Xconomy

JANUARY 11, 2017

GoFundMe, the Redwood City, CA-based fund-raising platform for charities and nonprofits, has acquired CrowdRise , a Detroit, MI-based rival founded by entrepreneurs Robert Wolfe and Jeffrey Wolfe, and Hollywood philanthropists Edward Norton and Shauna Robertson. Brad Damphousse and Andy Ballester founded GoFundMe in San Diego in 2010.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. 14mm in Series C; $25mm in Series B raised in March 2010; $44mm raised in total. You can watch the TWiVC episode with Jim Armstrong here. LivingSocial.

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Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Nanxi Liu: In 2010, an industry report came out that predicted that digital signage was going to be a $4 billion market in 2014. Our technology is advanced enough that we also have big companies using our software to power their own massive network of displays, as well. Our software is an open platform. How big is this market?

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Social Media Media Startup Culver City 178

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. but: Something is Still Missing.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. I first met him there and knew he was a talented entrepreneur that I wanted to work with some day. The company’s first offering will be a mobile retail commerce platform.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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Southern California CTO Coach CTO Hire Social Media 150

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

Could we really build a generalize platform and assemble the data in a cost effective way? With that said, what books, blogs or other resources do you recommend for emerging entrepreneurs? The real entrepreneur feels like they just found nirvana while the wantrepreneur (congratulations on creating a new word) never comes back.”.

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Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based Stroome (www.stroome.com), a new startup originally spawned out of a project at the USC Annenberg School of Communications, won $200,000 in the 2010 Knight News Challenge. They wanted to use the platform we had developed in a class called Mashup Culture. Were you able to get over that technology hurdle?

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Journal USC News Startup 187

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

ZunguZ is a global social payment platform that integrates deeply into the social graph of Facebook and financial service providers. We may keep the platform with the name ZunguZ and look for a client facing name for the application. Ernst & Young – World Entrepreneur Awards – FINALIST (Annex 13). What is Zunguz?

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Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Lisha works tirelessly to build a platform of advocacy around issues such as tech inclusion, diversity, and education. Kira is the Innovation Program Executive at NASA HQ within the Office of the Space Technology Mission Directorate Office. Andre is an innovation broker, entrepreneur and advocate for inclusion of minorities and women.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Could we really build a generalize platform and assemble the data in a cost effective way? With that said, what books, blogs or other resources do you recommend for emerging entrepreneurs? The real entrepreneur feels like they just found nirvana while the wantrepreneur (congratulations on creating a new word) never comes back.”.

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Entrepreneur Competition Course Software Review 232

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Michael Kleist: Tradesparq is a B2B trade platform. Michael Kleist: We started in 2010. We''ll mostly be doing enterprise sales here, but also looking at the technology and design front, hiring better talent, taking design to a new level than maybe what we are in China. Once you know the space, China really helps entrepreneurs.

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Southern California Startup SoCal CTO Hire 170

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Alex Capecelatro: Hyphos is a social discovery platform. The main idea, being that today, social networks have become really amazing tools and a platform to interact with people you know--your family, friends, and followers. Essentially, we've created a platform to enable that. What is Hyphos? How did the company come about?

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UCLA Startup Culver City Social Network 187

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 26, 2011

Spotlight: LA Tech is part of a quarterly demo series that will highlight the finest technology entrepreneurship in Southern California. We’re looking for companies with new technology to demonstrate (or better yet, those with upcoming launches they wish to promote among savvy peers). As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers!

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Tech Coast Angels Southern California Los Angeles Santa Monica 80

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Downtown Works is a co-working space for technology startups that opened last month in a completely renovated office building at the corner of India and West B streets. As entrepreneurs, “Most of us have a diamond in the rough, and you polish it by talking with others.”. The other partners are Edward Adato and Daniel Schwarzblat.).

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San Diego Incubator Avalon Mentor 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

We want to provide our audience with not only amazing presenting startups/newly released products (submissions still open Apply Here ) but also outstanding people that can help you grow as an entrepreneur and lead a successful business. join us in proving there’s more than one place in California to create great technology.

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Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 5, 2011

The CalTech Enterprise Forum presents Renewable Energy & The Smarter Grid: Opportunities for the Entrepreneur this Saturday May 7th. As aggressive policies and vigorous investments take hold, newer and smarter technology is rolling out. In 2010, investors poured $3.7 Senior Associate, Advanced Technology. FlexEnergy.

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Enterprise Forum CalTech Southern California Venture Capital 56

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency.

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Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire simplifies telephony, making sophisticated, expensive carrier-class telecom capabilities available through an easy-to-use GUI and API platform, which the company pioneered in 2007. CallFire technology is already playing a prominent role in 2012 political races across the spectrum. Clients have included MoveOn.org, Rep.

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 19, 2010

Please join us for an evening of fun mingling with other startups, VCs, Angels, entrepreneurs, and technology enthusiasts, as we host our first Startup Demo event in Los Angeles. When: Wednesday, Sept 22 nd , 2010 - 5:00 p.m. At StartupDemo, we’re all about one thing: uncovering the latest and greatest technologies.

Social Media 71

Social Media Media Startup Mixergy 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Sangster is a serial entrepreneur and M&A executive with experience both founding and acquiring businesses.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Social Media Week is a global platform that connects people, content, and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media. Here in Los Angeles we've tied the entire conference together with the Twelethon , a creative fundraising platform in support of Inner-City Arts. The Startup/Entrepreneur Guide to Social Media Week.

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Social Media Media Tech Coast Angels Orange County 65

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2012

It’s payments API allows platforms and marketplaces to accept payments for their customers without pre-existing merchant accounts. The company was founded in 2008 but launched publicly in March 2010. BusinessWeek named Bill and Rich two of the Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs of 2011. Key features and how does it work?

Startup 71

Startup Tool Capital Customer 71

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

a perks platform for small medium businesses. After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. Sangster is a serial entrepreneur and M&A executive with experience both founding and acquiring businesses.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

I was there from when the company launched until March of 2010, when I left to start MomentFeed. That was really my first experience working with a technology that was merging the digital and physical worlds. That was in addition to the social media work I'd done. As a result, Gil noticed what we were doing, and was compelled by it.

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Social Media Zumbox Media Startup 248

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, July 14, at The California Institute of Technology (CalTech). Their focus is green technology. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers!

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We will be bringing you some of the hottest startups around to give you a quick rundown about their companies and get to know the entrepreneur behind those companies. This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over must have content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Mixergy 71

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Demand Media is an online media company operating two strategically-linked businesses: an integrated content and social media platform, and registrar solutions. The CitizenNet platform helps you measure, analyze, and automate social media marketing and engagement. Reply Hear NoHo Muisc Festival August 25, 2010 at 12:54 pm Yes!

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

TechZulu is helping the startup community out by listing all the great startup/entrepreneur oriented panels. Bootstrapping advice, entrepreneur, startups. . The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi. Bootstrapping entrepeneurship, entrepreneur, startups. .

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Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Gust claims to have facilitated over $1 billion of investments in 650,000 startups to date, via connection through their platform to over 85,000 angel investors in 190 countries. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally).

Startup 135

Startup Keiretsu Platform Invest 135

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. is a lot more of: Show me how youre going to commercialize this technology, I want to understand how it makes money. Well, that technology came from an L.A. Thats not Los Angeles.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Josh Resnick is a serial entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of nProgress , the company behind ntro. I'm not the guy to just walk up and talk to someone, saying hey--I'm Josh, I'm into videogames and scotch--so I thought, there must be another way, from a technology standpoint, to solve that problem. What's the strategy there?

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Electronic Arts Startup Mobile West Los Angeles 236

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs. I assumed that the people of Los Angeles were disingenuous attention whores and didn’t know anything about technology.”. While real estate and tourism continue to be strong economic drivers, there is also a thriving business climate developing life-changing technologies. Cloud storage.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding. OTHER DEALS.

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Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Gust claims to have facilitated over $1 billion of investments in 650,000 startups to date, via connection through their platform to over 80,000 angel investors in 190 countries. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally).

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Angel Keiretsu Invest Organization 96