socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Pandora has some Southern California connections--beyond its relationships with music studios here--including Jon Kraft , who co-founded Pandora, and Peter Gotcher , the co-founder and Chairman of Los Angeles-based TopSpin.

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socalTECH

MAY 15, 2013

Manatt said the funding will come from the Manatt Venture Fund, an early stage venture fund which has already invested in more than 90 companies, including Pinterest, Etsy, and Idealab. The new digital media venture from Manatt was created by Los Angeles partner T. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Friday evening, August 19th, rolled around and Startup Weekend LA was underway with attendees showing up at Coloft in Santa Monica around 6:00 pm and the classic Idealab keg there to quench everyone’s thirst. Also a big thanks to Efren Toscano of TechZulu for streaming and editing the event Sunday evening.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Los Angeles-based Velocity Interactive Group, the venture capital firm led by Ross Levinsohn and Jon Miller, said this morning that it has added Mickie Rosen as an investment partner at the company. According to Velocity, Rosen will focus on video, music, social media, publishing, games, and online advertising at the firm.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going. Treatsa hand delivers fresh baked cookies, brownies, and more throughout Los Angeles.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. Where: UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095. upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2010

How about VC/Angel advice? The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) will have a spot on the floor where you can pull up a chair and have a discussion. Advertisers on TweetUp can bid to have their tweets displayed when users search for keywords, giving them another way to build a following.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest covers more than 30 topics that uniquely reflect LA’s strengths, including: Investors, Entrepreneurship, Entertainment, Games, Social Media, Digital Content, Advertising Technology, Design UX/UI, Fashion, and more. June 17: Silicon Beach Fest: Pasadena Day , Hosted by Idealab. In 2012 over $3.2 Media Partners.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going. Treatsa hand delivers fresh baked cookies, brownies, and more throughout Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2011

On page performance of advertising on a page is linked to the context and intent of a user. What we have figured out, is a way of presenting that content and advertising that maximizes the monetization based on what a user is doing. Julie Schoenfeld: Intersting, the Los Angeles Times was one of our first customers.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

If a person from outside Los Angeles is a fan of the city, dig a little and you’ll probably find that they like it for the celebrities, Hollywood not LA. Well, they’re all wrong, and Los Angeles is about to prove it. Bill Gross – Idealab. Since 1996, Gross has been running Idealab.

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