socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2013

Surf Air ($2.6M, Los Angeles, subscription aircraft service). How to find a startup mentor. AwarePoint ($4M, San Diego, real time patient location systems). Acquisition of note: Nexsan Acquired For $120M, by Imation. TapIt Media acquired for $23M by Phunware. In our features section: Interview with Blair Harrison of Frequency.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 -- Want to Start A Business? The Los Angeles tech scene has seen a rapid increase of women founding start-ups, mentors, investors and more. GITLA's SMW LA Panel is the hottest ticket in town. Aspiring entrepreneurs: Get Motivated! If you've ever dreamt of building a start up, now is the time!

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WITI Startup Incubator Los Angeles 113

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. Our founder, Yves Sisteron, himself was an entrepreneur earlier in his career and has been a mentor to us all at VC having backed too many billion dollar exits to name. Los Angeles'

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

This morning, Techstars (www.techstars.org), the startup accelerator which has had great success in spreading its approach to helping to get startups to the next stage of their life�usually, funding�announced it has opened up its third accelerator in Los Angeles, Techstars LA. Cody Simms: We have two new programs in Los Angeles.

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Startup Los Angeles Mentor Class 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. LA By The Numbers.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He co-founded a prominent accelerator in Los Angeles called MuckerLab , that has produced a number of impressive companies and he mentored more than 20 of them. Natural mentors – a desire to help. It was perfect timing since in 2012 GRP raised its fourth fund bringing our total assets managed to nearly $1 billion.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

In a collaborative effort, Ria Consulting, LLC and Los Angeles Net Developers Group are hosting this event on November 10th, 2012 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Have you ever found yourself in a conversation with developers and found yourself lost or even overwhelmed with new information?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

My partner Greg Bettinelli (worth following on Twitter) was recently named by The LA Business Journal as the “ Top deal maker in Los Angeles in Venture Capital.” Upfront: “Direct, Approachable, Early-Stage, WYSIWYG & Unmistakenly Los Angeles” (Upfront is also a term from the media sector).

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Venture Capital Journal Invest Santa Monica 150

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Chris Dumler , Co-Founder of Los Angeles Startup Foundation. Chris Dumler is an advocate of the Los Angeles startup community and the culture that holds it together. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of January 22nd, 2012. We leverage our network in the Los Angeles community to provide members with access to potential employees, mentors and investors. Demeter Interactive is a digital marketing and communications firm based in Los Angeles, California.

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CalTech Idealab Tech Coast Angels Enterprise Forum 79

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

With the SOLD OUT Startup Weekend Los Angeles quickly approaching (February 24th-26th, 2012) it’s time to start getting in the creation mindset. located at 5155 Old Ironside Drive, Santa Clara, California 95054, from February 24, 2012 to February 26, 2012.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Last week, a group of four angel investors here announced their plans to create a new, accelerator program to spur the creation of an entrepreneurial community in the area around new startups. All of our mentors are investors as well. Amir Banifatemi: Our first class will be in winter, starting in 2012, most likely in January.

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Orange County Southern California Startup Class 192

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. Directions to the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter 2012. Start Engine is a rapid accelerator focused on helping Los Angeles-based technology startups build a solid foundation for success in 90 days. Event Details. to 10:00 p.m. What: Spotlight Series Event. Price: $25 (Early Bird).

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2015

Tucker Kain: In 2012, when the current ownership group bought the Dodgers, the group they pulled together was pretty heavily investment focused. How did the idea to launch your own accelerator come about? They all had come from backgrounds as investment professionals, which is how they had built their own businesses.

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Startup Invest Resource Entertainment 100

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Marks continued to talk about his past and then talked about the startup landscape in Los Angeles. It was the morning of June 26th, 2012. As a young entrepreneur, you get introduced to mentors and successful entrepreneurs on a daily basis who want to help you. It was a success and the group made payroll.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

He eventually founded and sold consumer health firm ViSalus to a public company and is now back making investments, in technology companies, as a venture capitalist here at Los Angeles-based HashtagOne (www.hashtagone.com). Tell us a bit of the story on how you started HashtagOne?

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 100

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2012

TechZulu is teaming up with Los Angeles based companies Earbit s and Grubwithus , to bring you a one-of-a-kind hackathon event. In 2012, he discovered Kickstarter and and direct communication with the fans. Instead of the traditional hackathon, let’s roll back the clock to childhood. Will history be made again?

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Startup Web Mentor Los Angeles 111

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2012

On July 27, 2012 the AT&T Developer Program and Apigee produced the Mobile App Hackathon in Los Angeles, California. There were people walking around the room with orange ties called Senseis that were there specifically to mentor and support developers with programming issues.

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Hollywood Mobile HTML JavaScript 82

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. Treatsa hand delivers fresh baked cookies, brownies, and more throughout Los Angeles. Community Sponsors. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Where: UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095. upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. Event Details. to 10:30 p.m. Community Sponsors.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I have been involved with a high profile one in Los Angeles – Launchpad LA – and we’ve decided to make a shift so I thought this was a good time for reflection. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. Accelerators have had quite a good run the past 5+ years.

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Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2012

The program kicked off on October 4, 2012. 500 Startups add that successful startups don’t just need great coders and designers but require scalable and cost-effective customer acquisition which they help startups at. 33 companies are in this batch. According to 500 Startups, “This is the first time we utilized an open application process.

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Startup Seed Funding West Los Angeles Class 68

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. Treatsa hand delivers fresh baked cookies, brownies, and more throughout Los Angeles. Community Sponsors. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Monday, August 27th, 2012. The San Francisco Bay Area is still the epicenter when it comes to tech, and Los Angeles has indeed been heating up as a startup hub in recent years. Dial-A-Mentor Service Clarity Talks Stats: 12K Calls Across Nearly 50 Countries [TCTV]. © 2012 AOL Inc. Colleen Taylor.

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SoCal Southern California Startup Tips 77

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

Tech Coast Angel investor Dale Okuno came out because he believes that MuckerLab attracts better talent because they keep their class size small and focused. Okuno has been investing in Los Angeles startups for the past three years after selling his own company E-Z Data. Or maybe a goldmine. He is looking to find more.

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Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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