"We know a lot of Tesla owners, they feel like 'it's my Silicon Valley Camry', right? I mean everybody else has got one, so they're looking for something else."
Luxury electric car company Karma is in talks with investment banks to help it go public. dot.LA reporter Rachel Uranga broke the news and spoke with execs about how they plan to do it.
Tech unicorn and banking app Dave — one of last quarter's top L.A's startups — was badly hacked over the weekend.
Tinder has a new CEO.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon will likely head home this week, weather permitting.
Google employees will be working from home until at least next summer.
Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai will testify before Congress on Wednesday.
There's still room in tomorrow's strategy session on the health and wellness industry. Sign up here to join us!
Karma's Plans to Go Public
In its latest reincarnation, Karma is aiming to help larger car companies who want to start creating green vehicles to manufacture, design and engineer them. Read more >>
Mira Aims to Bring Low-Cost AR to Workers
Unlike other augmented reality headsets, Mira's is operated entirely by an iPhone. The idea is to drive down costs and get them into the hands of front-line workers: Read more >>
The Winners of the My LA2050 Grants Challenge
The big winners: L.A. organizations that provide therapies to children with special needs, connect foster youth with career access and elevate the voices of teenage girls from communities of color. Read more >>
Tomorrow's Strategy Session on the Health & Wellness Market
Join us at 11:00 a.m. PST on Tuesday for a Strategy Session focused on the health and wellness market with reporter Rachel Uranga, Upfront Ventures' Kevin Zhang, Sequoia tonsulting Group's Kaleana Quibell and Remedy Place's Dr. Jonathan Leary. Register here >>
Our Next 'Female Founders Stories' features Slingshot Aerospace and Toucan
Join us at 11 a.m. PT Thursday, July 30th for our final edition of "Female Founders Stories: To Live and Work in L.A." We'll talk with Slingshot Aerospace's co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Melanie Stricklan and Toucan CEO Taylor Nieman. Register >>
Our Next Startup Pitch Showcase: Entertainment
Nominate your company to take part in our next Startup Pitch Showcase set for Thursday, August 6th. We are looking for Southern California startups in the interactive and virtual entertainment space. Nominate your company and register for the event.