Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab. Alex is a member of the New Venture Group at Idealab, headed by Allen Morgan. Alex previously helped lead the Proto Group at Idealab, working to determine the feasibility of new business ideas. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers!

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

socalTECH

MAY 29, 2013

In a blog post Wednesday, CEO John Patzakis said that X1 hasd recently "enjoyed the support" of a number of investors, who have enabled the company to double down on its support of current customers and focus on development of its next generation search and discovery software. X1 Discovery is one of the companies out of Idealab.

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Idealab Tool Pasadena Venture Capital 147

socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the Idealab startup developing mobile apps to encourage customer loyalty at retail businesses, announced today that it has launched a new product, Punchcard for Business. The firm's apps run on both Android and iPhone.

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Product Idealab Pasadena Mobile 210

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Idealab startup which develops Twitter applications, is powering a new app around celebrity Ashton Kutcher. The new client, A.Plus , is the latest in custom-skinned and branded apps being developed by UberMedia.

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Idealab Pasadena Report Custom 162

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Pasadena-based Foodme (www.foodme.com) is one of the first, external startups funded out of Idealab's New Venture Group, and is looking to help connect restaurants with customers using a CPA model. We don't cannibalize their existing customers base. Tell us a bit about the involvement of Idealab here? READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Pasadena Pasadena Angels Demand 217

socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2019

ObEN is venture backed by K11, Tencent, Softbank Ventures Korea and HTC Vive X, as well as Idealab. In additiona, CCTV also created a mini-app for social network WeChat, where its "digital hosts" could send a personalized New Year's greetings to friends and family. ObEN showed off a clip of the use of its technology in the big broadcast.

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Technology Idealab Social Network Pasadena 145

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2012

The startup--which is backed by Idealab--said the effort will help Pasadena area merchants increase revenues and help communicate and reward customers of their businesses.

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Pasadena Commerce Idealab Mobile 199

socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2010

Altadena-based Perfect Market , the Idealab firm which is providing tools to help publishers surface and monetize their archive content, said Monday that it has named Guy Vidra as Vice President of Business Development. Perfect Market said Vidra will lead the firm's strategic partnership and customer programs. READ MORE>>.

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Search Engine Optimization Marketing Altadena Idealab 178

socalTECH

MAY 15, 2012

Amazon said the use of AWS will allow its software to be installed and operated in an AWS customer's infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) environment. Both firms are backed by Idealab. X1 Rapid Discovery is a tool which allows companies to manage their data for electronic discovery, legal, and regulatory purposes. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. The firm is backed by Idealab, and is headed by Internet veteran Andy Steuer. Oftentimes, businesses don't know who their customers are, and how to reach those customers.

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Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2012

Pasadena-based X1 Discovery , the electronic discovery offshoot of X1 and Idealab, reported Tuesday that it has launched a fully cloud-deployable version of its software. X1 spun out X1 Discovery in October of last year, to better focus on the requirements of its electronic discovery customers. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Pasadena Blogging Software 182

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Looking to provide a high-tech twist on retail loyalty punchcards, Pasadena-based Punchcard --the latest startup out of Idealab--has debuted a set of mobile apps which allow retailers to virtually "punch" customer loyalty cards on Android and iPhone. Financial details of the seed funding in Punchcard have not been announced.

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Mobile Idealab Seed Funding High Tech 157

socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

Pasadena-based eSolar , the developer of solar thermal power generation plants backed by Idealab, has scored a strategic investment from GE Energy , GE said Monday. GE said it will also deploy eSolar's technology to customer worldwide. Size of the new investment was not disclosed.

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Invest Idealab Pasadena Custom 140

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

eSolar said the efforts would focus around cost reduction targets for its customers. eSolar is the solar thermal technology developer backed by ACME Group, Google, Idealab, NRG, Oak Investment Partners, and the The Quercus Trust of California. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the Idealab startup working on mobile loyalty applications, reported this morning that it is in a joint partnership with KDA Group , a local marketing agency, and mobile-local ad network xAd.

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Networking Marketing Idealab Pasadena 154

socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2019

I first joined the Xprize Foundation, and later got together with Bill Gross at Idealab, where I ended up working as CEO for a number of companies in energy storage, with Energy Cache, to Edison Microgrids, and also was involved in a variety of other things Idealab was doing at the time. Aaron Fyke: It's really funny.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

He had approached me with this idea when I had just joined Bill Gross at Idealab and was starting Ubermedia. Having been part of Idealab for awhile, anything you learned in particular from that experience? We''ve known each other for a long time. I was only months into it, and it happened we needed a CTO at the time.

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Twitter client applications firm backed by Idealab, said this week that it has rolled out a new, branded "theme" for the firm's UberSocial for BlackBerry application, crafted by music artist 50 Cent. Financial arrangements between the record label and UberMedia were not announced.

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Idealab Pasadena News Content 205

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Punchcard , the mobile, consumer loyalty application developer backed by Idealab, has swizzled its model significantly today, with the release of a new version of its mobile app for iPhone and Android. The firm's app is geared towards helping local, brick-and-mortar retailers gain repeat customers. The company is led by Andy Steuer.

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Idealab Mobile Custom Customer 164

socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics , the robotics technology firm out of Idealab, reports today that its first foray into the commercial market is seeing strong sales demand. Evolution Robotics has been selling its Mint cleaner to consumers through such retail chains as Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

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Demand Idealab Pasadena Report 157

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2009

Carlsbad-based Aptera, the electric car startup backed by Google and Idealab, is delaying delivery of the firm's vehicles to customers, according to a letter to customers. Aptera raised $24M in a Series C investment from Google, Idealab, Esenjay Investments, The Simons Family, and The Beall Family Trust back in July.

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Idealab Product Google Startup 100

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AUGUST 10, 2009

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the desktop search tools software firm backed by Idealab, said this morning that it has shipped a new enterprise product, X1 eDiscovery Search Suite. The new software suite comes as a result of the firm finding that a quarter of its customers were already using its software for eDiscovery purposes.

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Marketing Idealab Pasadena Tool 100

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JANUARY 26, 2009

X1 said the new software will be available in late Q1, with early release available for preview to pre-qualified customers and partners in early Q1 2009. X1 Technologies is backed by Idealab and US Venture Partners. Tags: enterprise search software technologies idealab. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Software Review Technical Review Pasadena 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

They typically have specific budgets lined up, and they're looking for ways to diversity, and also access new customers. We got into the pay-per-click space early on, when Idealab launched Goto.com, which eventually became Overture and was acquired by Yahoo. Our core competency is focusing on high quality customers to our advertisers.

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Advertising Startup Google Commerce 203

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 19, 2018

With lead investors like Fika Ventures and Fathom Capital, and co-investors, including Toyota AI Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, Riot.vc, Osage University Partners and Stage Venture Partners, Elementary Robotics is readying itself for commercial pilots with a few undisclosed customers as it proves out its technology.

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Los Angeles Angel Artificial Inteligence CalTech 207

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Both investors and customers have told us we stand out for our ability to consistently deliver on new content, new partnerships and improving core metics. Grant was formerly an executive at eHarmony and Idealab and lives near Pasadena with his author wife and 3 kid coders. Regular wins mean more people are willing to bet on you.

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Education eHarmony Southern California Idealab 172

socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2009

Pasadena-based Desktop Factory , the Idealab startup working on low cost, 3D fabricators, told its users this week that it is shutting the firm and will be selling its intellectual property, as it has failed to secure funding for the firm. READ MORE>>.

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Sales Idealab Pasadena Acquisition 124

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APRIL 27, 2009

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the document indexing and search software firm backed by Idealab, disclosed this morning that it has released two upgrades to its software. Among the updates is a new release of its X1 Profesisonal Client software, and a new versino of its connector to the Symantec Enterprise Vault product. READ MORE>>.

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Software Symantec Technology Idealab 113

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2012

Customer loyalty, one of those seemingly innocuous facets of both large and small scale businesses that can be easily overlooked, but generally understood as ultra important to how well a business thrives. How do you guarantee a simply favorable review versus a regularly returning loyal customer?

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Software Review Idealab Pasadena Custom 95

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

According to eSolar, it will supply its heliostat and sun tracking technology to Sundrop Fuels, and also make that technology available to other prospective partners and customers. eSolar is venture backed by Google, Idealab, and Oak Investment Partners. Exact details on the size of the contract were not provided. READ MORE>>

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Technology Idealab Outsource Development Pasadena 100

socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2010

If you about it, their customers have begun opening up their purses, which have been kind of tied up in the last 18-24 months, they haven't been investing in new technology or products, and equities are getting more expensive. The founders ran them, with the founder's ideas, but we supported them and took them to customers.

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Clearstone Idealab Incubator Invest 140

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

CallFire provides Voice and SMS Solutions to over 40,000 customers including political groups, non-profits, insurance agents, small business owners, and marketers. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. Custom ad deals and partnerships. Contact us at sponsor@techzulu.com.

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CalTech Idealab Tech Coast Angels Enterprise Forum 79

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Bill Gross founded Idealab in March 1996 and serves as the company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Bill founded Idealab to create and build successful businesses that capitalize on innovations in areas with significant growth opportunities, including the Internet. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2012

Customer loyalty, one of those seemingly innocuous facets of both large and small scale businesses that can be easily overlooked, but generally understood as ultra important to how well a business thrives. How do you guarantee a simply favorable review versus a regularly returning loyal customer?

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Software Review Idealab Pasadena Custom 61

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Given my fascination with this sector (I also happen to serve on the board of a municipal utility), I have watched with great curiosity an Idealab portfolio company Energy Vault (initially named Energy Cache) evolve over the last decade. The start-up has developed kinetic energy based, long-duration energy storage solutions.

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SoCal Southern California Startup Venture Capital 140

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

They are dedicated to providing high-availability systems, beautiful user interfaces, furious developer support and unparalleled customer care. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers! Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

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Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The next company up was Storitz , operating as an online reservation system for storage units (think Orbitz), the company helps consumers not only search for available listings, but also make reservations with real time feedback on availability and customer reviews. Looking for twitter trends on #TZSpotlight?

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Technical Review Idealab Startup Mobile 94