socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinout which develops web acceleration software, said today that it has launched a testing network for its clients. FastSoft sells an appliance and software which optimizes the TCP/IP protocol, drastically improving the speed of Internet transfers. READ MORE>>.

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Networking CalTech IP Social Network 133

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, February 2, at Caltech. Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens!

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2011

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the developer of content acceleration software and appliances, said today that it has named Jerry Hall as Vice President of Marketing at the firm. FastSoft is based on technology originally developed for the Internet2 at Caltech. READ MORE>>.

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Marketing CalTech IP Pasadena 196

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Angel City Data has deployed over 2,000 custom desktop, web and mobile software solutions for clients such as Apple, Disney, Warner Bros., Harvard, Caltech, UCLA, USC, the BBC, and NASA. The City of Burbank, in partnership with TechFire is featuring a Burbank tech success story, Angel City Data's Founder and President, David Knight.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2013

in a seed funding round, which included local high profile technology executives Ted Meisel, Gil Elbaz, Sean Moriarty, Jarl Mohn, along with Siemer Ventures. Rexter , a brand new, Pasadena startup looking to put business contact management on steroids, said today that it has raised $1.5M

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eHarmony CalTech Seed Funding Pasadena 193

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. What do entrepreneurs, mathematicians, software engineers, physicists, physicians, biologists, anatomists, angels, venture capitalists and bankers have in common? Physicists invent the technology. Software engineers write the programs for computers to process the data. See [link] (more)

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Enterprise Forum CalTech Software Engineering Writing 113

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2011

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the developer of Internet traffic acceleration technology, reported today that online file storage service FilesAnywhere has selected its web acceleration software. FastSoft's technology was originally developed at Caltech, to speed access to the Internet2. READ MORE>>.

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CalTech IP Pasadena Web 162

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Despite a growing technology industry here in Southern California, local investors and entrepreneurs tell us there''s still a shortage of local, venture capital. In particular, funding for companies developing deep technology--software and cloud, as opposed to content and media--seems to be lacking.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 19, 2018

With lead investors like Fika Ventures and Fathom Capital, and co-investors, including Toyota AI Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, Riot.vc, Osage University Partners and Stage Venture Partners, Elementary Robotics is readying itself for commercial pilots with a few undisclosed customers as it proves out its technology.

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Los Angeles Angel Artificial Inteligence CalTech 207

socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2010

Two, Los Angeles-area projects are the beneficiaries of the Department of Energy's $47M funding effort, announced today, to bolster technologies that can improve energy efficiency in the information technology and communications technology sector. The DOE's program is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Los Angeles Angel CalTech Technology 133

socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2010

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinout which develops web acceleration software, said today that it has released a version of its products aimed at Internet retailers and web properties. FastSoft develops software which optimized the TCP/IP protocol to accelerate page downloads.

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Web Miramar CalTech IP 150

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

The magazine, which announced its 2010 Breakthrough Rewards today, recognized Armand Tanguay of the University of Southern California, Yu-Chong Tai of the California Insitute of Technology, and Robert J. The technology is apparently being applied to diagnose diseases such as malaria, screen for parasites, and other uses. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California SoCal CalTech UCLA 145

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Pasadena has a long history as a center of the technology and innovation world�all the way back to first American experiments with rocket launches in 1936�Southern California's first foray into the rocket business (sorry, SpaceX)--through the Internet boom with Idealab, to today. For example, Orange County with medical devices.

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Pasadena Orange County Idealab CalTech 100

socalTECH

MAY 22, 2009

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinout developing Internet acceleration devices, disclosed earlier this week that it has rolled out a new product. FastSoft is venture backed by Miramar Venture Partners, Caltech, and angel investors. Pricing on the new product was not released. READ MORE>>.

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Product CalTech Cloud Computing Miramar 100

socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2009

Pasadena-based Protabit , a brand new startup based on research from Caltech, and chemical giant Monsanto disclosed this morning that the two firms have entered into a two-year collaboration, to develop new tools for protein design and optimization. Tags: protabit monsanto lifescience protein software startup.

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CalTech Startup Pasadena Tool 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 10, 2011

Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. Entrepreneurial opportunities exist in many spaces, including extended range electric vehicles, charging technologies, Smart Grid interfaces, first mile/last-mile vehicles (electric bikes, scooters, or shared transportation) and software to manage the devices at home and on the road.

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Enterprise Forum CalTech Pasadena Design 113

socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2010

FastSoft's technology is based on an improved, TCP/IP algorithm which was developed at Caltech as part of research on Internet2, and is based on installing server-side-only software to reduce the latency and improve throughput of Internet traffic. Pricing on the new product was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Marketing CalTech IP Pasadena 133

Xconomy

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Cisco has agreed to pay $660 million for Luxtera, a Caltech spinout that makes optical chips for data centers. The semiconductor company, founded in 2001, is based in Carlsbad, CA, a San Diego suburb. David Goeckeler, executive vice president and. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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San Diego CalTech Acquisition Design 49

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 10, 2011

Caltech/MIT enterprise Forum. Entrepreneurial opportunities exist in many spaces, including extended range electric vehicles, charging technologies, Smart Grid interfaces, first mile/last-mile vehicles (electric bikes, scooters, or shared transportation) and software to manage the devices at home and on the road.

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Enterprise Forum CalTech Entrepreneur Ideas 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2009

Pasadena-based FastSoft, which develops network acceleration technology, announced today that it has named J. Snyder has been involved in seed funding and founding such companies as Netboost (acquired by Intel), Jibe Networks, and Proxinet (acquired by Puma Technologies). Edward Synder as the firm's CEO. READ MORE>>.

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Miramar CalTech Seed Funding IP 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The challenge for those manufacturers is providing a software platform for those devices to run on for the consumers. We provide the white labeled, consumer software for the manufacturer to utilize. So, I looked into the technology that was available, and it's something coming up in the next few years with these devices.

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Startup Platform Southern California CalTech 164

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

FastSoft is a Caltech spinoff which has developed software appliances which accelerate TCP transfers; the firm's technology uses an optimized version of the TCP protocol to accelerate data transfers. According to FastSoft, the firm's products are being used to help speed the upload of content objects to Limelight's servers.

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Networking Miramar CalTech Pasadena 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

There''s a gap between the robust, growing technology startups in Los Angeles and the many students graduating from local universities, according to Steven Dietz , who is a venture capitalist at LA''s Upfront Ventures. Steven Dietz: There is very little connection between the schools here and the technology community in the LA area.

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Startup UCLA USC High Tech 185

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

Next week is the Montgomery Summit (www.montgomerysummit.com), one of the longest running technology conferences held in Los Angeles. It's now an internationally recognized showcase for technology here in Los Angeles, and we also get to showcase Southern California companies, as well. We've seen some notable successes.

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Technical Review Conference Silver Lake Cornerstone OnDemand 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies.

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In college at the California Institute of Technology, he patented a new loudspeaker design and formed GNP Loudspeakers, Inc. In 1985, Lotus Development Corporation acquired GNP and Bill became a software entrepreneur at Lotus Development. in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. Event Details.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

In the startup world, one of the most difficult journeys to market is by companies who are taking basic scientific advances and technologies originally developed at universities, and taking them all the way to use in the commercial world. Carbonics is focusing on wireless technology, using new semiconductors that bring us into the 5G era.

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Startup Southern California UCLA Incubator 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2010

We were literally on the cusp of launching our prpoduct, and all of our work and money to date had gone into getting the innovative technology out of Caltech, exploring the marketplace, and making sure the product features matched with the demand of the market, which it clearly did. It's not just hospital electronic medical records.

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Startup Southern California Ideas Research 185

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2011

Today's interview is with Los Angeles-based Miso Media , a developer of iPad-based music education software, which uses note detection to help users learn guitar, ukulele, and banjo. First off, let's talk a little bit about your software. What does your software do? It's a diverse group, both entertainment and technology.

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Media Education Google Startup 267

socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

We talked with Eli Aizenstat , the founder and CEO of Beatshare�and still a student--as well as President and longtime technology vet Barry Lieberman about the startup. I've always been a mobile enthusiast, in technology and design and user experience. What is Beatshare? How did you two connect? That's how Barry came in.

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Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach Startup Pasadena Angels 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

Sandra Itkoff – Entrepeneur in Residence, UCLA Institute for Innovation and Technology Transfer. Moderated by Sean Arian , VP of Innovation, Sustainability and Emerging Technology @ the LA Chamber of Commerce, this conversation was an inside opportunity to dispel the myths surrounding the Cleantech industry.

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UCLA Technical Review Software Review Incubator 99

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

Our interview this morning is with Jonathan Zweig , the CEO of Los Angeles-based AppOnboard (www.apponboard.com), which has created software which allows mobile app developers--and in particular, mobile game developers--to create demos of those games which can be played without having to download and install those apps.

Startup 113

Startup Southern California UCLA Technical Review 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2013

Lumbard of CalTech. Just because you or your friends think it is a great idea or great technology, that doesn’t mean that a large number of customers will buy it. These would include people and money first, and maybe software or manufacturing later to produce and deliver the solution. Make sure the idea is technically viable.

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Ideas Startup Summary CalTech 106

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Anyone who works in the venture business or frankly just lives in Silicon Valley will be used to hearing a buzz word rise up out of nowhere to capture the technology zeitgeist and find its way into every entrepreneur’s product development plan or every aspiring entrepreneur’s pitch deck.

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Startup Evite Web Ideas 296

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Plus, he told us a little bit about how he's helping to build a mini cluster of technology companies in the Silverlake area. Alex Benzer: We're building SocialEngine in parallel, and working on a new, software-as-service version. How did you and Charlotte get into software? Alex Benzer: I'm actually building two startups.

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Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2012

Lumbard of CalTech. Just because you or your friends think it is a great idea or great technology, that doesn’t mean that a large number of customers will buy it. These would include people and money first, and maybe software or manufacturing later to produce and deliver the solution. Make sure the idea is technically viable.

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Ideas Summary Startup CalTech 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2011

Lumbard of CalTech. Just because you or your friends think it is a great idea or great technology, that doesn’t mean that a large number of customers will buy it. These would include people and money first, and maybe software or manufacturing later to produce and deliver the solution. Make sure the idea is technically viable.

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Ideas Entrepreneur Summary Startup 104