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Observable Space, a Sawtelle-based aerospace company, nabbed a $94 million Space Force contract in early May, shortly after closing a $90 million series A

Zane Mountcastle and Martin Slosarik spent years in the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center developing advanced sensors and autonomous systems for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Cameron Mooney was an insurance claims adjuster with a habit he couldn't shake – spending a few minutes on the phone with homeowners whose claims he couldn't take on, giving free advice, then sending them away with nothing.

Van Nuys-based Capstone Energy+ undergoes a rebranding after securing $112.5 million investment.

Evotrex , the company bringing hybrid electric drive to recreational vehicles, announced in early June that it raised $30 million in series A funding.

Santa Monica-based artificial intelligence marketing platform Clouted lands a $7 million seed round.

While Silicon Beach pierced every industry with cutting-edge technology for many years, legacy defense manufacturers like

Investors don't appear to be so keen on Snap Inc.'s latest iteration of its smart glasses, unveiled at the Augmented World Expo in Long Beach in mid-June.

L ava Sunder likes to say she grew up in her mother's private medical practice.

El Segundo-based Singularity Defense Corp., fresh with $80 million in funding, builds missile and drone interceptors. Jack Oswald never planned to start a company.