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Elementary Robotics raises cash to expand in Los Angeles’ growing robotics hub

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Elementary Robotics was co-founded by Bill Gross, the brains behind an increasingly resurgent Idealab incubator, and Arye Barnehama, a former head of design at the augmented reality startup DAQRI. “Los Angeles is a great place for this, because we have a close relationship with Caltech and JPL,” according to Gross.

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Interview with Steve Poizner, Alliance for Southern California Innovation

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I then became and EIR at UC San Diego, and joined EvoNexus, the not-for-profit incubator run by the Irvine Company. So, despite their rivalries and silos, people have come together, and we now have all 5 UC campuses in Southern California, plus Caltech, Harvey Mudd, USC, UC San Diego, and others involved.

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REACH Connected Future | Cleantech Recap

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Today, the conversation on Cleantech with a panel of entreprenurs, doing work as local VC’s, university, incubators, and startups. Ian Harris - VP of Partnerships, LA Cleantech Incubator. Ian Harris, VP of local Cleantech incubator believes ‘Cleantech’ is now more a political term than a technological definition.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Judges and SuperDemo Bill Gross of Idealab!

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OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Judges Includes BetterWorks, CallFire, Idealab, and Tech Coast Angeles

Tech Zulu Event

OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125.