socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

the new electric car startup led by car designer Henrik Fisker, has announced its first vehicle, the Fisker EMotion , saying that it will tap technology from a UCLA spinout to help power the vehicle. a UCLA spinout specifically working on graphene research. Los Angeles-based Fisker Inc. ,

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2011

The City of Los Angeles said this morning that it will be officially launching its Cleantech Incubator tomorrow, as it attempts to create a cluster of clean technology companies downtown. According to Mayor Villaraigosa, the effort is to help develop new businesses and create jobs in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 23, 2018

Electronauts is designed to deliver a social experience, in which players can create music for their surroundings. The new title is immersive, but designed to be played in a social setting, like a party. It’s a group experience the company envisions as something similar to Rock Band or Guitar Hero. Shadow in real time.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2012

In what might be one of the more unusual perks for a Southern California high tech company, LRN , a developer of enterprise compliance and ethics software, has an unlimited, paid vacation policy. LRN--which is around the corner from UCLA--serves such customers as 3M, Dow, Johnson & Johnson, Loews, Pfizer and Siemens.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

JumpStartFund , the online, crowd-sourcing site which looks to help create companies using the power of the community, said today that its community members have named the company which is looking to bring Elon Musks''s Hyperloop concept to life. READ MORE>>. jumpstartfund hyperloop elon musk transporation incubator spacex'

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

to date, the company said that it saw an 188% growth in annual recurring revenue compared to a year ago, with more than 25,000 individuals in 2,000 salons and spas in the country now using its platform. “We started obsessing about this,” Danna went on. Focusing on the U.S. Things then took an investigative, plainclothes turn.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

TechCrunch is heading to UCLA on October 18 and we’ve assembled some of the AR/VR industry’s most prescient founders, investors and executives to chat about the startups and trends driving virtual and augmented reality in 2018. UCLA, Los Angeles // October 18. See full agenda here. Kickstarting an Industry.

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JUNE 13, 2011

Jonathan Lehmann: I was awarded the Larry Wolfen Entrepreneurial Spirit Award at UCLA, after getting amazing coaching from Matt Ridenour in our business plan development class. I developed the idea over the summer, articulated the vision, drew out the site, and then teamed up with other students at UCLA and started developing KarmaGoat.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

In his quest to better connect with new friends, Alex Capecelatro had a problem: none of the existing social networking sites were really designed to connect people with who you didn't know, and might share your hobbies and interests. How did the company come about? Alex Capecelatro: I went to UCLA and graduated in 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

A number of Southern California inventors and companies have been recognized today by magazine Popular Mechanics , for their work on what the magazine says are "world changing" innovations. The last university team recognized by Popular Mechanics comes out of UCLA. Tags: southern california inventor ucla innovation.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. PricewaterhouseCoopers' Vision To Reality Program for Emerging Tech Companies. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies.

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

The company is backed by more than $67M in funding from such investors as Glynn Capital Management, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Amgen Ventures, Lux Capital, Redmile Group, dRx Capital (a Qualcomm and Novartis joint investment company), and Sanofi Ventures. Belinda Tan: Science37 is a technology-enabled, clinical research company.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

LA Cleantech Incubator , officially launched last week, and was created by Los Angeles Cleantech Alliance, a group supported by Mayor's Office, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Community Redevelopment Agency for Los Angeles, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, UCLA, USC, CalTech, and Arts Center College of Design.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Bush awarded the 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation to a number of companies and individuals, including a number of Southern California technology pioneers. Awardees included UCLA Professor Leonard Kleinrock, who was recognized for his work on packet switching and the Internet; Andrew J.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We spoke with Ann Wang , co-founder of Enrou, to learn more about how the company wants to help tie together the world of e-commerce and worthy causes to help improve the world. What''s the story behind the company? We went to junior high school and UCLA together. We were seniors at UCLA, and both of us in very different areas.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

Recently, we learned about Solarmer Energy , a spinout of UCLA, which is developing flexible solar panels, and caught up with Woolas Hsieh , President and Founder of the firm and Dina Lozofsky , VP, Corporate Development at the firm to hear more about its emerging technology. How did this go from technology in a lab at UCLA, to a company?

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Alfred Wong , Chief Science Officer, and Albert Liu , Vice President of Business Development, at Pong Research (www.pongresearch.com), a company developing products for redirecting cell phone antennas to reduce the radiation exposure of users. Imagine, in a cell phone, they only spent five or ten cents on antenna design.

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MAY 11, 2011

The firm notably has Atari founder Nolan Bushnell as an advisor and serving as its chief game designer. So I actually started a graphic design company out of college, and got lucky with the web taking off at the right time. This is my third company. What's his role with the company?

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

SWNext Los Angeles has teamed up with Cross Campus to host the 5-week class that will be led by the founder and CEO of QuantSoft, Wilton Risenhoover, who also teaches entrepreneurship at UCLA Extension. This class is designed to help entrepreneurs understand where they are going wrong.”. The Flipped Classroom Approach.

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JULY 1, 2013

Koffler tells us why Greenwings isn''t just another accelerator --and instead, is internally incubating companies based on research from local universities. I was involved in the healthcare industry with a company that I ran, and eventually sold, in healthcare information systems and telemedicine. Do you provide funding for companies?

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2013

Chris Johnson and his partner Tarek Pertew were once startup guys who founded a software company in New York, but within one year they lost their CTO three times. And on the flipside, there are so many companies that get funding and are growing, yet it is really hard to figure out who they are.”. Robert Jadon, Director of Startup UCLA.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. We’ll work our asses off and build huge companies that will define the next generation of American’s lives.”

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2013

Experts in play will include Thinkwell Group (theme park designers), Daqri (an augmented reality startup), and a group called The Power of Play (created by improv members of The Groundlings ). There will be a DJ, drinks, designer cake, and a clothing swap contest with prizes. Tickets can purchased here.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Companies have tried adding accessories , curving screens , or even making the whole thing modular. As an engineer out of UCLA, Morgan has built circuitry systems for orbiting satellites and renewable energy drives for wind and solar tech. And Morgan will tell you that this is his goal.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

After careful planning and working with major institutions of nnovation here, companies, and community leaders, we launched Innovate Pasadena in 2013. With the number of companies in Pasadena, and the existence of such organizations as Idealab, the Pasadena Bioscience Collaborative, and others, it's a great fit for this ecosystem.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Enplug is a fast-growing, ubiquitous Silicon Beach company. You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. Like Zach, he left UCLA to jump in with both feet.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Enplug is a fast-growing, ubiquitous Silicon Beach company. You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. Like Zach, he left UCLA to jump in with both feet.

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Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 81

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

We're looking for inventors interested in commercializing and spinning out their technology into a company. Universities have a bunch of companies on either side that have done that. If an existing company is not interested in licensing, and a researcher is not an entrepreneurial spirit, those projects go no where.

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AeA Los Angeles Council

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

The AeA is putting on an event 03/20/08 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm designed to educate & engage high technology companies on the existing & emerging issues in "going green."

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

At the tender age of 15, Tanz teamed up with his friend Michael Schneider (the CEO of MobileRoadie ), to create the design firm Fluid Design. He began programming courses at UCLA while in high school and went on to earn a B.S. The old media companies were resistant to change. from Carnegie Mellon University.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall is garnering some excellent companies being submitted and most of which I wish could all be part of this amazing night. He has contributed to the success of dozens of companies, including the funding and strategic acquisitions of Movoxx, Tsavo and People Media. Still Time to Submit Your Company!

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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. If you missed it, or simply want to relive the moment, check out the rebroadcast above. Gold Sponsor.

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LATechDigest

MAY 13, 2016

Up to seven companies will be selected for this year’s program, which launches right after Labor Day, and wraps in the middle of November. Trakfire : a platform that enables its community to curate the best music from emerging artists, the third company founded founded by 19 year old USC Iovine Young Academy sophomore Arjun Mehta.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?" This Panel will explore issues such as: How can companies best utilize social networking media? What are the risks and rewards?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Their roster of success includes numerous pioneering tech companies, many of which continue to be industry leaders today — Overture, BillMeLater, CitySearch, and more. Fun Fact: A team from OKCupid works out of the space, as well as a few of the best civic-focused tech companies in LA. Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2014

One of the biggest areas where the cloud is transforming business is in small and medium sized businesses--where suddenly, companies are able to leverage software which wouldn''t be available, or are too costly for them to implement individually, but where the cloud access suddenly makes it affordable and easy.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. Both are massively funding other LA tech companies through what Fred Wilson once defined as “recycled capital.”

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