socalTECH

JULY 19, 2011

Los Angeles had $222.5M Quarter to quarter, investments were up from Q1, when $585M was invested in the region. Nationally, venture capitalists invested $7.5M across 966 deals, up 19 percent from the first quarter, when there was $6.3 raised for the quarter. in funding, and San Diego $198.18M in investments.

Southern California 167

Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Rustic Canyon 167

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc. You can go to the Hot List post to see what was hot then. Here's the rest. Here’s how to do it.

Layoffs 159

Layoffs Woodland Hills Southern California Orange County 159

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2009

Los Angeles-based Big Stage Entertainment , a venture-backed startup developing 3D animation technology used to create avatars, said this morning that the firm has created a new application which works on the Apple iPhone. Big Stage is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures and the Tech Coast Angels.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures Entertainment Content 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

Los Angeles-based Big Stage Entertainment, a USC spinoff developing avatar technology, announced a new effort to provide its technology to third parties. The firm said that it has signed on fellow Los Angeles startup VIDiGREET as its first client.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Southern California Mission Ventures USC 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , the venture-backed startup which is developing photo-realistic avatar technology, has exited its beta and officially launched its site. The firm had launched a beta of its site in August.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Clearstone Southern California Mission Ventures 100

socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2009

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , the startup which uses photos to create animated, 3-D facial avatars of users, has added new content from a game from GGL Global Gaming. Big Stage is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

Content 100

Content Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC 100

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2009

We caught up with Eric Hovanec, the firm's CEO, and Steve Reich, the firm's SVP of Sales, to hear more about the funding. We started in November, and things really picked up at the beginning of January. People have recognized that, and the word has gotten out in the industry that you can fill up your property using LeisureLink.

Startup 113

Startup Platform Clearstone Content 113

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

I asked the panelists ( David Travers , Brian Norgard , Fouad ElNaggar , & Demian Sellfors ) about the specific challenges that we face down here in Los Angeles as opposed to Silicon Valley. But I thought I’d take some more time here to expand on what I think are the challenges, and opportunities, of starting a tech company in LA.

Company 111

Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

socalTECH

JULY 9, 2009

The funding numbers were boosted significantly by the inclusion of an unofficial $100M in funding from car startup V-Vehicle Corp. Other active investors were Prospect Venture Partners, DAG Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds, In-Q-Tel, American River Ventures, Saints Capital, and Mission Ventures, all with two investments each.

Southern California 100

Southern California Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

One of the big, open source successes in both Southern California and the software world was Gluecode Software , which was based in Los Angeles and acquired by IBM in 2005. Adam also had a stint at Mission Ventures, and ran worldwide sales for open source middleware at IBM.

IBM 100

IBM IBM Mission Ventures Venture Capital 100

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Plug and Play San Diego, established in 2013 as a satellite of the Sunnyvale, CA-based incubator, has funneled 15 local startups through the Silicon Valley program after providing some coaching and other services in San Diego.

San Diego 40

San Diego Incubator Avalon Mentor 40