Xconomy

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Cisco has agreed to pay $660 million for Luxtera, a Caltech spinout that makes optical chips for data centers. Cisco, the San Jose, CA-based tech giant (NASDAQ: CSCO ), said Tuesday that Luxtera’s advanced chips will help it offer its customers faster and better network service performance.

San Diego 49

San Diego CalTech Acquisition Design 49

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2021

There are 9 innovation nodes in the US associated with I-Corp, and one of those nodes is out of the Viterbi School of Engineering, with UCLA and Caltech partners in that. We also will help others make investment in teams at the startup garage, because we understand the progress of those teams and where they are.

Marina Del Rey 150

Marina Del Rey Startup USC Incubator 150

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

To hear about the firm's interest in Los Angeles, and Southern California investments in general, we spoke with Fouad ElNaggar , Principal at the firm, to hear about where the firm is nowadays and what kind of investments it is making locally. Thanks for the time today. We really believe in the market.

Redpoint 154

Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. He then went on to teach Computer Science at Cornell, Caltech, and University of Pennsylvania. Investing Strategy. and Half.com.

Capital 284

Capital Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 284

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

What they do, is accelerate that team or company to get them to the next level, and then go through and put in some investment money, help them build out the management team, and help with vendor relationships, help with overall strategy, and then help those companies riase their next round of capital. We actually are ideating internally.

Startup 231

Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.” Both graduates of one of the most premier science institutions in the United States: Caltech.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Last year’s passé terms that even entrepreneurs cringe at (and the best are embarrassed to lead with) are social network, social media and social games. I recently gave talks at Caltech & Stanford. And I feel the same about investing. I think you make money by investing where the puck is going.

Startup 296

Startup Evite Web Ideas 296

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

First, we’d like to thank our exhibitors, sponsors, and venue (Dave and Buster’s Westchester) for supporting the all-encompasing day of industry insights and networking. Tom Soto – Managing Director/Investment Committee Member, TCW/Craton. Ian Harris - VP of Partnerships, LA Cleantech Incubator.

UCLA 99

UCLA Technical Review Software Review Incubator 99

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

Right now, we're used to 3G and 4G on our smartphones; the next step is 5G, which means we will be able to transmit wireless, 4K resolution video over our telephone networks and through to our smartphones. Semiconductor advances are infamous for costing millions of dollars and requiring very significant investment in infrastructure.

Startup 100

Startup Southern California UCLA Incubator 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Take the next left on Holliston Avenue, into Caltech campus. Event Details. to 10:00 p.m. Price: $25 (Early Bird).

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

They know that the money they invest may be lost. Make sure these people understand the nature of early-stage angel investing. If you’re really an entrepreneur you’ll find a way to network with the right people. How much do they like to invest? Social Network s / Search / Blogs – Obvious, huh?

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

The third thing, is it has given us an access to a great network of investors, not just in Boulder, but in California too. I was really into graphic design in high school, and took several summer workshops at Caltech. The other amazing thing, is getting access to people like David Cohen and Brad Feld. We'd love to take money for that.

Startup 242

Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of investment at early stages. ’ &# His message was that in 2010 great business can be built anywhere if there is a great team and the will to make it work. LA investors are more pragmatic.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. 8:30 – 9:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. Event Details.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

App developers are spending a lot of money with the ad networks just to get users to download an app and go through your tutorial. That says a lot about what's happening in LA, in terms of the investment scene. It all came back to this idea of on-boarding. We've experience that with Troy Capital and London Venture Partners.

Startup 113

Startup Southern California UCLA Technical Review 113

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. Seth also spoke about not accepting investment until after gaining traction. We then captured this conversation again on camera. It then permeated my thinking and I began to explore the theme more as I looked around at web properties.

Startup 286

Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2012

Anthony Batt , president of Katalyst Networks and founder of BUZZmedia. Neuroscientist at Caltech, UCLA’s Department of Neurosurgery, and NYUMoran is interested in attention, emotions regulations, and dreams. Batt leads a team of storytellers who create digital and TV programming for some of the world’s biggest brands. 12pm: BODY.

Technical Advisors 89

Technical Advisors Design Education Study 89

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Social networking. Just this year, Q2 investments in SoCal and New England were virtually the same, with $838 million and $843 million invested respectively, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Report. Streaming media. Streaming video. Smartphones. Windows Phone. Social media. Google Plus. Social games. Interviews.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. When you’re one fund and have $600 million to invest it’s easier to take that kind of risk. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of ‘swing-for-the-fences’ investment at early stages – and neither does your town.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313