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.

Education 172

Education eHarmony Southern California Idealab 172

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Earlier this year, Embodied announced a $22 million round for its personal robotics platform focused on healthcare and wellness, while InVia Robotics collected $20 million for its own take on the robotics industry. Elementary Robotics has raised $3.6 Beyond that I can’t comment further right now,” the chief executive said.

Los Angeles 207

Los Angeles Angel Artificial Inteligence CalTech 207

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Leftronic is a real-time data visualization platform for startups. Bill Gross founded Idealab in March 1996 and serves as the company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Bill Gross founded Idealab in March 1996 and serves as the company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

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.

SoCal 140

SoCal Southern California Startup Venture Capital 140

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The intent of our Spotlight events is always simple: to provide a live platform to showcase the very companies that our driving our tech/start up industry, to show our hometown investors a handful of worthwhile companies, and to give other founders some inspiration and innovation for their own companies.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Idealab Startup Mobile 94

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Please join us in congratulating this quarter’s Spotlight companies: Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

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. To inspire and facilitate personal and cultural growth.

CalTech 79

CalTech Idealab Tech Coast Angels Enterprise Forum 79

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ). I talked about the platform moves of Twitter and why it should be expected. TweetPhoto - Real-time photo sharing platform. It’s core platform stuff. billion to Yahoo!

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2012

Rob Kramer: My partner and I had been developing apps and platforms for year, and had been Craiglist and eBay users, but only reluctantly. Over time, we are going to start customizing the marketplace for you. The entire platform, both on mobile and web, is built for having one experience. What's the story behind the company?

Mobile 157

Mobile Los Angeles Web Southern California 157

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers! Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.

Tsavo 76

Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

IPPLEX researches and develops pioneering cross-platform applications and services focused on interactive communication – between people and the information, contacts and places they need to access through their mobile phone, PC, and other devices. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers! wonder what that might be?

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Please join us in congratulating this quarter’s Spotlight companies: Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

We''re taking that content, and publishing it on our licensing platform, which is much like a Getty Images for video. One of those, is content we know from our licensing customers is the kind of content they are interested in. going to put it on their channel on Youtube, or maybe their website platform.

Media 235

Media Content Startup IP 235

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

They were started in affiliation with IdeaLab and were the first-round lead in PayPal. Hyper-local, flash marketing platform connecting consumers with local business offers; super majority of offers are restaurant and personal services; competitor to Groupon. They’ve had a total of 12 deals that have IPO’d. LivingSocial.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

You simply sign in with your Instagram account, choose your favorite photo, and get your custom made t-shirt shipped directly to you. They believe that having your personal photo on your custom made t-shirt connects you to people instantly on a much deeper level. Park’s platform allowed them to do so. Now that’s awesome!

Startup 98

Startup Customer Custom Pricing 98

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

At at time where nearly all advertising was purchased on a CPM (cost per thousand) basis and not very measurable this was a huge innovation that should be credited to Bill Gross, the founder of IdeaLab. It should lead to higher conversion rates and happier customers. The longer term is even more promising.

Advertising 284

Advertising Invest RSS CPC 284

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

There are five prominent ones in town, Launchpad, Amplify, MuckerLab, StartEngine, and IdeaLab. Check out the inaugural Startup UCLA companies, as self-described, below: Accelsor – Accelsor simplifies custom website creation into a single step by eliminating the prototyping and coding stages.

UCLA 47

UCLA Invest Startup Class 47