SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Thursday, October 13, 2016 -- Vator Splash LA. Mike Jones, Founder of Science, which has invested in some of LA’s top startups, like Dollar Shave Club. What's behind LA's booming tech ecosystem? Speakers include Marc Cuban; Nick Green, CEO and Founder of Thrive Market, which has raised $149 million in financing. See [link].

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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. It's amazing how much LA tech has grown since we first started Silicon Beach Fest five years ago.

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Today's contribution is from Joe Fernandez , the co-founder and CEO of Joymode , a startup which is making it easier to rent, not buy, stuff to help create memories. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

.” There are a lot of data points that one can observer to get a sense of the venture capital markets – both LP fundings into venture and VC financings of startups. They point to some widely known facts: financings & valuations are up massively over the past 7 years and non-VC money has entered the system.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Wolpert is also a longtime angel investor in Southern California's technology industry, helps to run technology accelerator Amplify, and has been involved in countless other startup ventures. I really thought I was right.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. AI is not replacing humans; AI is an add-on support tool that enables workers to address issues more efficiently while freeing up their time to tackle more complex matters.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Today's contribution is from Alon Goren , the co-founder of Crowd Invest Summit and 805 Startups. Alon Goren: This year, my partners, Josef Holm (Krowdster), Darren Marble (CrowdfundX) and I started Crowd Invest Summit.

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Tech.Co

MAY 12, 2016

Or, if your startup is already dominating the market, do you want to thank your customers in a special way? The 2016 Silicon Beach Startup Fair will give you that opportunity. Do you struggle connecting with your users or gathering mission critical data that will determine your products success?

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MAY 22, 2019

Los Angeles-based venture investor Upfront Ventures unveiled one of its new startups on Wednesday, a company which has been in stealth mode since 2016. The startup is led by Trevor O'Brien, and also has received funding from Hunter Walk of Homebrew, Jess Verrilli of #Angels and Nancy Duarte of Duarte, Inc. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Today's contribution is from Lawrence Ng , serial entrepreneur who, last year, founded OnRamp Fund , a $10 million incubator that invests in early stage startups. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.

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JANUARY 8, 2016

For a startup to grow, it's necessary to raise money when the new identity as an innovator shines brightest. The prospect of riding a rocket ship that will change the world is powerful stuff, but how do startups communicate that promise? Read the rest of Five Things Startups Must Do to Rev Up Business in 2016.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Today, we have Cody Simms , Executive Director of Techstars (www.techstars.org), which has been very active this year in the startup accelerator and mentoring area. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. What was the biggest news from you or your firm this year?

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Jason Nazar

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

I’ve been asking around and looking at companies, trends, and what else is going on to put together the following list of startups worth watching in 2016. What will be the next big thing that everyone talks about? Read at Venture Beat.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 26, 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -- Silicon Dragon LA 2016.

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JULY 22, 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -- HOLLYWOOD MEETS CHINA MEETS TECH.

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. The reality of most startups is about survival. It’s a new year – 2016. We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle.

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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. What's was biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year?

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Tech.Co

JUNE 29, 2021

You know what a startup is, right? Or at least you have an idea of what a startup is like to work in? That is, of course, until the small, ambitious startup is acquired by a larger, more traditional company in its sector, or the small startup goes public with angry shareholders and regulators asking difficult questions.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Cybersecurity insurance startup At-Bay has raised $34 million in its Series C round, the company announced Tuesday. But where traditional insurance companies have struggled to acquire the acumen needed to accommodate the growing demand for cybersecurity insurance, startups like At-Bay have filled the space.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. www.science-inc.com), the startup studio which has been behind such companies as Dollar Shave Club, Famebit, HelloSociety, and many others. This reflection comes from Michael Jones of Science, Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, crowdfunding still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Every year we try to write up and publish our thoughts publicly both to help other investors & entrepreneurs and also to test our thoughts in the public market of ideas. We promised that we would clean up the dataset and publish it to all of those who participated. VC survey data 2016 from Mark Suster.

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L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 22, 2021

Culver City-based startup Openpath Security Inc. has been developing mobile-based door lock systems since 2016.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 24, 2020

Divergent, the Los Angeles-based startup aiming to revolutionize vehicle manufacturing, has cut about one-third of its staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended startups and major corporations alike. Divergent 3D made Blade — which was on the auto show circuit in 2016 — to demonstrate the technology platform.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Tuesday, December 20, 2016 -- Startup Cafe #2. Hosted by Startups In The Sky @ Industrious Los Angeles. See https://startupcafe2.splashthat.com/. splashthat.com/.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 28, 2015

January is coming up and you know what that means. Hopefully you’ll get plenty of rest during the Holidays because soon after the New Year starts, online retailers must begin contemplating sales tax deadlines. The following sales tax compliance checkup will help you make sure you’ll start 2016 on the right track.

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JULY 24, 2016

Saturday, July 30, 2016 -- Domain Startup Summit. Domain Startup Summit was established to unite the startup, domain branding and investment industries. This unified event platform will provide up-to-date industry information and partnerships that allow entrepreneurs to brand, develop and launch successful businesses.

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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. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

MAY 13, 2016

Looking for a job at a startup? 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. Are you an early adopter of tech products? Covering the Los Angeles tech scene for a publication? The Best Part?

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

My biggest take away from Startup Grind Conference 2016 is how genuinely the organization is committed to uniting and helping startups accelerate together on a global level. Startup Grind is about serving for the better of the whole and not about individual notoriety or ego. They were all audience focused, selfless.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Here, we have the thoughts of Louise Wannier of True Roses. Wannier is a longtime Southern California entrepreneur, having founded MyShape, Enfish, and co-founding Gemstar, the maker of VCR Plus.

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JUNE 26, 2019

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen is helping two, Bay Area startups, by offering up lab space and access to its scientific and business leaders, as part of a program called the "Amgen Golden Ticket", the company said on Tuesday. Amgen says it has been been sponsoring MBC BioLabs since 2016.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

We All Know That Dollars into Venture Have Gone Up … As a starting point, we know that the dollars into venture have steadily rebounded to pre great-recession levels, with just under $30 billion committed to US technology venture capital in 2015. That’s money that fuels our startup ecosystems.

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

John is also very involved in providing advice to young startups and entrepreneurs. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. John Greathouse: We opened up our practice in San Diego by investing in Zingle and Raken. What was the biggest news from you or your firm this year?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 24, 2016

Saturday, July 30, 2016 -- Domain Startup Summit. The Domain Startup Summit was founded by Dwayne Walker and Jason Thompson who combined have extensive industry experience across Internet technology, startups and domain branding. See [link] (more)

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As we draw closer to the end of 2016, it is important that we take a moment to look back and reflect on all of the ways technology has inspired us, and transformed the way we live and do work. To augment and overcome physical distance, we are starting to use drones, virtual reality, and driverless cars. The Continued Growth of Cloud.

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