socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2008

GGL operates a video game social networking site, which provides news, communities, and online gaming tournaments and competitions. The firm is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels; the firm's technology is a result of CIA-funded research efforts at USC. READ MORE>>

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC Social Network 100

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based Stroome (www.stroome.com), a new startup originally spawned out of a project at the USC Annenberg School of Communications, won $200,000 in the 2010 Knight News Challenge. Tom Grasty: Essentially, we started off as a graduate school project at USC. We grew out of an interesting use case.

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Journal USC News Startup 187

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

CreatorUp was launched online in Beta in January of 2013 and our startup team is based in Los Angeles. Mike Tringe earned his BA in History and Science from Harvard, and his MFA in Film Production from USC. Sara Akhteh received her BA in Film Theory from UCSC and her MFA from USC in Production. Any competition in LA?

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Web USC Course Guide 93

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. They're looking for deeper social networking, and more of a gaming element on sites.

Media 150

Media Tech Coast Angels Social Network Content 150

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

What we've done, is we've taken technology originally developed at USC, a CIA funded project, and gained global commercial rights for the non-security sector. They want a means of representing themselves that is animated, and changeable, and actively communicates in places like MySpace, Facebook, and other social networks.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100