Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Hard to believe another Digital LA Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is happening this week back-to-back with the new LA Tech Summit produced by Cornerstone. LA Tech Summit takes place the following day and takes a more comprehensive look at the entire tech eco-system in Los Angeles, not just Hollywood. See you there!

Hollywood 100

Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

RealGravity said it provides an online marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of online video content and advertising. Tags: realgravity venture capital video distribution syndication content hollywood media. RealGravity was co-founded by Luke McDonough and Sid Conklin. READ MORE>>.

SoCalTech 140

SoCalTech Hollywood Content Venture Capital 140

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JUNE 28, 2010

The Tech Coast Angels said that HitFix gets around one million monthly unique users, and is advertising-driven. Tags: hitfix venture capital online news entertainment content hollywood yuri pikover. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Southern California News Entertainment 145

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series, “ Pitching a VC.&#. I recently wrote a blog post here in which I argued that the best VC meetings are discussions and not sales pitches. I hope that when you’re presenting to a VC this will give you some sense of what might be going on in our minds. Both presenters are anonymized.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Yahoo 288

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

Tags: poptent venture capital user crowdsource video content hollywood commercial advertising.

Hollywood 124

Hollywood Equity Venture Capital Content 124

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2018

It’s less well-known that the company is backed by some of the biggest names in venture capital investment — firms like Sequoia Capital. In the process, they created a sensation that’s become well-known worldwide.

Social Media 254

Social Media Los Angeles Media Geni 254

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

Anne Walls and John Singleton are co-founders of WordHustler (www.wordhustler.com), a local Hollywood startup looking to help writers connect with publishers. In terms of the market, we cover everything, but the big areas are contests and publications of every kind, literary agents, and also some Hollywood agents.

Writing 209

Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2013

Los Angeles-based Tongal , an online platform which helps brands crowdsource video for their advertising, said this morning that it has raised $15M in a Series B funding. The funding came from Insight Venture Partners.

Advertising 159

Advertising Los Angeles Platform Ideas 159

socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

We're also self funded, and absolutely have no need for venture capital. We are seeing lots of traction in the 14 cities we are live in, and people are wanting to work with us, including bands, PR people, management firms, the venues themselves, and local advertisers. That's now what we're advertising.

Social Media 241

Social Media Startup Sites Advertising 241

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

There are trade publications such as Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline at one end, and gossip celebrity news at the other end. However, 18-34 year olds have been in high demand by marketers, TV advertisers, and consumer companies as an audience. I always wanted to be a venture capitalist, and see the financing side.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

He became a VC at London-based Benchmark Europe (now Balderton) and then CEO of Endemol, a large multibillion media company best known for creating & owning global franchises for Big Brother, Deal or No Deal and other unscripted television. Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley and Who Will Win. billion deal to Disney.

Media 320

Media CTO Coach CTO Hire Los Angeles 320

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

The Winklevoss twins, the 31-year-old Harvard grads who are probably best known for their years-long legal fight with Mark Zuckerberg over the founding of Facebook, have put $18 million of their Facebook settlement cash toward buying a brand new bachelor pad in the Hollywood Hills, according to a report today out of TMZ.*. Advertise Here.

SoCal 77

SoCal Southern California Startup Tips 77

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

We're also looking at technology in the retail sector, or which touch the retail supply chain--things like out of home advertising, software to optimize the retail supply chain, and other related areas because we know the retail sector so well. I think because we're a Hollywood town, people haven't taken it all that seriously.

GRP Partners 157

GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. That’s convenience when your VC is hoping to write the next $20 million check.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Scott will share data and results from both ChaCha and other industry sources that will highlight the compelling opportunity that brand advertisers now have in the mobile arena. 9:00am: Keynote Presentation: Mobile Advertising: The Hype, The Hope, and The Financial Reality. Presenter: Scott A. But does every brand need an app?

Mobile 40

Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Advertise and get noticed with us! TechZulu still has a few slots open for our early 2010 events for our large diverse audience — social media users, venture capitalist, PR people, developers, bloggers, Hollywood entertainment and many more. You’ll receive recognition as a thank you for your sponsorship.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Stickam Web Conference 40

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Surprisingly, Hollywood hasnt played a major role in the formation of new companies, which have tended to be in less glamorous though more lucrative areas like lead-generation and service (with obvious exceptions like JibJab and Hulu, a joint venture of Fox and NBC). And what happened in L.A. is--were not Sand Hill Road, right?

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

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MARCH 23, 2017

San Diego-based TVPage , a startup developing cloud-based technology for monetizing video content, said on Thursday that it has added Greg Silverman as an investor in a recent $3M funding round. Silverman is the former president of Warner Bros.

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Funding San Diego Commerce Content 124

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

When I arrived in Hollywood, everybody had written a screenplay," he says. Last summer, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss—twins best known for suing Mark Zuckerberg over the origins of Facebook, and who recently formed a venture-capital firm—bought an 8,000-square-foot bachelor pad in the Hollywood Hills for $18 million.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The firm said the Series B funding was led by Oak Investment Partners, and also included ATA Ventures and Thomvest Ventures. A Bay area developer of social entertainment applications for Facebook, Milyoni , said Friday that it has scored $11M in a funding round, in part to open up an office in Los Angeles.

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Funding Entertainment Los Angeles Invest 145