socalTECH

MAY 7, 2015

Los Angeles-based startup studio and incubator Science said late Wednesday that it has seen its first exit, and has sold Playhaven to RockYou. Playhaven is a mobile ad network, which Science had acquired in September of 2014. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Wearable World brings all aspects of our business offerings together nicely under one overarching umbrella, including GLAZED Conferences, WeCodeWe, Wearable Wednesdays and the Incubator.” Through news content, incubator and accelerator programs, and events, Wearable World acts as the catalyst for future Wearable Technology innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased about 10 percent, from 280 out of 100,000 adults in the 2014 Startup Activity Index, to 310 out of 100,000 adults in the 2015 Index. 275 IPOs were completed in 2014, topping the 2013 total of 222 by more than 23%. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere.

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Steve Reich

DECEMBER 31, 2014

2014 Pasadena Angels Performance. • We’ve also been building relationships with incubators and other investors in the ecosystem. Entrepreneurs rightly pointed out we must move much more quickly in an age of SuperAngels, incubators, and other sources of funding. 17 Deals closed, 10 new and 7 follow-on rounds. •

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2021

The three month mentorship program has been run since 2014. According to the company, it has selected eight companies for the 2021 Disney Accelerator Program, including companies in the areas of messaging, the frontiers of technology, e-commerce, data, and personalization. According to Disney, the companies this year include Attentive.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Data Elite launches at a time when most needed as most big data companies lack the much required funding and incubation. Limited big data funding & incubation. “There are many funds, incubators, and accelerators out there that entrepreneurs can turn to today for general business advice. .

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The Blackstone LaunchPad program has been operating at UCLA since 2014. According to Blackstone and the University of California, they are expanding their Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars program with $5M, and expansion to more UC campuses. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In 2014, a West Point buddy of mine, and also a serial entrepreneur, Craig Cummings started working together to find entrepreneurs we liked, to help them an invest in them, along with Luis Villalobos of the Tech Coast Angels. We deployed a little over $10 million from the syndicate since 2014. Tell us about this new announcement?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 11/07/2014. We need all of you at your best.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 14, 2014

ABC has even created an incubator-style program in which startup non-profits compete for $100,000 in seed funding. JG: Tell us a bit about Project Impact and 2014''s focus on innovation. All of these areas are important, but we’ve learned that leadership is the single most important consideration.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

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). Now you can create a web site for almost nothing - and be on your way with your latest invention or personal services.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2019

Central Desktop was acquired by PGI (NYSE: PGI) in 2014. I was kind of incubating it before, but we landed our first client and started getting revenue in August of last year. What is Sales Insider? Isaac Garcia: Sales Insider is a talent marketplace for hiring software sales reps. It's very, very specific. Why software sales reps?

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

In light of a less than savory PR landscape, I saw this event to be an important call to attention to the developements towards the Bitcoin industry for 2014, as well as geographically important gathering of minds and enthusiasts in the space. Adam Draper – Of Boost VC, an SF Incubator/Accelerator. Setting Up 2014.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2014

Makerspaces are becoming the new incubators and accelerators for startups, and support contacts, like lawyers and marketing groups, will be easy to find. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 6/13/2014. Opportunity to meet investors and support organizations. Open your mind to new entrepreneurial opportunities.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2014

Amidst the search she found her way working with NYC based incubator Techstars as an associate. Amanda talks a bit about life working for an incubator. In 2014, Karma will be releasing an LTE device and with coverage in 300 US cities. She wanted to get involved, which led her to startups. From Techstars to Karma.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

This year’s TZ #startupforecast (Jan 28, 2014) was no exception. Richard Wolpert – Managing Director of Amplify.LA, startup incubator and Venture Advisor at Accel Partners. 2014 looks to be the year of emerging technologies (wearables, bitcoin, etc.) Projection for 2014? Summary of Topics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 10/03/2014. Find a major customer, or a complimentary business, who sees such value in your idea that they are willing to give you an advance on royalty payments to complete your development. entrepreneurs funding investors startups'

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

After a successful run through NYC-based Kaplan Edtech accelerator program (powered by Techstars), the team at MentorMob have been gearing up for a 2014 re-launch; same MentorMob name, but as Vince tells us, with a more community-based focus (don’t worry, a little more on that later). Visit the following links to learn more!

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socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2016

We were incubated and launched in Canada in 2014, and at the end of 2015, we launched in the U.S. That is sent to our partners, and they package that item in a Giftagram box, and they get the gift typically two to five days later. It's a curated marketplace, with best-in-class products and experiences.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Joanne was an angel investor for two years at Hyde Park Angels prior to joining Foundation Capital in 2014. Thomas Flake, Founder of PTI Incubator & Founder of bcause. Prior to NextGen, she worked at Morgan Stanley, MetLife, SunTrust, and Ernst & Young. Joanne Chen, Partner at Foundation Capital.

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Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2016

Merck also saw some expected fruits of its 2014 big-ticket acquisition of Cubist Pharmaceuticals wither away this week, as the Supreme Court wouldn’t reverse a decision that shaved years off the patent life of the top-selling antibiotic daptomyicin (Cubicin). —When Merck (NYSE: MRK ) bought Cubist Pharmaceuticals for $9.5

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Xconomy

AUGUST 22, 2016

In San Diego, the Irvine Company provided the entire second floor of its Broadway Street building at no cost for the downtown EvoNexus incubator. A number of tech startups that graduated from the EvoNexus incubator have moved into other offices in the building. 101 West Broadway tower in downtown San Diego.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Longtime tech entrepreneur and angel investor Marco Thompson, who is closely associated with San Diego’s EvoNexus incubator, contributed a number of companies to the list. Four of the companies here were founded in 2014, another three were started in 2015, and two—CureMatch and Lymber—debuted earlier this year.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 24, 2014

Mehrdad gives us some context on how long this idea was incubating. Their iPhone app is currently in development with a potential Beta launch in mid-2014. The idea’s came at a time when smart phones weren’t widely used (yes, aeons ago ). The internet was wired and apps weren’t a thing. Or a t-shirt for singles.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

But by 2014 much had started to change. We have witnessed one hell of a startup boom from 2009-2014 which has coincided with the boom in accelerators. With the success of Idealab in the 90’s every city was building out incubators. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Ben Jeffries launched his startup, Influencer , in London in 2014 after his close friend matched with Caspar Lee, a Yo uTuber with 7.3 The program, called The EduCator Incubator, planned to seed 25 to 40 “emerging video creators” with $25,000 to $75,000 in seed funding. Naturally, these were also the first business to get funded.

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socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2014

But, what that really did, is it allowed us to use that network to incubate the software we are building now for YouTube. Today, we hear from every brand that 2014 is the year they figure out YouTube. Rich and I made a bet two years ago, working with media companies, that this would happen with brands. more) READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Last November, the Web-search giant opened a flashy new office in Venice to focus on engineering, sales and advertising; the company will lease close to a quarter-million square feet in the neighborhood by 2014. Talent agencies CAA and WME are incubating start-ups. To create a campuslike setting for its more than 500 employees in L.A.,

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