socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2013

The company said the new funding will go towards product development, sales, and marketing. MicroPower--which was originally incubated in EvoNexus--develops wireless, power-efficient surveillance cameras powered by integrated solar panels. The devices include both a surveillance camera and wireless, mesh network hub.

Tech Coast Angels 164

Tech Coast Angels Technology Funding San Diego 164

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

The site allows startups to list a description of their company and product, detail their team, and collect pledges from potential backers, and reward those backers with special incentives--T-shirts, thank you notes, posters, products, and more--for different contribution levels. on its advisory team. READ MORE>>.

Startup 224

Startup Santa Monica Incubator Sites 224

TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

Hardworkers : a professional network for blue-collar workers. Veam : a social network built around AirDrop. Yellow’s small batches are much easier to manage than other accelerator behemoths like Y Combinator that are pushing hundreds of startups through their network. making their way to Los Angeles. ”

Invest 237

Invest Startup Artificial Inteligence Class 237

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 19, 2012

Los Angeles launched its cleantech business incubator to accelerate development of cleantech start-ups by offering flexible office space, CEO coaching and mentoring, and access to a growing network of experts and capital. The next Green LAVA meeting will feature a fresh crop of businesses currently in the incubator program.

LAVA 113

LAVA Incubator Coach Startup 113

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.

Research 164

Research Tech Coast Angels Company Companies 164

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Internally, we look very similar to a tech company, in that we have a development team, go-to-market team, and product people, and the ultimate goal of what we want to accomplish is to create companies that can run independently, with their own management teams. How is this different than accelerator or incubator?

Startup 231

Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Many of my friends made a killing (in the short-term) investing in these deals and because of the network that I have built with Crypto Invest Summit, I had access to most of them. The few deals I was a part of are deals where I loved the founders, loved their working products and was excited to be a customer as well as an investor.

Invest 154

Invest Southern California Startup Incubator 154

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S. Building a minimum viable product, with customer validation. Networking no longer is primarily a face-to-face serial activity.

Tips 161

Tips Startup Social Media News 161

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, twelve companies moved into the new downtown San Diego, EvoNexus incubator--which is run by CommNexus. Kevin Hell: What makes EvoNexus unique, is that it is--as far as we know--the only completely free, no-strings-attached incubator in the nation. Once they pass that, they get into the incubator.

Incubator 212

Incubator San Diego Technical Review Development Team Review 212

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

The Imagine Impact vetting process involves both experienced readers and a natural language processing system that the talent incubator developed internally. Brian and Ron run one of the most creative and forward-thinking production companies in the business,” said Tendo Nagenda, Vice President of Netflix Films.

Netflix 137

Netflix Entertainment Hollywood Writing 137

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles CTO Hire CTO Coach Develop 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

One of the biggest complaints you hear from both entrepreneurs and investors in Los Angeles, is the lack of a credible, visible startup accelerator in the Los Angeles area. We caught up with Erik to hear more about MuckerLab, and its efforts to grow the Los Angeles technology ecosystem. Erik, thanks for the time.

Technical Advisors 176

Technical Advisors Startup Southern California Los Angeles 176

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2017

So this fall, we launched Science Blockchain, a new incubator that partners with leading entrepreneurs to build a portfolio of blockchain and cryptocurrency related businesses. He is Los Angeles's most active angel investor with more than $2.5B

Dollar Shave Club 140

Dollar Shave Club Tsavo Userplane Southern California 140

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

As an introvert myself, I remember worrying that I could never be comfortable giving a sales pitch, or networking to find clients. Turn existing connections into productive relationships. Actively expand your business networking activities. It doesn’t work in business. That means proactively finding common exchanges of value.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Mentor Activity Startup 104

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The Los Angeles area has seen a surge in the last month in companies and organizations looking to bolster entrepreneurial activity and startups in Southern California. Science is looking to incubate its own set of companies, make investments, and otherwise work to create the next successful startups. We'll do only a few every year.

Incubator 196

Incubator Startup Commerce Los Angeles 196

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™!

Journal 70

Journal Incubator Networking Education 70

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2014

Gerard Casale: We''ve been agnostic to the kinds of deals we''ve been making over the last five or six years we''ve been angel investors. However, we''ve developed a formula of what, and how we look at deals, and have built out our own advisory network, where we use domain experts to vet deals out.

Seed Funding 220

Seed Funding Santa Monica Funding Startup 220

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Last month, the product launched with $1.2 Creators and influencers like Bernstein are forging a path from content creator to full-fledged business, with multiple revenue streams via podcasts, licensing deals, branded merchandise and even software products. “A million in funding from Rebecca Minkoff and other unnamed investors.

Platform 170

Platform Marketing Tool Venture Capital 170

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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Coach USC Statistics Startup 252

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Apply to local angel investor groups. Use online platforms like Gust to find them, and local networking to find ones that relate to your industry and passion. Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements. Look for a warm introduction to make this work.

Startup 106

Startup Capital Equity Funding 106

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

You’ll get to network and meet new people, learn new skills, and build rocking products in a weekends’ time. Once you come down from the high, the great product you built slowly fades away or maybe its turned into a company that’s worked on when time is found for it. Register Now: angelhacksf.eventbrite.com/.

Startup 88

Startup Incubator Education Mentor 88

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

www.science-inc.com), a new technology studio aimed at building new businesses in Los Angeles. They love branding, and have built a brand with provides an aspirational lifestyle through their products. At this point, they have a product, and released a women's line, and are scaling their customer base.

Beverly Hills 203

Beverly Hills Incubator Commerce Los Angeles 203

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Specifically, the proposal calls for funding for community-based small business incubators and innovation hubs to support growth in communities of color and underserved communites. That includes a ten-year extension and phase down of direct-pay investment tax credits and production tax credits. Water and power infrastructure .

Startup 229

Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

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. What is LavaLab/what is the vision? What is LavaLab/what is the vision?

Incubator 40

Incubator Southern California LAVA Los Angeles 40

socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2013

A new, Los Angeles area startup, JumpStartFund (www.jumpstartfund.com) recently launched, offering up a combination of crowdfunding and crowd-advice for entrepreneurial ideas. Dirk Ahlborn: We are coming out of the nonprofit incubator, the Girvan Institute of Technology, which has been around since 2002, and is funded by NASA Ames.

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Ideas Patents Funding Startup 178

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. 8:30 – 9:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. RSVP: AGENDA.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Apply to local angel investor groups. Use online platforms like Gust to find them, and local networking to find ones that relate to your industry and passion. Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements. Look for a warm introduction to make this work.

Funding 174

Funding Startup Equity Examples 174

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.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

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. They were looking for a CEO to build the company for them, and I was in the network of BCG. We have Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, and San Francisco launched.

Mobile 100

Mobile Startup Orange County San Diego 100

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? Behzad Kianmahd: Absolutely.

El Segundo 100

El Segundo Southern California Startup Santa Monica 100

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : AngelList is the productization of raising startup funding. AngelList is the productization of that. These days, thanks to code and community, we can productize almost any process done by humans. We are productizing the raising of capital for startups. ”. For his exact quotes, watch the video.

Startup 273

Startup Software Review Summary Technical Review 273

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. Remind our readers, for those who aren't familiar with your company, what your products are all about?

Startup 100

Startup Southern California UCLA Incubator 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

The Techstars Health Accelerator recently set up shop in Los Angeles with Cedars- Sinai�the second, Techstars powered startup accelerator in the city--in a move to help healthcare startups get to market quicker. Omkar Kulkarni: The program is a three month, residential program here in Los Angeles, which is physically located at Cedars Sinai.

Mentor 100

Mentor Startup Coach Ideas 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

The Techstars Health Accelerator recently set up shop in Los Angeles with Cedars Sinai�the second, Techstars powered startup accelerator in the city--in a move to help healthcare startups get to market quicker. Omkar Kulkarni: The program is a three month, residential program here in Los Angeles, which is physically located at Cedars Sinai.

Mentor 100

Mentor Startup Coach Ideas 100

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 2, 2013

I've had several Startup CTO Consulting sessions recently where it became apparent that the Founder needed help with the business and product as much or more than the technology. You should begin asking at networking events and people you know in the startup world. This happens a lot at the incubators / accelerators.

CTO Coach 259

CTO Coach Mentor Startup Technical Advisors 259

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

In reality, only 3 out of 100 companies who apply are successful with Angels, and the success rate with VCs is even lower. You need to explore more common and more productive approaches for getting your startup moving forward. Use this approach before you have a real valuation, a real product, or any real customers.

Technical Review 103

Technical Review Equity Incubator Venture Capital 103

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Angel networks act like low-end VCs and expect a company with a product and a somewhat proven market opportunity. Hopefully, they know some Angels personally. My guess is that a new round of incubators ( The Hive ) may result or new angel networks (that act more like Angels) or possibly the VC acting like Angel model.

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Venture Capital Startup Incubator Examples 150