socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Taking notice of the gap between the amount and depth of research and technology at local universities, and new company formation, a new group has quietly formed in Los Angeles to tackle the issue. The group includes a number of experienced CEOs with experience raising venture capital as well as bringing companies to an IPO or exit.

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Research Tech Coast Angels Company Companies 164

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2018

According to the company, it will start offering up content on programming, game development, data science, crytocurrency, artificial intelligence, and other topics through a monthly subscription later this year. The company said it will be powering its services using a new "education token", which can be used to pay for subscriptions.

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Artificial Inteligence Education Startup USC 133

socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2018

Santa Monica-based Bird , which operates a network of "last mile" electric vehicles for connecting users with public transportation like buses and subways, has raised $100M in a Series B funding, the company said on Friday. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2013

With software developed, tested and turned in, the results of UCLA Anderson School of Management’s DEV Contest were announced on Sunday afternoon to a room full of smiling faces. Everyone was talking, subjects ranged from comparisons of software to successes and failures of companies in the industry. Show as slideshow].

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UCLA Ideas Yahoo Competition 96

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. This Panel will explore issues such as: How can companies best utilize social networking media?

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Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA.&# If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2019

K1 Investment Management says it invests in high growth, enterprise software companies. The companies said the funding will provide Graduway with "significant resources" to continue its growth and innovatino efforts, as well as to expand its product suite, plus to help it grow its operations in North America. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2021

Let’s assume that you’re a reasonably well-connected person, you have a strong network of friends & colleagues who work in the technology sector and you have many friends who are investors either professionally or as individuals. to start their next company. Now let’s say you took an entire year and saw 1,000 companies.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Los Angeles-based social networking site and online video advertising firm Auditude announced this morning that the two companies have partnered with MTV Networks to insert ads into user uploaded videos on MySpace. In the deal, the technology will be applied to video content from MTV Networks, which is uploaded to MySpace.

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Networking UCLA Advertising Social Network 100

socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2011

According to the two, they will offer classes in architecture, arts management, business, cinematic arts, communications, medicine and politics for the fall 2011 semester, via the New York Times Knowledge Network. The NYTimes has been running its educational efforts since September of 2007. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

What is the idea behind the Tech CEO Network? We're looking for inventors interested in commercializing and spinning out their technology into a company. The Tech CEO Network is there to fill the gap. Universities have a bunch of companies on either side that have done that. Thanks for the time today.

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Networking Research Startup USC 215

socalTECH

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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UCLA Culver City Startup Social Network 187

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Two, Southern California companies have made the semi-finalist list for the much-watch Cisco Innovation Grand Challenge competition, which promises to give out $150,000 to a company developing the "next best thing" in the Internet-of-Things area. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Two, Southern California companies have made the semi-finalist list for the much-watch Cisco Innovation Grand Challenge competition, which promises to give out $150,000 to a company developing the "next best thing" in the Internet-of-Things area. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California UCLA Competition San Diego 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Los Angeles-based MyLife.com , the online, unified social networking service headed by Jeff Tinsley, said today that it has moved to a new, corporate headquarters in Westwood. The new headquarters are among a cluster of technology companies who are just around the corner from UCLA. READ MORE>>.

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MyLife UCLA Social Network Incubator 147

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Founded by Steve Poizner last year to accelerate the growth of a startup entrepreneurial ecosystem in Southern California, The Alliance is building a network of investors, entrepreneurs and universities to provide ballast in the south to the dominance of the Northern California tech industry.

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socalTECH

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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El Segundo SpaceX UCLA Incubator 124

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 31, 2014

It isn’t the biggest secret that the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins aren’t the best of friends, especially on the football field. Votes came from both the teams’ network as well as natural visitors to the website.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 23, 2018

It’s a group experience the company envisions as something similar to Rock Band or Guitar Hero. Before co-founding the company, President Nathan Burba served as the director of Project Holodeck, a USC project aimed at creating a full-body 360-degree VR experience. Back in 2016, the company raised $50 million in a round led by MGM.

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Southern California USC UCLA Design 104

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2019

Sutton Capital Partners is a technology investment banking firm and we are, investors in local SaaS/subscription companies and is well known as the host of the annual Recurring Revenue Conference, which we co-host every year. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? What was the biggest lesson you learned this year?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Investors and universities are often very eager to figure out how to tap into those universities as a source of new companies, but often find its difficult to move research from the lab to an actual company. Adi Jaffe: I'm a UCLA addiction trained psychologist, specializing in addiction. First, what is All About Addiction about?

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UCLA Research Tech Coast Angels Offshore 204

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Sutton Capital Partners is a technology investment banking firm and we are, investors in local SaaS/subscription companies and is well known as the host of the annual Recurring Revenue Conference. What was the big news for you or your company this year? Also more serial founders are doing their second, third, even fourth companies.

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Capital Southern California SaaS SoCal 124

socalTECH

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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UCLA Startup Ideas Help 256

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Conservative commentator, and Internet publishing startup founder Andrew Breitbart has died, according to Breitbart.com, his publishing company, after dying unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this morning. Department of Agriculture official Shirley Sherrod, and breaking the news on Rep.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

We dropped in recently, and found a screening session for the Tech Coast Angels; a number of former StartEngine, MuckerLab, and LaunchpadLA startups in residence; not more than a few startup founders wandering the halls; and a long list of upcoming technology networking events on the calendar. What's the idea with ROC?

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Google Tech Coast Angels Screening Santa Monica 253

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 27, 2013

TechZulu is ramping up to do it all again with an all new group of companies and a SuperDemo. This could be your company’s chance to shine in the Spotlight. We invite you to Apply Here and let us know all about your company and what you would like to put in the Spotlight. 7:00 – 7:45pm – Check-in & Networking.

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UCLA Southern California Santa Monica Pricing 104

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) held its annual awards event last night, honoring former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, as well as local, venture backed companies in a banquet last night at the Luxe hotel in Los Angeles. Finalists were CODA Automotive , Fisker Automotive , and Amonix.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 28, 2009

The UCLA Anderson School of Management and the German American Business Association (GABA), invite you to an exciting panel discussion with top digital media executives and venture capitalists followed by a reception at the UCLA Faculty Center. Tuesday, June 30, 2009 -- Online and Mobile Video.

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Mobile Break.com UCLA GRP Partners 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year?

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Dollar Shave Club Technical Review Santa Monica Southern California 272

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Be among the first to hear about the company’s STEAM Carnival, and how you can support this home-grown initiative. Spotlight Companies. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, April 25, at UCLA Korn Hall. 7:00 – 7:45pm – Check-in & Networking. 9:00 – 10:00pm – cocktail reception and networking. digmybrand.

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UCLA Santa Monica Mobile Web 97

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 7, 2009

Applications (software, Operating Systems), Device Technologies (micro-processors, touch screens, system on chip radios, motion sensors) and Networks (GPRS, CDMA, LTE, WiMAX, WiFI). This forum brings together media companies, application developers, device manufacturers, networking and O.S. in an open Forum at UCLA.

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Mobile UCLA Screening Media 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 -- The Tech Coast Angels 5th Annual Fast Pitch Competition will take place on February 24th at UCLA Anderson School of Management. Dinner and refreshments will be served after the program at a networking event attended by hundreds of investors, entrepreneurs and other industry experts. See [link] (more).

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Tech Coast Angels Angel UCLA Tips 100

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

I consider this trip the anniversary of the company’s starting up, and made the trip 11 years in a row. I’d often say: “I created the company so no one could fire me.” I had to be successful at my new software company. It was stressful and yet so typical when running a small company. And it wasn’t easy.

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Startup Software Review UCLA Sales 204

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Our interview this morning is with Kelly Perdew of Moonshots Capital , a Los Angeles based investment firm that makes seed stage investments in early stage companies�and in particular, for this Veterans Day, in companies founded by military veterans. into 22 companies over the last twenty four months.

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Capital Startup Invest Training 223

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2020

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? While it was a good year for our merger and acquisition practice in the SaaS and fintech space, our most exciting news is in our merchant banking sector where we invest in and advise growth companies often for several years. What is the biggest lesson you learned this year?

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Capital SoCal Southern California SaaS 100

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. Sandra Itkoff – Entrepeneur in Residence, UCLA Institute for Innovation and Technology Transfer. Cleantech, a Misnomer. Let’s Talk Money.

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UCLA Technical Review Software Review Incubator 99

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

fact, turns out it is much, much harder than raising money for an early stage company. My partner, Craig Cummings, and I were fortunate to close our $20M fund in October and couldnt be more excited about identifying new portfolio companies and helping those entrepreneurs build their businesses.

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