{"id":641967,"date":"2024-04-08T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T05:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/connect.org\/?p=641967"},"modified":"2024-10-29T17:46:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T17:46:48","slug":"class-of-2024-cool-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connect.org\/class-of-2024-cool-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 2024 Cool Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"641967\" class=\"elementor elementor-641967\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b09c995 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b09c995\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg 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data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Class of 2024 Cool Companies<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4e792f elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"5f4e792f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f97c819 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>April 8, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7e6375b elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>5:00 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a2e79ac elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/category\/cool-companies\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Cool Companies<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5243ab90 elementor-widget-divider--view-line 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Since 2015, Cool Companies have raised over <b>$900M<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7222ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7222ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>(just in Series A)<\/i><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22ab53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d22ab53\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fca05 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69fca05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THANK YOU TO THE CLASS OF 2024 COOL COMPANIES SPONSORS <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04d50fe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04d50fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PerkinsCoie-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3336\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PerkinsCoie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PerkinsCoie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PerkinsCoie.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 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elementor-size-default\">Announcing the Cool Companies of 2024!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8c4d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8c4d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019re searching for the latest innovative tech and life science companies in Southern California, check out Connect\u2019s Class of 2024 Cool Companies. We\u2019ve sifted through numerous submissions this year with the assistance of our esteemed judges to bring you the standout selections below.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7df49f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"c7df49f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><iframe class=\"airtable-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/embed\/appdfw4K69S77QF2r\/shrx8eP01qLlNKaTD?viewControls=on\" frameborder=\"0\" onmousewheel=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"533\" style=\"background: transparent; border: 1px solid #ccc;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282168cf elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"282168cf\" 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