Start-up World Cup - Los Angeles Regional Pitch Competition
SoCal Tech Calendar
APRIL 22, 2019
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 -- Start-up World Cup - Los Angeles Regional Pitch Competition.
Waymo to test driverless rides with employees in Los Angeles
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Waymo will begin testing its autonomous Jaguar I-Paces without a human safety operator in Los Angeles in the next couple of weeks. To start, only employees will be able to hail rides in the driverless robotaxis. Waymo to test driverless rides with employees in Los Angeles by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
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Startups: What are your odds for success?
Berkonomics
MARCH 9, 2017
Starting a company is HARD – in so many ways. I read several years ago, that the average startup restaurant lasts only about a year. Restaurant startups would not top my list. Census Bureau reports that 400,000 new businesses are started every year in the USA, but 470,000 are dying. And risky too. What does THAT mean?
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Startup Boost Los Angeles Opens Apps For Fall Class
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Startup Boost Los Angeles has opened up applications for its Fall 2019 class, according to the group. The programs--which does not charge fees or take equity from companies in its program--says it is seeking nine early stage startups to take part in its eight-week program, designed to help early stage startups.
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CookUnity Picks Up $15.5M, Eyes Los Angeles
socalTECH
JANUARY 13, 2021
CookUnity, a startup which connects up and coming chefs with consumers with fully cooked and prepared meals delivered via weekly subscription, says it is opening up a new kitchen in Los Angeles, after raising $15.5M The company says its meals start at $10.49 in a Series A funding round. per meal.
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StartEngine Chalks Up 25 Companies Raising Funding Since Start Of 2017
socalTECH
JUNE 8, 2017
Los Angeles-based StartEngine , the equity crowdfunding service run by serial entrepeneur Howard Marks, has chalked up 25 companies raising money on its platform since the start of 2017, according to the company. READ MORE>>.
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Tech Coast Angels Los Angeles Launches New Members Only Fund
socalTECH
JUNE 15, 2020
The Tech Coast Angels says it has launched a new, annual fund, and is continuing to invest--despite the pandemic. The angel group, the largest in the nation, said it invested over $19M in 2019, in part due to a similar fund created by its San Diego chapter, the TCA-San Diego, last year.
Los Angeles Startup Community
SoCal CTO
MAY 17, 2011
I was just talking with someone who's new to Los Angeles and wanting to connect into the Los Angeles Startup Community. I will do my best to keep this up to date. Los Angeles Startup Community Posts/Articles Here are some interesting articles and posts on the ecosystem around startups in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Startup Community
SoCal CTO
MAY 17, 2011
I was just talking with someone who's new to Los Angeles and wanting to connect into the Los Angeles Startup Community. I will do my best to keep this up to date. Los Angeles Startup Community Posts/Articles Here are some interesting articles and posts on the ecosystem around startups in Los Angeles.
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Startup Next Opens Los Angeles Applications
socalTECH
MARCH 1, 2016
Startup Next Los Angeles , a program which is part of the Techstars startup accelerator, said Tuesday that it has opened up applications for its Fall program. READ MORE>>.
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10 Common Startup Mistakes That Are Rarely Admitted
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
These things outside your control do happen, but based on my years of experience as a startup advisor and angel investor, I still see too many strategies leading to failure that are inside the entrepreneur decision realm. I certainly agree that starting a business is fraught with risk, and none of us get it all right the first time.
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Startup Boost Targets Los Angeles With Pre-Accelerator Program
socalTECH
MARCH 6, 2018
Do you have a startup idea, and a team, but no seed funding, and are even too early for an early stage startup accelerator? The program--which is taking applications here in Los Angeles until March 22nd--said it is looking for eight startups to include in a six week mentorship and training program. READ MORE>>.
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SoCal Startup Day
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 -- SoCal Startup Day is back! Join us at the largest startup event of the year. SoCal Startup Day is on Nov 8th in Hangar 244 at the Irvine Great Park. SoCal Startup Day $10 OFF VIP Passes. This years event will host over 2,000 attendees, hundreds of investors and over 50 exhibitors.
10 Keys To Surviving Startup Cash Flow Requirements
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. It always reduces risk to plan your business first.
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136 Startups Weekly: VCs are drunk on beverage startups
TechCrunch LA
MAY 25, 2019
Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a newsletter published every Saturday that dives into the week’s most noteworthy venture deals, fundraises, M&A transactions and trends. Let’s take a quick moment to catch up. Haus, like any good consumer startup in 2019, is shipped directly to your door. Fundraising.
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Hyundai taps EV startup Canoo to develop electric vehicles
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies.
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Every Startup Goes Through Distinctive Funding Phases
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 5, 2023
Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million-dollar investment before they even have a business plan. It’s helpful to think of startups as proceeding through several stages, which I have defined a long time ago from a funding perspective. Don’t waste your resources on the wrong ones.
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Startup Surge in Los Angeles
SoCal CTO
MAY 14, 2012
Ben Kuo just posted on SoCalTech: Are the good times for startups back? At the event, the enthusiasm for startups was palpable. Certainly it feels like there's been a recent surge in Startup activity here in Los Angeles and as well nationally. It has gone from 2 or 3 a week about a year ago to more than 5 per week.
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Shared housing startups are taking off
TechCrunch LA
MAY 19, 2018
In startup-land, however, the presumptions about where housing demand is going looks a bit different. A Crunchbase News analysis of residential-focused real estate startups uncovered a raft of companies with a shared and temporary housing focus that have raised funding in the past year or so. This isn’t a U.S.-specific
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Los Angeles Startup Events
SoCal CTO
MAY 22, 2012
I recently posted about the Increase in Early-Stage Startup Activity in Los Angeles. In that post, I mentioned how one of the signals is the big increase in number of startup events and the number of attendees at those events. Of course, given the size of this list and having kids, I really can't attend a lot of these.
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198 22 Los Angeles Startups You Need to Watch Out For
Tech.Co
MAY 18, 2017
While the Bay Area hold the title of most prolific startup ecosystem , there’s no denying that California is a veritable gold mine of entrepreneurial talent. Los Angeles, for one, is not only brimming with innovative ideas, it’s also home to a wide range of unique startups that are solving the problems of the world.
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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio. That, too, is evolving with online engagement.
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10 Ways To Get The Capital You Need For Your Startup
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 21, 2023
One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” On the other hand, there are many additional creative options available for starting a business that you might not find for buying a car, home, or other major consumer item. Trade equity or services for startup help.
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India’s Haptik acqui-hires Los Angeles startup Convrg in international expansion push
TechCrunch LA
JULY 23, 2019
On Tuesday, Haptik announced it has acqui-hired Convrg, a Los Angeles-based startup that develops chatbots, to serve customers in North America. The startup had raised only a “small seed round” prior to today’s announcement, Vaish said, declining to reveal any financial details. We have done some business in the U.S.
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Startup Boost Los Angeles Opens Apps For Spring Program
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
Startup Boost Los Angeles , the early stage startup program which is led in LA by Matt Stoddard, says it has opened up applications for its Spring 2019 program. According to Stoddard, it is looking for nine early stage startups to participate in its eight-week program. READ MORE>>.
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124 Content Marketing/PR for Start-Ups
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 -- Content Marketing/PR for Start-Ups. Business Wire Los Angeles invites you to join us for a panel discussion on Content Marketing/PR for Start-Ups. Communicators from Allison+Partners, Digital LA, Brew Media Relations, and TechZulu will discuss how traditional PR is evolving.
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8 Personal Objectives That Should Drive A New Startup
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
As a business advisor, I meet many business professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs who are anxious to be their own boss , or have an innovative idea to start or acquire a new business. Also, initiating a startup is quite different from taking over a thriving business, where the focus is on repeatable processes and quarterly profits.
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94 City of Los Angeles, Goren Holm To Invest In Blockchain Startup
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
The City of Los Angeles and investment firm Goren Holm Ventures --the new Blockchain investment firm of Alon Goren and Josef Holm--said they will be funding a blockchain pitch contest at the upcoming CIS blockchain conference. According to the two, judges for the event include billionaire investor Tim Draper.
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Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, NewCities Dangle $15K To Startups
socalTECH
AUGUST 14, 2017
The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) , and partner NewCities Foundation said on Monday that they will award $15,000, plus other prizes, to a startup developing technology in the zero emissions transportation and shared mobility area. READ MORE>>.
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138 Silicon Beach Start-Ups Venice
Tech.Co
MARCH 13, 2015
Silicon Beach Start-Ups was formed to get together like minded people involved in tech start-ups on the West Side of Los Angeles. The founders run a start-up making and marketing mobile applications out of their offices in Santa Monica.
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Interview with Dave Eastman, Viterbi Startup Garage
socalTECH
APRIL 13, 2021
For today's interview, we spoke to Dave Eastman, the Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage, a startup incubator that is run by the University of Southern California, out of its location in Marina Del Rey. What is Viterbi Startup Garage? The Startup Garage is located physically in Marina Del Rey, in the twin tower on Admiralty.
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Techstars Los Angeles names Matt Kozlov as its new managing director
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Techstars Los Angeles , the local Los Angeles-focused branch of the global accelerator network, has named Matt Kozlov as its new managing director. Now, Kozlov turns his attention to the Los Angeles ecosystem broadly. And remote work means that Los Angeles could be a fixture for more investors looking to escape the Bay.
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191 Los Angeles Venture Investors Launch New Podcast
socalTECH
AUGUST 22, 2019
Are you an entrepreneur who'd like to get to know local venture capital and other investors in Los Angeles? A new podcast, called LA VENTURE , run by David Waxman and Minnie Ingersoll, partners at TenOneTen Ventures, has recently started offering up interviews of other local investors. READ MORE>>.
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100 Men’s personal care startup Huron raises $1M
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 19, 2019
“For us, the broader mission is A+ personal care for guys everywhere — not just guys in New York or guys in the Bay Area or guys in Los Angeles,” he said. The startup has raised $1 million in seed funding from RXBAR founders Peter Rahal and Jared Smith, CXT Investments, and Lean Luxe founder M. Paul Munford.
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Los Angeles Ranks Third In Top Startup Ecosystems
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
A new report issued this morning from the Startup Genome has ranked Los Angeles as the third top startup ecosystem, only behind Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv. The Startup Genome is an effort to benchmark startups against other startups, and figure out the keys to startup success.
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Report: Los Angeles, San Diego Among Top Startup Markets
socalTECH
OCTOBER 20, 2017
Los Angeles and San Diego are among the metro areas with the highest startup activity, based on a new report from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Miami was ranked number on in the nation.
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113 Tinder's Chief Product Officer Back To Startups
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Brian Norgard, who was Chief Product Officer at Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder , has left the company, and will be starting up a new company, Norgard said today. Norgard had been founder of messaging startup Chill, the maker of Tappy, which was acquired by Tinder in 2014. READ MORE>>.
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Who Should be on Your Startup Board?
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Do you need a board when you first start you company? If you haven’t raised any money or if you raised a small round from angels or friends & family I would suggest you avoid setting up a formal board unless the people who would join your board are deeply experienced at sitting on startup boards.
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What are the odds of your startup’s success?
Berkonomics
APRIL 20, 2023
Starting a company is HARD – in so many ways. Let’s start with a restaurant -not our thing. But… I read several years ago that the average startup restaurant lasts only about a year. Restaurant startups would not top my list. And this includes all businesses, not just startups. And risky too. Data does not lie.
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500 Startups moves to rolling admissions instead of cohorts
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 26, 2020
500 Startups is scrapping its cohort model for accelerating companies and moving to a rolling admissions process, the accelerator said during its latest demo day. The move to a rolling admissions mirrors an approach taken by other accelerator programs including MuckerLab , the wildly successful Los Angeles-based early stage program.
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177 Start-Up Funding In Southern California
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 17, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 -- Start-Up Funding In Southern California. Panel includes Ray Chan, Managing Partner at K5 Venture Partners; Anil Tammineedi, Vice President at Angeleno Group; Kiran Rao, Associate at Vicente Capital Partners; Al Schneider, Co-Founder and Past Chairman of Pasadena Angels.
5 Startup Stages And The Right Investors For Each One
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 22, 2020
Luckily, not all investors are looking for the same thing, so it pays to know what type of investors are most interested in what your startup brings to the table. The key is understanding how potential investors see you, and especially how they view the maturity stage of your startup. Congratulations!
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Accelerators Have Resources To KickStart Your Startup
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Most of these are non-profits, set up by a university to commercialize new technologies, or a municipality to foster business development for the local economy.
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LA Techstar Class Includes Local Startups
L.A. Business Journal
JULY 20, 2021
Several local startups are among the 2021 class for Techstars' Los Angeles Accelerator.
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