socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based Tilofy (www.tilofy.com)--out of USC''s Viterbi Startup Garage--is doing just that, helping to highlight what is going on around you, by absorbing all of that location data out there at any particular time and place. My degree is from USC in big data. What is Tilofy about? What drove your interest in this area?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Chance Barnett , Crowdfunder (Los Angeles, crowdfunding). Allison Beal , StyleSaint (Los Angeles, fashion). James Borow and Clark Landry (shared position), SHIFT (Los Angeles, Santa Monica, advertising). Josh Brooks , OnTheRunTech.com dba Post Cards On The Run (Los Angeles, mobile apps).

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Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Taking notice of the gap between the amount and depth of research and technology at local universities, and new company formation, a new group has quietly formed in Los Angeles to tackle the issue. The founders of the group, Richard Koffler and John Morris , are two well known investors in the Los Angeles area.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

That''s what Los Angeles-based FieldLevel (www.fieldlevel.com) has been working on, making it easier for coaches to network and exchange information on athletes. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2012

One of the biggest complaints that local entrepreneurs have with Los Angeles has been a dearth of local sources of venture capital. However, the recent surge in startup activity has attracted a lot more capital into the area, including a significant amount of capital from LA's latest fund: Karlin Ventures (www.karlinvc.com).

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

The group is a member of the TechStars Network, and boasts a who's who of successful local CEOs and investors. K5Launch , which was announced yesterday, is headed up by Amir Banafatemi, Ray Chan, David Cheng, and Kai Tao, four Southern California angel investors.

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Southern California Orange County Incubator Tech Coast Angels 216

socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2012

Los Angeles-based HypeMarks , the developer of a service which helps users find new places to explore on the web, has raised $350,000 in a funding round, socalTECH has learned. HypeMarks was part of the StartEngine accelerator Q1 class; the company originally grew out of Sae Koo's business class at USC. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab SoCalTech USC Class 124

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. LA By The Numbers. But even this is changing.

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Despite a growing technology industry here in Southern California, local investors and entrepreneurs tell us there''s still a shortage of local, venture capital. We saw an extraordinary opportunity, in general, and in LA in particular, to really focus in on technology in Los Angeles. David Waxman: Right now, it''s just us.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Participating in this event also included world recognized security expert and Co-founder of Fonality , Samy Kamkar , Danny Schreiber (Managing Editor of Silicon Prairie News) and Rob Jadon (serial-entrepreneur and angel investor). Guests, visitors and teams mingled away enjoying appetizers and snacks along with this LASW’s 3rd keg.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Ninjathat (www.ninjathat.com)--recently graduated from the Dreamit Ventures accelerator in Philadelphia--is a Los Angeles startup creating a marketplace for connecting students with small jobs--"missions"--for working professions, alumni, and businesses. I went to USC, and was doing grad school and my MBA when I met Atish.

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CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. 9:30a - 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures. Founded in London in 2006, the Hub is a global network of social enterprises with each individual chapter acting as a gathering place for innovation, technology, creativity, and positive change. Fun Fact: Los Angeles heavy hitters J.J. Get to know them now before they become household names.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

What they do, is accelerate that team or company to get them to the next level, and then go through and put in some investment money, help them build out the management team, and help with vendor relationships, help with overall strategy, and then help those companies riase their next round of capital.

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Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles. We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. I believe you can attract people to relocate to Los Angeles but it’s likely that they’ll come from locations other than Northern California.

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

Van Nuys-based Audiolife (www.audiolife.com), a new startup focused on providing e-commerce tools to musicians, recently raised $1M in angel funding. We started out with a laser focus on the independent musician, where one of the biggest issues is that they don't have capital for upfront inventory. What's the idea behind Audiolife?

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Van Nuys Tech Coast Angels Startup Web 191

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders. He is also the co-founder of Playsino, ExpressCoin (Bitcoin exchange), GoCoin (Bitcoin payment platform), Five Delta, Evertune, GamesTV, Digital Entertainment Network, KnCMiner.cn (Bitcoin Mining), and Robocoin China (Bitcoin ATM).

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Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

One of the companies on that journey is Los Angeles-based Carbonics (www.carbonics.com), which is taking technology developed in the labs of USC and UCLA, and bringing it to use in the wireless semiconductor market. The company's CEO, Kos Galatsis , spoke to us a few years ago at the very beginning of their journey.

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Startup Southern California UCLA Incubator 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. That's number two.

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Startup Southern California UCLA Technical Review 113

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The best person I know to talk about the growing entrepreneurship culture on campuses is Alex Zhang, a student at USC and the Managing Director of the student-run incubator LavaLab. Zhang shares his thoughts about Los Angeles, incubator programs, and more. We’ve also hosted Jonathan Badeen from Tinder and WIll Hsu from Mucker Capital.

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Incubator Southern California LAVA Los Angeles 40

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Los Angeles offers a great deal, both in terms of business opportunities and lifestyle awesomeness. Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

What we've done, is we've taken technology originally developed at USC, a CIA funded project, and gained global commercial rights for the non-security sector. They want a means of representing themselves that is animated, and changeable, and actively communicates in places like MySpace, Facebook, and other social networks.

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Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

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. Los Angeles. We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. There are no $600 million funds in Los Angeles. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313