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Whether you are starting your business, strengthening your business, expanding into new markets, or pursuing an exit, we have a global network of experienced resources that can take you to the next level. For more information, please contact Ryan Youhan at [email protected]. *EVgo Completes SPAC Deal, Trading Now On Nasdaq* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081453.html> Los Angeles-based electric vehicle charging network operator EVgo says it has completed its business combination with Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Corporation. The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal creates a new, publicly traded company called EVgo Inc., which is now trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as EVGO, with warrants trading as EVGOW. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081453.html>) *Transphorm Bolsters Board* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081454.html> Goleta-based gallium nitride semiconductor products developer Transphorm said last week that it has named a new member of its board of directors. The company said it appointed Ms. Kelly Smales to the board of the gallium nitride (GaN) power conversion device maker. Smales previously was CEO of KnuEdge (formerly Intellisis), company in the machine learning hardware and software area. Smales previously also served at Motorola, Advanced Micro Devices, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081454.html>) *Esri Links With Geocoding Provider* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081455.html> Redland-based mapping software developer Esri says it has linked with a provider of geocoding services, Infutor Data Solutions, to improve its geocoding services. According to Esri, it is collaborating with Infutor to improve geocoding and address matching capability in its ArcGIS World Geocoding Services in the US. Financial details of the link were not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081455.html>) *Energy Developer Deploys Major Battery Storage Project In Ventura County* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081456.html> Clean energy developer Arevon Asset Management has installed what it says is one of the largest energy storage sites in the United States in Saticoy, California. According to Arevon, it has opened up a battery energy storage system in Saticoy, which uses Tesla Megapacks to provide 100 megawatt/400 megawatt-hour capacity to Southern California Edison. According to Arevon, the energy stored on the site can power Oxnard for four hours, or all of Ventura County for thirty minutes. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081456.html>) *Cake Connects With $4M In Venture Capital* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081452.html> Los Angeles-based Cake, a consumer products company that develops lubricants and other (NSFW) products it bills as designed for "sexual wellness", has attracted the rare attention of venture capital investors, saying that it has raised $4M in a seed funding round. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081452.html>) *Phase Four Launches Another Satellite Thruster Into Space* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081451.html> El Segundo-based Phase Four, which is developing thrusters for satellite propulsion, says it has launched one of its Maxwell engines into space. According to the startup, the engine was launched onboard a Capella Space SAR satellite which went into space on June 30th on a SpaceX launch. The company says the engine is its fourth delivered to space. 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