socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2013

There''s been a lot of activity over the past two years in the Southern California accelerator/incubator market, with numerous groups (Amplify, EvoNexus, K5, LaunchpadLA, MediaCamp, Science, StartEngine, and many, many others) looking to help entrepreneurs start and fund their companies. But, how successful have they been?

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Southern California Incubator Report Startup 222

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.

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Southern California Santa Barbara Anthem Redpoint 160

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Earlier this week, Good Growth Capital (www.goodgrowthvc.com) announced it has started looking at investments in Southern California, adding Krisztina Holly as West Coast Venture Partner for the firm. Krisztina Holly: We are an early stage fund, known for our ability to discovery and cultivate very complex science and technology deals.

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Southern California Capital Technical Review Startup 124

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? NastyGal is just one of a number of fashion-meets-technology startups to emerge in Los Angeles, which. has long been home to both technology and fashion--but, based on its trajectory, looks to be one of the fastest growing. Rubicon Project. is a good place for employees.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2009

Southern California Venture capital totals were up slightly in Q1 of this year from last quarter, to around $718M in deals, according to an analysis of socalTECH.com's proprietary venture database. The totals give an early look into other venture capital surveys due later this month. billion in funding.

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Southern California SoCal Invest SoCalTech 113

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). We feature a prominent speaker at every event.

Venture Capital 241

Venture Capital Technical Review Southern California Company 241

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2008

A study of the venture capital deal flow in Southern California conducted by socalTECH shows that venture capital deals dropped for Q3, to around $720M in deals, in a market dominated by clean technology firms. in venture capital deals in the third quarter, down dramatically from $1.2B

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Southern California SoCalTech Technical Review Draper 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2021

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, sposors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks.

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Southern California Technical Review Paramount News 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2009

Most sectors saw drops in investment during the year, with the exception of few--including a couple of sectors where Southern California has a significant presence, in Clean Technology and Media & Entertainment. In terms of last quarter's activity by industry in Southern California, Industrial/Energy led, with $76.4M

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Southern California Rustic Canyon Orange County Miramar 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. We've seen some notable successes.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Conference Silver Lake Cornerstone OnDemand 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 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. He's also a very active angel investor and advisor to local startups. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013? READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Technical Review High Tech Venice 215

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment?  We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks.

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Southern California Technical Review Platform Organization 140

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Startup CIO Southern California 113

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2013

The publisher, which also runs a number of other, is moving 35 employees to Austin, which it says it was attracted to due to its lower cost of living and better business climate, according to the Austin American Statesman. Texas has been very active in trying to siphon away businesses from California, with Gov.

Media 164

Media Southern California Venice Technical Review 164

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 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. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year? And new doors will open you never knew existed.

Dollar Shave Club 272

Dollar Shave Club Technical Review Santa Monica Southern California 272

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks.

Capital 124

Capital Technical Review Truecar Southern California 124

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California. Techpreneurs.

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Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018?

Dollar Shave Club 113

Dollar Shave Club Tsavo Userplane Malibu 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The rankings came out Thursday from Seeking Omega, which said it used technology from Lithium, review of entrepreneurs on TheFunded, and individual surveys to rank the VCs. Mark Suster of GRP Partners has ranked number two on a list of "Most Respected Venture Capitalists".

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Southern California Technical Review 145

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2007

My role is to work as part of the team to (1) understand related technologies and technical opportunities, (2) understand and help drive alignment around a vision of where the business should go, and (3) mesh those together to help make disciplined, proactive technical decisions. Then, we come to an agreement on terms.

Startup 231

Startup CTO Hire Technical Advisors Technical Review 231

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks.

Venture Capital 124

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Brentwood 124

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2010

Applications are due April 6th, 2010, the form is on the website and the Twitter address is @launchpadlad. When I kicked off Launchpad LA a year ago I had a few objectives: Create an ecosystem where all Southern California VC’s had the chance to work together more actively outside of the boards on which we mutually sit.

Technical Review 259

Technical Review Venture Capital Southern California Tech Coast Angels 259

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

As much as the idea of "Silicon Beach" wants to represent the whole of the local technology industry in Los Angeles, there are -- as one would expect in such a large metropolitan area -- many different neighborhoods and communities spread across the region, all with their own individual identities, companies, and technology focuses.

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Pasadena Santa Monica CalTech Technical Review 242

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. 1) Mobile web.

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Southern California Cloud Computing Venture Capital 160

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

Clearly, 2009 was not a good year, from the perspective of the technology innovation ecosystem. Technology and innovation has historically been the thing that has pulled the economy out of recessions, and I think that is especially true right now. For OCTANe to be successful, we want to see our technology ecosystem grow.

OCTANE 174

OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California 174

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. It’s a gathering of friends and tech enthusiasts of all stripes. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, July 14, at The California Institute of Technology (CalTech).

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2009

A few months ago, Peter Lee --a venture local capitalist who has served at firms such as Prism Ventures and Clearstone Ventures Partners--joined a relatively unknown venture firm here in Southern California, Baroda Ventures (www.barodaventures.com). There are definitely interesting things in Southern California.

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Southern California Venture Capital Startup SoCal 113

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2017

For the first time, in a long time, traffic deaths and crashes are rising, due to drunk and drugged driving. How did the company and its technology come about? They set aside what they were working on, and started working on bringing this technology to law enforcement. I'm actively expanding distribution around the world.

Pasadena Angels 100

Pasadena Angels Pasadena Technical Review Southern California 100

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

I recall being impressed with Jeff, but I was concerned that he was creating a platform, which often requires a significant amount of capital, takes an extended amount of time to establish and can be subject to margin pressure as the enabling technologies become commoditized. Tech Diligence - Consider The Source.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based LifeCrowd (www.lifecrowd.com) unveiled its service to help connect people with real life activities. The firm is initially focusing on the Los Angeles market, and connecting people with fun, interesting classes, activities, and more in the local area.

Startup 271

Startup CTO Coach Activity Software Review 271

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The app, dubbed HomeHero Connect, supports phone timesheet tracking, daily activity summaries, emergency alerts and automated payments between a user and an independent home caregiver. Careseekers can view caregivers by location on an inbuilt map, HD videos, social references and reviews. LinkedIn for Caregivers.

Software Review 77

Software Review Technical Review Southern California Summary 77

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

No one has ever been able to execute on that from a technology standpoint before. We are a technology company, not an ad agency, and we are really just a bunch of nerds who believe we can turn this thing upside down, and let people try those apps out before downloading. It's been a resounding success. It's all about who you know.

Startup 113

Startup Southern California UCLA Technical Review 113

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). So, now, as a VC, I swore I'd never treat entrepreneurs like those VCs treated me. I know all of that.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 100

Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

One of the most consistent ways to increase office productivity is periodically training staff on new technology, techniques, and processes to continue building their skills. When hosting training meetings, be sure to record them so those who did not attend can review the content afterward and so future employees can access it.

Product 94

Product Training Software Review Technical Review 94

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2009

I meet these founders one-on-one, and I'm introduced to them through our own personal network -- Mike Paolucci, John Waller, and myself have been in the startup game on and off, in New York and Southern California for a lot of years between us. So, one company might have two or three individuals who want to be in the fund.

Venture Capital 165

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Technical Review 165

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. Maybe this meme will help.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

Bill Gates once famously said that people tend to overestimate the impact of technology in the 1-year timeframe and underestimate its impact in the 10-year timeframe. I tend not to go into heat when I hear the latest buzz on the tech blogs about the latest gadgets. Their first batch of shipping is due out in the next few weeks.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review Software Review Startup SoCal 278