Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We were talking about a company, Factual (disclosure my firm is an investor), which was founded by one of LA’s most talented Internet entrepreneurs, Gil Elbaz , who as co-founder of Applied Semantics (purchased by pre-IPO Google for $102 million and now Google AdSense) is responsible for a large portion of the Internet’s monetization.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Always looking to provide the very best for our community so that you may learn and grow as a startup or entrepreneur, Bill Gross is one of the best experts we could provide. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab. Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine. SuperDemo: Bill Gross.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

There was a lot of consumer internet activity again…resurgence of things, but it was still mysterious, venture capital was still kind of closed, 1st time entrepreneurs had a lot of questions that were unanswered, and there was still some sort of hand waiving around all the financing stuff and so we took it on….”. was starting.

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Indiegogo, “the world’s funding platform”, was also in attendance. Robin Kaminsky , founder of 1st Street Partners and former EVP of Activision Blizzard. The food/beverage business mixer was also a great time for many innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors to meet new and old faces here in Silicon Beach.

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Lootcrate S3 Education Activision 80

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition to the 330+ students, entrepreneurs and investors in attendance, the event also achieved over 45,000 views on the TechZulu live stream. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition to the 330+ students, entrepreneurs and investors in attendance, the event also achieved over 45,000 views on the TechZulu live stream. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 2, 2012

He recently produced the Silicon Beach Fest along with Kevin Winston of Digital LA , and his mobile ad optimization and re-engagement company PageWoo came out of the 1st graduating class for the new Los Angeles accelerator Start Engine (developed by serial entrepreneur of Activision fame, Howard Marks).

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News Los Angeles Ideas Startup 95

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Created by Howard Marks, co-founder of Activision, and Paul Kessler, one of the most prolific investors in Los Angeles, Start Engine will provide local startups with the essential resources and counsel they need to become successful, self-directed businesses. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The company recently closed an impressive $19 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital to build out the engineering teams. Desai enthusiastically states, “It’s a great time to be an investor and an entrepreneur.” Drives both discoverability and monetization. ” He notes that 1.2

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Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71