socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Power and Associates , a market research firm, has snagged a ReachLocal veteran to establish a new, digital research team, the firm said today. Power, it has hired Fabien Reille as its Vice President of Digital Research, to lead efforts into research into digital media, including monitoring online, mobile and social media activity.

ReachLocal 160

ReachLocal Westlake Village Media Social Media 160

socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2010

So far, two companies-- Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which completed its IPO in May, and Carlsbad-based Maxlinear , which hit the markets in March, have had successful IPOs. The high level of IPO activity--if those firms manage to make it to market--would make this year one of the most active IPO years here since the dot com bust.

Southern California 178

Southern California Woodland Hills Thousand Oaks Marketing 178

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

547% Pasadena Tom Lamb 186 Kyriba Corporation 482% La Jolla Jean-Luc Robert 189 MINDBODY 471% San Luis Obispo Rick Stollmeyer 195 ReachLocal, Inc. Ashour 328 ACTIVE Network 231% San Diego Matt Landa 330 (mt) Media Temple 230% Culver City Demian Sellfors 346 MyLife.com 219% Los Angeles Jeffrey Tinsley 369 Endologix, Inc.

Southern California 242

Southern California Marina Del Rey El Segundo San Diego 242

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The group, which promotes the venture capital industry in the Los Angeles area, also honored local companies for their funding and exit activity. ShoeDazzle.com , the online e-commerce startup headed by Brian Lee and whose co-founders include Kim Kardashian, scored top honors in the Best venture funding in digital media/e-commerce category.

LAVA 166

LAVA Zumbox Technology ReachLocal 166

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Currently, Los Angeles-based Demand Media , San Diego's Zogenix , City of Industry-based NewEgg , Los Angeles-based GameFly , San Diego-based Reva Medical , Westlake Village-based Inphi Corp , and Thousand Oaks-based Nexsan are among the local technology firms waiting to reach the public markets. READ MORE>>.

Internet Brands 190

Internet Brands Westlake Village Woodland Hills Beverly Hills 190

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

It’s clear that many companies are going to need to understand “authority&# in the social media era. I wish the team well and I’ll certainly be watching actively on the sidelines. The biggest question I had was whether this was a feature or a company. The race is on! 1.5mm in Series A. Read more: TechCrunch.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. I don’t see this changing much like I don’t see you building blockbuster movies outside LA or shift the media buying center of gravity out of NY. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313