StartEngine Brings Crowdfunding to Startups
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 4, 2021
After selling his company, Acclaim Games, in 2010, video game industry veteran and former Activision Studios Chairman Howard Marks set his sights on a new goal.
StartEngine Chalks Up 25 Companies Raising Funding Since Start Of 2017
socalTECH
JUNE 8, 2017
Los Angeles-based StartEngine , the equity crowdfunding service run by serial entrepeneur Howard Marks, has chalked up 25 companies raising money on its platform since the start of 2017, according to the company. READ MORE>>.
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Start Engine Takes On Startup Acceleration
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
In an unprecedented surge in startup support activity in Los Angeles this morning, another venture startup accelerator, Start Engine , formally launched this morning, applying the accelerator model to startup in the Los Angeles area. READ MORE>>.
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Tunewiki Gains Investment, Hires Activision Vets
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
As part of the funding, the firm said it has hired Activision vet Lawrence Goldberg as its Chief Operating Officer, and fellow Activision vet Michael Steiner as Director of Marketing. Goldberg was EVP, Worldwide Studios, Chief Corporate Counsel, and General Counsel at Activision.
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StartEngine Launches New Class of 14 Startups
socalTECH
JULY 23, 2012
Los Angeles startup accelerator StartEngine has launched its third class, a new batch of fourteen startups which have set up shop in the incubator's Westwood Village space under the watchful eyes of Activision co-founder Howard Marks and investor Paul Kessler.
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StartEngine Debuts Eight New Startups At Demo Day
socalTECH
JANUARY 30, 2013
StartEngine , the startup accelerator headed by Howard Marks, is launching its newest class of startups today in a private event in Santa Monica. The eight startups are pitching their investors to startups at CrossCampus in Santa Monica this afternoon. READ MORE>>.
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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 2, 2021
Making money on livestreams has never been easier thanks to a suite of tools from the Los Angeles-based startup Maestro , which just nabbed $15 million in financing to grow its business. But what started in the gaming world quickly spun out as the company slashed prices to $500 per month for its services.
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Activision Sets Call of Duty: Black Ops III Release
socalTECH
APRIL 27, 2015
Santa Monica-based game publisher Activision said this morning that it will be rolling out another Call of Duty sequel, Call of Duty: Black Ops III , on November 6th. Activision said that the new title will debut on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC platforms simultaneously. The new title is being developed by Treyarch.
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RadPad Names Activision Vet As Marketing VP
socalTECH
JUNE 15, 2015
Los Angeles-based apartment search startup RadPad > said today that it has hired on Activision veteran Mike Pelletier as its first Vice President of Marketing, the company said this morninng. Pelletier had previously been head of Activision's Call of Duty franchise, and also had been at Dell.
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Interview with Howard Marks, Gamzee
socalTECH
JUNE 30, 2011
Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Gamzee (www.gamzee.com), a new game company founded by Howard Marks, the co-founder of Activision and Acclaim Games, announced a seed round of funding. We caught up with Howard to hear about what Gamzee is all about, and where he thinks the next big thing in games is going to be.
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Interview with Howard Marks, Start Engine
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
Are you an entrepreneur hoping to startup a company in the Los Angeles area? The latest to enter the scene is Los Angeles accelerator Start Engine (www.startengine.com), which was created by Howard Marks and Paul Kessler. Marks is the co-founder of Activision, and Kessler a prolific investor in the region. Howard Marks: Yes.
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194 Howard Marks: What I Learned This Year
socalTECH
DECEMBER 26, 2014
Our first post over the holidays is from Howard Marks --who co-founded Activision--and recently founded startup accelerator StartEngine, and who has been very active in encouraging the technology industry in Los Angeles. The innovation is that startups will be able for the first time to raise capital directly from consumers and fans.
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StartEngine Aligns With Neohire
socalTECH
MAY 30, 2012
Los Angeles-based StartEngine , the venture accelerator run by former Activision founder Howard Marks, has aligned with recruiting firm Neohire , Neohire has announced. Neohire also said it iwll be advising StartEngine's startups on hiring key personnel.
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Insights and Opinions: The LA Discount
socalTECH
JUNE 4, 2012
For this morning's Insights and Opinions , section, where we feature the voices of Southern California's technology industry, we have an article from Howard Marks , the co-founder of Los Angeles startup accelerator StartEngine and co-founder of gaming giant Activision.
Start Engine Creates $15M Fund, Adds Governor Gray Davis As Advisor
socalTECH
DECEMBER 6, 2011
Los Angeles-based Start Engine , the business accelerator being spearheaded by Activision co-founder Howard Marks, said today that it has created a new, $15M investment fund for its portfolio of startups, and added former Governor Gray Davis as an advisor.
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214 Esports Overwatch League heads to hipster Brooklyn for its finals
TechCrunch LA
MAY 9, 2018
For Overwatch League , the esports conference created by fiat from Activision Blizzard , the move is the first step in its plans for housing esports teams in cities around the country. Eventually the league is looking to set up stadiums in locations outside of Burbank. Heading from sunny Burbank, Calif.
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Silicon Beach Afternoon Report June 17: Activision Blizzard Sets Its Sights on Television
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 17, 2016
CheckAlt picks up Klik Technologies, Activision Blizzard announces Netflix series, Los Angeles venture capitalist secures startup funds, and more.
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TZ Presents 2013 Startup Forecast
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 17, 2012
TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2013 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Thursday Jan. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2013. The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders.
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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. How did you start blogging? “My In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. was starting. You still need the presentation to back that up. Brad’s start in Venture Capital. Or, as always, summary notes available below.
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Report: Call Of Duty Franchises Priced At $25M Per Team
socalTECH
MARCH 13, 2019
Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard is looking to create a new, city-based Call of Duty e-sports league, and has started looking for franchisees willing to pay $25 million to set up a team in their own city, according to a report on Wednesday.
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LA Gets Another New Startup Venture Capital Firm, 3Rodeo
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
Los Angeles-based 3Rodeo , a brand venture capital investment firm led by former Hulu executive Noah Heller, says it is targeting investments in startups in Los Angeles. 2017 has been a banner year for new startup funds in Los Angeles as well as Southern California as a whole. Size of the new fund was not announced. READ MORE>>.
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StartEngine Allies With Peak Hosting
socalTECH
MAY 16, 2012
The deal is one of several drawn between local startup accelerators and service providers, including a similar one between MuckerLab and DreamHost, and one with Amplify.LA StartEngine is the accelerator headed by Activision co-founder Howard Marks, along with investor Paul Kessler. and Joyent.
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socalTECH
MARCH 21, 2012
If you're looking get your startup off the ground in Los Angeles, it always helps to have help from folks with connections to the venture and angel community. It's not a lot more, juts a little more, but it's because the Los Angeles is more difficult to sustain a startup than in Cincinnati or other places.
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StartEngine To Get Own Reality Show
socalTECH
DECEMBER 21, 2011
Los Angeles-based StartEngine , the startup accelerator headed by Activision co-founder Howard Marks, and Paul Kessler, is announcing today that it has partnered with the producers of reality series TECHSTARS to develop a show around startups going through Start Engine's accelerator program.
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171 TechZulu Presents 2012 Startup Forecast | Featuring Science, Tech Coast Angels, Amplify, StartEngine, upStart.LA
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 30, 2011
TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2012 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2012. Mike is actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member.
StartEngine Opening Up New Downtown Location
socalTECH
JANUARY 11, 2013
StartEngine , the startup accelerator founded by Howard Marks, the co-founder of Activision, is expanding, saying thta it is opening up a new location in downtown Los Angeles. StartEngine announced the new location in an invitation to an opening event January 15th for its mentors and companies. READ MORE>>.
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174 Meet us at StartEngine Wednesday
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
Interested in getting into one of the local startup accelerators? We're helping Los Angeles-based StartEngine screen possible startups this Wednesday at their offices all day. The group is one of a growing number of startup accelerators in the area. They'll let you know Tuesday if you've got a slot in the pitch lineup.
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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 2: Former Snap Engineer Launches Data Service Company
L.A. Business Journal
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Activision debuts game companion app; Snap’s Sehn launches data service startup; mapping LA’s tech neighborhoods
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Friday Tech Video Roundup for November 16th, 2012
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 16, 2012
Some of the highlights from this week from socalTECH's video section , where we're currently featuring community videos from and about local startups: Peter Pham of Science Inc. apparently likes not just his startups to move fast, but also his cars. with Mario Andretti. Introducing the PublishThis Content Cloud. SpaceX Grasshopper.
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StartEngine Heads North For Joint Demo Day
socalTECH
APRIL 25, 2012
How do you get above the noise of the many startup accelerators and incubators in Los Angeles, and convince investors--many of them on Sand Hill Road--to look at your firms? In the case of Westwood-based StartEngine , you head up to Silicon Valley and run a joint demo day with another accelerator, YouWeb.
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Gamzee Shifts Staff, Looks Towards Smaller Games
socalTECH
JANUARY 18, 2012
Los Angeles-based Gamzee , the HTML5 game development firm headed by Howard Marks, one of the founders of Activision, has shifted its staff as it rethinks how to approach the market. The startup develops the Skyscraper City social game, which lets users create and build a city, adding buildings, redeveloping neighborhoods, and more.
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191 Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
I talked to one startup CEO who told me, “you have young engineers who want to make $200,000 or more to work for me. It’s hard to get people to take a risk at a startup or for a reasonable salary with all this competition. And many of the ones that do want to do startups are plotting their one YCombinator company.
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Interview with Josh Resnick, ntro
socalTECH
DECEMBER 6, 2011
I remember one day, looking up, and everyone was on their phone. I'm not the guy to just walk up and talk to someone, saying hey--I'm Josh, I'm into videogames and scotch--so I thought, there must be another way, from a technology standpoint, to solve that problem. When did you decide to start working on this as a company?
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socalTECH
JULY 23, 2012
For our Insights and Opinions section today, Howard Marks , the founder of startup accelerator StartEngine , and co-founder of Activision argues: universities ought to be focusing themselves on creating entrepreneurs.
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150 Venlabs Rolls DimSong For iPhone
socalTECH
OCTOBER 4, 2011
The startup--headed by Daniel Lehrich--said the free app uses touch, motion, and light to change music tracks. The app includes three free tracks; the firm also said it will offer up additional music for in-app purchase. Lehrich was previously at Activision's 7 Studios.
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TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
A new startup is seizing on an opportunity to help up-and-coming online entertainers take a leaf out of that book and grow their relationships with fans. Creators take a 60 percent cut of all revenue with the remainder going to Binary Bubbles, the Los Angeles-based startup behind the service.
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115 Mythical Games Lands $75M For NFT Games
socalTECH
JUNE 10, 2021
Los Angeles-based Mythical Games said this week that it has raised $75M for its NFT gaming startup efforts. The startup--which says its founders are from Activision, Oculus, EA and Zynga, plus Stubhub and Charles Schwab--said the funding was led by WestCap.
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113 Howard Marks: What I Learned In 2014
socalTECH
DECEMBER 26, 2014
Our first post over the holidays is from Howard Marks --who co-founded Activision--and recently founded startup accelerator StartEngine, and who has been very active in encouraging the technology industry in Los Angeles. The innovation is that startups will be able for the first time to raise capital directly from consumers and fans.
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100 What Mattered in 2012: Howard Marks, StartEngine
socalTECH
DECEMBER 26, 2012
Howard Marks is co-founder of Activision , and head of Los Angeles-based startup accelerator StartEngine. This year, we were lucky enough to find 40 great startups to invest in, growing StartEngine immensely. I don't even know where to start. Obviously, I would start with Apple and their constantly growing revenue stream.
5 Keys To Growing What You Have Planted As A Startup
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 22, 2019
It started with an email survey on your last stay at their hotel, but now includes requests for online product reviews, to social media input on the design of future products. Ask your customers and partners for ideas, try them all, measure results, and scale up the ones that work. Welcome to the “Participation Age” of marketing.
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startengine launch party
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. 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. Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -- startengine launch party.
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100 DRINKS Names Execs
socalTECH
JUNE 3, 2021
Los Angeles-based DRINKS, a startup which is developing software which helps companies sell alcoholic beverages online via e-commerce, has named two executives, according to the company. Hunter previously served as Senior Manager of Global Analytics at Activision Blizzard and a Lead Senior Data Scientist at Microsoft.
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Howard Marks
Tech.Co
MARCH 5, 2015
He started his first company in his of University of Michigan dorm room selling software for the Apple II. He understands how hard it is to start up a company with no industry experience, having done it together with his business partner. Howard founded StartEngine in 2011 to help LA based startups grow successfully.
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70 Howard Marks Takes On United Online With Dissident Shareholders Group
socalTECH
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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