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APRIL 21, 2017

The California Insitute of Technology (Caltech), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the University of San Diego (UCSD) have all ranked very highly on a new ranking of universities for their technology transfer efforts, issued by The Milken Insitute , the Santa Monica-based thinktank.

UCSD 133

UCSD CalTech UCLA Santa Monica 133

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The University of California has ten campuses, of which half of them are in Southern California, including UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, and UC Santa Barbara. Among the successes driving the creation of the fund was the IPO of Santa Monica-based Kite Pharma, which is a spinout of UCLA. READ MORE>>.

Venture Capital 223

Venture Capital Capital UCLA UCSD 223

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MARCH 12, 2019

Two people associated with Southern California's high tech investment and startup industry have been named as part of the far reaching investigation into a college admissions scandal , which named Hollywood actresses, CEOs, coaches at USC, UCLA, and UCSD, as well as many others. According to a complaint filed by the U.S.

USC 113

USC Southern California UCLA Invest 113

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MARCH 12, 2014

Kalanick went to the University of California, Los Angeles, and dropped out of UCLA to join his first startup, Scour, and eventually went on to found Uber. palm tree startup founders warby parker school ucla ucsd feature' Photo of Kalanick via JDLasica. Nick Woodman. CEO and Founder, GoPro. Comment below! READ MORE>>.

Southern California 165

Southern California Startup UCLA UCSD 165

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2021

You’ll find engineers out of MIT, Stanford, Harvard, UCSD, Caltech or execs out of UCLA, Spelman, NYU, etc. In the current market it’s not that hard to find executives leaving: Facebook, Google, Airbnb, Netflix, Snap, Salesforce.com, SpaceX … you name it?—?to to start their next company.

Funding 301

Funding UCSD CalTech Netflix 301

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APRIL 28, 2016

HelloTech says its workforce has come from such local schools as UCLA, USC, along with community colleges and trade schools. The company said it is recruiting college students from UCSD, USD, and SDSU, as well as IIT and local junior colleges, to support its expansion.

San Diego 100

San Diego Orange County Services UCSD 100

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MARCH 12, 2014

Kalanick went to the University of California, Los Angeles, and dropped out of UCLA to join his first startup, Scour, and eventually went on to found Uber. feature ucsd ucla school parker warby founders startup tree palm' Photo of Kalanick via JDLasica. Nick Woodman. CEO and Founder, GoPro. Comment below! READ MORE>>.

Southern California 124

Southern California Startup UCLA UCSD 124