socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

more in a round of funding, the company announced today, via a Series E funding round. The company said the new funds will go towards growth, financing acquisitions, and international expansion. That growth was driven by its real-time-bidding exchange, plus the acquisitions of two companies, LiftDNA and Jumptime. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2011

The group--which last ran a program in early 2010--has recently opened up an application page for its 2011 Winter Term, and has been sending out invites for a launch event in early November. According to the group's web site, it will kick off the next class in November 2011, and continue until early spring 2012. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

Coming off a very successful exit with Networks in Motion at the end of 2009, 2010 has been a very exciting year for several of my companies, Socialvibe, 2tor, Leadpoint, Webvisible and Impact Radius. These companies have all experienced growth and we're expecting substantial value creation in 2011. Stay tuned.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 2, 2011

Monday, August 8, 2011 -- HostingCon. Web hosts, ISVs, SaaS and Cloud Providers Amass at HostingCon to Shape the Future of Hosted Services. HostingCon is the premier conference and trade show for the hosted services industry. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2012

As communication technologies become ever more prominent, web security becomes increasingly important for small and large companies alike. According to a Norton study, cybercrime cost the global economy $388 billion in 2011. See [link].

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2015

The company said the funding actually came over the last few years, with backing from such investors as Parana Management Corp. The company says it first raised funding in 2011, and has been operating in stealth mode. Readz is led by Bart De Pelsmaeker. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

The group says that so far, from 2009 to 2011, it accepted 23 companies, of which 19 received funding worth a total of $80M; the accelerator said that the nine companies acquired exceeds $60M in proceeds. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Monday, October 3, 2011 -- The Official Unveiling of the New Startup Boot Camp in SoCal! If you are technology oriented companies, especially web-based or other software startups, this a segment you'll not want to miss! Tech Coast Angels. And how they fill the void left by angel and VC investors. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2012

Are you the sort of person who relies on your friends to help you figure out the best places to explore on the web? That's the idea behind HypeMarks (www.hypemarks.com), a new startup looking to tap into your social graph to guide you to the web. I'm a person that loves discovering new stuff on the web. What's your background?

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USC Startup Web Ideas 252

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

It's a new world out there for online marketers--users aren't just on their PC anymore, they're surfing the web, buying products, and using services across their tablet(s), desktops, and smartphone. So, how do marketers figure out if you're the same person to better target their ads? READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Advertising Examples Web 159

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2012

end-of-the-year coverage, we've run through our web statistics and figured out which were the. in the company's efforts to start a commercial space tourism industry. in the company's efforts to start a commercial space tourism industry. Exits Down in 2011 - One of the most popular stories to be read on the site--perhaps.

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Southern California Thousand Oaks Incubator SpaceX 211

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

We caught up with founder Evan Britton about how his company has created the top site in the Internet niche of celebrity birthdays, and how that intense focus on a single niche--and user experience- has paid off for the company in terms of user engagement and growth. I love the web and love Internet marketing.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2010

In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world in 2010? But, it's also companies we've seen doing well internationally, like Spotify, which were a big surprise for us. What are the technologies, companies, or things you think the community ought to pay the most attention to in 2011?

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Southern California High Tech Miramar News 178

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based web hosting and cloud computing provider DreamHost (www.dreamhost.com) raised a big, $30M funding round for the company--the first in the company''s long history. The company- now has around $50M in recurring annual revenues. Simon Anderson: DreamHost was founded 16 years ago.

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Software Review Cloud Computing Technical Review Platform 238

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 13, 2011

Thursday, May 19, 2011 -- Using Business Intelligence to Drive Performance. In addition, there is a wealth of data beyond their borders, on the web and social media. In addition, there is a wealth of data beyond their borders, on the web and social media. Jerry Savin of CTCG will share how to find gems in your data.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 -- PR for Startups. Get tips on mastering social media and earning coverage for your company in the press and on the web. LAVA.Successfully marketing your startup to customers and investors can be challenging. What do you do if you build a website and all you hear are crickets?

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Startup LAVA Social Media Tips 124

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Several teams disassembled themselves, joining other teams as well as one new company surfaced off in the corner with no one seeming to notice. Also we would like to thank our global sponsors: Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Ven Corps, Twilio, Vertical Response, oDesk, Elance and OpenTok.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

The Spotlight is shining down these amazing LA companies! And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Winners: Spotlight Companies. It gives music companies a direct pipeline to market their products and services to music fans. Spotlight: LA Tech Summer SuperDemo is all electric car company CODA.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

After months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Companies: Spotlight Companies. When: Thursday, October 27th, 2011 – 7:00 p.m.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2012

We talked with Scott--who until recently, was a student at the University of Southern California--about how he created his company and how that investment from Branson pushed him to take his startup full time. After that weekend in Miami, he introduced us to his friend Jerry Murdock, who has invested in lots of tech companies.

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Startup CTO Coach Content Web 239

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Steve Jillings has a long track record of running successful startups in Southern California, ranging from such companies as FrontBridge Technologies (sold to Microsoft in 2005 for over $200M) and Vantage Media (acquired in 2007). 2011 was an incredibly huge year for us, and 2012 will be the same way. They started in January of 2005.

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Marina Del Rey Startup IP Examples 238

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

A number of companies in the portfolio delivered very strong operating results in 2010, which is exciting. Also, we had an investment in a company that went public this year, BroadSoft, which is one of 2010's best-performing IPOs. 1) Mobile web. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? 2010 was very good to us.

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Technical Review Southern California Cloud Computing Venture Capital 160

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are striving to be the super-mega technology company that owns every layer of the value chain. To understand that assertion, let’s observe how and when Google encroached on each layer of the technology value chain required to access any web service. Search is just another web application.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Daniel Scalisi: MobileCause is actually a company we acquired, and reorganized in January. We've now been operating for five months, and have become the leading web service for mobile fundraising in the country. I'm a serial entrepreneur, and have started five companies. What we've done, we've made this as simple as Google.

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Mobile Web Startup Customer 162

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 26, 2013

Cameron has consulted to clients such as MTV, Del Taco, Samsung, HP, and many other companies large and small. Clicker was acquired by CBS Interactive in March 2011. He is also a former Founding Partner of Performa Media, a performance-based lead generation company with a successful exit in 2010.

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Startup Social Media SEO Santa Monica 105

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He shared tons of information about how how they were using marketing to quantitatively make marketing decisions at HauteLook and acquire customers for prices that were far cheaper than similar companies. He was also the first one to challenge my conventional wisdom that it made no sense for tech companies to advertise on television.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

We caught up with CEO Ian Miller to learn about the company and its NoSQL database, and its roots here in applications built for companies like Yahoo and CBS. Ian Miller: FatCloud is a data management and software platform company with a NoSQL database. That system was launched as its own, separate company in late 2011.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2011

Webdoc is a web platform that allows you to easily create interactive posts mixing different web contents through a simple and intuitive drag & drop interface. Think YouTube but for creating and virally sharing rich web creations and going beyond broadcast. Think Minority Report meets the web. Give Us the Fast Pitch.

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Startup Web Content Media 97

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 18, 2013

Yelp, the company that connects consumers with great local businesses, has acquired SeatMe, a web and iPad-app based restaurant and nightlife reservation service. Yelp will pay approximately $2.2 million by July 24th. Yelp will pay approximately $2.2 million by July 24th.

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Class Web Pricing Customer 81

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2011

One of the biggest forces that has emerged in the Internet in recent years has been crowdsourcing, the way the web has empowered users to drive the creation of content and information online. I sold that company, eCRUSH, which operated espin.com, to Hearst at the end of 2006. What's the story behind Ranker?

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Startup Platform Sites Java 195

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 9, 2012

In November 2011, Google’s spring clean saw a number of services shut down like Knol, Friend Connect and Google Wave. Google Talk Chatback a text chat widget for Web publishers allowed websites to embed a Google Talk widget so that they could engage with their visitors. Another service facing the axe is Google Talk Chatback.

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Google Technical Support RSS Web 68

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Will Zell (CEO) is based in Columbus, OH, and is an Empact100 entrepreneur who was honored at The White House in 2011. His main company Providence Holdings has invested in real estate and several small businesses. Two great companies! Who are the founders/ background? He also attended The Ohio State University.

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Mentor Platform Social Network Chief Technology Officer 94

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The company’s CEO, Brendon McQueen, graduated from Columbia with 12 loans that totaled over $120,000. Divshot, a tool for web designers and developers, won a national pitch competition and one of it’s founders Michael Bleigh created a popular open source library now included in Ruby on Rails.

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GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Excellent companies being submitted and most of which I wish could all be part of this amazing night. So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer 2011 Judges! He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. He received a B.S.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2014

Google has acquired smart home appliance company, Nest Labs for $3.2 Launched in 2011 by Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, Nest is popular for its Nest Learning Thermostat , one that learns a user’s temperature preferences, which has been also been its top seller. billion in cash. Nest gives it a second chance. Future of automation.

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Google Acquisition Resource Social Media 86

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Amplify’s portfolio companies are schooled on every challenge they need to master in order to achieve success. All the companies that graduate from the accelerator’s program work from the same office and can literally reach out and touch their investors at any time. Jeff looks for these same qualities in the companies he backs.

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Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 103

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

In April 2011, the Association of Coupon Professionals held an Industry Conference in Atlanta to address the present and future state of couponing. The benefits “digital interactions” have and continue to offer coupon companies are vast. Paul Breummer, Search Engine Land. Getting Mobile-Ready.

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Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85