Inside the daily grind and sales triumphs — from client calls to career milestones in LA’s tech scene

These Santa Monica tech companies and startups are doing amazing things.

Inside the daily grind and sales triumphs — from client calls to career milestones in LA’s tech scene

Olivia McClure

Updated on March 29, 2024

Learn how sales team members at the social media company work in unison to deliver impactful solutions, buoyed by a culture that encourages them to drive change.

Just because you’re a senior leader doesn’t mean you should stop learning and growing. Here’s how to make time for your own professional development.

Jenny Lyons-Cunha

Updated on May 30, 2023

“Oh my goodness, someone is creating something with our technology — live, right in front of us.” The experience of Snap team members at the 2023 Snap Partner Summit underscored the magic their work brought to life. Here’s a peek behind the scenes.

Seeking feedback and recognizing unhealthy thought patterns are two ways these tech veterans have successfully dealt with imposter syndrome.

In the business world, it’s fairly easy to recognize success. High year-over-year growth, robust customer retention rates and low costs for customer acquisition all point to a company going in the right direction. But when it comes to status symbol, nothing indicates the presence of a giant quite like a big valuation.

People leaders from two LA-based companies shared what their commitments to DEI look like in action.

As summer is heating up, so too is LA’s tech scene. Check out 21 companies that reward their employees with standout perks and benefits.

From prestigious awards to unstoppable growth, Los Angeles is an undeniable hotspot for tech.

Cassidy Ritter

Updated on April 27, 2021

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat and Bitmoji, has acquired several businesses lately, including this Colorado startup.

Twilio announced Monday it will be committing $2 million in cash grants to organizations that are providing voice, text or chat support during the COVID-19 pandemic to help with an increase in demand. Snapchat is offering new in-app resources for users experiencing domestic violence.

The job market is seeing an influx of experienced engineers. Here’s how leading tech companies think about recruiting right now.

From floor plan changes to temperature checks, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel details what it’ll take to reopen the tech giant’s offices.

We recently got the opportunity to speak with members of Snap’s design, engineering and security teams to find out how they’re making sure they stay on the right track.

Check out these ten amazing LA tech companies hiring this month. 

Digital publication Fast Company revealed its most innovative companies of 2018, and to no one's surprise, LA tech was well represented. In addition to a number of companies who have sizable offices in the LA area, 17 companies headquartered in Los Angeles were honored. Read on to see who made the cut.

With 2017 winding down, it’s safe to say that this year blew last year out of the water. Where 2016 saw 231 companies receiving funding, more than 350 local companies did so in 2017, adding nearly $7 billion into the local tech ecosystem since January 1. Here are the top rounds of funding from 2017.

Though markedly smaller than Santa Monica, Venice has developed a unique environment for innovation. For these six tech startups, the next step towards greatness means bringing on talented individuals to help the team grow.

LA tech startups collectively raised $2.6B in November. Here were the top rounds.

Within a few short hours, two of LA tech's most esteemed organizations collectively raised $2.3 billion. Here's who got the cash.

Los Angeles and Orange County have the perfect climate for unicorns. But who was the fastest? Jockied by now legendary founders like Elon Musk and Evan Spiegel, these seven unicorns all strode across the finish line at different times in the last 15 years. There are a few LA startups that have made the final turn.

Data makes the world go round. Maybe that's why data analyst and engineer jobs are in such high demand? Or perhaps it's because Glassdoor named data scientist the #1 job for work-life balance. Either way, Los Angeles hosts a few of the greatest data-driven companies in the world, making it the perfect spot to pursue a career crunching numbers. Here are five data data-related jobs to check out in LA.

After months of speculation, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegal has announced plans to run advertisements on the disappearing photo app. Snapchat has reportedly been meeting with advertising firms and brands in preparation for the launch. To date Snapchat has not monetized any elements of its app, so these advertisements will be the company’s first revenue stream.

Just hours before midnight on New Years Eve, Snapchat declared to the SEC a $485.6 million Series D round. Silent all 2014 about their funding activities, the disappearing photo and message app company also confirmed in the filing that it had raised investments from a total of 23 different investors.

In one of the strangest, most intriguing product launches in recent memory, Snapchat released a deck of branded playing cards today. The deck is in no way technologically enabled, however, Snapchat has created a selfie-oriented game that integrates their app with the cards.

APRIL 2016: You know the old adage: "If you do what you love, you'll never work another day in your life." Well a huge part of that equation is not just finding the 'what' but also finding the 'where.' We found five booming LA tech companies that have crafted fantastic company cultures.

Snapchat was at it again today, announcing a new $175 million Series F from Fidelity Investments. The announcement also brought forth a new valuation for the company which had surprisingly stood pat at $16 billion.