socalTECH

MAY 25, 2011

The rumors came despite early--and incorrect--reports that TweetDeck had been acquired by Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Twitter client software firm headed by Idealab's Bill Gross. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, however, reports place the acquisition around $50M. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Pasadena Report Software 154

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the Idealab startup working on mobile loyalty applications, reported this morning that it is in a joint partnership with KDA Group , a local marketing agency, and mobile-local ad network xAd.

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Networking Marketing Idealab Pasadena 154

socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2012

Energy Innovations--which had entered the solar market late--was backed by Idealab and Mohr Davidow Ventures. The assets of Pasadena-based Energy Innovations are set to go up for auction on March 20th, according to auctioneer Heritage Global Partners, as the firm continues to wind down.

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Technical Review Idealab High Tech Pasadena 145

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2014

I then went to another local company, Internet Brands, which was originally an Idealab company, and had the opportunity to build their shopping division. They made a number of significant acquisitions in that space, My co-founders, Sammer and Chris, worked together at Internet Brands. Brian Nickerson: That''s a great question.

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Internet Brands Content Startup Sites 257

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Bill Gross founded Idealab in March 1996 and serves as the company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Bill founded Idealab to create and build successful businesses that capitalize on innovations in areas with significant growth opportunities, including the Internet. SuperDemo: Bill Gross.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. New models for improving the search experience are at the core of several companies currently growing inside of Idealab. Gold Sponsor. .

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Both Sides of the Table

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. Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads. Foursquare. -A Palantir.

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Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. New models for improving the search experience are at the core of several companies currently growing inside of Idealab. Gold Sponsor. .

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

They were started in affiliation with IdeaLab and were the first-round lead in PayPal. Online advertising platform for local businesses; ReachLocal reported over $203 million in revenue for 2009, compared to around $146 million in 2008. They’ve had a total of 12 deals that have IPO’d. the funding and market coverage.

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Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236