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DECEMBER 26, 2017

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that particularly caught your eye in 2017.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 11, 2013

LA-based startup accelerator StartEngine, in a partnership with TENTEN Wilshire, will open a new office at 1010 Wilshire Blvd to provide their startups with space and opportunities for growth across Los Angeles. lifestyle solution for professionals wanting to live, work and play?. The new office?s

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2023

We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ). The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors. Learning doesn’t have to be all work. Marty Zwilling

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socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2016

The LA Dodgers Sports and Entertainment Accelerator has opened up applications for a new class of startups, as the Los Angeles Dodgers and R/GA Venture said they plan to run another startup accelerator class. Applications are being accepted through June 10th, and the program will run from August 22nd until early November.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based NantWorks , the technology incubation and investment firm run by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, and Malibu-based toy firm JAKKS Pacific announced this morning that the two are in a join venture to create anew company, DreamPlay Toys. Financial details of the joint venture were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Our interview this morning is with Joel Milne , the CEO of Los Angeles-based RepairSmith (www.repairsmith.com), a startup offering up mobile automobile repair. I spent the last seven years running a company called ScoreBig, a LA-based tech startup in the live entertainment space. My background is building consumer technology companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ). The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors. Learning doesn’t have to be all work. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2015

The LA Dodgers has opened the doors on its first, startup accelerator program class this morning, unveiling the 10 companies included in the first LA Dodgers Sports & Entertainment Accelerator. At least three of the companies are originally from Los Angeles, including FieldLevel, Appetize, and Focus in Motion.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Climbing the ranks for our Los Angeles, CA region, Mobile Therapy was one of two semifinal winners. Clinicians must be convinced that this positively disruptive technology will indeed help them provide better treatment. Among the dozens of participants that applied for the online competitions, only a few progressed into the semifinals.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2019

This morning's interview is with Matt Kozlov , the Managing Director of the new Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator , which just got started in Los Angeles. It's an incredible mix of commercial, military, and vicil organizations to support all kind of the innovative technology that we can grow really quickly.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2017

Techstars (www.techstars.org) has a long history and record of success as a startup accelerator, with programs across the country and world--and recently opened up its third, Los Angeles program, Techstars LA. Three years ago, I had started to explore launching a new accelerator, to support women entrepreneurs in Los Angeles.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 13, 2015

Shelon Douglas, based out of Greater Los Angeles, is known as the Innovation Strategist, Businesspreneur of Influence, Author of ‘Turnkey Your Business Model™ Book Series, and the Creator of the Ownership Circa Model™!

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike Jones , Investor and Advisor Located In Los Angeles. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. Dinesh earned his B.S.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

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. An ad:tech Innovation Award-winning company, SteelHouse is the technology industry’s real-time marketing solution for online retailers.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

Although Los Angeles has become a hub for the high tech startup world, Surprisingly, one of the things which hasn't happened in the Los Angeles area is any huge, successful venture acceleration programs. And then, in 2003 I retired, and I became an angel investor. Bruce was an investor in the Series A round there.

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2009

Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. Technology.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Naturally, the next step in Bernstein’s evolution from blogger to businesswoman was a technology startup. While angel investors like Rebecca Minkoff might be savvy to the business proposition of influencers, many investors have remained skeptical. Last month, the product launched with $1.2 Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage).

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

Behzad Kianmahd is the co-founder of Los Angeles coworking space Cross Campus , which is one of the major centers of startup activity in Silicon Beachand also involved as co-founder and lead investor in a brand new, venture capital fund, TAU Ventures (www.ideasimmersion.com/tau-ventures/). What is TAU Ventures?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

GRP Partners is looking to hire two analysts (maybe even three) to join our practice in Los Angeles. The chosen candidate will probably have worked for a very reputable firm that is either in technology, consulting, investment banking, media or a startup. In the technology space we have backed Overture (acquired by Yahoo!),

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The theme for Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is startups and Hollywood, featuring leaders from movie studios, music labels, agencies, and startups in entertainment – how Hollywood studios are investing and working with startups, and how Silicon Beach startups are making entertainment businesses. ” Collaboration was also key.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Are you an entrepreneur hoping to startup a company in the Los Angeles area? The latest to enter the scene is Los Angeles accelerator Start Engine (www.startengine.com), which was created by Howard Marks and Paul Kessler. We need the resources here in Los Angeles, and not force those companies to go elsewhere.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2012

If you're looking get your startup off the ground in Los Angeles, it always helps to have help from folks with connections to the venture and angel community. It's not a lot more, juts a little more, but it's because the Los Angeles is more difficult to sustain a startup than in Cincinnati or other places.

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Startup Los Angeles Entrepreneur Media 254

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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. Markets now, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Las Vegas. We''re in four major U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ). The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors. Learning doesn’t have to be all work. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 112

Entrepreneur Startup Education Tool 112

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Super-angels. As opposed to a startup incubator, which typically deals with startups barely hatched, an accelerator focuses on a later stage startup, with an existing product and proven business model, looking for rapid growth. Responsive web technology that re-sizes text and images to fit any screen is the norm with new websites.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

This morning, Techstars (www.techstars.org), the startup accelerator which has had great success in spreading its approach to helping to get startups to the next stage of their life�usually, funding�announced it has opened up its third accelerator in Los Angeles, Techstars LA. Tell us about this new program you have running in Los Angeles?

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2012

Variety is pleased to announce the return of its Venture Capital and New Media Summit on June 27 at the Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles. The Summit, produced in association with International ESQ, will feature top investors, entrepreneurs and entertainment leaders who are supporting innovation in the new media industry.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

As one of the organizers, Jay Tucker explained, “The Silicon Beach movement is the future of the Los Angeles tech area – tech, mobility, digital content, entrepreneurship, etc. Pelv-Ice is a pelvic support device for post-partum mothers and a recent winner of the Accelerating Innovating Mentoring (AIM) 2013 incubator and pitch competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2018

We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ). The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors. Learning doesn’t have to be all work. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Education Entrepreneur Tool 51

Tech.Co

JANUARY 4, 2018

For many founders, getting noticed by investors, potential customers, incubators and other companies, is a necessity to take your product to the next level. Bautiful Box will keep your pet entertained while at home and will train it too! We.Stream (Los Angeles, CA). Bautiful Box (Cagliari, Italy).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2016

We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ). The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors. Learning doesn’t have to be all work. Marty Zwilling.

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Entrepreneur Startup Education Tool 58

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

We are all coming from a background in entertainment. What other technology can change the future of social media? They are willing to try new technology and that’s what you want. Usually the way the whole financial structure is setup to get into incubator programs and stuff like that, they want business minded people.

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Startup Social Media Platform Media 69

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2012

Variety is pleased to announce the return of its Venture Capital and New Media Summit on June 27 at the Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles. The Summit, produced in association with International ESQ, will feature top investors, entrepreneurs and entertainment leaders who are supporting innovation in the new media industry.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since. This is a novel user interaction that embeds casual entertainment directly into the operating system experience, based on some fairly interesting underlying technology. Who are some of your go to people in Los Angeles?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

I started in media technology, and built a number of companies, which I was able to build out and get the ball rolling, in digital, nonlinear editing and special effects technology in Hollywood. I've been engaged in about thirty startups, anywhere from in incubators, being an angel investor, to leading the charge.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. the entertainment industry.

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SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Seventeen lawyer regional firm Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP has represented digital media, internet, technology, consumer electronics, and entertainment companies and investment funds out of its Sherman Oaks office since its formation in 2002. Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. Share on Google+. Share on LinkedIn.

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