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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Sunday, November 18, 2012 -- CleanWeb Hackathon Los Angeles. The CleanWeb Hackathon will be coming to Los Angeles for the first time starting Friday Nov. LA's 2012 CleanWeb Hackathon will be hosted at the USC Campus Center Forum Nov. See [link] (more)

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NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Saturday, November 17, 2012 -- CleanWeb Hackathon Los Angeles. The CleanWeb Hackathon will be coming to Los Angeles for the first time starting Friday Nov. LA's 2012 CleanWeb Hackathon will be hosted at the USC Campus Center Forum Nov. See [link] (more)

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NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Friday, November 16, 2012 -- CleanWeb Hackathon Los Angeles. The CleanWeb Hackathon will be coming to Los Angeles for the first time starting Friday Nov. LA's 2012 CleanWeb Hackathon will be hosted at the USC Campus Center Forum Nov. See [link] (more)

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

Lookout , a firm developing security software for mobile phones and started by two recent USC graduates, has raised $5.5M Lookout, formerly known as Flexilis, was based in Los Angeles, however, apparently is now listing its headquarters in San Francisco. in a funding , according to the New York Times this morning.

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USC Mobile Venture Capital Los Angeles 150

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OCTOBER 28, 2013

The University of Southern California has developed a reputation for innovation and entrepreneurship over the years. Because the event was scheduled during Trojan Family Weekend, a weekend where parents and family from all over the nation come visit the USC campus, the event was filled with curious family members.

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OCTOBER 5, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 -- Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Launch Event. The City of Los Angeles is launching its new cleantech business incubator to accelerate the development of cleantech start-ups and to help build a stronger green economy in LA.

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APRIL 24, 2019

Los Angeles-based Qulab , a biopharmaceuticals startup developing artifical intelligence software aimed at small molecule drug design, said on Wednesday that it has launched its first product, Quleap. He also attended USC's Viterbi School of Engineering as a Ph.D. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 25, 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011 -- Student-Driven 3D Game Engine Development: Practical Approach. Speaker: Artem Kovalovs, Gameplay programmer at Visceral Games, Electronic Arts, Los Angeles. Kovalovs will talk about building student-driven 3D game engines and what can be done to minimize the development time. See [link] (more)

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

USC hosted its first Startup Weekend from September 23rd to 25th and it rocked! On our judging panel, we had Scott Sangster (Tech Coast Angels), Tyler Crowley (Mahalo), Pamela Coker (Daggerboard), Rick Citron (Citron & Deutsch Law Firm), and Dan Dato (Up.StartLA). Below is the entire USC Startup Weekend Demo Night.

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MARCH 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based Relativity , which is developing automated, robot-based, 3D printing technology specifically aimed at manufacturing space rockets, has raised $35M in a Series B funding round, the company said today. The funding came from Playground Global, Social Capital, Y Combinator Continuity, and angel investor Mark Cuban.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

He talks about a bunch of the different networking events that occur in Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California. You can use keywords like: Events in Los Angeles or Southern California Events or even Santa Monica Events. Great post by John Shiple. They put on great events.

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APRIL 26, 2019

A new study, which looks at "silicon clusters" of technology companies outside Silicon Valley, finds that those clusters actually stimulate rather than compete with developed market clusters. The study found that emerging innovation clusters actually helped already developed clusters grow. READ MORE>>

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

The City of Los Angeles said this morning that it will be officially launching its Cleantech Incubator tomorrow, as it attempts to create a cluster of clean technology companies downtown. According to Mayor Villaraigosa, the effort is to help develop new businesses and create jobs in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 29, 2016

A new effort, led by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and headed up by startup evangelist Krisztina 'Z' Holly, is looking to bridge the gap between entrepreneurs and manufacturers in LA. Holly was most recently Entrepreneur in Residence at the city's for Garcetti, and also previously served was head of USC's Steven Institute for Innovation.

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Entrepreneur USC Los Angeles Study 145

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MARCH 16, 2018

LiveEdu (aka Education Ecosystem), a new startup in the blockchain area which wants to enable the live streaming of educational content, said it has raised $10M in crowdfunding, and set up its headquarters in Los Angeles. Education Ecosystem's CEO is Dr. Michael J.

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Artificial Inteligence Education Startup USC 133

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MAY 2, 2014

In a bid to boost the Los Angeles economy and create new jobs in the city, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Friday that he has created a new "Entrepreneur-in-Residence" program, which will help the city in developing initiatives and policies aimed at growing, assisting and sustaining entrepreneurs in Los Angeles.

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JULY 30, 2018

Malibu-based Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School and online education provider 2U , which has one of its major offices in Los Angeles, said last week that the two companies are in a expanded partnership. According to the two, 2U will support Pepperdine in development, launch, and management of the degree. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 17, 2019

A new, urban community in the Los Angeles area-- The Alhambra , a new 40-acre "mixed-use" community in the City of Alhambra--is jumping on the clean energy bandwagon, and will adopt fuel cell technology from Silicon Valley's Bloom Energy.

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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. Ali Khoshgozaran: Tilofy comes from location and unify.

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APRIL 19, 2016

Life sciences industry organization Biocom , which has been helping to represent Southern Califronia's life science industry for more than 20 years, says it has set up a Los Angeles office, to better help promote the success of LA in the life sciences industry. Biocom has appointed Dina Lozofsky as Executive Director of the new office.

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APRIL 2, 2012

Online higher education startup 2tor , which has offices in Los Angeles and a prominent deal with the University of Southern California, said this morning that it has raised $26M in a Series D funding round. 2tor develops online, college education degree programs, including a major deal with two of USC's schools to provide online degrees.

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AUGUST 8, 2014

Los Angeles-based advertising technology developer Strike Social is bolstering its board and advisory team, saying that it has named Lawrence Chu to its board of directors, and signed up Dr. Arif Ansari, a big data systems researcher at the University of Southern California, as an advisor. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Los Angeles-based audio processing technology developer Audyssey and Intel Capital said Tuesday morning that Intel Capital has made an investment in Audyssey. Audyssey develops audio processing technology used in mobile devices, headphones, home theater, television, theaters, and automotive audio systems.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based Statis Labs , a developer of vital signs monitoring equipment, has raised $5M in a seed funding round, the company said last week. The company has been focused on making its products available in the development world, but also says it is looking at the U.S.

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Southern California Seed Funding USC Los Angeles 100

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

San Diego-based Applied Proteomics , which is developing personalized medicine applications, said today that it has raised $22.5M The funding came from Domain Associates, Vulcan Capital, and angel investors. Daniel Hillis of Applied Minds, and who is also a professor at USC's Keck School of Medicine.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

grant, to be given to a partnership including UCLA, UC Irvine, USC, and the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), to connect university students with a network of venture coaches. Blackstone said it is supplying a $3.5M The new effort is open to students in any major.

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MAY 29, 2013

A local, clean energy business plan competition started by the California Insitute of Technology (Caltech), the University of Southern California (USC), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has awarded $160,000 in prizes in its latest competition.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Los Angeles-based Response Genetics , a developer of diagnostics test for cancer, said today that it has raised $7.8M Response Genetics is developing technology to extract and analyze genetic information from tumors, to help in cancer diagnostics; the firm's technology is based on research originally developed at USC.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

Flinja , the startup developing an online marketplace for freelance college students and alumni, has launched to the wider world, after graduating from the StartEngine startup accelerator in Los Angeles.

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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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AUGUST 5, 2013

With unrivaled weather, a host of high-profile universities and unlimited array of daytime and nightlife entertainment, Los Angeles seems like a dreamland for young tech professionals and the companies hoping to employ their talents. The post The Talent Tourniquet | Making Los Angeles Startup Friendly appeared first on TechZulu.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Los Angeles-based Alelo , the USC spinout which is applying gaming technology to help teach languages and cultures to both the military and civilians, said last week that it has added Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, III , to its board. Alelo, which is led by Dr. W. military in Iraq and Afghanistan, among other regions of the world.

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MAY 11, 2012

The group said that the winners with Stanford Nitrogen Group , Greenbiotics , and Xite Solar will split the $200,000 in prize money, and also will gain access to the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. Hawaiian firm eHale also was given a promising idea award for integrating solar cells into indoor and outdoor, home and office furniture.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , a developer of facial animation technology, announced Thursday morning that it has acquired Big Stage , the developer of avatar creation software. Big Stage, which was once known as Clone, was venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 22, 2010

Los Angeles-based Stroome , which is developing an online community for collaborative video editing, announced today that it has just won $200,000 from the 2010 Knight News Challenge. Stroome was founded by Nonny de La Pena and Tom Grasty, both of whom are graduate students at USC's Annenberg School of Journalism. READ MORE>>.

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Journal USC News Web 171

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

2tor , a New York-based firm with strong links to the University of Southern California and a local Los Angeles office, has raised $20M in a Series B funding round. 2tor develops online degree programs for companies, including the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Redpoint USC Education 154

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

We talked with Noah about how the company grew out of a business plan competition at the University of Southern California, his recent funding from the Maverick Angels, as well as how the firm hopes to stand out among a crowded list of comparison shopping sites. Noah Auerhahn: We got started right out of USC. How did the company start?

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