USC to Build New Computer Science Hub
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 3, 2021
USC officials will break ground May 6 on a new building that could become a key center for technological advancement in Los Angeles.
Wheelz Expands In Los Angeles
socalTECH
OCTOBER 1, 2012
Peer-to-peer car sharing service Wheelz has expanded into the Los Angeles, saying that it has added four college campuses in Los Angeles to its list of local schools where it lets students share their cars with others.
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CleanWeb Hackathon Los Angeles
SoCal Tech Calendar
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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CleanWeb Hackathon Los Angeles
SoCal Tech Calendar
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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CleanWeb Hackathon Los Angeles
SoCal Tech Calendar
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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Car Sharing Firm Zipcar Heading To Los Angeles
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
It looks like Los Angeles is set to get access to peer-to-peer car sharing service Zipcar , as it plans to open an office in Hollywood tomorrow. City Council President Eric Garcetti, to mark its entry into Los Angeles, the 16th market covered by the company. READ MORE>>.
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213 City of Los Angeles Ties Into High Speed, Internet Research Backbone
socalTECH
MAY 13, 2016
CENIC (Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California) runs the California Research and Education Network (CalREN) , which connects such institutions as Caltech, UCLA, USC, Cal State LA, and the Los Angeles Community Colleges, as well as K-20 students and educators.
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Los Angeles Has 5 Percent Of All Unicorns, Says Report
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
Los Angeles has 8 percent of all the "unicorn" companies globally, according to a new study released Wednesday by the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. The school said the study companies as a unicorn if they exceeded a value of $1 billion during any month between January 2014 and the end of 2015.
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USC LavaLab Demo Night [ LOS ANGELES ]
Tech.Co
NOVEMBER 22, 2016
“LavaLab, the University of Southern California’s product Incubator, admits the top 5% of design, business, and engineering minds to create innovative products over the course of a semester.”
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Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Launch Event
SoCal Tech Calendar
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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ARMORWAY Spins Out Of USC
socalTECH
MARCH 15, 2013
A new, Los Angeles startup, ARMORWAY , has spun out of the University of Southern California, the USC Stevens Center for Innovation announced THursday. According to USC, ARMORWAY has been issued an exclusive license to commercialize software to intelligently plan randomized, security patrols for security agencies.
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Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California
SoCal CTO
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.
USC: $380M Raised In Last 3 Years By USC Spinouts
socalTECH
DECEMBER 9, 2011
A new study compiled by the University of Southern California tallies up $380M raised in capital by USC spinouts in the last three years, and a 15 year total of $800M raised by 39 startups with roots at the school.
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2U Adds Another Degree Program At USC
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
Online education operator 2U , which has offices in Los Angeles, has added another degree program at the University of Southern California, the company said this week. 2U already runs a number of online degree programs for USC, which was one of its first customers. READ MORE>>.
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Incubating LA's Startup Future At the USC Viterbi Startup Garage
socalTECH
APRIL 8, 2013
What''s the idea behind the incubator--which gives its startups $20,000 in capital, education, mentoring, working space, and more--and how is it tied to USC? They were interested in boosting companies coming out of USC. There''s a shortage of those types of people in Los Angeles. How did the incubator come about?
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USC Viterbi Launches Startup Accelerator
socalTECH
MARCH 26, 2013
USC revealed this morning that it has created a new, startup accelerator on campus, the Viterbi Startup Garage , which will help students and alumni start technology companies in Los Angeles. Southern California--and Los Angeles, in particular--appears to become the hub of startup accelerators lately.
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Silicon Beach @ USC
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 -- Silicon Beach @ USC. SoCal has had a long history of tech innovation and Los Angeles is undeniably the creative capital. USC, with a strong entrepreneurial tradition and home to the leading school for cinematic arts, is pushing the Silicon Beach movement forward with an upcoming forum.
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socalTECH
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Los Angeles-based Alelo , which develops game-based, role playing simulations and teaching technology, says that it has partnered with the USC Institute for Creative Technologies , to co-develop disruptive learning technology.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012 -- Silicon Beach @ USC. SoCal has had a long history of tech innovation and Los Angeles is undeniably the creative capital. USC, with a strong entrepreneurial tradition and home to the leading school for cinematic arts, is pushing the Silicon Beach movement forward with an upcoming forum.
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The Talent Tourniquet | Making Los Angeles Startup Friendly
Tech Zulu Event
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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USC Stevens Gives $498,700 To Six Projects
socalTECH
MARCH 7, 2012
In a bid to spur more startups out of the University of Southern California, the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation said Wednesday that it has awarded $498,700 to six research projects. USC's effort, the Ideas Empowered Program, is funded by James C. READ MORE>>.
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Pepperdine University Ties With 2U
socalTECH
APRIL 27, 2021
2U has an office in Los Angeles, and got its start in Los Angeles before its IPO in 2014, having launched with an online degree at USC's Rossier School of Education. Financial details of the win for 2U were not announced.
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Appia Bio Names Scientific Advisory Board Member
socalTECH
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Los Angeles-based biotechnology company Appia Bio said this morning that it has named Robert S. professor of chemical engineering and materials science and biomedical engineering, University of Southern California (USC); and Lili Yang, Ph.D., Negrin, M.D., to its Scientific Advisory Board.
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Soon-Shiong Endows Chair At USC Viterbi
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
Patrick Soon-Shiong , the billionaire founder of Abraxis Bioscience, has made a "multi-million" dollar donation to the University of Southern California , to endow a new chair at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. According to USC, the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation, funded by Soon-Shiong and his wife, Michele B.
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DTS Backs USC Entertainment Technology Center
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
Los Angeles-based DTS , which develops surround sound technology, said today that it has signed on as an Executive Sponsor of USC's Entertainment Technology Center, an effort at the school to link entertainment, technology, and consumer electronics firms. Financial details were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.
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OnGreen Links With USC Stevens Institute
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
Los Angeles-based OnGreen , the operator of an online marketplace for green technology and clean technology businesses and projects, said Thursday that it is in a marketing partnership with the University of Southern California's Stevens Institute for Innovation.
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USC Project Uses Tweets To Predict Oscars
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
IBM , and the Los Angeles Times. The effort is being run by Professor Jonathan Taplin at the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab, who local entrepreneurs and investors might know as the founder of Intertainer; he also had served in the investment banking industry at Merrill Lynch and a producer in Hollywood for Martin Scorsese.
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Local Angels Back Scripted.com
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
A number of Southern California angel investors, including Jody Mulkey , the CIO of Shopzilla, have backed Scripted.com , a new online marketplace for freelance writers. Scripted.com also operates Scripped.com, an online marketplace for script writers, and was founded by UCLA and USC graduates in Los Angeles, and later moved to San Francisco.
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Jared Leto, Scooter Braun and Troy Carter are backing Moment House, a startup recreating live events… digitally
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 14, 2020
A pitch to offer artists a way to give geo-fenced, live events to fans around the world has brought the new Los Angeles startup Moment House $1.5 The money came from heavy hitters in the Los Angeles entertainment and investment scene including Scooter Braun, Troy Carter, Kygo’s Palm Tree Crew and Jared Leto.
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USC Adds New Accelerator “Viterbi Startup Garage” to Silicon Beach
Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 26, 2013
USC has just thrown their hat into the ring of the flurry of startup activity happening in SoCal with the introduction of a new accelerator, the Viterbi Startup Garage. The post USC Adds New Accelerator “Viterbi Startup Garage” to Silicon Beach appeared first on TechZulu. It is getting hot in here.
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94 USC Spinouts Raised $148M In Last Two Years, Says University
socalTECH
JANUARY 21, 2010
The University of Southern California is reporting today that spinouts out of the school have raised $148m in the last two calendar years (2008-2009), and that there are now at least 24 USC spinouts currently in business. USC also reported that it owns equity in 32 startups, though none of those startups were identified.
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Interview with Dave Eastman, Viterbi Startup Garage
socalTECH
APRIL 13, 2021
Dave told us a bit more about the Viterbi Startup Garage and several other associated efforts there at USC centered around the startup ecosystem. The Startup Garage is an incubator which gives preference to USC teams, or startups that are USC affiliated in some way, for example, alumni-led. What is Viterbi Startup Garage?
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150 From Football, to Private Equity, and Back Again: Haden In At USC
socalTECH
JULY 21, 2010
Haden was a former quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams, and quarterback at USC, but since 1987 had been at RLH. Along with is appointment as Athletic Director, USC said that Haden will receive a joint appointment in the USC Marshall School of Business, and with the USC Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism.
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Social Media Week Lands in Los Angeles Sept. 24-28
Tech Zulu Event
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Created by founder Toby Daniels , Social Media Week Los Angeles will focus this series of discussions around the theme of “Empowering Change Through Collaboration.” Monday: Los Angeles – The Social City. Why Los Angeles Is The Next Silicon Valley. ” SMWLA will take place next week Sept.
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Good Growth Capital Expands Venture Capital Efforts To SoCal
socalTECH
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Good Growth Capital , a venture capital investment firm focused on complex science and technology start-ups, says it has set up shop in Southern California, and hired a new, West Coast Venture Partner in Los Angeles. who also is in Los Angeles. who also is in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.
Qulab Applies Artificial Intelligence To Drug Design
socalTECH
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.
Relativity Takes $35M More For 3D Printed Rockets
socalTECH
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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Bloom Energy Gets Alternative Energy Win In Alhambra
socalTECH
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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RLH Equity Partners Invests in MCA Connect
socalTECH
JULY 14, 2020
Los Angeles-based private equity investor Riordan, Lewis & Haden Equity Partners (RLH) has made an investment in Denver-based systems integrator MCA Connect, LLC , the two announced t morning. Size of the investment was not announced. READ MORE>>.
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113 Social Discovery App Ntro Launches, Backed by $1.7M in Angel Funding
socalTECH
DECEMBER 1, 2011
Los Angeles-based startup nProgress , headed by former Pandemic Studios President Josh Resnick, is announcing this morning that it has launched ntro , a new smart phone app for iPhone and Android aimed at social discovery. nProgress is backed by $1.7M nProgress is backed by $1.7M READ MORE>>.
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159 LiveEdu Raises $10M Via Crowdfunding, Sets Headquarters In LA
socalTECH
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.
Mobile Security Firms With Roots at USC Gets $5.5M
socalTECH
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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150 Silicon Beach at USC 2013 | Entrepreneurial Inspiration
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. I wanted to connect LA’s incredible entrepreneurs with the larger business community and with the resources of USC.”. Startup Pitch Competition.
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98 LA Mayor Garcetti Launches Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program
socalTECH
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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