socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2010

Pasadena-based eSolar , the solar thermal technology firm backed by Idealab, Google, and others, is being eyed as the next possible solar IPO in the pipe, according to GigaOm. eSolar is heavily backed by Idealab, Google, Oak Investment Partners, Quercus Trust, NRG Energy, and others. Citing the Next Up! READ MORE>>.

Idealab 140

Idealab Santa Monica Google Pasadena 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2014

The online coupon search industry is very crowded, with dozens of sites, players large and small, and is a very confusing landscape for consumers. There''s a ton of coupon and deals sites. One of the biggest issues, is that consumers typically find coupons through a Google search query. Why are you different?

Internet Brands 257

Internet Brands Content Startup Sites 257

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

plus a large settlement on patent disputes paid from Google) so Bill did well on it. He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ). Overture never built the destination site to monetize from. Google had huge destination traffic.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

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MAY 4, 2010

They were started in affiliation with IdeaLab and were the first-round lead in PayPal. Palm is a maker of mobile computing devices, including the Pixi and Pixi Plus; HP: “Our intent is to double down on WebOS”; helps HP compete in mobile computing with Apple, RIM, Google, and MSFT. Investors: Google Ventures. LivingSocial.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

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JULY 1, 2010

Scott’s first big foray into industry-changing companies came with CarsDirect, an IdeaLab company where he was the initial founder & CEO. Rumored to have turned down acquisition offers from Yahoo and Facebook. Site launched in October and CEO stated ad impressions are increasing ~200% month; now at 15 billion impressions/day.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Adam Goldenberg’s JustFab is one of the new heavy-hitting membership fashion sites. Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com. Google quickly bought AdSense in 2003 and Elbaz’s AS team became Google Santa Monica. Share on Google+.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75