socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

We have invested in 13 companies out of our Fund 1 so far and are more bullish than ever on the amazing entrepreneurs we are meeting and the companies we are helping them build. Seed activity last quarter continued to trend upward, with 28 companies raising $68M of funding. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year?

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socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2010

billion in venture activity here in Q1, up significantly from around $997M tallied in Q4. Biopharmaceuticals continues to drive the investment totals in Southern California, with $222M in investments; followed by Medical Devices, with $120M in investments, and Software, with $119M. in deals tracked by our database. in a March deal.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based web hosting and cloud computing provider DreamHost (www.dreamhost.com) raised a big, $30M funding round for the company--the first in the company''s long history. The company- now has around $50M in recurring annual revenues. What''s the story behind the big round, and why now for some funding?

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Software Review Cloud Computing Technical Review Platform 238

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2013

If there were such a thing as a "Dream Team" for mobile advertising, you would be hard pressed not to pick the founding team of Los Angeles-based Gradient X (www.gradientx.com), whose founders include Michael Lum (formerly of OpenX), Brian Baumgart (formerly at Adconion), and Julie Mattern (formerly of Rubicon Project). Why tackle mobile?

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Advertising Mobile OpenX Software Review 253

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2021

Our interview this morning is with Alex Nocifera of Los Angeles-based Field Day. Alex Nocifera: We help the enterprise, large brands, working with brands like US Cellular, Panera Bread, Square, Uber, and help them generate demand for their products and services in a local, acute manner. What is Field Day?

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

The judges for this must-attend event will be people who can help fund and build your business – and you don’t have to wait for an introduction. Lisha Bell, Deal Flow Lead for Pipeline Angels. She’s also an advisor and connector to portfolio companies, and consults other angel groups to develop business plans.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2013

According to SGL, developers can now submit their apps for review and have their press releases and updates distributed on the Stained Glass Labs website, which gives them the quick feedback from other developers and the ability to submit press releases, which are sent to members of the media interested in Google Glass and wearable technologies.

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Google Technical Review Press Software Review 87

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed (www.momentfeed.com) is looking to sort through that data to help marketers better tap into location based, social networking. So, what we do, is bring all of that data together into a unified, comprehensive solution, so they can manage all of that activity and data in one place.

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Social Media Zumbox Media Startup 248

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

He eventually founded and sold consumer health firm ViSalus to a public company and is now back making investments, in technology companies, as a venture capitalist here at Los Angeles-based HashtagOne (www.hashtagone.com). My CIO had been ex-CIO at Herbalife, and was an EVP of Software for Disney. Execution is everything.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

One of the largest concentrations of technical talent in Los Angeles is in Glendale, at YP -- staffed with a surprising number of Los Angeles startup vets. Darren Clark: Our missions is to help small businesses and communities grow. We were very early adopters of Ruby, and have been pretty active in that community.

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Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. MakeSpace (as he named it) would help you get your excess goods into low-cost warehouses.

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Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

One of the largest concentrations of technical talent in Los Angeles is in Glendale, at YP (www.yp.com) -- staffed with a surprising number of Los Angeles startup vets. Darren Clark: Our missions is to help small businesses and communities grow. We were very early adopters of Ruby, and have been pretty active in that community.

Technical Review 211

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Most relevant to startups is the push to fund initiatives and technologies that can help prevent or protect against extreme wildfires; rising sea levels and hurricanes; new agriculture resource management; and “climate-smart” technologies. The vast majority of those are nowhere up to modern codes. Sick of your ISP?

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Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Whether you are talking to peers, competitors or investors, you as an active entrepreneur will be judged on your familiarity with today’s startup and funding jargon. Super-angel investors (micro-VCs). Ron Conway , of SV Angels, and Reid Hoffman , LinkedIn's founder, are names often mentioned in this category. Sweat equity.

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Startup Software Review Equity Invest 57

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

I think that mindset is useful to remind entrepreneurs that it is a shared journey and capital (whether active or passive) is a part of your success and your ability to access it when you need to and for the amounts you need is a very critical differentiator between successful companies and unsuccessful one. Mentorship. And so on.

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Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

My favorite new software tool is DailyBurn. Problem is – Weight Watchers software TOTALLY SUCKS. The other key is making your goals public – at least to someone else who can help keep you accountable. So DailyBurn allows you to invite friends to see your goals and help you monitor them. Pretty cool stuff.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review Software Review Startup SoCal 278

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

Today, with the help of the aptly named JOBS act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) and companies like SeedInvest , it has never been easier for companies to gain exposure and enter the investment solicitation process. What companies like SeedInvest and its peers are doing to help connect investors to startups. Taking a Step Back.

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Invest Startup Technical Review Software Review 100

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

Next week is the Montgomery Summit (www.montgomerysummit.com), one of the longest running technology conferences held in Los Angeles. It's now an internationally recognized showcase for technology here in Los Angeles, and we also get to showcase Southern California companies, as well. I think that is a big strength for us.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Comparison shopping is great when you are out and about looking for the best deals on a product or even looking for reviews. However, I catch myself wondering about the reviews on occasion. For all I know this could be an intern working for the product maker going around putting up great reviews for a crappy product.

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Software Review Social Media Social Network Product 58

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

I recommend you first review Dharmesh’s article and then listen to Naval’s thoughts. These days, thanks to code and community, we can productize almost any process done by humans. Late last year, there were more high-quality, seed-stage startups in New York than there was an Angel community to support them.”.

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Startup Software Review Summary Technical Review 273

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I spent nearly a decade building software for large companies and then advising companies on the same. Maybe it helps that I love controversy and pushing the boundaries so people felt it was OK for them to do it as well. There’s a guy in Los Angeles that I met at several tech networking events. Making Things Happen.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Slides CTO Coach 414

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….”. Some Angel groups endorse it.

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Spindle founders led by Pat Kinsel as CEO, Alex Lambert as CTO and Simon Yun VP of Engineering say they are focused on enabling people discover interesting, relevant social content when and where it can help them the most. Spindle then publishes your activity to Facebook or Twitter. Spindle’s Features.

Content 61

Content Activity Organization Software Review 61

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Baghdasarian was co-founder of Monterey Networks, which was sold to Cisco Systems back in 1999, has been an active angel investor in Southern California. I worked as a software and hardware engineer, and did lots of software development for networking and telecom firms, mainly networking. First of all, what is 15desks?

Education 124

Education Startup Course Tool 124

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

andi lets you 1) multitask on screen with live panels and transition to and from multiple task sets, 2) browse offline docs and apps in the same multitask environment as online activities, and 3) organizes and manages unlimited panels and queues in a single active session. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

Our interview this morning is with Jonathan Zweig , the CEO of Los Angeles-based AppOnboard (www.apponboard.com), which has created software which allows mobile app developers--and in particular, mobile game developers--to create demos of those games which can be played without having to download and install those apps. READ MORE>>.

Startup 113

Startup Southern California UCLA Technical Review 113

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

When you raise larger rounds there is more “due diligence,” which includes: calling customers, looking at financial metrics, doing cohort analysis (looking for trends like changes in churn rates), evaluating competitor positioning and understanding more of the competency of your executive team.

Startup 150

Startup Capital Funding Invest 150

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Buddytruck even has the issue of unloading solved as the drivers are contracted to help customers both load and unload their hauls. TZ: How long has Buddytruck been active? AJ: Buddytruk has been active and accepting pickups in Los Angeles since August 1, 2014. Luckily, that’s all in the past now.

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FAQ Startup Technical Review Santa Monica 98

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2013

There''s been a war brewing in Los Angeles, between a trio of ride services-- Lyft , Uber , Sidecar -- and the city''s taxi drivers--over a new generation of Internet-enabled and smartphone-friendly, connected rideshare services, versus what has been an old, opaque, and phone-driven taxi establishment. and why work with the taxi companies?

Startup 210

Startup Los Angeles Services Training 210

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

At O ctober’s ICANN 51 conference in Los Angeles , the ICANN’s Trademark Clearinghouse was tasked with explaining the new Internet landscape to attendees. ” Although it’s intended to help with online brand management, the entire reason for the Clearinghouse’s existence is potentially problematic.

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Conference SEO Software Review IP 77

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

One of the firms launching this week there is Los Angeles-based NativeTung (www.nativetung.com), which is developing tools to help web sites translate and create multilingual versions of their sites. We've created bi-directional, and real-time links between a web site and translation software.

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Startup Technical Review Social Network Content 133

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

to help bloggers and blog readers with comments. I regularly do wine tastings here in Los Angeles with some interesting folks I know. Ive not found that much use for LinkedIn to help my blogging, but Im starting to think about this. Maybe this meme will help. Im not sure which of these make sense in what case.

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Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2009

He then invested in about twenty companies, almost all of them in Los Angeles or Southern California. He was basically active investing until 2004 and 2005, and then started getting much more involved in the non-profit space. In the last couple of weeks, we've started to ramp up, and are actively looking at new investments.

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Southern California Venture Capital Startup SoCal 113

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

We would like give a huge thank you to Social Media Week and the supportive startup community here in Los Angeles. For those who ever said there is no startup community in Los Angeles I most certainly beg to differ. VC/Angel Panel. Adrenaline Fueled Angel. Panel speakers: Paige Craig , aka. Mark Suster , GRP Partners.

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Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

It is an opportunity to get frank feedback from VCs, angels, peers and the technolust. Mixergy and AsAble are also joining us to bring you an amazing VC/Angel Panel. Adrenaline Fueled Angel. Stewart Roberts , President of Orange County of Tech Coast Angels. Be sure to tune in at 5:30pm PT. Mark Suster , GRP Partners.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

. “You could feel the energy and excitement from getting everyone together, from the opening party to the inspiring panels; the creative pitches at the hackathon, demo day, angel pitch fest, and student pitch fest; and the good-times bonding from the nightly parties to the beach volleyball court. Demo Day / Angel Pitch.

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Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67