socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2020

According to Spireon, its data shows that 10-14 days after recent spikes in driving activity, there have been corresponding upticks in the number of reported cases of COVID-19. Spireon said it used eight billion data points nationwide, studying driving activity of over three million vehicles tarting March 1st, for its study.

Study 113

Study Incubator Activity Mobile 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2014

The funding was led by Dram Incubator, Inc., Siemer Ventures has been an active investor in overseas companies, and even has its own, Singapore-based startup incubator , WaveMaker Labs. and also included Siemer Ventures and other investors. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 224

Mobile Santa Monica Incubator Seed Funding 224

socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2019

According to the two, LA Bioscience Hub will help HATCHlabs become a "more active participant" in the effort to develop the bioscience industry, particularly in El Sereno. HATCHspaces said it is focused on "creating purpose-built life sciences facilities for companies emerging from incubator networks." READ MORE>>.

Incubator 100

Incubator Los Angeles Activity Networking 100

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2013

the startup incubator headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones, is reportedly raising another $30M in funding to put towards its startups. According to a report this morning, the fund will also invest in non-Science incubated startups. Science, Inc. ,

Dollar Shave Club 185

Dollar Shave Club Funding Incubator Startup 185

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2021

These resources are definitely not limited to students, since every university seeks out and needs the real world exposure and experience of entrepreneurs who already are active in the real world marketplace. They also provide incubator services and space for early startups. Early-stage funding.

Incubator 172

Incubator Mentor Class Resource 172

socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2013

BitAngels said it just invested $100,000 into BlueSeed , a firm incubating international companies in the Bitcoin area who specifically are not subject to regulation by the United States. BitAngels also opened up three, physical locations for incubating Bitcoin companies last month, in Austin, San Francisco and New York. READ MORE>>.

Incubator 164

Incubator Funding Invest Venture Capital 164

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2013

According to the United Talent Agency, it has hired Robyn Ward as part of its Digital Media practice, to work closely with its existing portfolio of early stage companies and help identify new investment, incubation and representation opportunities.

Invest 260

Invest USC Hollywood Incubator 260

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2013

There''s been a lot of activity over the past two years in the Southern California accelerator/incubator market, with numerous groups (Amplify, EvoNexus, K5, LaunchpadLA, MediaCamp, Science, StartEngine, and many, many others) looking to help entrepreneurs start and fund their companies. But, how successful have they been? Science Inc.

Southern California 222

Southern California Incubator Report Startup 222

socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In just the last few weeks, at least five different incubation/acceleration efforts have booted up in the region. Specifically targeted at clean techonlogy firms, the group has more of a traditional incubator program, offering up office space for 6-8 companies, along with support, resources, and mentorship.

Southern California 216

Southern California Orange County Incubator Tech Coast Angels 216

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

According to Shopzilla, it will use the acquisition of Connexity to help bolster Aisle A, its "Audience Activation" division. The acquisition looks to be the first from the set of clients at Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC), the startup incubator facility in Ventura. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Ventura 225

Ventura Advertising Incubator Acquisition 225

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The company said the new feature combines all hotel, activities, and tours in a single booking package. WanderWe launched in September , as part of a business incubation effort at Oversee.net. READ MORE>>. wanderwe booking travel hotel weekend getaway vacation'

Oversee.net 182

Oversee.net Sites Incubator Activity 182

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based startup accelerator MuckerLab is booting up its first Demo Day later this afternoon, debuting nine new startups out of its incubator focused on Internet software, services, and media.

Incubator 219

Incubator Social Media Media Software Development 219

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2021

In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school. Don’t forget business writing and communication.

Entrepreneur 149

Entrepreneur Tips Writing Coach 149

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2012

Los Angeles startup accelerator StartEngine has launched its third class, a new batch of fourteen startups which have set up shop in the incubator's Westwood Village space under the watchful eyes of Activision co-founder Howard Marks and investor Paul Kessler.

Class 196

Class Startup Activision Incubator 196

socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2013

Remember Hello Insights , the Pinterest analytics and measurement tool out of Los Angeles startup incubator Science Inc. ? Well, the firm has transformed itself into Hello Society , a marketing agency for brands this morning, expanding out its offerings from just analytics tools to include a full suite of services around Pinterest.

Marketing 200

Marketing Incubator Tool Los Angeles 200

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2012

There's been a surge in startup accelerator activity in Los Angeles in the last year, as interest in starting a company in the region has grown, and a wide range of experienced entrepreneurs and investors have pitched in to help companies get to the next level. Of that, $97.47 in companies associated with digital studio Science Inc.

Los Angeles 234

Los Angeles Angel Report Startup 234

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2015

Los Angeles-based startup studio and incubator Science said late Wednesday that it has seen its first exit, and has sold Playhaven to RockYou. The two companies said Playhaven serves its mobile ads to 18,000 games and 250 million monthly active users. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Incubator 100

Incubator Mobile Acquisition Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

the digital business incubator/studio headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones. Last week, Science revealed it was backing another, subscription e-commerce effort, MeUndies, in addition to backing another startup--Eventup--run by Tony Adam, another active Los Angeles technology figure. Wittlebee is the third company from Science inc.

Santa Monica 217

Santa Monica Startup Commerce Incubator 217

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

If you need funding for these early stage activities, I have some suggestions on better strategies to follow. Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative a while back. Commercial product prototypes.

Resource 102

Resource Ideas Funding Research 102

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2012

In addition to its investment banking activities, Siemer & ASsociates has an active venture capital arm, Siemer Ventures, and is now running a business incubator, Wavemaker Labs, in Singapore. Chen has previously served at such firms as Montgomery & Co., Merrill Lynch, and TPG Capital.

SoCalTech 113

SoCalTech Incubator Activity Venture Capital 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Today, we're featuring Erik Rannala , founder of MuckerLab , the startup accelerator focused on incubation stage Internet, software, services, and media businesses here in LA. As data like the Startup Genome have begun to point out, LA will continue to emerge as one of the most active tech / startup ecosystems in the world.

Southern California 259

Southern California High Tech Activity Platform 259

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2014

We''re continuing to feature reflections on the last year from movers and shakers in the local high tech community, and today have thoughts from Gerhard Apfelthaler , who is Dean of California Lutheran University''s School of Management , which has been very active in Ventura County helping to promote startup and entrepreneurial activity.

Westlake Village 147

Westlake Village Thousand Oaks Startup Ventura 147

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Zhou said the venture capital firm is working closely with a number of technology accelerators and incubators in town, in addition to sourcing its own deals; the firm also is very active in syndicating deals with other local investors. Karlin Asset Management has $1.4 billion in assets. READ MORE>>.

Los Angeles 183

Los Angeles Invest Angel Startup 183

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 4, 2012

They're also both active angel investors in the LA startup scene having invested in some of the most popular LA tech companies. Josh and Diego started Beachmint in 2010 and since then have raised over (wait for it.) $70 70 Million Dollars. See [link] (more)

Startup 100

Startup Incubator News Web 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

With the current strong economy I’m seeing a continued resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. In addition, young businesses that are still active after one year continues to hover at nearly 80%. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere.

Startup 128

Startup Social Media Satisfaction Entrepreneur 128

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

If you need funding for these early stage activities, I have some suggestions on better strategies to follow. Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative a while back. Commercial product prototypes.

Help 165

Help Research Startup Funding 165

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Several funds and firms are participating in this investment including Rincon Ventures , Idealab ( Bill Gross built the original incubator and there will be active support from Allen Morgan ), Baroda Ventures , GRP Partners , David Cohen (founder of TechStars ), David Tisch (founder of TechStars NY ), DLA Piper and Stubbs Alderton.

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2012

As part of the deal information, the Tech Coast Angels said it specifically is looking to support th enew accelerators and incubators in Southern California with investments. The group said that investments were fairly consistent compared with the same period in 2011, when it invested $4.4M in 17 companies. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 164

Tech Coast Angels Invest Southern California Angel 164

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2014

Erik Rannala: Really, it''s the quality of the companies in the market, plus the level of activity. Now that we''ve been up to this for a couple of years, and we''ve seen the quality and quantity of startups in this market, we decided to ramp that investment activity up. READ MORE>>.

Startup 206

Startup Capital Incubator Invest 206

socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2012

Independa, which is headed by Kian Saneii, develops systems which can be used to monitor the health and activities of the elderly, and is targeted at allowing elderly care recipients to live independently longer in their current residences. The company is part of the San Diego EvoNexus business incubator. READ MORE>>.

Miramar 140

Miramar San Diego Incubator Activity 140

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

There are already more than 1500 active hackerspaces worldwide, with info on Hackerspaces. Makerspaces are becoming the new incubators and accelerators for startups, and support contacts, like lawyers and marketing groups, will be easy to find. Countless startup teams have already been spawned from these.

Startup 159

Startup Tool Design Demand 159

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

How is this different than accelerator or incubator? David Carter: There is a lot of misunderstanding on what an incubator is, and what an accelerator is. When I was at Amplify, we had a lot of people wondering what an accelerator was, and how we differentiated from an incubator. Only companies we are creating. READ MORE>>.

Startup 231

Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Keep your eyes and mind open to free sources of innovation in every ecosystem, including open-source software, university cooperative programs, and the many incubators and accelerators supported by volunteers and communities. In return, active listening and two-way communication will maximize the value of your impact and results.

Technical Review 101

Technical Review Metrics Resource Software Review 101

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The Los Angeles area has seen a surge in the last month in companies and organizations looking to bolster entrepreneurial activity and startups in Southern California. Joining that surge last week in startup activity was Science, Inc. We're very supportive of the accelerators, and will be very active with the accelerators.

Incubator 196

Incubator Startup Commerce Los Angeles 196

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Based on my recent experience as an angel investor, and advisor to new business owners, I now recommend that all entrepreneurs, especially introverts, learn and practice the discipline they need to build and nurture relationships with key constituents through the following activities: Formalize a mentoring relationship with someone you trust.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Mentor Activity Startup 104

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Networking no longer is primarily a face-to-face serial activity. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. Early customer feedback will position your solution, and help you make pivots before critical time and money are lost. The cost of social media done well is low. Measuring progress with big data and analytics.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media News 104

socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2013

Dirk Ahlborn: We are coming out of the nonprofit incubator, the Girvan Institute of Technology, which has been around since 2002, and is funded by NASA Ames. It is one of the older incubators in Los Angeles, even though not a lot of people know about it. What is JumpStartFund? How do entrepreneurs get involved? READ MORE>>.

Ideas 178

Ideas Patents Funding Startup 178