SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 1, 2012

Thursday, June 7, 2012 -- Vator Splash LA. These influencers will give you insights into how they think when it comes to investments and they'll also talk about their changing investment strategies in light of the emergence of super angels, angels, micro-VCs and incubators. See [link] (more)

Incubator 113

Incubator Google Competition Invest 113

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2012

TechZulu is proud to announce that we are a sponsor of the Variety 2012 Venture Capital & New Media Summit and will be there in full force bringing you all the action. Scott Hilleboe, General Partner at Walt Disney’s Steamboat Ventures, whose firm is quickly taking advantage of investment opportunities in China. Speaker List.

Venture Capital 68

Venture Capital Media Capital Steamboat Ventures 68

Xconomy

JUNE 30, 2016

Healthtech entrepreneur Parker Hinshaw and his wife Jean Balgrosky said they intended to take a step back when they founded Bootstrap Incubation near San Diego in the fall of 2012. We started the incubator with the idea of helping people with ideas, and making some investments,” he said. Jean Balgrosky.

San Diego 67

San Diego CIO Incubator Startup 67

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

Our sister company, Turner, began Media Camp San Francisco in 2012. Is there an investment in companies related to the program? Debra Baker: For all the Media Camp companies, we make a very small investment. It''s a $20,000 dollar investment, and basically gets those companies through the twelve weeks of the program.

Startup 159

Startup Technology Hollywood Media 159

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. They all had come from backgrounds as investment professionals, which is how they had built their own businesses. How did the idea to launch your own accelerator come about?

Startup 100

Startup Invest Resource Entertainment 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2012

OCTANe , the Orange County-based organization helping to bolster the high tech industry and entrepreneurs, reported this morning that in the first half of 2012, companies participating in its startup accelerator have raised a total of $26.8M The group said the investment amounts were an increase of 30 percent over the same period last year.

OCTANE 150

OCTANE Orange County High Tech Mentor 150

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Start in a business domain you know well.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Invest Incubator 102

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2012

TechZulu is proud to announce that we are a sponsor of the Variety 2012 Venture Capital & New Media Summit and will be there in full force bringing you all the action. Scott Hilleboe, General Partner at Walt Disney’s Steamboat Ventures, whose firm is quickly taking advantage of investment opportunities in China. Speaker List.

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Media Capital Steamboat Ventures 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

startups attracting over $847 million in investment funds in 2012 alone, the city’s diverse resources are often too separated. s tech scene by the city’s own incubator-accelerator Be Great Partners. Ashton Kutcher is just one of the A-list notables investing generously in startups. Be Great Fest is intended to unite them.

Los Angeles 101

Los Angeles Angel Startup Venture Capital 101

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Meet the Graduates: · Connectifier, which connects recruiters to potential job candidates, consists of 4 ex-Google employees and local angel investor, Terrence Yang, has dubbed Connectifier one of the best startups of 2012. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7 YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7 I think the model works well,” said McCann.

GRP Partners 96

GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. Fast forward to 2012 and none of these conditions hold.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

That is a 65% increase in the number of IPOs over 2012, and the highest proceeds raised since the year 2000. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion.

Startup 109

Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction 109

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

The Startup UCLA Accelerator Is About Entrepreneurship Not Investment Returns. StratoSquare – StratoSquare is the world’s simplest web-based investment analysis platform, consolidating multiple portfolios and providing insight into investment performance, risk and behavior through proprietary investment management tools.

UCLA 47

UCLA Invest Startup Class 47

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

We caught up with David Siemer , both an investment banker who runs Siemer & Associates (www.siemer.com) and an early stage investor here with Siemer Ventures (www.siemervc.com), to get his thoughts on the subject. In 2012, half of all the M&A transactions were cross border, for the first time. Globalization is a big trend.

Southern California 124

Southern California SoCal Commerce Invest 124

InfoChachkie

APRIL 14, 2014

It performs "due diligence" before it makes "investments" and it measures results as a "return on its investment.". ABC has even created an incubator-style program in which startup non-profits compete for $100,000 in seed funding. Second, our “investment” in a nonprofit goes well beyond just dollars.

Organization 199

Organization Startup Technical Review Invest 199

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Reuters TV Interview by Rhonda Schaffler Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money.

Startup 91

Startup Invest Incubator Ideas 91

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. And since we all knew that Sam’s dealflow and judgment were sound we empowered him to make early-stage, accelerator-like investments in early-stage entrepreneurs under the Upfront brand. We decided on the latter. Jamie did, too!

Venture Capital 290

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 16, 2014

We first interviewed Luc in 2012, just as he was launching the prototype for Miigle. In 2012 Miigle was just in its beginning stages. How much has the product changed from where it was in 2012 and where it is today? Back then we invested very little in design. I’d say we also invested very little in user experience.

SoCal 104

SoCal Southern California Startup Platform 104

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2014

As one of the young company’s first employees (founded in January 2012 with their first hotspot product launch in 2012) she provides a great inside look at the inspiration that drives the company’s work and shares her own insights on how/why she ended up at one of the wireless data industry’s fastest growing innovators.

Outsource Development 108

Outsource Development Startup Incubator Press 108

SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

November 8, 2012 6:00 PM Only $20! Seventeen lawyer regional firm Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP has represented digital media, internet, technology, consumer electronics, and entertainment companies and investment funds out of its Sherman Oaks office since its formation in 2002. by Michael Carney on November 8, 2012.

Sherman Oaks 44

Sherman Oaks Riot Games Tips Redpoint 44

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Collectively, across all those programs, we've invested in a bit over 900 startups around the world. One could argue that in 2010, 2011, and 2012, that growth was in the video and entertainment area. We are investing in companies that are becoming part of our global network and ecosystem. billion combined.

Startup 100

Startup Los Angeles Mentor Class 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

K5Launch (www.k5launch.com) is modeled after the successful Y-Combinator and TechStars acceleration programs, and invests equity, provides mentors, and runs a three month program to get very early stage startups off the ground. Amir Banifatemi: Our first class will be in winter, starting in 2012, most likely in January.

Orange County 192

Orange County Southern California Startup Class 192

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Joe: I came to the Coachella Valley in January of 2012 to serve as the Founder and Managing Director of the Palm Springs iHub. Joe: In addition to the technology based entrepreneurship that is incubated in the iHub, CVEP operates a business services division that assists all types of local businesses with planning, financing, and growth.

Startup 105

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 105

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Joe: I came to the Coachella Valley in January of 2012 to serve as the Founder and Managing Director of the Palm Springs iHub. Joe: In addition to the technology based entrepreneurship that is incubated in the iHub, CVEP operates a business services division that assists all types of local businesses with planning, financing, and growth.

Startup 119

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 119

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

Okuno has been investing in Los Angeles startups for the past three years after selling his own company E-Z Data. MuckerLab has already secured its reputation as one of the hottest startup accelerators in town with a particular emphasis on product for incubation-stage software, services and media ventures. Or maybe a goldmine.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of January 22, 2012. When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. Event Details. to 10:00 p.m.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

” Keval Desai, InterWest Partners - a firm investing across the entire mobile stack. In this interview, Schneider talks about doing well by doing good, and when it makes sense to incubate a startup for a while rather than rush to market. ” He notes that 1.2 billion people on the planet have smartphones and tablets.

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

October 5, 2012. In Santa Monica, the median price of homes jumped 16% in the first eight months of 2012 compared with 2011, after a 9% decline over the same period the year before, according to Multiple Listing Service data compiled by Paul Habibi, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. VENICE RISING. County: 0.9%.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44