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MARCH 12, 2019

Two people associated with Southern California's high tech investment and startup industry have been named as part of the far reaching investigation into a college admissions scandal , which named Hollywood actresses, CEOs, coaches at USC, UCLA, and UCSD, as well as many others. According to a complaint filed by the U.S.

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USC UCLA Southern California Invest 113

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Private equity investment firm Blackstone said Friday that it is expanding its university entrepreneurship program, Blackstone LaunchPad , to Southern California. Blackstone said it is supplying a $3.5M The new effort is open to students in any major.

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Southern California SoCal UCLA USC 182

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JULY 1, 2013

It consisted of what today would be called an accelerator, which involves sprinkling a few dollars and coaching on other people. I then started another project, based on an invention out of the USC biomedical engineering department, a company developing an ultrasound device used for cardiac monitoring. It was a failure.

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Incubator Startup USC Tech Coast Angels 217

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. In fact, 90% of our investments are either Seed or A-round investments (10% are B-round). We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. That’s healthy.

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Startup Coach Course Invest 150

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MAY 23, 2017

Bill talks about growing up at the Naval Academy with his father, who was an assistant football coach there, and saying that was the most impactful experience on his coaching career. That says a lot about what's happening in LA, in terms of the investment scene. My experience with Randy was much like that.

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Startup Southern California UCLA Technical Review 113

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

ABC Family, Fox, Universal Music, Google, Facebook, Demand Media, MyLife, Riot Games, DFJ Frontier, Rustic Canyon, GRP Partners, Siemer and Associates, Marketshare, Saatchi Online, OMD, Ignited, Rubicon Project, Smashbox Cosmetics, NFL, UCLA, USC, and dozens of start-ups. Companies represented include: Disney, Warner Bros., In 2012 over $3.2

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GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Cathy Brooks (@CathyBrooks) - Strategic Communications Coach. Clinton Schaff (@clintschaff) - USC Online Communities Industry Faculty. Clinton Schaff (@clintschaff) - USC Online Communities Industry Faculty. Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) - A life in media — music, newspapers, online, books, investing and education.

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Social Media Journal Media Education 40