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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Heller was previously VP Partnerships and Emerging Technology at Hulu, and was also CEO of Vhoto; Heller also previously served at Atlas Venture, Activision, Surreal Software, Microsoft, and founded DNAi, a developer of a graphical 3D engine. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

In what has been an unprecedented surge in interest in helping entrepreneurs, there have been more than a half dozen accelerators--most patterned after the successful YCombinator and TechStars programs elsewhere in the country--established in Southern California in the last month or so. Talk about your accelerator?

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. Howard Marks is co-founder of Activision , and head of Los Angeles-based startup accelerator StartEngine. Get ready to see better ads in better places with better targeting.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Howard Marks , the co-founder of Start Engine, founder and CEO of Acclaim Games (now owned by The Walt Disney Company), and former Chairman of Activision Studios, isn't happy with how things are going at Los Angeles-based United Online. Board that can motivate management to fully maximize value for stockholders."

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

My fund – at $200 million – is the largest in Southern California. In San Diego you have Qualcomm so an entire mobile industry has been spawned. In Los Angeles you have large industries in garment industry, defense, games (both physical like Mattel and virtual like Activision) and music.

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DECEMBER 26, 2014

It''s usually pretty slow from the news front around the holidays, so every year, we feature a few "end of the year" posts from movers and shakers here in Southern California''s tech industry. Marks was the founder and CEO of Acclaim, co-founder of Activision and Chairman of Activision Studios. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

We feel this is a great validation for the LA and SoCal venture market place, and for the startups and founders in LA. About sixty-six percent of those, or 2/3 of our investments, historically have been in Southern California and in the Los Angeles ecosystem. It's really all about them. Let's chat about your strategy.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders. Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine. Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine. A 20-year industry veteran, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games.

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MAY 26, 2016

Activision (Call of Duty), Take-Two Interactive (Grand Theft Auto), and many others. The company said that it already has pre-registered a large number of.game domains from major brands, including.game domains for all of Blizzard Entertainment's games (Warcraft, Starcraft, Hearthstone, Diablo, etc)., The company is charging $318.88/year

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MARCH 21, 2012

Bricault was the founder of The Mailroom Fund, which was focused on early stage investments in Southern California digital media, and prior to that spent significant time at William Morris Agency. We sat down with Paul to learn a bit more about the program at Amplfify. Can you tell us a little bit about the basics behind the program?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

A rockstar panel with industry leaders providing insights into social gaming titans such as Activision, MindJolt, and more. Tuesday, September 20, 2011 -- GAMING POWER PANEL {Trends and Best Practices}. See [link] (more)

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Join SapientNitro as we celebrate Social Media Week with a playful mixer and panel discussion: Extreme engagement and the dynamics of social gamification, with guest speakers: Activision GAIKAI Cloud Gaming. Electronic Arts Global Online Group SapientNitro. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Not many people have the track record of Howard Marks, who co-founded gaming icon Activision back in '91. Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -- startengine launch party. Now, Schmoozd is stoked and honored to have the opportunity to produce the official launch party for his hot new startup accelerator startengine, based here in Los Angeles.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

Howard Marks, co-founder of Activision and co-chair of StartEngine (LA's largest incubator), served as guest editor for the 2012-2013 edition of our annual Innovation issue, and he subsequently embraced our event by offering to serve as co-host.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

VP of IT Strategy and IT Program Mgmt - Activision-Blizzard Tom Schwaninger ? re assembling a distinguished panel of CIOs who will share their visions of the future -- trends they envision in IT, near-term and longer-term, including strategies to reduce costs and increase competitiveness. Cindy McKenzie ? Managing Partner ?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

Speakers From Startups/Entertainment/Tech Include: Howard Marks, StartEngine Co-Founder, formerly Activision Founder. Silicon Beach Fest will bring together the best in tech in southern california. Below are a few event highlights, to get the complete schedule of events, panels and parties check them out here.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

With all of the major console and PC video game companies in Los Angeles (Electronic Arts, Activision, THQ, Blizzard), it only makes sense to discuss how more and more games are bringing in aspects of social media to enhance game play. Tuesday, October 20, 2009 -- Games Go Social.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

We'll discuss how to manage game franchises from development to marketing with speakers from Activision, Disney Interactive Games, Jerry Bruckheimer Games, Square Enix, Atari and more. Join the fun at our BIG Games fest including our panel on BIG video game titles franchises, food trucks, and the GameTruck, all at Beverly Hills Porsche!

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AUGUST 21, 2009

See [link] (more).

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OCTOBER 15, 2015

It's super interesting, in particular, for Southern California, where Blizzard and Riot Games have been really helping to lead that charge, both locally and internationally. Southern California companies are fundamentally part of e-sports, and both of those companies have become multi-billion dollar companies.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. Where: Baxter Hall | CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Event Details.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 2, 2012

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing engineer and PageWoo ’s CEO and co-Founder Jason Crilly about his side project, the new hacker news site for the Southern California tech community called Develop.la. First off, there are a few things about Jason you should know. Jason is a passionate advocate for.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Thank you all for your continued support in highlighting the many innovative technologies emerging in Southern California! Howard Marks is a 30-year industry entrepreneur, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games. Making Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Possible. Diamond Sponsor. Gold Sponsor. .

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Thank you all for your continued support in highlighting the many innovative technologies emerging in Southern California! Howard Marks is a 30-year industry entrepreneur, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games. Making Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Possible. Diamond Sponsor. Gold Sponsor. .

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

A SoCal native and graduate of both UCLA and USC, Richard Rosenblatt led the growth of MySpace from an unknown to a household name. There are a couple of names that pop up all over the Southern California entrepreneurship community. Iraq a hard place to work, is not SoCal. socaltech socal socalcto 13 comments.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine. A 20-year industry veteran, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games. If you’d like to see some of the best technologies and meet some of the brightest minds in beautiful Southern California, SIGN UP NOW. Navy, Pfizer, & Unisys Corp.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

The complete implications of the executive order are unclear, however, Tencent has a large presence and investments across Southern California's the US tech industry, including owning 100 percent of Los Angeles-based Riot Games , 40 percent of Epic Games , 5 percent of Los Angeles-based Activision Blizzard , not to mention having business deals with (..)

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