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Interview with Alex Schneider, Ventura Ventures Technology Center

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On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. What is the Ventura incubator? It's about 10,000 square feet of space in downtown Ventura, in a city owned office building.

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Apollo Robotics Names CEO, Scores Angel Investment

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Ventura-based Apollo Robotics , a new startup developing autonomous drone hardware and software aimed at automated surveying, announced this morning that it has named Rob Cammack as its Chief Executive Officer. Cammack is an existing angel investor in the company.

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Reflections on 2018: Mike Panesis, Center for Entrepreneurship at CLU

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Editor's note: As we head into the new year, we've been featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. In May, the Center co-hosted the first New Venture Ventura County, a celebration of student entrepreneurs from grade school to grad school.

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Maverick Angels Expands Network

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Maverick Angels , one of the angel investment groups in the Los Angeles area, said this afternoon that the group is launching two new chapters, expanding into the Santa Barbara and South Bay area. Tags: venture capital investment angel angels maverick. READ MORE>>.

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Insights and Opinions: The New Angel Paradigm

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There's been a lot of controversy and debate in recent months over how angel investment groups ought to be structured, if they ought to charge entrepreneurs, and other similar issues about the role of organized groups and companies in the investment process. Read John's entire editorial on his new angel model in our Insights section.

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VertueLab Launches Climate Impact Fund With Donation From LA Philanthropists

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A new, climate-focused investment fund--the VertueLab Climate Impact Fund --said it launched yesterday afternoon, fueled by a donation from a couple of Los Angeles area philanthropists. The Woka Foundation was co-founded by Barbara Karplus and her husband Rob Womer, two philanthropists from Ventura County.

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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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Chance Barnett , Crowdfunder (Los Angeles, crowdfunding). Allison Beal , StyleSaint (Los Angeles, fashion). James Borow and Clark Landry (shared position), SHIFT (Los Angeles, Santa Monica, advertising). Josh Brooks , OnTheRunTech.com dba Post Cards On The Run (Los Angeles, mobile apps).