Los Angeles-based Supply Change Capital, a new venture capital fund focused on investments in food startups, has raised a $40M fund, the firm said this morning. The firm--led by investment veterans ...

Los Angeles-based Joyful Ventures has raised a new, $23M venture capital fund, focused on "sustainable protein", the firm announced this morning. Joyful Venture said it is a climate venture fund aimed ...

Los Angeles-based BetterBrand announced this morning that it has raised $6M in a Series A funding round. The company said the funding was led by VERSO Capital, and also included Gaingels Fund, Alexis ...

San Diego-based Mapp, a developer of digital marketing tools, said this morning that it has named Eric Lubow as the company's new Chief Product & Technology Officer. Lubow was most recently VP of ...

The founder of Los Angeles-based Fandango, J. Michael Cline. has died after a plunge from a Manhattan hotel, according to the NY Times. Cline--who was living in Palm Beach, Florida--reportedly fell ...

Los Angeles-based Afterparty announced late Tuesday evening that it has raised $5M in a funding round. The company said the strategic growth round was led by Blockchange Ventures, and also included ...

Los Angeles-based Faraday Future is jumping on the artificial intelligence (AI) craze, saying it is launching an "AI-powered" effort it for its FF 91 vehicle, which it calls the "Ultimate AI ...

San Diego-based Philter Labs, which makes filters designed to capture harmful particulate matter from vape pens, says it has raised $1M AUD (approximately $675K US) as part of an ongoing $4M, Series A ...

San Diego-based NanoImaging Services, a company which provides "cryo-electron" microscopy services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, says it has received a growth equity investment.

A report from Reuters says that the European Union is expected to clear the acquisition of Santa Monica-based Activision by Microsoft for $69 billion. It's unclear what this means for the deal, which ...

Culver City-based immunotherapy developer ImmunityBio has received $470M in equity and debit financing from its founder, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the company said this morning. According to ...

Amazon has deployed its very first electric delivery vans from Irvine-based Rivian in Europe, Amazon announced over the long weekend. According to Amazon, it will roll out more than 300 new electric ...