SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Thursday, November 15, 2012 -- Mobile LAVA: Mobile Local Media Opportunities and Challenges. Since 1983, BIA/Kelsey has been a resource to the media, mobile advertising, telecommunications, electronic directory markets, Yellow Pages, government agencies, law firms and investment companies looking to understand trends and revenue drivers.

LAVA 100

LAVA Mobile Media Case Study 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

Today, with the help of the aptly named JOBS act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) and companies like SeedInvest , it has never been easier for companies to gain exposure and enter the investment solicitation process. The investment environment at large in light of the JOBS Act. Total investment interest in startups on SeedInvest?

Invest 100

Invest Startup Technical Review Software Review 100

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

To top it all off, the AI startup recently partnered up with Getty Images, one of the largest repositories of paid stock imagery, to develop a new generative AI model ‘Runway’ geared towards the film and advertising industries. What started as a weekend project in 2012 is now a global marketplace that attracted 55.2 Gumroad homepage.

Startup 210

Startup Generative AI Newsletter Tool 210

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Hear from key influencers and investors about trends shaping the connected TV market, mobile and web apps, iPad, content discovery and hybrid TV standards and opportunities for advertising and marketing campaigns. Learn how to attract funding, planning an exit strategy, and where they are investing.

Social Media 84

Social Media Newsletter Mobile Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He was also the first one to challenge my conventional wisdom that it made no sense for tech companies to advertise on television. It was perfect timing since in 2012 GRP raised its fourth fund bringing our total assets managed to nearly $1 billion. We knew he had to be an investment partner. So we talked about his joining.

Venture Capital 360

Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile advertising company Airpush has quietly grown to around $100M in annual revenues, according to a recent ranking from Forbes--a big surprise, as the company was completely bootstrapped by founder Asher Delug , who eschewed the usual use of venture capital and private equity to build a company to those revenue levels.

Startup 196

Startup Mobile Advertising Organization 196

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

The consumer piece is a big part of our business, and the next big piece is the advertiser platform, plus everything we wrap around the advertiser experience, helping them to manage their content, and provide great reporting, and helping them to understand the ROI of doing business with us. When did the split with AT&T happen?

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 7, 2013

million in Series A funding led by Oak Investment Partners , SoftBank, Sterling Investment Partners and Michael Lazerow in a move that will help the firm power clients sites to better engage their audiences and nab in more clients. Social media aggregator RebelMouse recently raised $10.25 ” Top Clients.

Funding 71

Funding Journal Social Media Startup 71

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

A consumer piece is a big part of our business, and the next big piece is the advertiser platform, plus everything we wrap around the advertisers experience, helping them to manage their content, and provide great reporting, and helping them to understand the ROI of doing business with us. When did the split with AT&T happen?

Technical Review 211

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

The Startup UCLA Accelerator Is About Entrepreneurship Not Investment Returns. StratoSquare – StratoSquare is the world’s simplest web-based investment analysis platform, consolidating multiple portfolios and providing insight into investment performance, risk and behavior through proprietary investment management tools.

UCLA 47

UCLA Invest Startup Class 47

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

This followed an investment late last year by Time Warner in the company in a round totaling $36 million , led by Rachel Lam , head of their investment group. Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012. Why I Invested in Maker Studios in the First Place. This has been a very welcome addition.

Media 320

Media CTO Coach CTO Hire Los Angeles 320

InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Although estimates of Google’s total investment vary, the industry insiders I spoke with believe it exceeded $100 million. Networks have significantly increased YouTubers’ advertising revenue by negotiating sponsorships and large ad purchases with major brands.

Google 133

Google Develop Development Funding 133

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). The reduction in screen size has made the economic model of Internet advertising totally inefficient. There are 2.9

Email 339

Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families. Seriously, this happens.

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Custom Customer 286

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Scott Cannon: We started in 2012, when it was basically a couple of people on a telephone and the yellow pages. They were putting online advertisements through Google Ads to solicit people to rent equipment, who could not figure it out on their own. They invested in 2014, and asked me to meet with Dallas Imbimbo, the CEO and Founder.

Startup 174

Startup Metrics Custom Customer 174

SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

November 8, 2012 6:00 PM Only $20! Seventeen lawyer regional firm Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP has represented digital media, internet, technology, consumer electronics, and entertainment companies and investment funds out of its Sherman Oaks office since its formation in 2002. by Michael Carney on November 8, 2012.

Sherman Oaks 44

Sherman Oaks Riot Games Tips Redpoint 44

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Monday, August 27th, 2012. I love to rib the Winklevoss twins as much as anyone , but focusing more on California does seem like a smart move to show that they are serious about tech investing. Advertise Here. Advertise Here. © 2012 AOL Inc. Go West Young Men: Winklevoss Twins Buy $18M L.A. Colleen Taylor.

SoCal 77

SoCal Southern California Startup Tips 77

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2011

At the same time, 62% plan to invest more in marketing and advertising, while 50% will invest in expansion and 46% will pursue new revenue streams. Respondents cited a greater focus on operating efficiencies as the number one step to achieving growth in 2011. Add new revenue streams, and more aggressive marketing.

Study 89

Study Startup Pricing Guide 89

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. One of the things I like the most about Tracy’s businesses is that she is focused on volume & deflationary economics ( which is my main investment thesis as I covered in this post ). How’s that for an ex painter?

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Njoku in April this year closed an $8m funding investment round from Tiger Global and another $2m from a Swedish firm, Kinnevik and still he says more is yet to come. However, I can tell you that until recently, our business model was based purely on advertising and yes, it was profitable. Tell us about funding rounds you have had?

Netflix 82

Netflix Marketing Technical Review Content 82

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

August 24, 2012 10:24 AM. Just this year, Q2 investments in SoCal and New England were virtually the same, with $838 million and $843 million invested respectively, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Report. Advertise on VentureBeat. October 20, 2012 1:57 PM. October 17, 2012 1:15 PM. Interviews.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Companies want to see their social media investment drive sales.” It then helps brands put those insights to work to improve the targeting, personalization and performance of all of their marketing efforts, from email marketing and social and display advertising to website and in-store promotions.

Platform 82

Platform Help Custom Customer 82

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2014

So, advertising and targeting people who need you at the right time is the biggest problem. As part of that, we started asking professors for recommendations on who we could talk to, and we found out they only knew one person, or told us to check out a magazine, or Google this and that. Finding a lawyer is very intimate.

Help 240

Help Startup CTO Hire Pricing 240

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 19, 2012

The numbers really tell the stories of the power of the television twitter combo; there were 155 million Tweets generated during the 2012 Olympics generating 11 billion impressions. Advertising on Facebook before the launch of show, in the middle and during hiatus keeps engagement high, discovery and fandom higher.

Conference 78

Conference Beverly Hills Social Media Media 78

InfoChachkie

MARCH 24, 2016

Since we have released our product, and are now looking to acquire new users, this has proven to be extremely valuable for getting a high return from our advertising expenditures. Greathouse: You mentioned Intrade, which was shut down by the government in 2012. Greathouse: You guys could have worked on a variety of ideas.

Startup 100

Startup Sites Research Santa Barbara 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest covers more than 30 topics that uniquely reflect LA’s strengths, including: Investors, Entrepreneurship, Entertainment, Games, Social Media, Digital Content, Advertising Technology, Design UX/UI, Fashion, and more. In 2012 over $3.2

GRP Partners 88

GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

It's something that is really neat which we invested in, which we've never seen anywhere else. It's a great thing to have writers for clients, because they are our advertising. If someone has a contest form in PDF on a web site, we can fill that out and track that submission. We had some small friends and family funding.

Writing 209

Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. The top five tournaments for “StarCraft 2″ in the month of June 2012 had combined prize-pools of over $150,000. is a good monthly investment? Got A News Tip?

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

Hollywood 67

Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2011

We thought it would be interesting to hear about why KidZui is investing in original content, so we spoke with Cliff Boro , KidZui's CEO. We've been on a traffic tear lately, and I think we've got a really neat window to burnish that, and get our brands in from of the kids during the holidays, so we get a big start into 2012.

Content 165

Content Startup Web Technical Review 165

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2012

But they make the overwhelming majority of their money from advertising. They are selling audiences to advertisers. Whenever I talk about advertising people comment how much everybody hates ads. The customer are advertising agencies and brands themselves. Here are some data provided by a BIA / Kelsey report (2012).

Mobile 311

Mobile Technical Review Google Screening 311

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

October 5, 2012. In Santa Monica, the median price of homes jumped 16% in the first eight months of 2012 compared with 2011, after a 9% decline over the same period the year before, according to Multiple Listing Service data compiled by Paul Habibi, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. VENICE RISING. County: 0.9%.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

” Keval Desai, InterWest Partners - a firm investing across the entire mobile stack. Listen in to learn why Swiftkey chose to focus on Android first, and how it rose to the best-selling Android app of 2012. Desai enthusiastically states, “It’s a great time to be an investor and an entrepreneur.”

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. They have more page views than even Google.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

By 2008 I had gotten more serious about championing companies through our investment process. US TV advertising is $60 billion in its own right. And just when I thought I had the deal that was worthy of bringing to investment committee the world changed. Let’s review all of our existing investments.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305