L.A. Startups Received $369 Million in Seed Funding in 2016
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Seed-stage companies in Los Angeles received a total of $369 million in funding in 2016, according to report from Venice tech accelerator Amplify.LA.
Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels Among Top Angel Groups In New Report
socalTECH
MAY 1, 2017
A new report, released by the Angel Resource Institute in the last week, has spotlighted the Tech Coast Angels and the Pasadena Angels as among the top four angel groups in California, and the Tech Coast Angeles as number two in the nation in terms of the number of deals in 2016. READ MORE>>.
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Reflections on 2016: Kevin Winston, Digital LA
socalTECH
DECEMBER 23, 2016
This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. It will be fun to see what's next over the next few years.
Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 1, 2016
It’s a new year – 2016. We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. 2016 is going to be a tough year. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends.
The IT Summit Los Angeles 2016
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 28, 2016
Thursday, November 3, 2016 -- The IT Summit Los Angeles 2016. Technology conference for executives from the government, education, and corporate sectors. produced by and for senior leaders to promote economic development, education, and the proliferation of information technology.See [link] (more)
Google Cloud will launch its Los Angeles region in July
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 26, 2018
It’s no secret that Google has long planned to open a cloud region in Los Angeles. But as Google announced today , the new Los Angeles cloud region will go live in July, making it the company’s fifth region in the U.S. The company has long said that a second region on the U.S. West Coast was in the works, after all.
XPRIZE Extends Deadline for Google Lunar XPRIZE To 2016
socalTECH
DECEMBER 17, 2014
Los Angeles-based XPRIZE , which runs a series of multi-million dollar challenges aimed at helping to advance technology innovation, said yesterday that it has extended the deadline for the Google Lunar XPRIZE to the end of 2016.
Lyft: $130M Generated For Los Angeles Economy In 2016
socalTECH
DECEMBER 12, 2016
Ridesharing service Lyft said this morning that it has calculated that it has created $130M to the Los Angeles economy, as a result of its ride service. According to Lyft, a study conducted by the company by Land Econ Group finds that there was an increase in economic activity in Los Angeles due to its service, as a result of its rides.
LA Tech Summit 2016
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 25, 2016
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 -- LA Tech Summit 2016. Meet the hottest companies in Los Angeles and learn what makes LA Tech the most innovative technology ecosystem in the nation. See [link].
Venture in LA 2016
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
Monday, November 14, 2016 -- Venture in LA 2016. A one-week trade mission to show international startups that Los Angeles is the perfect gateway to entering the US Market. A full week of lectures, networking events, exhibition/pitch opportunities, and more! See [link] (more)
Reflections on 2016: Michael Root, DogVacay
socalTECH
DECEMBER 30, 2016
This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Today's contribution is from Michael Root , the new CTO of DogVacay (www.dogvacay.com)--but longtime Los Angeles tech vet, having most recently been at Riot Games. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.
Silicon Dragon LA 2016
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 22, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -- HOLLYWOOD MEETS CHINA MEETS TECH.
Reflections on 2016: Michael Terpin, Transform Group
socalTECH
DECEMBER 30, 2016
All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the Southern California's technology ecosystem. He's also a very active angel investor. Here, we have the thoughts of Michael Terpin of Transform Group. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.
Reflections on 2016: Josh Yguado, Jam City
socalTECH
DECEMBER 22, 2016
This holiday season, we are sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology community. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted, up through the end of the year. Josh Yguado: 2016 was a big year for us. He lives in Los Angeles with his family. READ MORE>>.
Acquicent Adds Advisor, Investor
socalTECH
JANUARY 22, 2020
Los Angeles-based Acquicent , the startup which is developing a marketplace that allows users to invest in "museum-grade" collectibles such as art and vintage automobiles, is announcing this morning that it has added Kevin Conroy, CEO of ConroyMedia and former director of Sotheby's, as both an advisor and ivnestor.
Reflections on 2016: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank
socalTECH
DECEMBER 30, 2016
All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. In 2016, our Santa Monica office more than doubled market share of early-stage companies. This is a trend from 2016 that should gain momentum in 2017. Rob Freelen: Focus.
Grindr sold by Chinese owner after US raised national security concerns
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 6, 2020
The app, originally developed in Los Angeles, raised national security concerns after it was acquired by Beijing Kunlun in 2016 for $93 million. Reuters reports that the Chinese company sold its 98% stake in Grindr to a U.S.-based based company, San Vicente Acquisition Partners. That ownership was later scrutinized by a U.S.
Reflections on 2016: Cody Simms, Techstars
socalTECH
DECEMBER 22, 2016
You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. Cody Simms: Techstars tripled down on Los Angeles in 2016 with the launch of three investment and mentorship programs for startups through which we will be investing in more than 30 startups per year in LA.
Los Angeles Advertising Professionals
SoCal Tech Calendar
AUGUST 16, 2016
Monday, August 22, 2016 -- Los Angeles Advertising Professionals. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/los-angeles-advertising-professionals-tickets-26470825953. Mix, mingle, and network with other advertising professionals. Find partners, meet new people, and do deals.
Los Angeles Advertising Professionals
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 13, 2016
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 -- Los Angeles Advertising Professionals. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/los-angeles-advertising-professionals-tickets-26473289321. Mix, mingle, and network with other advertising professionals. Find partners, meet new people, and do deals.
Los Angeles Fintech
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 15, 2016
Monday, June 20, 2016 -- Los Angeles Fintech. Come mix and mingle with other Financial Technologist's Mon June 20. Learn about the newest and fastest changes going on in financial technology. Finance is undergoing a massive change some call the "financial paradigm". Laws from 1930-1940 (old right?)
GABBCON Los Angeles Audience Based Buying Conference
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 27, 2016
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 -- GABBCON Los Angeles Audience Based Buying Conference. See https://gabbcon.com/events/los-angeles-2016/. If you are like most brands, agencies and adtech companies, you are probably spending a significant portion of your day trying to implement successful strategies for Audience Based Buying.
Beyond Meat prices its public offering
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 22, 2019
The Los Angeles-based company’s public offering should be a nice windfall for the Chicago-based investors DNS Capital, an investment firm managing the private wealth of the Pritzker family, and Cleveland Avenue, founded by former McDonald’s executive Don Thompson; as well as the venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins and Obvious Ventures.
Tech Coast Angels Central Coast Screening
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 12, 2016
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 -- Tech Coast Angels Central Coast Screening. Email arash@techcoastangels.com.
Ideas Los Angeles
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 15, 2016
Thursday, June 16, 2016 -- IDEAS Los Angeles. 2 Days 2 Tracks focused on the future of Digital Technology and Content Creation: Media and Entertainment and Health and Lifestyle. IDEAS a spark of soul, a measure of brilliance, an act of creation. Ideas are the inspiration, and the ignition, of human endeavor.
Ideas Los Angeles
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 15, 2016
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -- IDEAS Los Angeles. 2 Days 2 Tracks focused on the future of Digital Technology and Content Creation: Media and Entertainment and Health and Lifestyle. IDEAS a spark of soul, a measure of brilliance, an act of creation. Ideas are the inspiration, and the ignition, of human endeavor.
Authentic Marketing Conference ? Los Angeles.
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 10, 2016
Friday, September 16, 2016 -- Authentic Marketing Conference Los Angeles. MediaLeaders. What: One day event with: 8+ panel discussions, 4+ deep-dive breakout sessions, networking with influencers, bloggers and brands who want to develop impactful campaigns. See https://medialeaders.com/authentic-marketing-conference/.
Digital Growth Summit ? Los Angeles
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 29, 2016
Friday, November 4, 2016 -- Digital Growth Summit Los Angeles. MediaLeaders. What: 10 panel topics and 8 deep dive breakout sessions that help digital marketers build a better online presence to engage customers and track results.
MoneyTree Report: Southern California Q3 Venture Totals Drop To $663.27M
socalTECH
OCTOBER 14, 2016
Southern California's venture capital totals dropped significantly in Q3 of 2016, to a mere $663.2M The most amount of investment came for the Los Angeles-Long Beach MSA, which saw $247.6M in funding, according to the latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree report, based on data from Thomson Reuters.
Cyber insurance startup At-Bay raises $34M Series C, adds M12 as a new investor
TechCrunch LA
DECEMBER 8, 2020
At-Bay was founded in 2016 by Rotem Iram and Roman Itskovich, and is headquartered in Mountain View. In the past year, the company has tripled its headcount and now has offices in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles, and Dallas.
Audi’s new V2I feature helps drivers hit every green light
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
It all began in 2016 when Audi launched traffic light information , a system that enables the car to communicate with the infrastructure in certain cities and metropolitan areas across the United States. . And Audi says it’s the first automaker to include this GLOSA feature in its cars. and northern Virginia.
Big tech companies are looking at Hollywood as the next stage in their play for the cloud
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 28, 2018
in Los Angeles. Keeping the focus squarely on tools for artists and designers the company talked up its tools like Zync Render, which Google acquired back in 2014 , and Anvato, a video streaming and monetization platform it acquired in 2016. “That worldwide reach is very important,” Grignon said.
Techweek Los Angeles 2016 [ LOS ANGELES ]
Tech.Co
OCTOBER 14, 2016
“ Explorer. The free Explorer ticket gets you access to the hiring fair, the LAUNCH startup competition, the EXPO, and day-time technology knowledge workshops. Suitable for students, tech enthusiasts, and aspiring entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur .
Reflections on 2016: Scott Alderton, Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles LLP
socalTECH
DECEMBER 30, 2016
All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the Southern California's technology ecosystem. We are committed to the Los Angeles and Silicon Beach ecosystem and we aren't going anywhere, so help us lead, follow or get the hell out of the way! What's the biggest lesson you learned this year?
Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Jennifer Schwab, the founder and CEO of Entity, has built the business since 2016 on virtually no outside funding, but said that this latest financing is a precursor to the company working on its first, more traditional VC-led equity round. Since 2016, some 400 students, almost all women, have completed the course.
Latin America Tech Meetup Los Angeles (LATM LA)
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 -- Latin America Tech Meetup Los Angeles (LATM LA). education/latin-america-tech-meetup-los-angeles-latm-la/los-angeles/27529. Latin America is the one of the most observed emerging economies. See https://generalassemb.ly/education/latin-america-tech-meetup-los-angeles-latm-la/los-angeles/27529.
TechZulu Presents | 2016 LA Investor Startup Forecast
Tech Zulu Event
JANUARY 27, 2016
TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2016 Startup and Entrepreneur Forecast taking place Thursday, February 11 from 7 p.m. We will have amazing panelists from Crosscut Ventures, Machine Shop Ventures, Techstars, and more to be announced soon who will share their insights and forecast for startups in 2016. Powered by Bizzabo.
TECHSPO LA 2016 Technology Expo [ SANTA MONICA ]
Tech.Co
MAY 13, 2016
Covering the Los Angeles tech scene for a publication? TECHSPO LA is a four day technology expo taking place June 13 – 16, 2016 at the luxurious Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, California in the heart of Silicon Beach. Looking for a job at a startup? Looking to invest in the next Facebook? The Best Part?
Northside Innovation Meetup: Los Angeles Powered by Dell | Microsoft
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 11, 2016
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 -- ech-Hacks of the Freelance Economy. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/northside-innovation-meetup-los-angeles-powered-by-dell-microsoft-tickets-27525314958. Join us for an Northside Innovation Meetup on Wednesday, September 14th, where we'll be exploring so called "life hacks" for freelancers.
LA gets a big SaaS exit as Fastly nabs the Culver City-based Signal Sciences for $775M
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 27, 2020
Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. We’re thrilled to help lead the way for the broader tech community in Los Angeles.” Image Credit: Getty Images/franckreporter.
VRLA Summer Expo 2016 [ LOS ANGELES ]
Tech.Co
APRIL 26, 2016
VRLA is the world’s largest virtual and augmented reality expo, welcoming both consumers and industry professionals. The expo will feature cutting-edge demos of the most exciting projects in development for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, Google Cardboard, Samsung GearVR, and more!
GM exits car-sharing business and shuts down Maven
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 21, 2020
The automaker Tuesday said its Maven car-sharing service, which launched in 2016, will shut down for good. Maven continued to operate in Detroit, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. GM’s experiment with car sharing is over. Maven had paused service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. and Toronto.
Libya Domain Startups Face Uncertain Renewal
socalTECH
APRIL 4, 2011
domain name, used by such services as Los Angeles-based Twitter ad service Ad.ly , URL shortening service bit.ly , and a slew of other Web services, appear to be under threat from the war in Libya. At least in the case of Los Angeles-based Ad.ly, as long as domains continue resolving, the firm is okay until April 12, 2016.
XPRIZE Awards Winner In $5M IBM Watson AI Prize
socalTECH
JUNE 24, 2021
Los Angeles-based XPRIZE, which operates a number of competitions aimed at encouraging advancement in key technology areas, says a Grand Prize Winner has been named in the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE Competition.
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