Glendale animation studio (Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda) and a render-tech operation: built and open-sourced the MoonRay production renderer, runs large render farms. Part of LA's render/compute spine alongside Disney.

Designs and manufactures electric guitars, basses, amplifiers, and related musical instruments and accessories.

Hawthorne CA. Space exploration company. Founded by Elon Musk 2002 using $100M from PayPal proceeds. Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Dragon, Starship, Starlink. Largest private space company globally. $350B+ valuation. Reusable rocket pioneer. S-1 IPO expected 2025-2026 window.