socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2013

For venture capital investors and entrepreneurs, used to making the commute between Silicon Beach and Silicon Valley, the distance--and time--between the two technology centers has just dropped, thanks to the launch of Surf Air , an all-you-can-fly membership airline.

Burbank 246

Burbank Orange County Anthem Los Angeles 246

socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2010

A quick analysis of venture capital deals in Q1, tracked by socalTECH, finds that there was around $1.4 billion in venture activity here in Q1, up significantly from around $997M tallied in Q4. The growing clean technology sector also helped numbers, with $74.0M in deals tracked by our database.

Southern California 160

Southern California Santa Barbara Anthem Redpoint 160

socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2015

However, for today''s interview, we''ve decided to venture a bit farther afield--talking to Samit Varma , founder of Los Angeles-based pizza franchise Pizza Studio (www.pizzastudio.com). How did you go from venture capital to running a franchise restaurant chain? Samit Varma: I was an entrepreneur before going to the VC world.

Startup 100

Startup Anthem Venture Capital Technology 100

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Call him an optimist if you must, but San Diego Venture Group president Mike Krenn says venture financings for San Diego’s early stage tech startups are on a tear. “I Venture data, however, only partly support Krenn’s exhuberance. I haven’t seen it this good since 2007,” he says. That is an insane data point.”

San Diego 70

San Diego Venture Capital Startup Activity 70

socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2011

Many local entrepreneurs might know Todd Jerry , formerly a venture capitalist at Anthem Venture Partners. Todd has a unique view, having worked both on the venture and high technology investing side at Anthem, as well as the architecture and construction industry now. For me, it was a couple of things.

Santa Monica 190

Santa Monica Venture Capital Anthem Design 190

Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

Indiana is home to the global headquarters for Anthem, Cook Medical, Dow AgroSciences, and Eli Lilly and Company, as well as the North American headquarters for Roche Diagnostics. That law helped kick-start the modern tech transfer field. The program’s first initiative will focus on precision health.

Patents 67

Patents Research Anthem Education 67

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

Challenge #3 – There Needs to Be More Institutional Capital in Los Angeles. There simply are NOT enough venture capital firms in the Southern California. If there were more great companies coming out of LA then it would create more demand for high quality VC firms. It’s a chicken and egg problem.

Company 111

Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Now, despite bootstrapping, you actually have some connections to the venture capital world, don't you? Ramit Varma: I've been sort of in and out of the venture space since we started. My brother is actually at Anthem Ventures, working with Bill Woodward, and I was an intern there in business school.

Software Review 178

Software Review Technical Review Education Startup 178