socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

According to an analysis of socalTECH's proprietary database of venture capital deals, venture investors invested slightly more than the $966M in Q3 of 2009, but less than the $1.6 Interestingly enough, that area of perpetual interest for the Los Angeles area--Content and Media--only garnered $10.68M in funding during the quarter.

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JUNE 21, 2012

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the startup which provides an online site to help companies manage their fundraising process, is announcing this morning thta it has raised $400,000 in a new funding round. Jackson, and allows companies to share due diligence documents, updates, and other information to investors.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2009

A quick analysis by socalTECH of our tracking of venture capital deals in Southern California finds that there was around $879M in venture funding activity here in Q3. Numbers from those firms will differ--sometimes drastically--due to sources of information, timing of funding events, and classification of data.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

It''s too cumbersome, and most of the products are 360 reviews, corporate management type products, which are too expensive. In an industry which has a turnover ratio of about nine months, most companies do these one year reviews which don''t make any sense. It''s kind of a challenge in those businesses, so that they don''t even do it.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2013

It looks like the sale of book review and community Goodreads was worth between $150M to $200M, according to a report form AllThingsD Friday, potentially making the acquisition one of the better returns on capital from a Southern California technology startup in recent years.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? Since 2010, $6.3B

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2008

A study of the venture capital deal flow in Southern California conducted by socalTECH shows that venture capital deals dropped for Q3, to around $720M in deals, in a market dominated by clean technology firms. in venture capital deals in the third quarter, down dramatically from $1.2B

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socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2010

A quick analysis of venture capital deals in Q1, tracked by socalTECH, finds that there was around $1.4 The information--gleaned from funding announcements, regulatory filings, and other sources--are also up significantly from Q1 of last year, when only $729.89M was invested in the region. in deals tracked by our database.

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socalTECH

JULY 6, 2010

The analysis was based on tracking of venture capital, angel, and private equity deals by socalTECH.com, which maintains its own proprietary database of local and national venture capital deals and dealmakers. billion in the area in Q2, up slightly from around $1.4 billion invested in Q1, and up from $1.0 billion in Q2 of last year.

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2009

A recent analysis by socalTECH, of our detailed tracking of venture capital investment activity in Southern California, finds that there was around $932M in funding raised in the area in Q2, a rise from roughly $700M in Q1.

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MARCH 24, 2016

How do you apply technology to help improve that industry? Los Angeles-based Crexi (www.crexi.com) has taken two, very experienced teams�one from Auction.com, the other from Burstly (acquired by Apple)�and created a �dream team� completely focused on enabling the transaction side of the commercial real estate market online.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

SkyWest Airlines has informed Santa Barbara Airport officials that it plans to discontinue direct flights to San Jose in June, due to lack of demand. The Santa Barbara to San Jose flights were popular among the many high tech companies located in the Santa Barbara area.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Santa Monica-based Factual , the open data startup headed by Gil Elbaz, the inventor of Google's AdSense technology, said today that it has launched a new open set of data that the firm says provides geo-coded data for 14 million local U.S. businesses.

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socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2016

Cassie Betts: We are a fashion-tech, B2B marketplace in the apparel space. Based on ratings, reviews, and price, designers are able to hire a factory or contractor from our platform. That information either is provided piecemeal, or completely unavailable. What District2? We help apparel designers connect with factories.

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AUGUST 2, 2017

Our interview today is with Alan Horsager , the CEO of Pasadena-based Episona (www.episona.com), an angel backed startup which has already developed and has been offering up an epigenetic test for male fertility. Where was the technology for this developed? The onus for us is really about the technical validation of the assay.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

Clearly, 2009 was not a good year, from the perspective of the technology innovation ecosystem. Technology and innovation has historically been the thing that has pulled the economy out of recessions, and I think that is especially true right now. For OCTANe to be successful, we want to see our technology ecosystem grow.

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APRIL 13, 2021

The primary tenant in one of those buildings is the Information Sciences Institute, which is part of the Viterbi School of Engineering, and we have some of their space. Dave Eastman: There's a lot of interaction between the I-Corp innovation node in Los Angeles and the Startup Garage. It's the older 11 to12 story, 1960's building.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. But now, those taking assignments have to be rated and reviewed, and have expertise in that area.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2014

Los Angeles-based Kixer (www.kixer.com) has figured out one way--which is to connect those mobile users with ads from app developers, who have the opposite problem of trying to boost their user base. We also have a number of Los Angeles area angels, who have background in adtech or publishing. It was a pretty big amount.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Los Angeles-based BloomNation (www.bloomnation.com) is looking to change the model, and instead empower local florists to deliver their own, unique designs. I have such respect for other platforms and technology. We also will be providing more product information and fresh inventory, and pass that information on to consumers.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Loading… Tech. SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. The tech industry is going south. Prices are soaring in the beachfront communities tech types favor, and rents in these.

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AUGUST 7, 2015

Los Angeles-based Howloud (www.howloud.net) has figured out how to apply computer algorithms--combined with data on roads, airports, and businesses--to figure out a complete map of noise around real estate. Brendan Farrell: We currently do Los Angeles and Orange County, and we are well underway for geographic expansion. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2019

For our interview today, we talked with CEO and co-founder Jon Grishpul about the startup, which offers up its services for free to homeowners in the Los Angeles area. It's not just reviews and an active license, but truly someone for their best fit. What is GreatBuildz? Doesn't that kind of approach make it difficult to scale?

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

When Matt and I started talking about this domain, and what types of business opportunities we could identify, we realized that there was quite a bit of data, but there was nobody who was integrating it, and producing information from it that was actually transparent and visible to consumers. What were you two doing before Porch?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based web hosting and cloud computing provider DreamHost (www.dreamhost.com) raised a big, $30M funding round for the company--the first in the company''s long history. As a company that is involved in many technology projects, what''s the most exciting thing you see happening right now?

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Software Review Cloud Computing Technical Review Platform 238

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based LifeCrowd (www.lifecrowd.com) unveiled its service to help connect people with real life activities. The firm is initially focusing on the Los Angeles market, and connecting people with fun, interesting classes, activities, and more in the local area. What is LifeCrowd?

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socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed (www.momentfeed.com) is looking to sort through that data to help marketers better tap into location based, social networking. That was really my first experience working with a technology that was merging the digital and physical worlds. Could you give an example of how a customer might use your service?

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Social Media Zumbox Media Startup 248

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based Postie (postie.com), backed by Bonfire Ventures and Crosscut Ventures, is applying machine learning and other techniques to direct mail. Dave Fink: Postie is a building a technology platform with a mission of making direct mail marketing behave as easily and dynamically as your favorite, programmatic channels.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. The company announced a first round of funding Monday for its technology. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

The Techstars Health Accelerator recently set up shop in Los Angeles with Cedars- Sinai�the second, Techstars powered startup accelerator in the city--in a move to help healthcare startups get to market quicker. Omkar Kulkarni: The program is a three month, residential program here in Los Angeles, which is physically located at Cedars Sinai.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

The Techstars Health Accelerator recently set up shop in Los Angeles with Cedars Sinai�the second, Techstars powered startup accelerator in the city--in a move to help healthcare startups get to market quicker. Omkar Kulkarni: The program is a three month, residential program here in Los Angeles, which is physically located at Cedars Sinai.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2015

A new, Los Angeles startup, Textpertapp (www.textpertapp.co) has created a new app, where you can crowdsource your texts--and love advice--next time you are trying to woo that potential date. We've also been submitting this to app review sites. Our big push next is on campus, which is going to start in the next couple of weeks.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2012

One of the most original, subscription startups to come out of Southern California's tech accelerator boom emerged last week, looking to disrupt not just another retail sector or e-commerce category, but something else entirely: the airline industry. We shuttle primarily between Palo Alto and Los Angeles. How did this all start?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. The company announced a first round of funding Monday for its technology. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing?

Metrics 113

Metrics Software Review Research Startup 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. The company announced a first round of funding Monday for its technology. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing?

Metrics 100

Metrics Software Review Research Startup 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Matthew Graczyk is founder of angel-backed Zubican (www.zubican.com)--saw a problem, which was the difficulty of finding suppliers for products for businesses--and decided to solve the problem, with a site specifically targeted at helping B2B buyers and sellers connect. It's a full-blown, B2B social network. COM, and Vivendi Universal.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Ramin Sadr is CEO of Los Angeles-based Mojix (www.mojix.com), a firm which is taking experience originally garnered by the firm's technology team in developing -- of all things -- deep space probes for NASA, and has been applying that to the RFID market. So this technology is now being deployed? Sadr about the firm.

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