SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 7, 2009

This is a private group of CTOs who are responsible for software development within their companies. They are generally the senior most person responsible for custom software development, database design, database administration, web development, etc. Yes, there are some events around particular technologies.

Southern California 150

Southern California Software Development Software Develop 150

Berkonomics

JUNE 20, 2019

One of the most obvious reasons mature businesses die away – when we look in the rear view mirror – is that they did not spend to renew their product or service when newer entrants into the business arrived with better products and services built upon newer technology. Should be an easy fix for companies making annual net profit.

.Net 120

.Net Patents Research Sales 120

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2021

Irvine-based Viant Technology, a developer of advertising software, has filed for an IPO, saying in a filing with the SEC that it is looking to raise up to $150M in an IPO on the Nasdaq Global Market as DSP. in net income on $164M in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019. The company is led by CEO Tim Vanderhook.

Advertising 113

Advertising .Net Equity Software 113

socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2019

The company reported a net loss of $31.02M in 2018 on revenues of $8.5M; the company's current revenue stream includes both license fees and grants. Inhibrx develops protein engineering technology used in biopharmaceuticals research. Inhibrx is backed by LAV Biosciences Fund and Viking Global Investors. READ MORE>>.

.Net 124

.Net Research Report Funding 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Sonnen , the energy storage and battery technology developer which set up its U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles in January, says it has deployed its products in Vermont, as part of an affordable housing development there. Financial impact of the deployment was not announced. READ MORE>>.

.Net 100

.Net Los Angeles Mobile Customer 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 133

Southern California Commerce Acquisition .Net 133

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2010

Despite a perpetual belief that the presence of both high tech companies and Hollywood should be spawning out hundreds of entertainment and technology related startups, it actually happens much less than one might think. What do industrial equipment and tooling have to do with Hollywood and technology?

Hollywood 187

Hollywood Technology Company Companies 187

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Allen , the founder of Mojave-based Stratolaunch , one of Southern California's new crop of aerospace-meets-technology companies, has died at the age of 65, according to a statement from his family issued late Monday. Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975, and had a net worth of an estimated $20.7 READ MORE>>.

Southern California 133

Southern California .Net Funding Technology 133

socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2018

Los Angeles-based advertising exchange and technology developer OpenX said on Tuesday that its net revenues rose to $172M in 2017, as it saw 20 percent growth in its revenues for the fourth quarter. The company said it invested over $50M in R&D efforts towards its technology an product in 2017. READ MORE>>.

OpenX 124

OpenX .Net Advertising Los Angeles 124

socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2017

According to Episona, the funding came from the Pasadena Angeles, as well as other high-net worth individuals from Pasadena and San Francisco. Episona develops an epigenetic test which examines DNA for risk factors related to male factor fertility and poor embryo quality. Episona has been offering up its test since October of 2016.

Pasadena 133

Pasadena Pasadena Angels Seed Funding .Net 133

socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2014

in a funding round, the company said this morning, to go towards the development of its platform for managing data from cardiac devices. The company said the funding came from high net worth individuals, including cardiologists, physicians and successful technology entrepreneurs.

Southern California 164

Southern California San Diego .Net Funding 164

socalTECH

JULY 3, 2018

Los Angeles-based Funraise , the Los Angeles startup which develops customer relationship management (CRM) and other technology for nonprofits, says it has created a new, $600,000 fund to provide grants to nonprofits. Application for its first round of grants are due by July 31st. Funraise is led by CEO Justin Wheeler. READ MORE>>.

Funding 113

Funding Southern California Technical Review .Net 113

Xconomy

JANUARY 15, 2019

As Xconomy’s editors looked back at the year just passed, we asked technology leaders to comment on the trends they’d observed in 2018, and the developments they expected in 2019.

.Net 65

.Net Technology Develop Development 65

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

Business risks are not just development risks. Innovative technologies have no value until they are turned into solutions to real customer problems. Net result and reward. Based on ROI, incentives should be developed for all participants. Value creation. Reward your people. People are your best innovation resource.

Coach 137

Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 137

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. On October 24th tech enthusiast will come together to discuss the latest in Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming. Gaming developers. Journalist.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 94

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2013

San Diego-based Arcturus Therapeutics , a developer of RNAi technology, said it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. According to Arcturus, the funding came from multiple private capital,, high net worth investors from Canada, Japan, and the United States. Names of those capital sources were not announced.

Arcturus 153

Arcturus San Diego .Net Venture Capital 153

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The company’s stock tanked by more than 26 percent, representing a $230 billion reduction in market cap and a $31 billion drop in Zuckerberg’s personal net worth. The point is, this stuff is hard, and the people who have been building in public are hurting even as they spend billions to develop the tech.

Marketing 246

Marketing Newsletter Technical Review News 246

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology developer OpenX announced that it exceeded $100M in net revenues in 2014, making the company the latest area company to pass the milestone. OpenX both provides ad serving technology as well as a Real-Time Bidding (RTB) exchange. READ MORE>>.

OpenX 100

OpenX Advertising .Net Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2010

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the pay-per-call services firm headed by Jason Spievak, has signed on a new customer today, Rex Direct Net. According to Rex Direct Net, it will offer pay-per-call services powered by RingRevenue's products. Financial details of the win were not nanounced.

Santa Barbara 157

Santa Barbara .Net Sample Research 157

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2021

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Of course, both are impressive, but still small compared to over $300 billion from VC investments annually.

Funding 144

Funding Startup .Net Invest 144

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology developer Rubicon Project > has just passed the $100M mark, reporting yesterday that its 2014 year end revenues were $125.3M. The details came as the company released its fourth quarter results, where it reported net income of $1.4M on revenues of $41.8M for the quarter.

Advertising 100

Advertising .Net Report Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

The power plant developer--whose Crescent Dunes plant started delivering energy to the grid in late 2015--says that its technology offers a "real way" to sore energy for use after dark, and overcomes the intermittency problems that face use of renewables. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica 100

Santa Monica .Net Technology Develop 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

The power plant developer--whose Crescent Dunes plant started delivering energy to the grid in late 2015--says that its technology offers a "real way" to sore energy for use after dark, and overcomes the intermittency problems that face use of renewables. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica 100

Santa Monica .Net Technology Develop 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Carlsbad-based Obalon Therapeutics , which is developing a balloon-based medical device for assisting in weight loss, has set the estimated initial IPO pricing range for its public offering, saying it now expects an initial public offering at between $14.00 and $16.00 if it prices at the high end of its estimated range.

Pricing 100

Pricing Southern California .Net Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Today's contribution is from Greg Cohn of Burner (www.burnerapp.com), which develops both a software app to allow you to create temporary "burner" phone numbers, and a new app to auto-respond to aggressive or annoying texters.

Southern California 145

Southern California .Net Venture Capital Class 145

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. On October 24th tech enthusiast will come together to discuss the latest in Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming. Josh Yguado - President SGN.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Ria Consulting is hosting its 3rd annual Dallas Day of Dot Net on February 8-9, 2013 at Sheraton Market Center in Dallas, Texas. The event is a 2-day training in.Net, HTML5, Windows 8, Asp.NET MVC and other Microsoft technologies. In addition, world renowned speakers are invited to discuss the latest trends in technology.

Training 65

Training Technical Review Technology Software Review 65

socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2010

the Sunnyvale-based semiconductor maker which has major operations in Westlake Village, has released its latest financials in an updated S-1 from the company, saying that it had had net income of $19.6M The firm had net income attributable to common stockholders of $2.2M. That compares to net income of $762K on revenues of $23.3M

Westlake Village 140

Westlake Village .Net Acquisition Media 140

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2013

Los Angeles-based digital advertising technology developer OpenX has launched a new service today, which it says will combine content optimization and ad monetization for publishers. The firm said that publishers can use the tool to figure out what is the most valuable content on their websites.

OpenX 159

OpenX Content Services Advertising 159

Berkonomics

JULY 19, 2012

There is a life cycle for any product, and it is much shorter on average today than five years ago, especially in the technology world. There are rules of thumb for various industries in creating a reserve for research and development.

.Net 136

.Net Patents Research Sales 136

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2010

Department of Energy said this week that it has awarded more than $76M in funding, for advanced energy-efficient building technology projects and the development of training programs for commercial building equipment technicians, building operators, and energy auditors.

USC 164

USC Southern California .Net Training 164

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2011

Irvine-based Broadcom said today that it has acquired Provigent , a developer of high performance mixed signal semiconductors for the microwave backhaul systems market. Broadcom said it will pay approximately $313M, net of cash assumed, to acquire Provigent. Provigent was based in Israel and Santa Clara. READ MORE>>.

.Net 140

.Net Venture Capital Acquisition Capital 140

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2022

Sergey, a mathematical wizard, is the arbiter of Google’s technological approach. Technology alone does not make a great company. Google developed the most profitable form of advertising anyone had ever seen, ads selected real-time based on search terms. Both have a deep sense of moral values and ethics, and work well together.

Startup 131

Startup Google Advertising .Net 131

socalTECH

APRIL 9, 2010

Beverly Hills-based RealD , which develops 3D technology used in projecting 3D movies, has filed for an IPO, saying in a filing Friday that it is looking to raise up to $200M on the NYSE. According to the filing, RealD had a net loss of $20.3M The firm is hoping to list on the exchange as RLD. percent of the firm. READ MORE>>.

Beverly Hills 183

Beverly Hills Hollywood .Net Content 183

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Los Angeles-based RealD , the developer of 3D movie projection technology, released its results Thursday, saying its Q3 2011 revenues rose to $57.8M, up 91 percent from Q3 of of 2010, when it reported revenues of $30.2M. The firm had a net GAAP loss of $16.6M.

Screening 153

Screening .Net Demand Los Angeles 153

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Each has met legal securities minimums for net worth and professionalism, to reduce the risk to entrepreneurs. That means you need to lead with your credentials, rather than your disruptive technology. Early stage research and development won’t excite angels. Their realm fits between crowdfunding and venture capital sources.

Venture Capital 106

Venture Capital Angel Seed Funding Invest 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

Business risks are not just development risks. Innovative technologies have no value until they are turned into solutions to real customer problems. Net result and reward. Based on ROI, incentives should be developed for all participants. Value creation. Reward your people. People are your best innovation resource.

Coach 144

Coach Metrics Social Network Competition 144