socalTECH

JULY 7, 2021

Pasadena-based concentrated solar energy technology developer Heliogen, a spinout of the Idealab startup incubator, has gone public via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) deal, the company said on Wednesday. According to Heliogen and Athena Technology Acquisition Corp.,

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Acquisition Idealab Incubator Pasadena 113

socalTECH

MAY 9, 2013

Pasadena-based Idealab has sold another one of its companies to Yahoo today: GoPollGo , a Twitter polling service which let Twitter users collect feedback from their friends and followers. gopollgo idealab merger acquisition yahoo twitter feedback polling' Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Yahoo Incubator Pasadena 159

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

million led by GRP Partners, with participation from Baroda Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Daher Capital, Double M Capital, Karlin Ventures, Clark Landry, Andy Rankin, and Launchpad LA. Less Neglect helps companies reduce churn, upsell users, and increase customer acquisition rates.

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GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

IdeaLab has created 75 companies, leading to 8 IPOs, 35 or so acquisitions and more than 5 companies worth in excess of $1 billion. Don’t think about starting an incubator until you have real operating experience otherwise you don’t really have anything to offer startups. They are very hands on. I think this makes no sense.

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. He received a B.S. Event Details.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Event Details.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84