LA Tech ‘Moves’: MedMen Has a New CFO, While TrueCar and H2scan Find New COOs

Molly Wright

Molly Wright is an intern for dot.LA. She previously edited the London School of Economics' student newspaper in the United Kingdom, interned for The Hollywood Reporter and was the blogging editor for UCLA's Daily Bruin.

LA Tech ‘Moves’: MedMen Has a New CFO, While TrueCar and H2scan Find New COOs

Moves, our roundup of job changes in L.A. tech, is presented by Interchange.LA, dot.LA's recruiting and career platform connecting Southern California's most exciting companies with top tech talent. Create a free Interchange.LA profile here—and if you're looking for ways to supercharge your recruiting efforts, find out more about Interchange.LA's white-glove recruiting service by emailing Sharmineh O’Farrill Lewis (sharmineh@dot.LA). Please send job changes and personnel moves to moves@dot.la.


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MedMen, a Culver City-based cannabis retailer, has hired Ana Bowman as chief financial officer. Bowman previously served as vice president of financial reporting and financial planning and analysis for Tilray Brands.

Online automobile marketplace TrueCar has promoted Jantoon Reigersman to chief operating officer. Reigersman will continue to serve in his role as the company’s chief financial officer.

Hydrogen sensor manufacturer H2scan has hired David Meyers as chief operating officer. Meyers previously held leadership positions at engineering consulting firm Altran.

Cosmetics manufacturer Prime Matter Labs has hired Michael Ervin as the chief operating officer. Ervin previously served as senior director of operations for Nellson LLC.

LeaseLock, a Marina del Rey-based insurtech platform for real estate, hired Sudip Shekhawat as senior vice president of engineering. Shekhawat most recently served as senior vice president of engineering for Interior Logic Group.

Electric vehicle manufacturer Xos has hired Steve Ivsan as head of program management. Ivsan previously served as chief procurement officer for Lightning eMotors and has also worked for automakers such as Chrysler, Tesla and Rivian.

Customer relationship intelligence startup Staircase.ai has appointed Sivan Michaeli-Roimi as vice president of marketing. Michaeli-Roimi was previously head of marketing at Frontegg.

Oluwafemi “Femi” Okusanya has joined Fourth Frame Studios, a new branding content studio launched by GameSquare Esports, as its head of studio. Fourth Frame has also hired Jordan Fisher as creative advisor for original IP development and Mark Rasoul as strategic brand consultant.

Arcules, a cloud-based video surveillance software provider, has appointed Jeremy Scott as North American sales director; Ian Compton as EMEA regional sales director and Erik Friis Mondorf as APAC sales director.

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LA Tech ‘Moves’: Mapp Gains New CPO and CTO, Prodoscore Taps Boeing Exec

Decerry Donato

Decerry Donato is a reporter at dot.LA. Prior to that, she was an editorial fellow at the company. Decerry received her bachelor's degree in literary journalism from the University of California, Irvine. She continues to write stories to inform the community about issues or events that take place in the L.A. area. On the weekends, she can be found hiking in the Angeles National forest or sifting through racks at your local thrift store.

LA Tech ‘Moves’: Mapp Gains New CPO and CTO, Prodoscore Taps Boeing Exec
LA Tech ‘Moves’:

“Moves,” our roundup of job changes in L.A. tech, is presented by Interchange.LA, dot.LA's recruiting and career platform connecting Southern California's most exciting companies with top tech talent. Create a free Interchange.LA profile here—and if you're looking for ways to supercharge your recruiting efforts, find out more about Interchange.LA's white-glove recruiting service by emailing Sharmineh O’Farrill Lewis (sharmineh@dot.la). Please send job changes and personnel moves to moves@dot.la.

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This Week in ‘Raises’: GITAI Lands $30M, Steno Gains $15M

Decerry Donato

Decerry Donato is a reporter at dot.LA. Prior to that, she was an editorial fellow at the company. Decerry received her bachelor's degree in literary journalism from the University of California, Irvine. She continues to write stories to inform the community about issues or events that take place in the L.A. area. On the weekends, she can be found hiking in the Angeles National forest or sifting through racks at your local thrift store.

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A local space robotics startup raised fresh funding to expand the flight model manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. and increase employment, while a remote litigation platform raised more funding to continue growing its footprint in new markets across the country, develop service channels for its clients and continue expanding its tech team.

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Gitai Secures $30 Million in Funding to Continue Space Robotics Developments

Samson Amore

Samson Amore is a reporter for dot.LA. He holds a degree in journalism from Emerson College. Send tips or pitches to samsonamore@dot.la and find him on Twitter @Samsonamore.

Gitai Secures $30 Million in Funding to Continue Space Robotics Developments
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Space robotics company Gitai raised a $30 million Series B extension this week, bringing the total value of the round to roughly $47 million.

The funding will be used to further develop Gitai’s suite of space robots as well as build out its manufacturing footprint in Torrance. Previously Gitai announced it raised a $17.1 million Series B in March 2021; this additional raise is still part of that round.

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