participated in Orbital Operationsโ€™ $8.8M seed round, which came shortly after the company graduated from Y Combinator. The funding will support development of the companyโ€™s high-thrust orbital transfer vehicle, designed to maneuver satellites and other payloads in space more efficiently. - learn more
                                        • Fourth Revolution Capital participated in SuperGamingโ€™s $15M Series B round, which valued the company at $100M, five times its previous valuation. The funds will help expand titles like Indus Battle Royale internationally and scale SuperGamingโ€™s tools for developers in emerging markets. - learn more
                                        • Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures participated in Elionโ€™s $9.3M seed round, joining NEA and others in backing the AI-powered healthcare research and intelligence platform. Elion helps over 60% of U.S. health systems evaluate emerging technologies through its structured vendor marketplace. The funds will support platform development, new product launches, market expansion, and team growth. - learn more
                                        • M13 led the $10M seed round for Kontext, an AI-powered contextual advertising startup emerging from stealth mode. Kontextโ€™s platform enables real-time ads inside chatbot responses using large language models, and the funding will help expand its engineering team and develop image-based ad formats. - learn more
                                        • STORY3 Capital Partners made a significant minority investment in U.K.-based activewear brand Adanola, valuing the company at approximately $530โ€ฏmillion. This strategic partnership brings STORY3โ€™s deep experience in consumer brand scaling to support Adanolaโ€™s global expansion, particularly across the U.K. and U.S. markets. - learn more
                                        • Walkabout Ventures participated in OLarryโ€™s $10M Series A round, which was led by TTV Capital and included Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures. The funding brings OLarryโ€™s total capital raised to $14.5M and will be used to scale its AI-powered tax advisory platform for high-net-worth individuals and to acquire regional CPA firms as part of its growth strategy. - learn more
                                        • Glendon Capital Management participated in Grasshopperโ€™s $46.6M funding round, which was led by Patriot Financial Partners, to support the bankโ€™s merger with Auto Club Trust in April 2025. Their investment reflects confidence in Grasshopperโ€™s ability to scale its digital banking platform and expand its suite of business and consumer financial products. Growth metrics as of June 30, 2025 showed a 53% increase in assets, an 81% surge in deposits, and a 49% rise in loans, all backed by this strategic capital infusion. - learn more
                                        • Mucker Capital participated in beatBreadโ€™s $124M capital raise, alongside Citiโ€™s SPRINT team, Deciens Capital, and Advantage Capital. Their involvement supports beatBreadโ€™s strategy to expand sales, marketing, and technology operations, while enabling greater funding flexibility for independent artists, songwriters, and labels through its AI-powered platform. - learn more
                                        • B Capital co-led Positive Developmentโ€™s $51.5M Seriesโ€ฏC funding round alongside aMoon and Flare Capital Partners, helping to fuel expansion of its developmental therapy model for autistic children. Their involvement underscores confidence in the companyโ€™s family-centered, play-based approachโ€”which lowers costs by about 50% compared to traditional ABA therapyโ€”and supports growth through new Medicaid partnerships and technology enhancements. - learn more
                                        • Clocktower Ventures participated in Creditopโ€™s latest $3.7M funding round, which was led by Collide Capital and also included Alaya Capital, Amador Holdings, Newtopia, and Driven VC. Their involvement supports Creditopโ€™s mission to enable credit access at the point of sale, without a credit card, and will help fintech deepen its footprint in Colombia while exploring expansion across Central America and Peru. - learn more
                                        • Thiel Capital participated in Pilgrimโ€™s $4.3 million seed funding round, backing the biotech startup founded by 21-year-old Jake Adler after he demonstrated its hemostatic dressing, Kingsfoil, on himself. Their support underscores confidence in Pilgrimโ€™s aggressive R&D and dual-use medical platform targeting both military and civilian emergency care. - learn more
                                        LA Exits
                                        • ElectroMagnetic Systems, Inc., a California-based specialist in AI and machine learning-powered target recognition software for space-based radar, has been acquired by Voyager. The deal strengthens Voyagerโ€™s AI-native surveillance and intelligence capabilities, enabling real-time monitoring across ground, air, and space domains to meet evolving defense and commercial demands. - learn more
                                        • Daring Foods is being acquired by Australiaโ€™s leading plant-based meat company, v2food, in a move that strengthens v2foodโ€™s push into the U.S. market. Daring will continue operating under its own brand and will serve as a platform to introduce v2foodโ€™s own products across the States. The deal, paired with a strategic partnership with Japanese food giant Ajinomoto, aims to accelerate innovation in clean-label protein and expand global reach. - learn more
                                        • Irwin Naturals is being acquired by FitLife Brands in an all-cash transaction valued at $42.5M, which includes approximately $16M in net working capital. The deal, expected to close around August 8, 2025, will nearly double FitLifeโ€™s scale, with projected combined annual revenue of over $120M and adjusted EBITDA between $20โ€“25M. It will be funded with cash on hand, a new term loan, and a revolving credit facility, and is expected to generate synergies through complementary product lines, broader mass-market distribution, and improved operational efficiencies. - learn more
                                        • Solsniper, a Solana-focused trading and analytics platform known for high-speed memecoin execution, has been acquired by Phantom as part of its strategy to expand beyond wallets into full-service on-chain finance. The Solsniper team will join Phantom to enhance its advanced trading features, while the platform will continue operating independently. The move underscores Phantomโ€™s ambition to offer seamless, integrated trading tools within the Solana ecosystem. - learn more
                                        • Cinelease is being acquired by Zello, a private investment platform dedicated to scaling businesses across the entertainment industry, in a strategic move to bolster production infrastructure and amplify its presence across North America. Under Zelloโ€™s ownership, Cinelease will continue operating as a standalone company led by its veteran team, enhancing its lighting, grip, and studio offerings for film, TV, and commercial productions. This acquisition sets the stage for disciplined growth and stronger relationships within the film and television production ecosystem. - learn more

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