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JANUARY 5, 2012

The San Diego chapter of the Tech Coast Angels , the largest angel investment group in Southern California, as well as the United States, said today that it has established a new, memorial fund, the John G. Watson, who was an active angel investor with the TCA until his untimely death in 2010. He also served at Vestar Inc.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based NHN Global, which owns a number of e-commerce, cloud services, and entertainment companies, said it has acquired Cloudnexa, a provider of AWS cloud managed services and other consulting efforts. Cloudnexa had operations in Philadelphia and Honolulu, and was founded in 2008. Paul Lee is CEO of NHN Global.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). It’s hard for me to imagine that angel investing outcomes judged 10 years from now will have a drastically different profile. The best angels or angel funds will do tremendously well. Or the CEO?

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JULY 7, 2015

If you follow the Twittersphere you may have noticed several people weighing in on this recent piece by Mike Isaac of the NY Times, asking “ How Many Angels is Too Many? I myself coined the term ENIFA (everyone now is a f **g angel) in 2011 but it didn’t stick as well as the term Unicorn did. Hua of Apptimize.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

We thought today for our interview, that we'd get an update on the angel investment environment here in Southern California from Scott Sangster , the incoming President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Tech Coast Angels , the biggest angel investment group in Southern California. I think that's a good sign for startups.

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MAY 19, 2009

The Tech Coast Angels is reporting this morning that its members have now invested a total of $100M in Southern California companies, since it started in 1997. In addition to the lifetime total, the TCA released stats on its recent investing activity, and said it invested in 15 first-time financing and 16 follow-on funding rounds in 2008.

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Technology Council

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

We were pleased to also welcome 400+ attendees, including dozens of venture capitalists, angel investors, and private equity firms, plus keynote speeches by John Suh, CEO of LegalZoom.com, and Jason Calacanis, CEO of Mahalo.com. Presenting companies included: • [.]

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). But I prefer a certain naive optimism in founders but I can’t see that this extends to angel investors. Either scenario requires angel deals to be funded further. Not everybody agreed.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based commercial real estate services giant CBRE Group announced this morning that it has acquired UK-based Romonet Limited , a provider of software, technology, and consulting services for the large global data center market. Romonet was foundee in 2008, and was founded by Zahl Limbuwala and Liam Newcombe. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 28, 2008

Thursday, December 4, 2008 -- Los Angeles Girls In Tech. Join the "Girls in Tech" organization as it kicks off its official launch party. See [link] (more).

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Thursday, September 25, 2008 -- Space Angel Venture Forum. Our Aerospace Venture Forums are full-day opportunities to pitch and network with early-stage investors interested in aerospace opportunities. Attendance at these events is limited to presenting entrepreneurs and accredited investors only. See [link] (more).

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AUGUST 25, 2020

The remarkably long lived Napster brand--which was founded during the Dot Com boom as a peer-to-peer music swapping startup in Los Angeles in 1999--continues on, and has been sold to virtual reality experience company MelodyVR , in a deal worth $70M.

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APRIL 4, 2019

The Internet Archive has some good news for those who may have lost music due to the "accidental" deletion of twelve years of music by Los Angeles-based MySpace.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 -- City of Los Angeles Technology and Education Summit. The purpose of the City of Los Angeles Technology and Education Summit is to support education, economic development, and the proliferation of information technology. See [link] (more).

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JULY 31, 2009

West Hollywood-based Yammer , the corporate microblogging site inspired by Twitter, is moving from the Los Angeles area to Silicon Valley, according to founder David Sacks. The firm was spun out in September 2008 from Geni, and is backed by Charles River Ventures and the Founders Fund. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 10, 2008

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 -- Los Angeles g33k d1nner. See [link] (more).

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 -- Los Angeles g33k d1nner. See [link] (more).

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Los Angeles Angel 100

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Los Angeles-based NewTV , a brand new mobile media startup being incubated by Jeffrey Katzenberg's WndrCo , announced on Wednesday that it has named Meg Whitman as its CEO. Whitman--most recently, the CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)--will relocate to Los Angeles as part of the appointment. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 -- Los Angeles Technology Week. Keynote Speaker: Steve Glenn CEO of LivingHomes.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 -- Los Angeles g33k d1nner. See [link] (more).

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Los Angeles Angel 100

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

Los Angeles-based Fisker , which is developing all electric cars, unveiled the name and details on its upcoming all electric luxury SUV. Fisker is the latest incarnation of an electric car manufacturer run by automotive designer Henrik Fisker, who founded ill-fated Fisker Automotive in 2008. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Tuesday, September 16, 2008 -- Los Angeles g33k d1nner. See [link] (more).

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MAY 26, 2009

Last week's angel investment report by the Angel Capital Association reported that investments by angel investors dropped nine percent in 2008, with a hefty percentage of angel investors--40 percent--expecting this year will be a down year. What isn't appealing to angel investors right now?

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based online art gallery and e-commerce provider Saatchi Online has tapped one of LA''s technology and business veterans as its new CEO today, tapping Sean Moriarty for the position.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 -- Ignition - Los Angeles.

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JULY 18, 2014

Los Angeles-based Wi-Fi and small cell provider Boingo Wireless announced Thursday afternoon that it has added Los Angeles technology veteran Lance Rosenzweig as a new member of the company''s board of directors. Rosenzweig is the CEO of Aegis USA, and was founder of Los Angeles-based PeopleSupport.

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MAY 13, 2021

Established in 2008 within Tencent, TiMi is behind popular mobile titles such as Honor of Kings and Call of Duty Mobile. In 2020, Honor of Kings alone generated close to $2.5 billion in player spending, according to market research company SensorTower.

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APRIL 20, 2018

The Los Angeles Business Council and the UCLA Lukin Center for Innovation says that the West Coast region's GDP growth rate "significantly exceeded" that of the rest of the nation--rising 32.1 percent respectively) between 2008 and 2016, for a combined total of 32.1 percent, 26.5 percent and 34.6

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

It's unclear how much the relationship will result in investments by Metamorphic Ventures in Los Angeles area startups. Ng founded Oversee.net at the age of 21, and led the company as CEO until 2008; he cashed out of the company after a $150M investment by Oak Hill in 2008, according to LNG.

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MARCH 21, 2012

Los Angeles-based PromoJam , a developer of enterprise, social marketing tools, has raised $1.2M The round was led by Golden Seeds, and also included the Band of Angels. PromoJam was founded in 2008 by brother and sister Matt and Amanda MacNaughton. PromoJam was founded in 2008 by brother and sister Matt and Amanda MacNaughton.

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Technology Council

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

One event, two technology superstars: Jason Calcanis & John Suh will be the featured speakers at this year’s VentureNet in Costa Mesa on September 12th. John Suh, CEO of Legalzoom.com will present &# Successful Launch Strategies for Online Businesses&#. Economy&#.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

Los Angeles-based Napster was acquired by Best Buy in September of 2008 in a deal which was worth net value of approximately $54M. Citing "sources familiar with the deal", CNET said that Rhapsody is interested in acquiring Napster from Best Buy, but did not disclose if the deal was in discussions, in progress, or has closed.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

paidContent , the online news site started in Los Angeles by Rafat Ali, is officially disappearing, according to current owner and publisher GigaOm. The move comes two years after GigaOm acquired paidContent from former owner Guardian Media, which had purchased paidContent from Ali in 2008. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Los Angeles-based Demand Media has sold its social media software arm, Pluck , to New York-based Sprinklr , the companies said Thursday. Pluck, which is based in Austin, was founded in 2003, and had been acquired by Demand Media in 2008 in a deal worth $56.3M. Financial details of the sale were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu said Wednesday that it will reach $1 billion in revenue this year, up from the $695M in revenues it had in 2012, and also now has 5 million subscribers on its Hulu Plus premium service, six years after the company''s launch in 2008.

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MAY 22, 2014

Los Angeles-based True(X) Media --which was most recently known as SocialVibe--disclosed this week that it has raised $6M in a new funding round. The company has now raised over $50.85M in funding since 2008. READ MORE>>. truex media socialcibe svnetwork venture capital online advertising technology'

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JUNE 25, 2012

Yammer had been started in Los Angeles in 2008, but later moved to Silicon Valley. Yammer , the business focused micromessaging site patterned after Twitter, and spun out of Hollywood-based genealogy site Geni , has been acquired by Microsoft for $1.2 billion in cash, Microsoft confirmed Monday. READ MORE>>.

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