TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A serial entrepreneur, Bloom’s last business was the AR imaging company, Avametric, which was backed by Khosla Ventures and Y Combinator and wound up getting acquired by Gerber Technology in 2018. “We first invested in Avametric at Initialized in 2013 and he had experience prior to that as well. The Honest Co.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2013

DreamPlay Toys , the joint venture between NantWorks , the technology incubator and development organization run by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, and JAKKS Pacific , announced their first products at the Consumer Electronics Show Tuesday in Las Vegas. with international rollout in 2014.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

When we saw the great success that they were doing, we started our own program in 2013. warner bros media camp mediacamp technology startup content hollywood accelerator incubator interview' Debra Baker: We started this program last year. Our sister company, Turner, began Media Camp San Francisco in 2012. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2018

EvoNexus , the non-profit startup technology incubator operator which has locations in both Irvine and San Diego, said today that it has added Bob Genthert, the co-founder of ecoATM, as a Managing Director at EvoNexus in Irvine. Genthert was a co-foudner of ecoATM, which was sold to Outerwall in 2013 for $350M.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

We''re proud to announce the Socaltech 50 , our list of the 50, up-and-coming people in Southern California''s technology ecosystem. So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). Sam Teller ,LaunchpadLA (Los Angeles, incubator).

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

All in a room at the University of Southern California Silicon Beach Event on September 18th, 2013. Pelv-Ice is a pelvic support device for post-partum mothers and a recent winner of the Accelerating Innovating Mentoring (AIM) 2013 incubator and pitch competition. Innovation, Technology, and Startups.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. Biggest new for CommNexus / EvoNexus: EvoNexus incubator companies reached the $95M in capital raised and two companies were acquired.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 11, 2013

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 -- StartEngine Mentor Mixer and Downtown Grand Opening with Deputy Mayor Matt Karatz - 1/15/2013. Downtown LA is a major up-and-coming area for technology startups with easy access to the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the new office is located only a few metro stops from Pasadena.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 29, 2013

I was just down at Demo Day for the USC Incubator. USC’s Marshall School of Business will host the second annual Silicon Beach Awards (SBAs), a $50,000 venture competition focused on innovation in technology & entertainment. To join us, register at https://siliconbeachusc-2013.eventbrite.com/ eventbrite.com/ 2.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 19, 2016

LA Tech Summit is aimed at bringing together LA technology companies, investors, incubators and startups. Attended by 900+ members of the LA tech community since 2013, the summit is SoCal’s premier tech event.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 4, 2013

effective December 2, 2013 in a move to emphasize its commitment to Wearable Technology and the Internet of Wearable Things (IOWT). Redg Snodgrass co-founder Stained Glass Labs said the firm wants to focus on the world of Wearable Technology plus innovative consumer products beyond GLASS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2019, from 280 out of 100,000 to 310 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

275 IPOs were completed in 2014, topping the 2013 total of 222 by more than 23%. IPO proceeds also shattered 2013’s high-water mark of $55 billion, with an impressive $85 billion in proceeds. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Founded in 2013 by de Haaff and Chris Waters in the Bay Area, the company announced in July it had surpassed $40 million in annual recurring revenue from the subscribers to its software-as-a-service. Brian de Haaff wonders this sometimes, especially as compared to his own tech business, Aha. Instead, Aha is a bootstrapped startup.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

We caught up with co-founder and CEO Han Chen to better understand what the company is working on, and some of the complexity of getting their technology to market. Where did this technology come from originally? In a previous life, I was Managing Director of a technology incubation firm called Kapyon Ventures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. Business incubators were all the rage before the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2021, from 280 to 360 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

But in 2013, the Anglo-Swedish Big Pharma firm exited the site as part of a restructuring that moved its global R&D center and corporate headquarters to Cambridge, UK. Public-private partnership and science park.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

In a short, densley packed timeline, our panel of industry experts discussed the fine line topics of wearables technology, bitcoin, SaaS, cloud, mobile gaming, and social markets. Richard Wolpert – Managing Director of Amplify.LA, startup incubator and Venture Advisor at Accel Partners. Summary of Topics. Big or Bust?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Wednesday November 20 th , 2013 was a special day for the technology entrepreneurs at the University of Southern California. It will soon be the technology city of choice. We were going to be interviewing with Howard Marks for his incubator, StartEngine, in the morning. It was the morning of June 26th, 2012.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

The next portion of the discussion moves into investments into Bitcoin: the currency, technology, and in startups in the space. Adam Draper – Of Boost VC, an SF Incubator/Accelerator. Brock’s project in December 2013 that we would see half a billion dollars in investments for 2014. Some rapid fire discussion points.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 24, 2014

With that, there remains an uncertain stigma about technology-enabled romance. He talks to us about his inspirations behind the product, what got him into the space from working in technology engineering (arguably an industry which doesn’t prioritize emotions), and what he has learned throughout the process.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Plug and Play San Diego, established in 2013 as a satellite of the Sunnyvale, CA-based incubator, has funneled 15 local startups through the Silicon Valley program after providing some coaching and other services in San Diego. The other partners are Edward Adato and Daniel Schwarzblat.).

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Within the realm of “most-promising,” these are companies with the elements that tech investors and mentors look for—innovative technology, an outstanding team, and/or an impressive business plan. I am grateful to Mike Krenn, the venture group’s president, for his help on this project. I widened my net this year.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

By working on projects with early stage employees at companies like Facebook and Google, Kris began thinking of ways to use technology and the Internet as a medium to solve what he felt was a worldwide problem. Kris walked a different path (no pun intended, okay maybe a little) as an early dotcom entrepreneur. Kris the Visionary.

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