SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. Top for January 16, 2009 - January 31, 2009 Posts Are You Selling Online Yet? This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc.

Layoffs 159

Layoffs Woodland Hills Southern California Orange County 159

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Current round: $3mm in Series B by betaworks (lead)(largest investor in company), Ron Conway, Danny Rimer, Accelerator Group, Roger Ehrenberg, Howard Lindzon. Discussion: Had a long chat about PicClick , a company founded by Ryan Sit in San Diego. Company still in beta. Founded in 2009 in Los Angeles by Michelle Crames.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

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JUNE 18, 2010

Self-reported 60mm daily unique as of Dec 2009, games played by 250mm people a month (AppData). Current round: $5.0mm in Series A by NEA and Anthem Venture Partners. Maintains a “Trusted Directory” of TRUSTe certified companies. Independents: Millennial Media , Greystripe , Medialets , JumpTap , Mojiva. 406 Ventures.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225