Heaviside Industries is stepping out of stealth.
The Los Angeles-based defense tech company raised a $28M Series A led by Interlagos to build autonomous precision munitions for U.S. and allied forces.
Its first aerial and underwater systems are designed for modern battlefield conditions, including jammed and GPS-denied environments.
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For many families, specialty pediatric care can feel like a maze of referrals, waitlists, insurance approvals and provider updates.
LA-based Village just raised $9.5M to help fix that.
The startup is building an AI-powered platform designed to better coordinate care between families, pediatricians, specialists and payers, starting with children who have developmental, behavioral and mental health needs.
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Match Group is going niche.
Their $100M investment into Sniffies isn’t just another deal, it’s a signal. Platforms are shifting from mass appeal to deeply targeted communities built around real behavior.
With Milken kicking off next week in LA, this might be a preview of where attention and capital is heading. 👀
Goodbye Coachella, hello Stagecoach 🤠
While the desert resets, Netflix is making a bigger move in LA.
A historic studio lot. A deeper investment.
At a time when production is leaving California… this says a lot 👀
LA has no shortage of ideas.
But none of them work without power ⚡️
A local startup just raised $26M to help companies get energy faster at a time when demand is exploding.
This is the layer everything depends on.
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Something big is shifting in LA 👀
A $1B aerospace company is moving its HQ here Uber is rolling out autonomous vehicles here
Different players. Same signal.
LA is becoming the place where the future of transportation gets built.
The El Segundo startup is reportedly raising $450M at a $2B valuation to build small nuclear reactors for data centers and industrial sites.
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This LA startup just raised $49M
Steno is going after the chaos behind high-stakes lawsuits, building tech around depositions, transcripts, and litigation support.
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Arc just raised $50M from Eclipse, a16z, Menlo Ventures, Lowercarbon, Necessary Ventures, and Offline Ventures 👀
This is not just another electric boat story.
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At Tinder Sparks in LA 🔥 the dating giant unveiled its biggest product shift in years.
🎵 Music-based matching 🔮 Astrology compatibility 📍 IRL meetups
The goal? More sparks ✨
Fewer dead-end matches.
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Santa Monica’s about to get busy. 🌴📍 Montgomery Summit is back March 10–11 at the Fairmont Miramar with 180+ speakers and 120+ private tech CEOs. ⚙️📈
Spotlight story + this week’s LA venture deals and acquisitions are live. 📬✨ Link in bio.
LA hard tech is having a week. 🔥⚙️ Revel just raised a $150M Series B to build the software layer powering tests, factories, and everything that actually moves.
Spotlight story + this week’s LA venture deals are live. 🔗 Link in bio.
