socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

Los Angeles-based Epoxy (www.epoxy.tv) launched yesterday to help content creators do just that. Right now, what that means is a set of apps for distributing video out to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and some tools to help engage and build audiences on the back end. Juan Bruce: My background is in design engineering.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Los Angeles-based GRP Partners , has invested in UK-based TreeHouse , an online, video-focused site for helping users learn web design and development. GRP's investment was led by Mark Suster, who announced the deal on his blog. The deal was worth $600,000.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Mark Suster , the highly visible venture capitalist blogger at GRP Partners, has invested in UK-based TreeHouse , an online, video-focused site for helping users learn web design and development. Other investors in the firm include Kevin Rose, Reid Hoffman, David Sze, Josh Elman, and Chamath Palihapitiya.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2019

We spoke with Meredith Finn a new Partner at March Capital--who headed up that the Rise of the Female Entrepreneur sessions this year--to hear more about her perspectives on investments, what the Rise of the Female Entrepeneur was all about, March's interests in artificial intelligence and more. What's your role at March Capital?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. Register Internet and social media startup names.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies. Hyundai Motor Group has committed to invest $87 billion over the next five years.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 7, 2022

Years ago, I led a deal and invested in a company that looked like it had lots of promise to disrupt the women’s clothing industry with special algorithms and an online store. The entrepreneur–founder explained this problem away by stating that the designers and manufacturers would ship direct after we’d grown to a large enough size.

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socalTECH

MAY 6, 2019

Los Angeles-based AppOnboard says it has begun giving away its codeless app development software, AppOnboard Studio , to help developers create "instant apps" and playable ads, as well as prototypes. AppOnboard has been offering up to the tool to many mobile game developers, to help them offer up game previews. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 21, 2020

Andrei Cherny’s ‘Aspiration’ Brings The Investment Tools Of The 1% To The Other 99%. The company first pitched the market with an investment management service like those from Betterment and Wealthfront, but one where customers could choose their own fees.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2013

One of the startups looking to help power the "branchless banking revolution" is Los Angeles-based Card.com. We gear all our marketing and all of our product design to the mobile experience. Those fans are really invested in that show. Is the age of the brick-and-mortar bank branch over?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

com) � backed by local investors Rincon Venture Partners and Bonfire Ventures�is helping to solve that problem, with its career pathing software designed for helping employees at large enterprises figure out what's next. Even when I had babies, I started a company making baby clothing with designers for a few years.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 11, 2019

“This helps NASA maintain focus on the ambitious Artemis program that will land the first female and the next male on the south pole of the Moon by 2024.” At Stennis, the company has 220,000 square feet at its disposal to install second-generation printers, larger than the initial designs it has in its LA base of operations.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

However, its unique-for-the-industry monthly subscription model has helped it maintain healthy profits from its loyal customer base in 2023. Vibrant Planet Vibrant Planet is a data-driven science and cloud-based solution designed to support restoration efforts. Organic milk formula product Bobbie. Vibrant Planet's Land Tender tool.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Los Angeles-based SUMA Wealth , a startup which operates an online platform designed to help U.S.-born, The company did not say if those investments were personal investments by those investors, or done through their respective venture capital funds.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Helping the founder create a company and build a much-needed product in an industry I knew very well, I served as chairman for the newly formed company, and along with my several rounds of early investment, led rounds of other angel investors in what I knew as a successful opportunity to fill a need in an industry I understood.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. I only recently invested and I only got here through persistence. The opportunity came up to invest in this one and I pounced. But I never gave up.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 4, 2020

Under new guidance issued by the Small Business Administration it seems non-profits and faith-based groups can apply for the Paycheck Protection Program loans designed to keep small business afloat during the COVID-19 epidemic, but most venture-backed companies are still not covered. I feel like I/ we failed them.”

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Berkonomics

MAY 13, 2021

Expert help and good planning can reduce the time to market, saving cash in the process. There is a fine line between loading the company with too much debt and diluting the shareholders too early with additional equity investments. Relationships are often as valuable as an investment. Time as a corporate asset.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

But many have no insight or connections to the ethereal angel investment community, which In the U.S. In fact, there are a few key sites to help you find angels, including AngelList and Gust , but these don’t tell you very much about how angels work, and how to find the right ones for your startup.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2020

The proposal sets out four big initiatives, including zero-emissions vehicle manufacturing, assembly and adoption; zero-emissions infrastructure investments; commitments to public transit investments; workforce development; and job training. The funding would include $20 billion for utility upgrades.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2020

The new accelerator said it will invest $100K in three companies, taking 5 percent equity, and run its accelerator entirely remote. --who is based in Los Angeles--has launched a brand new startup accelerator called Product Club , which is aiming itself at accelerating a small class of product-focused startups. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2015

One of the best ways for increase in business development is to create a more responsive web design. This can help people to spend more time on your website, especially if they can have more fun and a more pleasant experience with your product through your website. Using a Responsive Sizing Design. Making it Faster.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance , a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2021

Companies this year in the program come from as far as Canada, India, and Ukraine.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

“The climate-oriented investment in Biden’s new plan would be roughly ten times what came through ARRA,” wrote Shayle Kann, a partner with the investment firm, Energy Impact Partners. ” Climate resiliency . Given the steady drumbeat of climate disasters that hit the U.S.

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socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2009

Burbank-based Poly Plant Project , a developer of semiconductor process technology for building polysilicon for producing solar cells and modules, has invested in a Silicon Valley firm, 4DS. 4Ds said that Poly Plant Project made the investment as part of a multi-million dollar equity investment.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 1, 2019

Damian Bradfield is the president, CMO and founding partner of WeTransfer , the company that designs tools for the creative process. Instead of coming to the community with a solution, engage the community to help ideate and problem solve together. Damian Bradfield. Contributor. They try to just bring up solutions to the community.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2015

I wanted to spend the rest of the blog post telling you why we decided to fund the company, how we settled on the final product design and our unique way of launching the app. So Why Did We Invest? We’ve tested tons of design concepts here and expect much innovation on this front in the future. That is Ferris.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

Today, with the help of the aptly named JOBS act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) and companies like SeedInvest , it has never been easier for companies to gain exposure and enter the investment solicitation process. The investment environment at large in light of the JOBS Act. From Finance to Crowd-Investing.

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2018

The Silicon Valley company--which just raised $10M in a funding round from DENSO, Toyota AI Ventures, Hyundai Motor Company, Asahi Glass , Motus Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Autotech Ventures, Bold Capital, SAIC Capital, Western Technology Investment (WTI), and Alrai Capital--said it is opening up an 15,000 square foot office in Carlsbad.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 11, 2018

But now, the emergence of finely-tuned league structures centered around specific games, has helped solidify a growing business ecosystem that has attracted significant investment.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2020

Laurent Grill, one of the investors at Luma Launch (which is the corporate investment arm of the film studio Luma Pictures), has been working in the Los Angeles venture community building and backing startups for about a decade. If you are a company raising or investor investing, please go to this link to submit your information.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 8, 2020

“I love solving problems with design and entrepreneurship. For Watt, the studio model represents the next iteration of startup investing. The company has ten people on staff to help build its first slate of companies. “It’s what I feel like I’ve been put here to do,” says Watt. ”

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 2, 2021

The pandemic also helped as artists who were cut off from their audiences began to explore alternative ways to reach fans — and make money. “ We’re helping creators make money and build a business on top of video. “ We were targeted to a small number of very premier customers. ”

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2021

Elon Musk with Tesla and SpaceX may be the most current example of this phenomenon, but others often mentioned include Richard Branson (Virgin Group), Joe Costello (Cadence Design), and Howard Schultz (Starbucks). Strive for breathtaking design, as well as function. Design is not just about making things look pretty.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JANUARY 15, 2019

To keep up with demands, carriers are investing billions of dollar in infrastructure and service enhancements to help them grow. Fewer custom builds and proprietary infrastructure will help you expand faster at a lower cost, so you can outpace competitors. Evaluate Customer Needs and Find a Partner that Helps You Grow.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The new investment follows Scopely’s milestone of achieving more than $1 billion in lifetime revenue. Indeed, part of the reason for the financing is to accelerate the pace of its acquisitions and investments into new game development studios, according to chief executive, Walter Driver.

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