Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. In our regions?

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. ” 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.”

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2017

That includes Notre Dame, Oregon, UCLA, and others. For example, we're the official mobile app of UCLA, even though behind the scenes is actually Hopscotch. Laurence Sotsky: I've been working in the software-as-a-service space for some time, in medium-sized, venture capital backed companies. What do your apps do?

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Mobile Platform El Segundo UCLA 162

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Tribogenics is a spinout of technology originally developed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The deal also included joint technology, business and marketing development programs.

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PMI Funding UCLA Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2012

One of the biggest complaints that local entrepreneurs have with Los Angeles has been a dearth of local sources of venture capital. However, the recent surge in startup activity has attracted a lot more capital into the area, including a significant amount of capital from LA's latest fund: Karlin Ventures (www.karlinvc.com).

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Funding Startup Invest Commerce 253

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. So explain where you are now with the taking your technology to market?

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Startup Southern California UCLA Incubator 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

That program is a partnership of the University, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, which is a top tier VC firm, and United Talent Agency, the premium talent agency. Those three organizations have very strong networks inventure capital, entertainment, and academia, and put together the incubator. An example of that is the UCLA flood.

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USC Southern California Organization UCLA 236

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Redpoint Ventures is one of the venture capital firms which has straddled both Northern California and Southern California, with offices in both locations. We've created over a billion dollars in public market capital created by our investments here. We really believe in the market.

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Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

The conference is run by Jamie Montgomery , one of the local industry's pioneers in venture capital and investment. Jamie is currently also co-founder of March Capital Partners, in addition to running the summit. They used to be 70 percent of the M&A in the market, but they're now only 30 percent.

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Technical Review Conference Silver Lake Cornerstone OnDemand 100

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2014

Most of the solutions in our market are for lots of doctors, and are on-premise solutions, and are really designed for bigger physician groups and hospitals. We''ve raised around $72 million now in equity capital. How did you determine this was the market to tackle, and how did you get into this?

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Startup El Segundo CTO Hire Outsource Development 160

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures. Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. philosophie has worked with some of the world’s biggest names: Google, Nissan, Nintendo, UCLA, and more. Marketing: SteelHouse. Fun Fact: Technology is in their DNA.

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Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

John Morris: I think it's trying to make a decent connection with customers, and trying to assess the size and viability of the market. It's trying to determine if there is a viable way to go to market, and also deal with competitive issues. Where is this talent coming from? Richard Koffler: That is one of the tasks we have as a group.

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Networking Research Startup USC 215

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

My other, non-marketable skill included philosophy. Elizabeth Amini: My first company was in graphic design, and provide both graphics for the entertainment industry, but also buildling websites for UCLA and all kinds of places around science, astrophysics, and those types of departments. This is my third company.

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Study Startup Design Tips 252

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

We sat down with Wong--professor emeritus at UCLA--and Liu to talk about the company's roots from research at UCLA, and how it's trying to get past the poor reputation of products in its segment, the debate over whether radiation from cell phones does or does not affect humans, plus its private equity backing by Bridgewater Capital Partners.

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Research UCLA Design Product 138

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency.

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Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. But it’s more atypical for investors located in this market. You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Writers can log into our site, upload their project, and select from over 4,000 markets, and send their work out to the world physically with a single click. In terms of the market, we cover everything, but the big areas are contests and publications of every kind, literary agents, and also some Hollywood agents.

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Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2008

I was an electrical engineer, and had a tough time at UCLA getting access to resources I needed. We were going through the traditional route of seeking venture capitalists both here in Southern California and flying to Sand Hill road. However, to become better known in our target market we are going to need to market more aggressively.

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Study Education Startup Sites 113

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Many thanks to everyone who participated in last night’s Spotlight: LA Tech at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. Additionally, the database includes on-street meter and sign restrictions in the top 26 US markets.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. Alex is a member of the New Venture Group at Idealab, headed by Allen Morgan. He is a recognized leader in the Voice 2.0

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. Session #1, for CEOs with VC investors or over $1m raised.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. Session #1, for CEOs with VC investors or over $1m raised.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. Session #1, for CEOs with VC investors or over $1m raised.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. Session #1, for CEOs with VC investors or over $1m raised.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. Not to mention the great weather, beaches, and beautiful people. He blogs here and tweets here.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Many thanks to everyone who participated in last night’s Spotlight: LA Tech at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. Additionally, the database includes on-street meter and sign restrictions in the top 26 US markets.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

The final showoff's have been selected, so that brings the count to a total of 10 showoff's plus a wild card from the demo night at UCLA (full list of showoff's below). A digital analyst, sociologist, and futurist, Solis has influenced the effects of emerging media on the convergence of marketing, communications, and publishing.

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Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40