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JANUARY 22, 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010 -- 2010 TECH BREW MEGA MIXER. TECH BREW for almost three decades,the premier Santa Barbara region networking business event,fostering collaborations, business development, professional services and resources, employment connections and dialogs for sustainable economic development.

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Santa Barbara Resource Networking Entrepreneur 100

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JULY 14, 2020

Fountain Valley-based memory products giant Kingston Technology said that its partner in a joint venture, Phison , will sell the shares it owns in Kingston Solutions, Inc. which develops eMMC (Embedded Multi-Media Card) products. Phison and Kingstom formed KSI as a joint venture in 2010. READ MORE>>.

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Media Technology Product Services 113

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 24, 2020

The company, which employed about 160 people, laid off 57 workers, according to documents filed with the California Employment Development Department. After resigning as CEO of the now-defunct EV startup Coda Automotive in 2010, Czinger began to focus on how the vehicle manufacturing process could become more efficient and less wasteful.

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Startup Technical Review Outsource Development Design 251

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Friday, October 29, 2010 -- Southland Technology Conference (SoTeC). SoTeC 2010 is the Premier Technology event of Southern California. Four breakout session tracks will cover topics on Project Management, Quality Assurance, Technologies, Trends and Best Practices and Personal Development.

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Conference Technology Southern California Networking 100

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 -- CommNexus Presents:Sencha Touch for Mobile Web App Development. It allows developers to create amazing experiences on Android and iOS devices like the iPad and iPhone. Sencha Touch is a new mobile app framework based on Javascript, HTML5, and CSS3. See [link] (more).

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Web Mobile Develop Development 127

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 -- Mobile /Wireless Technologies. The focus of this panel is to explore Ventures in Mobile/Wireless technologies  how a deal is accomplished and how the company is valued, funded, executed, branded, and brings consumers into focus.

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Mobile Technology Gogii Palomar 113

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AUGUST 18, 2010

San Diego-based Maxwell Technologies , a developer of energy storage and other products, is claiming this morning that it is seeing "strong demand" for the firm's ultracapacitor-based energy storage products. The firm said it estimates more than 13,000 turbine equipped with its technology are now in opeartion worldwide.

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Technology San Diego Demand Sales 140

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JANUARY 4, 2013

The long, turbulent history of the video-on-demand technology developed by former Marina Del Rey-based CinemaNow continues today, after current owner Rovi Corporation said Thursday afternoon that it plans to pursue a sale of its Rovi Entertainment Stores business--the remains of CinemaNow. READ MORE>>.

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Marina Del Rey Technology Hulu Entertainment 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -- The Art, Technology, and Business of 3D. The content industry has spent over 100 years developing tools and techniques to tell engaging stories and cover real-world events in two dimensions. See [link] (more).

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Technology Entertainment Tool Resource 113

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? About 18 months ago, the entire group began to mention that they were having more difficulty finding good developers. Im part of a CTO group that meets once a month to discuss various topics. in Computer Science.

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Los Angeles CTO Hire CTO Coach Develop 150

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based financial automation software developer BlackLine says it has added the CEO of SolarWinds, Kevin Thompson to its board of directors. Thompson has been CEO at SolarWinds since 2010, and he joined the company in 2007. SolarWinds is a developer of IT management software. READ MORE>>.

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Guide Software Development Los Angeles Software 124

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. ’ &# His message was that in 2010 great business can be built anywhere if there is a great team and the will to make it work. But we have a great city for building technology companies.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Orreco , an Irish company developing machine intelligence and data collection tools to improve professional sports performance, has raised $2M, and is opening up an office in Los Angeles, the company said on Wednesday. Orreco was founded in 2010 in Ireland. The Series A funding came from True Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Tool Funding Technology 113

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Santa Monica-based The Mobile Majority , the mobile advertising technology developer led by Rob Emrich, says it has acquired Gimbal , the Qualcomm spinout focused on mobile engagement and location intelligence in the retail market. Gimbal was spun out of Qualcomm in 2014, and had started as a project within Qualcomm in 2010.

Mobile 100

Mobile Santa Monica Advertising Acquisition 100

Xconomy

JUNE 29, 2016

Reflexion Health, a San Diego startup founded in 2012 at the nonprofit West Health Institute, is moving to commercialize Vera, its physical rehabilitation system based on Microsoft Kinect’s motion tracking technology. The change has sparked a lot of interest in Reflexion and its Vera technology as a way to reduce rehab costs, Smith said.

Technology 74

Technology San Diego Funding Coach 74

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies , the developer of cloud-based, construction management software let by Tooey Courtemanche, says it more than doubled its headcount in 2014, and also saw record growth in its business. 5000 rating says the company had 2013 revenues of $9.5M, compared with 2010 revenues of $1.5M.

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SaaS Report Software Technology 100

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APRIL 4, 2012

Santa Barbara-based CALIENT Technologies has appointed a new Vice President of Engineering, the company said this morning. Miglani has been at the firm since 2010, and also has previously served at Juniper Networks, 3Com, Lucent Technologies, Bay Networks/Nortel, and Essar Telecom. The firm said it has promoted Jitender K.

Santa Barbara 150

Santa Barbara Software Engineering Networking Report 150

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

San Diego-based wireless communications module developer On-Ramp Wireless announced Wednesday that Kevin Hell, the former CEO of DivX, has joined the company as President and CEO. Hell headed by DivX until its acquisition by Sonic Solutions in October of 2010, and most recently was chairman of the EvoNexus startup incubator run by CommNexus.

San Diego 159

San Diego Incubator Venture Capital Acquisition 159

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

James (chairman of the Althea Foundation) and appointed Adam Sroka as Senior Vice President of Technology in a move to make business transactions simple and secure. . Jackson , “This financing round, coupled with hiring Adam Sroka as our head of technology, puts CapLinked in a position to further enhance our enterprise product offerings.”.

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Technical Review Software Review Bertelsmann Technology 88

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JULY 23, 2015

Los Angeles-based Prevoty said this morning that it has named Roger Thornton, the Chief Technology Officer at Alienvault, to its board of directors. Thornton is also the founder of Fortify Software, which he sold to HP in 2010. Prevoty develops runtime application security software.

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Chief Technology Officer Los Angeles Software Capital 100

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics , the Idealab robotics technology firm headed by Paolo Pirjanian, has been acquired by iRobot. iRobot said that it will pay $74M for Evolution Robotics, which is best known for its Mind automatic floor cleaning robots. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Pasadena Technology Product 171

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

San Diego-based Qualcomm has made another investment in femtocell and picocell technology developer ip.access , as part of a new round of funding. Ip.access is using Qualcomm's technology, including its Femtocell Station Modem (FSM) chipsets and femtocell patents. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Patents Equity Capital 145

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. In 2010 somebody posed the question on Quora, “Is Mark Suster a Successful Venture Capitalist?” This is what I wrote on that Quora answer from Sept 2010.

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Venture Capital Downey Writing Press 387

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based Belkin International , the computer accessories and products developer led by Chet Pipkin, said this morning that it has expanded its offices in Seattle, and created a new R&D lab called WeMo Labs. READ MORE>>. wemo labs belkin research internet things device seattle expansion unniversity washington'

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Belkin Artificial Inteligence Research Los Angeles 113

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JUNE 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology developer OpenX reported this morning that it has named Jason C. White, who has been advising OpenX since 2010, was previously a VP at Adknowledge, and also served at FOX Audience Network's MyAds. White as its General Manager, Publisher Business - West. READ MORE>>.

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OpenX Advertising Web Los Angeles 150

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

The Los Angeles winners of the Deloitte Fast 500 ranking of fastest growing companies was announced last night at an event at Santa Monica's Shutters on the Beach, with 26 companies recognized in the overall 2011 Technology Fast 500, and three "Technology Rising Stars" recognized in the Los Angeles area.

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Los Angeles Marina Del Rey Woodland Hills Angel 263

SoCal CTO

MAY 18, 2010

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups, Startup Development and being a Startup CTO. Steve Blank , May 6, 2010 Great presentations from Xobni and Dropbox on how they have gone about building their business. Thanks Steve! SaaS Conversion: Which metrics matter?

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Startup SaaS Metrics Patents 150

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MARCH 13, 2013

HG Data is led by Craig Harris, and develops technology to gather business intelligence data from both the Web as well as offline source. Harris was most recently the founder and CEO of NOZA, which he sold to Blackbaud in 2010. READ MORE>>.

Santa Barbara 174

Santa Barbara Web Funding Marketing 174

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APRIL 1, 2014

San Diego-based DivX , the developer of digital video encoding and decoding technology has been acquired by private equity firms Parallax Capital Partners and StepStone Group , the companies said yesterday, in a deal worth $75M in cash plus earnout. DivX said that it was assisted int he deal by San Diego''s Karmel Capital.

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Equity San Diego Entertainment Acquisition 147

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

Viewdle , a developer of computer vision technology which is venture backed by Anthem Ventures and Qualcomm, among others, is in the midst of an acquisition by Google , according to reports today. The original report came via Forbes, with followup from TechCrunch. TechCrunch said the acquisition is worth around $30M. READ MORE>>.

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Google Anthem Report Santa Monica 157

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

San Diego-based SG Biofuels , which is developing hybrid seeds for bioenergy crops, said Wednesday that it has named Miguel Motta as Chief Operating Officer. Motta was most previously Vice President of Marketing and Strategy and SG Biofuels, which he joined in 2010. Motta has previously served at Monsanto, and also had been at Seminis.

San Diego 140

San Diego Resource Marketing Technology 140

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AUGUST 30, 2011

ConjuChem , a biotechnology firm focused on developing medicines based on therapeutics peptides, said today that it has relaunched the company, and is now based in Los Angeles under the management of Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D. The firm, which was previously based in Montreal, Canada, was acquired by billionaire Soon-Shiong in 2010.

Activity 140

Activity Los Angeles Technology Angel 140

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Irvine-based Kurion , the developer of nuclear waste remediation technology, is eyeing a new challenge: cleaning up the notorious Hanford nuclear weapons site, according to a report today from the Wall Street Journal. Kurion's technology absorbs radioactive waste and converts it into glass, making it easier to dispose of safely.

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Sites Journal Startup Report 127

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 -- Fifth Smart Grid Thought Leadership Forum. Join UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center for its fifth Smart Grid Leadership Forum.

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UCLA Research Technology Develop 124

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APRIL 6, 2011

Pasadena-based Arrowhead Research said Wednesday that it has boosted its stake in Ablaris Therapeutics , a firm developing treatments for obesity. The technology from Ablaris was licensed from the MD Anderson Cancer Center. The technology from Ablaris was licensed from the MD Anderson Cancer Center. READ MORE>>.

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Research Invest Pasadena Funding 160

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JANUARY 4, 2013

The long, turbulent history of the video-on-demand technology developed by former Marina Del Rey-based CinemaNow continues today, after current owner Rovi Corporation said Thursday afternoon that it plans to pursue a sale of its Rovi Entertainment Stores business--the remains of CinemaNow.

Marina Del Rey 159

Marina Del Rey Hulu Hollywood Entertainment 159

Xconomy

MARCH 20, 2017

Japan’s Murata Manufacturing has acquired Arctic Sand Technologies of Burlington, MA, and plans to combine Arctic Sand’s low-power semiconductor technology with its San Diego-based subsidiary, Peregrine Semiconductor. The purchase price was $68 million, according to a Peregrine spokeswoman.

San Diego 63

San Diego Mobile Pricing Technology 63