TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

. “There was an abandoned vehicle parked there and the station was surrounded by mud,” said Terry who is CEO and co-founded the company with Evette Ellis. The company said it has raised $2.75 Terry said it could take as long as 30 days to get an electrical contractor on site to repair these non-electrical problems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2017

Los Angeles-based StartEngine , the equity crowdfunding service run by serial entrepeneur Howard Marks, has chalked up 25 companies raising money on its platform since the start of 2017, according to the company. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The Los Angeles-based commerce and content platform StackCommerce has been acquired by the Integrated Media Company, a holding company set up by the massive private equity fund, TPG, to acquire new media businesses. Through its platform publishers can make between 15% to 20% of gross compared with 5% on an affiliate marketing site.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Here at TechCo, we’ve done plenty of lists rounding up the most impressive incubators, accelerators, and coworking spaces in plenty of major cities and across a variety of sectors, from the best healthcare accelerators to a collection of the top women-only coworking spaces. Social Impact Incubator. Brooklyn Foodworks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2011

Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). Incubators I hear mentioned most often include YCombinator , led by Paul Graham in Silicon Valley, and TechStars , located in Boston, Boulder, New York City, and Seattle.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The company said the new feature combines all hotel, activities, and tours in a single booking package. WanderWe launched in September , as part of a business incubation effort at Oversee.net.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Los Angeles-based Centerfield, a marketing and customer acquisition company backed by private equity investor Platinum Equity, says it has acquired both Business.com and Savings.com. Business.com, as well as its companion sites, Business News Daily and BuyerZone help connect professionals with business servies. for the domain name.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2010

Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). The goal of most business incubators today is to strengthen the local economy, and commercialize new technologies. However, many research and technology parks also house incubation programs.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

WanderWe , a new, online travel site from Los Angeles-based Oversee.net, said today that it has launched, to help travelers find and book short trips, within a 500 mile radius of home. Oversee.net said the new site came about as part of an internal incubation effort at the company. Looking for a weekend getaway?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Many platforms, such as IndieGoGo , allow startups to solicit funding commitments from non-professional investors in exchange for a pre-defined reward or perk, such as a T-shirt or other recognition, but no ownership in the company. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co Product pre-order model.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2013

According to Ahlborn, the idea is to harness the power of the crowd to refine anything from someone''s bright idea, to technology licensed from universities, and allow the crowd to benefit as those ideas and technology become real companies. The site combines the crowd-voting aspect with crowd-funding elements, as well. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive I recently met with The Hive a new incubator in Orange County. This company was started by Victoria Duff (who many of us know from back in the late 90s), Phillis Lane (who I have known for quite a few years) and Jon Bukosky.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

The company--which is based in the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)--said it is initially deploying its system at the City of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The company says its initial unit will power Farjado's Sports Complex, which is being used as a refugee shelter and distribution center.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain, such as online web sites and smart phone apps, that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs. Leave the world of new computer chips and new drugs to the big companies, and people with deep pockets. Join a startup incubator.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based Shopzilla , the online comparison shopping site owned by Symphony Technology Group (STG), announced today that it has acquired Ventura-based Connexity , the programmatic media buying company led by Dave Gross. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Ventura Advertising Incubator Acquisition 225

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

the startup incubator headed by Mike Jones, has just tossed its ring into the another e-commerce category: women's activewear. Science just launched Ellie , a site which offers up clothing for activewear for women, via subscription. Science, Inc., READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based startup accelerator MuckerLab is booting up its first Demo Day later this afternoon, debuting nine new startups out of its incubator focused on Internet software, services, and media.

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APRIL 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based WittleBee , the children's clothing site headed by Sean Percival, announced Wednesday afternoon that it has raised $2.5M As part of the funding, Jim Andelman at Rincon joins the company's board. the business incubator/studio headed by former MySpace CEO Michael Jones. in a seed funding round.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2012

in the company's efforts to start a commercial space tourism industry. Exits Down in 2011 - One of the most popular stories to be read on the site--perhaps. 2011, showing a reduced number of exits--but more IPOs--in venture backed companies. It looks like people either loved, or really hated, the companies we featured.

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Southern California Thousand Oaks Incubator SpaceX 211

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MAY 23, 2012

The site allow early stage startups to gain capital from anyone, using the new JOBS Act to raise money from anyone interested in a startup, and not just professional investors and banks. Schroter is a repeat entrepreneur, who founded such companies as Go Big Network, and has involvement with a number of local startups in Los Angeles.

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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. jumpstartfund hyperloop elon musk transporation incubator spacex'

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2012

A new, grassroots effort by Alex Benzer, Tara Tiger Brown and Sean Bonner, Represent.LA , is looking to map out the Los Angeles startup community, by plotting out the list of startups, incubators, accelerators, and others in the community. is looking to engage the community in developing its own list of startup companies.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2014

The company--which has operations in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon--said it raised the funding from Ed Wilson (former President of NBC Enterprises), Robin Richards (former CEO of Vivendi Universal, and who also has been involved with Internships.com, NTI Group, MP3.com, READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Back in the early 2000s, the Maker Movement took hold in California, based on the emergence of such do-it-yourself (DIY) tools as 3-D printers, and now sites such as SketchUp and Makerspaces have all the tools you need to make almost anything computer related. Low-cost design and fabrication tools are extremely valuable.

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Startup Tool Design Demand 159

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps. Leave the world of new computer chips and new drugs to the big companies, and people with deep pockets. Join a startup incubator. Use crowd funding.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Thinking about applying to or ever wondered what its like taking part of an accelerator or incubation program? Joey Flores, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Earbits (a Y Combinator Winter 2011 company). Rafi Gordon , Co-founder at StyleSpot (an Idealab funded company). What value is that investment providing today?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Many platforms, such as IndieGoGo , allow startups to solicit funding commitments from non-professional investors in exchange for a pre-defined reward or perk, such as a T-shirt or other recognition, but no ownership in the company. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co Product pre-order model.

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Entrepreneur Outsource Development Satisfaction Equity 129

socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2010

San Diego-based IO Semiconductor , a semiconductor firm which is one of the firms in the CommNexus EvoNexus incubator program, has raised $1.0M fundraising effort by the company. The firm said on its site that the funding is part of a "multi-stage funding agreement" with an un-named private investor.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

MeUndies , one of the subscription-based companies out of Science, Inc. , the startup incubator of former MySpace CEO Mike Jones, has just branched out into t-shirts and socks, with the relaunch of its site Friday. It also looks to be taking a clue from fellow Science, Inc.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). Incubators I hear mentioned most often include YCombinator , led by Paul Graham in Silicon Valley, and TechStars , located in Boston, Boulder, New York City, and Seattle.

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Entrepreneur Incubator Startup Seed Funding 86

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Sharpening its focus on the electronic discovery market, Pasadena-based X1 , the enterprise search tools provider backed by Idealab, has split out a new company called X1 Discovery , headed by John Patzakis, the former President of eDiscovery at X1.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Last Monday a group of millionaires and billionaires took a trip to an industrial site in Lancaster, Calif. For Bill Gross, the founder of Idealab and brains behind the excursion, the unveiling was simply the latest in a string of demonstrations for new technologies commercialized by his nearly three-decade old startup company incubator.

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Lancaster Idealab Los Angeles Incubator 205

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2012

Los Angeles-based LuxeYard , which operates a flash sales site focused on home furnishing and decor, said today that it has scored what it says is its first round of funding, to help expand in India. REGARD is the software incubator and development firm headed by Steve Beauregard. READ MORE>>.

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Funding Incubator Commerce Los Angeles 124

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain, such as online web sites and smart phone apps, that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs. Leave the world of new computer chips and new drugs to the big companies, and people with deep pockets. Join a startup incubator.

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Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 128

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

DogVacay , the online, peer-to-peer marketplace which connects dog owners with other owners and dog sitters, has tallied up the number of nights over the last year, and says that there were over 80,000 nights of stays driven through the site since the startup opened its doors. DogVacay is one of the startups to emerge out of the Science, Inc.

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