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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Sunday, November 18, 2012 -- Startup Weekend Los Angeles. Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur?

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Los Angeles Angel Startup Activity 124

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NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Saturday, November 17, 2012 -- Startup Weekend Los Angeles. Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur?

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Los Angeles Angel Startup Activity 124

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NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Friday, November 16, 2012 -- Startup Weekend Los Angeles. Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur?

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Los Angeles Angel Startup Activity 124

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AUGUST 24, 2012

A list of the top ten cities for startups was released by USA Today and the National Venture Capital Association today, naming both Los Angeles and San Diego among the best cities for startup companies. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Los Angeles Break.com CitySearch 188

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 7, 2020

Real estate is a big business in the sprawling city of Los Angeles, and new technology tools to target the industry continue to attract investor attention. billion, active in the real estate industry in Los Angeles. million in financing to support the buildout of its services and sales teams to manage clients.

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Los Angeles Services Marketing Angel 168

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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.

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Los Angeles Angel Report Startup 234

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Riot Ventures , the Los Angeles-based, early-stage and deep technology investment firm is going out to market to raise a $75 million second fund to finance the development of startups in LA and beyond, according to fundraising documents viewed by TechCrunch. Oculus, Snap, Tinder and others. Oculus, Snap, Tinder and others.

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Los Angeles Artificial Inteligence Invest Angel 126

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

Los Angeles has a new, well funded, investment firm in town, with big plans for local investments: Karlin Ventures. Zhou recently moved to Los Angeles, after a stint at Innovations Endeavors, the venture fund of Eric Schmidt. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Invest Angel Startup 183

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MARCH 20, 2013

In what can only be good news for local startups, venture capital investment firm Greycroft Partners said this morning that it has named Mark Terbeek as a new Partner in its Los Angeles office. Terbeek will help current LA partner Dana Settle in vetting deals for the firm. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Angel Venture Capital News 164

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

Today, we share the thoughts of Greg Monterrosa ,a startup community leader who is currently Startup Weekend organizer, facilitator, and mentor and was a former Founder of MyLLC.com and Hub101. The continued growth of startup communities in Los Angeles. I am excited for the big moves being made in Los Angeles.

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Startup Thousand Oaks Mentor Ventura 196

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MAY 10, 2012

As part of the funding, Moviepilot is setting up an office in Los Angeles, and has moved its CEO, Tobi Bauckhage, to LA. The firm started in Berlin, Germany, by Tobi Bauckhage and Jon Handschin, who were independent filmmakers. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Angel Venture Capital Startup 168

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JULY 26, 2011

The Los Angeles area ranks among the top markets for activity on the angel investment service AngelList , according to new statistics released by the service Monday. According to AngelList, Los Angeles was third in the list of top five locations with activity on the service.

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Los Angeles Angel Statistics Activity 167

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

What's the best way to encourage development of the technology industry in Los Angeles? The idea, according to the LACMII, is to use city-owned parcels to create community spaces and working environments to enable startups and businesses in those areas, using "tech-friendly amenties" to attract starutps to those locations.

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Los Angeles Technology Culver City Angel 242

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Los Angeles has 8 percent of all the "unicorn" companies globally, according to a new study released Wednesday by the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. The school said the study companies as a unicorn if they exceeded a value of $1 billion during any month between January 2014 and the end of 2015.

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Los Angeles Angel Southern California Study 100

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JANUARY 28, 2010

Yesterday, I met with someone at the early stage of a startup. He was struggling to find high quality developers in Los Angeles. Just the kind of person I like to meet. :) But I was a bit surprised when he emphasized how hard it had been for them to find a web developer in Los Angeles.

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Web Development Los Angeles Web Develop 167

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APRIL 25, 2013

Los Angeles seems to be cementing itself in as the capital of celebrity and e-commerce, with the latest deal being Moonfrye , a new, "celebrity mom" startup featuring Soleil Moon Frye, best known to the rest of us as Punky Brewster. The new startup revealed today that it has raised $2.5M READ MORE>>.

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Activity GRP Partners CitySearch Commerce 178

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

After all we all get caught up in our daily lives, clocking in and out our 9-5 jobs and rarely do we get the opportunity to take action. This is where the folks at Startup Weekend come in to the rescue. On November 22, 2013 the awesome people at Coloft are hosting Startup Weekend LA. appeared first on TechZulu.

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Ideas 89

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JULY 30, 2019

Startup accelerator operator Techstars --which has a big presence in Los Angeles--has raised a big, $42M funding round, led by SVB Financial Group (the holding company of Silicon Valley Bank), and which also included Foundry Group and its other existing investors.

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Startup SoCalTech Los Angeles Class 113

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AUGUST 17, 2017

Los Angeles- and Vancouver-based Ground Control , a new startup led by LA technology veteran Mike Macadaan, said on Wednesday that it has launched with the backing of the Creative Artists Agency.

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Dollar Shave Club Entertainment Activity Design 124

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APRIL 8, 2013

A few weeks ago, the University of Southern California announced a new startup incubator, the Viterbi Startup Garage ([link] backed by such notable investors as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and the United Talent Agency. What''s the mission behind the new startup incubator? How did the incubator come about?

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Incubator USC Startup Artificial Inteligence 233

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

Great by Cliff Allen Business Networking Online who I had blogged about previously in Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles. Then, face-to-face meetings and activities become much more valuable. obnla … Online Business Networking Los Angeles) and then bring together posts that include that hashtag.

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Los Angeles Networking Angel Blogging 150

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Los Angeles-based LifeCrowd launched Wednesday, saying that it is looking to help users connect with others on fun activities led by experts. Looking for something fun to do around town? READ MORE>>.

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Activity Services Class Conference 145

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

That’s right Startup Angelinos! If you thought that the startup community here was starting to pick up, well its about to get a boost from The Startup Foundation. Over the next year At least 10 additional cities are expected to join the Startup Foundation.

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Entrepreneur 87

TechCrunch LA

JULY 2, 2020

When it comes to venture capital, Los Angeles is a city on the rise. While Los Angeles has a lot going for it, that also means it potentially has a lot to lose in the current economic downturn. How do you think COVID-19 will change entrepreneurial activity in Los Angeles?

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Los Angeles Venture Capital Capital Invest 277

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Most of the insiders and hiring executives in Los Angeles know how hard it is to find technical talent in Los Angeles�but not all realize it's not because of lack of talent, but because of very high demand. Why did you pick Los Angeles for the new job service? because it's been such a hot job market.

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Los Angeles Marketing Angel Technology 100

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy news pertaining to startups and venture capital. Before I jump into today’s topic, let’s catch up a bit. Last week, I profiled an e-commerce startup Part & Parcel. Startup Spotlight: Landline. is negative.

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Services Startup Venture Capital Redpoint 207

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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Hamet Watt , a Partner at Upfront Ventures, and the co-founder of bLife, MoviePass, and NextMedium, is reportingly launching a new startup studio in Los Angeles. Details on the new startup studio--which came to light at Upfront's annual conference, the Upfront Summit--have yet to be formally announced.

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Southern California Startup Conference Los Angeles 113

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Papaya is a Los Angeles-based startup with a mission to do just that. To prove the point, CEO and co-founder Patrick Kann demonstrated for me via Zoom how even after tearing up a bill into a few pieces, Papaya’s app was able to scan the pertinent parts of the invoice to make sure it was paid. “As In this respect, the U.S.

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Mobile Artificial Inteligence Startup Course 208

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JANUARY 11, 2021

As the vaccination campaign to counter COVID-19 gets underway (albeit with a rocky start), a number of companies are attempting to support its rollout in a variety of ways. times more likely to show up for their next follow-up appointment versus patients who received follow-up information and appointment notices via traditional methods.

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Technical Review Software Review Startup Los Angeles 201

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

David Carter and Allen Hurff are two startup veterans, who believe they have a new formula to help create early stage, technology companies, through their new "startup studio", Zuma Ventures (www.zumavc.com). We sat down with David and Allen to learn more about how the company wants to change how startups are created.

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Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

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MARCH 15, 2021

A last-mile delivery company, AxleHire, says it plans to start offering up zero emissions delivery in Santa Monica, as part of Santa Monica's effort to create a voluntary zero emissions delivery zone in the city.

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Santa Monica Incubator Startup Los Angeles 113

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APRIL 24, 2018

A new, $20M venture capital fund, TAU Ventures , based out of Tel Aviv, Israel, and Tel Aviv University (TAU), says it is specifically looking to link with the Los Angeles technology community--thanks to its link with Los Angeles investor Behzad Kianmahd--co-founder of Cross Campus. READ MORE>>.

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Funding Seed Funding Startup High Tech 113

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

One of the founders of the Los Angeles technology networking group, LA Mixers, and co-founder of the New Media Vault monthly networking event, Michael Pilla, has died, according to the Los Angeles Times. Pilla's clients had included such companies as TrueCar, CitySearch (IAC), and other local technology startups.

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CitySearch Truecar Los Angeles Networking 113

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

A crypto scammer--who stole $22M from blockchain advisor Michael Terpin--is now facing up to 18 months in prison for his role in a 2018 SIM-swapping incident. Terpin was previously very active in the Los Angeles startup and technology industry. Terpin is a longtime backer of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

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SoCalTech Los Angeles Activity Startup 113

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Los Angeles-based Go Disco announced this morning that it has launched a new, experience and entertainment discovery app, which is designed to help individuals find "cool things to do" in their area.

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Entertainment Los Angeles Research Design 113

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JANUARY 24, 2017

Los Angeles-based Rodin , a virtual reality software tools developer founded by Taron Lizagub, Albert Poghosyan and Aram Avetisyan, has been selected as part of the Techstars Boulder startup accelerator, according to Techstars Boulder today.

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JavaScript Startup Los Angeles Tool 100

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MARCH 5, 2021

Los Angeles-based online electronic retailer Newegg said on Friday that it is looking to take advantage of the recent closure of Fry's Electronics, to both hire and place workers from the now defunct electronics chain.

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NewEgg City of Industry City of Industry Startup 113