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MAY 14, 2010

At the same time, the need for the products and services that OCTANe provides are greater in a recessionary economy than in when the economy is booming. For OCTANe to be successful, we want to see our technology ecosystem grow. Historically, OCTANe has been loosely married to UC Irvine, where OCTANe first started five or six years ago.

OCTANE 174

OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California 174

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 17, 2009

Thursday, April 23, 2009 -- OCVG/OCTANe Digital Media Mix. OCVG teams up with OCTANe for our first evening event of '09. Learn from some of the quickest minds in Digital Media how they're challenging the powers that be, raising BIG $$$ from VC's and creating some of the coolest companies on planet earth. See [link] (more).

OCTANE 100

OCTANE Media Venture Capital Networking 100

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

LAVA says it has recently been working on strengthening ties across the region with the Innovation Network of Southern California (INSoCal) with OCTANe and the San Diego Venture Group. LAVA's day to day operations are managed by Executive Director Len Lanzai. READ MORE>>.

LAVA 113

LAVA OCTANE Southern California Pasadena Angels 113

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Alex Kazerani and James Segil (shared), EdgeCast Networks (Los Angeles, content delivery network). Jerry Jao , Retention Science (Los Angeles, analytics/advertising). John Jersin , Connectifier (Newport Beach, recruiting software). Jason Koch , Telogis (Irvine, fleet tracking software).

Southern California 279

Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. Quick caveats: having fewer investors (3-5) is better than many investors (10-15) and PLEASE make sure you hire a great lawyer who has experience in doing start-ups to avoid pitfalls that will make VC harder down the line. They might be as hard as raising VC.

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 24, 2011

I am currently at the annual VC in the OC program held in Irvine CA by OCTANe , an organization that connects people and ideas to resources and capital in Orange County. Over 600 people came to this event to listen share and network, including entrepreneurs, VC’s and investors.

Orange County 104

Orange County OCTANE Technical Review Outsource Development 104

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JANUARY 7, 2010

We spoke with Kevin shortly before the holidays about the firm, as well as how he connected with Allan at an OCTANe event. Kevin Strong: I actually met Allan at an OCTANe event, back in March or early April. We built that to 50 people with funding from a VC in Ireland closely connected with the European company.

Startup 140

Startup OCTANE Outsource Development Google 140