Remove Competition Remove Equity Remove Los Angeles Remove Technical Review
article thumbnail

Eano’s Stella Wu is not your typical construction tech startup founder

TechCrunch LA

Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar As more people spent time at home last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the startup saw its contract revenue spike by 5x, Wu says. Eano, she said, offers competitive and transparent pricing so that homeowners aren’t surprised as a remodeling project goes on.

article thumbnail

XPRIZE Launches New Video Game Design Challenge

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based XPRIZE said it has launched a new initiative, which will provide "thousands of dollars" in prizes that invites the next generation to develop video games which "depict a better future for humanity". XPRIZE said entries for the competition will be due by October 14, 2020. READ MORE>>.

Design 113
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Interview with Mike Napoli, Tech Coast Angels

socalTECH

And, the equity markets are certainly a more challenging environment. Investors are very focused on diligence, on business models that make sense, and those companies that have a definite competitive advantage and defensibility to what they're doing. Mike Napoli: Obviously, it's still tough.

article thumbnail

Venture investors and startup execs say they don’t need Elizabeth Warren to defend them from big tech

TechCrunch LA

Responding to Elizabeth Warren’s call to regulate and break up some of the nation’s largest technology companies, the venture capitalists that invest in technology companies are advising the presidential hopeful to move slowly and not break anything. This is not a new model, and it makes no sense,” says Narasin.

article thumbnail

How YP Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In Glendale

socalTECH

One of the largest concentrations of technical talent in Los Angeles is in Glendale, at YP -- staffed with a surprising number of Los Angeles startup vets. Our whole product and technology team is about 500 people. Talk about the technology behind your operations here? Louis and Atlanta.

article thumbnail

How YP.com Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In Glendale

socalTECH

One of the largest concentrations of technical talent in Los Angeles is in Glendale, at YP (www.yp.com) -- staffed with a surprising number of Los Angeles startup vets. Our whole product and technology team is about 500 people. Talk about the technology behind your operations here? Louis and Atlanta.

article thumbnail

Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

I think that’s in part due to market conditions being favorable to venture capital and in part it’s due to the significant uptick in Los Angeles as a major tech hub in the US. It goes without saying that the shortening in time also was due to performance. I don’t know.