Keerthi Vedantam

H adrian Automation Inc. , the Torrance-based advanced manufacturing startup, raised a whopping $1.37 billion in a series D round in early August,

Serve Robotics Inc. , a Redwood City-based food delivery robot company, is rolling out a new robot for the hospital floor.

Teledyne Technologies Inc. , a digital imaging company based in Thousand Oaks, has agreed to acquire Varex Imaging Corp. in a deal valued at $1.1 billion.

The competitive gaming operations that have survived a funding course correction chart new paths to victory. S cott Harrison became a pro-gamer by mistake.

Antares Nuclear Inc. , the Torrance-based nuclear reactor startup, in August nabbed a fuel supply agreement with Standard Nuclear Inc.

H elogen Corp. , a space manufacturing startup synthesizing materials in microgravity, is launching two missions in October that will develop substances used in artificial retinas and orthopedic applications.

Seremoni, the consumer brand under Shinkei Systems Corp. , is stocking its sockeye salmon in a handful of Whole Foods Market Inc. locations across Los Angeles.

Varda Space Industries , the pharmaceutical company using antigravity in space, announced Sept. 30 that it raised $251 million in series D funding, bringing total funding for the company to $598 million.

South Bay firm designs and builds defense satellites. Fortastra Corp. , a space defense startup based in Torrance, announced in early October it raised $30 million in series A funding.

I n 2006, Matt Soule joined Space Exploration Technologies Corp. just as the company was recovering from an unsuccessful flight launch. For the next 13 years, Soule had a hand in every single program the company developed, including Starlink.