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Jenny Lyons-Cunha

Updated on April 03, 2025

Engineering can be a lonely industry for women — but not at Dave. This fintech company is committed to placing women leaders at the helm of its engineering teams.

2017 proved to be an unequaled success for the Southern California startup community with local companies collectively raising nearly $7 billion, but over the course of the year, we were introduced to some truly spectacular tech offices. Here were our favorites.

Cathleen Draper

Updated on April 03, 2025

Technical skills are important in sales. But to build a strong customer relationship and close deals, soft skills like listening and passion steal the show.

Jessica Powers

Updated on April 03, 2025

The team at MagicLinks embraces cross-functional communication in a way that benefits everyone.

West LA-based AdColony announced its $350 million sale to Oslo, Norway-based Opera Software today. The deal is “100 percent strategic” and could turn out to be LA’s largest adtech deal to date, AdColony’s VP of Marketing Molly Moriarty said.

VR Playhouse isn’t your traditional Silicon Beach startup, but that hasn't stopped the virtual reality production company from developing fascinating content.

SideChef, a Santa Monica-based cooking instruction app, has just raised $1 million in seed funding from Chinese venture capital firm Empower Investment and Hong Kong-based investment firm Peacock Capital.