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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

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Instead, grab your surfboard and head to UC Santa Barbara. Although UCSB has room to grow with regard to the total number of VC-backed startups it generates, the Santa Barbara region fares well when its relative size is taken into account. Image Credit: University Of California, Santa Barbara.

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Kevin O'Connor, ScOp Venture Capital, On Startup Success and Investments

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Kevin sold his last company, Santa Barbara-based Graphiq, in July of 2017 to Amazon, but has a long history of successful companies, including founding DoubleClick. If anything, the nice thing in SoCal, is that it's under-represented in terms of capital. Congrats on the new name for your venture capital firm. I was blown away.

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TCA Stresses Mixers, New Website

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The group also said it is focusing on its SeedTrack program, which is specifically focused on seed stage funding and extensive mentoring. The TCA is the biggest angel investment group in Southern California, and is among the largest nationally. READ MORE>>.

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Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors and Advertisers!

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Thanks to all of our sponsors and advertisers, who make our coverage of Southern. California's technology industry possible. Looking to reach Southern California's high tech executives and. socalTECH.com offers up continuous coverage of Southern California's growing high. professionals? to San Diego.

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Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

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Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. We'd like to be one of the most prominent investors in Southern California.

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Interview with Wade Eyerly, SurfAir

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One of the most original, subscription startups to come out of Southern California's tech accelerator boom emerged last week, looking to disrupt not just another retail sector or e-commerce category, but something else entirely: the airline industry. Those mentors and others have given us really tangible advice.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Judges and SuperDemo Bill Gross of Idealab!

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He holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a JD from Southwestern University, and suffers from an addiction to cheeseburgers. If you’d like to see some of the best technologies and meet some of the brightest minds in beautiful Southern California, SIGN UP NOW. Event Details. to 10:00 p.m.

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