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*Sponsored By * Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group (http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending) Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). Business. Technology. Law. Vision. KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - TuSimple Sends Fully Autonomous Semi 80 Miles, Without A Human On Board <#0082049> - EcoFlow Hits $200M In Sales <#0082048> - CalAmp Shuffles Sales Head <#0082050> - ImmunityBio Links With Amyris On COVID-19 Vaccines <#0082051> *Marketplace* *Monday, January 3, 2022* *TuSimple Sends Fully Autonomous Semi 80 Miles, Without A Human On Board* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082049.html> San Diego-based autonomous driving company TuSimple reports that it has sent its first, fully autonomous semi--without even a safety driver in the truck--80 miles, going from Tucson, Arizona to Phoenix. According to TuSimple, its truck made its 80 mile run on December 22nd, traveling from a railyard in Tucson, navigating surface streets and a highway at night, and arrived at a high volume distribution center in Phoenix. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082049.html>) *EcoFlow Hits $200M In Sales* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082048.html> Los Angeles-based EcoFlow, the developer of portable power stations, says it reached $200M in annual revenues in 2021, up 275% from the year before. The company is backed by Sequoia's China Fund, Hillhouse, and CICC, and received $100M in a Series B investment back in June of 2021. The company said it more than tripled its sales in 2021, the second consecutive year for the growth. The company has benefited from an interest in its batteries for disaster preparedness. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082048.html>) *CalAmp Shuffles Sales Head* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082050.html> Irvine-based CalAmp, which is best known for its LoJack line of automotive tracking products, but also has a number of other asset tracking products, said over the holidays that its SVP and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Arym Diamond, has left the company. The company said that Maurizio Iperti, President of EMEA for CalAmp will step into an interim role leading global sales operations, while it runs a search for a new sales head. CalAmp did not say why its CRO decided to depart the company. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082050.html>) *ImmunityBio Links With Amyris On COVID-19 Vaccines* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082051.html> Culver City-based *ImmunityBio <https://www.immunitybio.com>* and Emeryville-based *Amyris <https://www.amyris.com>* said today that the two companies are in a joint venture to commercialize a COVID-19 vaccine. Financial details of the deal were not announced. The two said they will combine their vaccine technology and manufacturing capabilities, with the target of completing human trials and delivering vaccines in 2022."(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082051.html>) ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 12/17/21 Elementary Robotics <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103196> Los Angeles $30.00 M 12/16/21 AvantStay <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103195> Los Angeles $160.00 M 12/01/21 Ember Technologies <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103194> Westlake Village $23.50 M 11/29/21 Ablaze Pharmaceuticals <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103193> San Diego $75.00 M 11/18/21 Machina Labs <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103192> Los Angeles $16.30 M 11/15/21 Intelligo <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103189> Los Angeles $22.00 M 11/15/21 MingSight Pharmaceuticals <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103191> San Diego $20.00 M 11/04/21 Huckleberry Labs <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103186> Irvine $12.50 M 11/04/21 Biolinq Inc <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103187> San Diego $100.00 M 11/03/21 Hone <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103185> Encinitas $16.00 M 11/02/21 Shoreline Biosciences, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103183> La Jolla $140.00 M 11/01/21 Type:A Brands <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103182> Los Angeles $0.00 M 10/28/21 SKYRYSE, INC. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103181> Ann Arbor $200.00 M 10/21/21 Flock Freight <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103179> Solana beach $215.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs ------------------------------ ------------------------------ *Sponsored By * Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). 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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - TuSimple Sends Fully Autonomous Semi 80 Miles, Without A Human On Board <#0082049> - EcoFlow Hits $200M In Sales <#0082048> - CalAmp Shuffles Sales Head <#0082050> - ImmunityBio Links With Amyris On COVID-19 Vaccines <#0082051> *Marketplace* *Monday, January 3, 2022* *TuSimple Sends Fully Autonomous Semi 80 Miles, Without A Human On Board* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082049.html> San Diego-based autonomous driving company TuSimple reports that it has sent its first, fully autonomous semi--without even a safety driver in the truck--80 miles, going from Tucson, Arizona to Phoenix. According to TuSimple, its truck made its 80 mile run on December 22nd, traveling from a railyard in Tucson, navigating surface streets and a highway at night, and arrived at a high volume distribution center in Phoenix. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082049.html>) *EcoFlow Hits $200M In Sales* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082048.html> Los Angeles-based EcoFlow, the developer of portable power stations, says it reached $200M in annual revenues in 2021, up 275% from the year before. The company is backed by Sequoia's China Fund, Hillhouse, and CICC, and received $100M in a Series B investment back in June of 2021. The company said it more than tripled its sales in 2021, the second consecutive year for the growth. The company has benefited from an interest in its batteries for disaster preparedness. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082048.html>) *CalAmp Shuffles Sales Head* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082050.html> Irvine-based CalAmp, which is best known for its LoJack line of automotive tracking products, but also has a number of other asset tracking products, said over the holidays that its SVP and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Arym Diamond, has left the company. The company said that Maurizio Iperti, President of EMEA for CalAmp will step into an interim role leading global sales operations, while it runs a search for a new sales head. CalAmp did not say why its CRO decided to depart the company. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082050.html>) *ImmunityBio Links With Amyris On COVID-19 Vaccines* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082051.html> Culver City-based *ImmunityBio <https://www.immunitybio.com>* and Emeryville-based *Amyris <https://www.amyris.com>* said today that the two companies are in a joint venture to commercialize a COVID-19 vaccine. Financial details of the deal were not announced. The two said they will combine their vaccine technology and manufacturing capabilities, with the target of completing human trials and delivering vaccines in 2022."(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082051.html>) ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 12/17/21 Elementary Robotics <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103196> Los Angeles $30.00 M 12/16/21 AvantStay <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103195> Los Angeles $160.00 M 12/01/21 Ember Technologies <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103194> Westlake Village $23.50 M 11/29/21 Ablaze Pharmaceuticals <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103193> San Diego $75.00 M 11/18/21 Machina Labs <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103192> Los Angeles $16.30 M 11/15/21 Intelligo <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103189> Los Angeles $22.00 M 11/15/21 MingSight Pharmaceuticals <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103191> San Diego $20.00 M 11/04/21 Huckleberry Labs <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103186> Irvine $12.50 M 11/04/21 Biolinq Inc <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103187> San Diego $100.00 M 11/03/21 Hone <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103185> Encinitas $16.00 M 11/02/21 Shoreline Biosciences, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103183> La Jolla $140.00 M 11/01/21 Type:A Brands <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103182> Los Angeles $0.00 M 10/28/21 SKYRYSE, INC. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103181> Ann Arbor $200.00 M 10/21/21 Flock Freight <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103179> Solana beach $215.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs ------------------------------ ------------------------------ *Sponsored By * Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). 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