SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 7, 2009

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 -- M and A in 2009. Our panel will explore the impact of the market environment on MandA (valuation levels and overall activity level). Focus will be a discussion of the various alternatives to plain MandA ? recapitalizations and minority investments. Moderated by: Dennis McCarthy, Managing Director, B.

LAVA 100

LAVA Activity Invest Marketing 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2010

According to PwC/NVCA, investments in 2009 were at the lowest level since 1997, with only $17.7 In terms of venture firm activity, the report found that DFJ Frontier was the most active in the quarter, with five deals; GRP Partners , Mission Ventures , and Redpoint Ventures all had four deals each in the quarter.

Southern California 154

Southern California Venture Capital Invest Orange County 154

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Sonos said Lazarus will head up all legal, corporate governance, SEC reporting, government affairs, regulatory and compliance activities across Sonos' global operations. Lazarus also previously was Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from June 2009 to Feb.

Santa Barbara 113

Santa Barbara Los Angeles Activity Report 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2010

According to PwC/NVCA, investments in 2009 were at the lowest level since 1997, with only $17.7 In terms of venture firm activity, the report found that DFJ Frontier was the most active in the quarter, with five deals; GRP Partners , Mission Ventures , and Redpoint Ventures all had four deals each in the quarter.

Southern California 113

Southern California Invest Venture Capital Orange County 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2013

Webfest (formerly known as DomainFest) has managed some fairly high level speakers at its events over the years, including Tony Hsieh of Zappos in 2010; Apple Founder Steve Wozniak in 2009; Bob Parsons of GoDaddy in 2011; and Biz Stone of Twitter in 2012.

Oversee.net 180

Oversee.net Southern California Conference Activity 180

socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2010

The University of Southern California is reporting today that spinouts out of the school have raised $148m in the last two calendar years (2008-2009), and that there are now at least 24 USC spinouts currently in business. READ MORE>>.

USC 178

USC Southern California Activity Venture Capital 178

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2010

for the quarter, up from both Q4 of last year as well as the comparable Q1 quarter in 2009, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the NVCA. in Q1, up from $588.033M tallied by the report in Q4 of 2009, and up significantly from the $320.2M received in the region in Q1 of 2009. across 31 days.

Southern California 208

Southern California Orange County Invest GRP Partners 208

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2011

NewEgg had filed for an IPO in September of 2009. In the filing, the firm said that it "determined not to proceed with the initial public offering" but did not give any explanation.

NewEgg 194

NewEgg Southern California City of Industry City of Industry 194

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2014

2U was previously known as 2tor, and first raised funding back in 2009 , when Redpoint was a very active Los Angeles area investment firm. Redpoint Ventures owned 23.2 2U''s first, online degree program was with USC''s Rossier School of Education. 2U priced at $13.00, at the high end of its $11.00 percent at 13.95

Redpoint 166

Redpoint USC Southern California Education 166

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

According to the company, the move will add human resources activities under his leadership responsibility. Sakhnini has been at the firm since 2009, and also served at McKinsey & Company. Sakhnini had been serving as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development. READ MORE>>.

Activision 140

Activision Santa Monica Resource Activity 140

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

The funding comes from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. WildBlue said the funding will go to activate new subscribers on its satellite broadband services. ViaSat said the firm co-applied with DIRECTV and DISH on the grant.

Funding 124

Funding Activity Media Services 124

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago. As a result of this activity I have now personally returned significantly more capital in my 5 years than I have invested. I have huge confidence in the companies that I’ve backed that are still active.

Venture Capital 387

Venture Capital Downey Writing Press 387

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

Although dollars were up, the number of deals (736 nationally in Q1 vs. 827 deals last year) was the lowest in a single quarter since Q3 of 2009. The most active investors for Q1 in Southern California were DFJ. Nationally, venture capital investment up slightly, at $5.9 billion in 736 deals in the first quarter vs. $5.6 in San Diego.

Southern California 186

Southern California Invest Orange County Tech Coast Angels 186

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 -- A Year End Update on Trends in MandA, and a Look at Prospective Buyers and Activity in 2010. The program will review MandA activity in 2009 with a special focus on what market segments are "hot". See [link] (more).

LAVA 100

LAVA Activity Marketing 100

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2010

According to the firm, it has filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division over unauthorized use of its anti-piracy product activation method and system.

Patents 154

Patents Activision Activity Media 154

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Burr has been COO of the company since 2009, and was founder of ISP NetZero. WebVisible said that Mangers plans to "dedicate more time to philanthropic activities." According to WebVisible, the cuts come to "realign" the company to focus on performance, quality in scale, and "healthy growth." READ MORE>>.

Layoffs 154

Layoffs Advertising Activity Organization 154

socalTECH

JULY 17, 2012

You may not see it here in Southern California's high tech sector--which has been booming, due to a surge of startup and accelerator activity--but apparently, the technology sector has seen its highest level of layoffs in three years, according to a report today. The number of cuts is apparently the largest, midyear total since 2009.

Layoffs 133

Layoffs Technical Review Southern California Report 133

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 5, 2009

Thursday, June 11, 2009 -- CONNECT Cleantech Venture Roundtable. Selected entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to present to a group of premier venture capital providers actively funding investments. CONNECT's Cleantech Venture Roundtable will take place on June 11, 2009. See [link] (more).

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Activity Entrepreneur Invest 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 10, 2009

Thursday, July 16, 2009 -- CONNECT Sport Innovators. Grab a java with your fellow sports and active lifestyle industry execs and hear Brian Enge tell his story of how he was able to grow Zoot Sports into a global leader in multisport performance apparel, footwear, and wetsuits. See [link] (more).

Java 100

Java Activity 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 19, 2009

Thursday, June 25, 2009 -- Green Marketing. This OCAMA event explores the impact of green strategies on marketing professionals and marketing activities. See [link] (more).

Marketing 100

Marketing Activity 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 11, 2010

Have Breakfast with Entrepreneur/Investor Frank Peters for our Annual Update on local Angel Investor and Venture Capital activities. Frank Peters will provide us an update on angel and venture capital investments in OC during 2009. See [link] (more).

Orange County 100

Orange County Venture Capital Activity Entrepreneur 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 -- ACG Los Angeles Business Conference. Now in its 12th year, the ACG Los Angeles Business Conference is the premier West Coast event focusing on corporate finance and MandA activity for middle-market companies. See [link].

ACG 100

ACG Los Angeles Conference Angel 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 -- ACG Los Angeles Business Conference. Now in its 12th year, the ACG Los Angeles Business Conference is the premier West Coast event focusing on corporate finance and MandA activity for middle-market companies. See [link].

ACG 100

ACG Los Angeles Conference Angel 100

socalTECH

JULY 9, 2009

A recent analysis by socalTECH, of our detailed tracking of venture capital investment activity in Southern California, finds that there was around $932M in funding raised in the area in Q2, a rise from roughly $700M in Q1. Tags: venture capital investment southern california 2009.

Southern California 100

Southern California Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital Technical Review 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 -- LAVA hosts PricewaterhouseCoopers' Shaking the MoneyTree. The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States. The study is a staple of the financial community, entrepreneurs, government policymakers and the business press worldwide.

LAVA 100

LAVA Study Venture Capital Press 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Los Angeles-based Oversee.net , the operator of Internet marketing and domain monetization services, said today with subsidiary SnapNames that they have resolved two lawsuits filed as a result of a former employee's improper bidding activity.

Oversee.net 169

Oversee.net Class Activity Los Angeles 169

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2009

A new study released today by the Kauffman Foundation, reports that the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity belongs to people 55-64. The study --which attempts to characterize who might drive the next wave of entrepreneurial activity in the United States--also found that the average age of U.S.-born,

Study 113

Study Entrepreneur Activity Report 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2009

finds that the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County metro is number two on the list of geographies with the most clean-tech job activity. The ranking came in Clean Edge's annual Clean Tech Jobs Trends 2009 report. A report released this week from analyst firm Clean Edge, Inc., San Diego ranked at number 11.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles Orange County Riverside Angel 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 6, 2010

No question, the economic downturn took its toll on software industry mergers and acquisitions in 2009. The market got eerily quiet.until the fourth quarter when there was a flurry of software MandA activity. The first quarter's deal activity was up sharply from a year ago, as are valuations. Buyers and sellers all retreated.

Software 100

Software Technology Council TCOSC Activity 100

Tech.Co

AUGUST 5, 2016

About the Book: Recent technological developments in biology, computation, cybernetics, engineering, industrial design, materials, and robotics allow architecture to evolve beyond static functionality and become an active participant—with the capacity to perceive, react to, and connect—with humans and the natural world.

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Angel Guide Design 70

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

According to an analysis of socalTECH's proprietary database of venture capital deals, venture investors invested slightly more than the $966M in Q3 of 2009, but less than the $1.6 PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association, and VentureOne will release their quarterly nationwide results of venture activity later this month.

Southern California 196

Southern California Invest Westlake Village SoCal 196

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Friday, October 16, 2009 -- "Lean-Agile: Doing more with less while responding more quickly " SDSIC. Doing more with less while responding more quickly Lean-Agile approaches are an ideal fit for the current economic environment.

Activity 100

Activity Develop Development 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Thursday, February 19, 2009 -- Grow Your Career Even In This Economy. To take advantage of them, you need to be smarter, more strategic, and extra focused in your job search activities. To take advantage of them, you need to be smarter, more strategic, and extra focused in your job search activities. See [link] (more).

AMA 100

AMA SoCal Southern California Activity 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 -- New Space Era: Global Competition, Transition to Private Projects and Space Tourism. in Aerospace Engineering from UCLA) will present and discuss visual images of the latest human space activities performed by governments and private sectors, space tourism, and a future orbital space resort.

Competition 100

Competition UCLA Email Los Angeles 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 6, 2009

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 -- Return of the Angels: How angel investing is changing, and what it means for entrepreneurs. In a down market, with venture activity slowing, many entrepreneurs are looking to angels for salvation. Angel investors are the new black.

Angel 100

Angel Activity Entrepreneur Invest 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 9, 2009

Thursday, August 13, 2009 -- Industry Trends, Social Media and Web 2.0 Would you like to learn and understand the most effective ways to get the attention of the hundreds of millions of active social networkers around the world?

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Social Media Web Tool 100

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MAY 21, 2009

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 -- BIOCOM Breakfast Meeting: Ernst and Young State of the Life Science Industry Report. Beyond Borders finds that strong product pipelines and product success, record-breaking financing totals, unprecedented deal activity, and impressive financial results mark historic industry advances.

Report 100

Report Email Activity Product 100