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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.
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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.
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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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AUGUST 18, 2014
A new startup, Algorithmia , which was co-founded by a USC PhD student, said today that it has raised $2.4M The startup--which was co-founded by Kenny Daniel, who was recently pursuing a PhD in Artificial Intelligence at USC--says that it has created an online platform to let software engineers find different algorithms for us.
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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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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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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? READ MORE>>.
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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies , headed by Chad and Ryan Steelberg, said today that it has partnered with the University of Southern California to enhance the fan experience at the USC Trojan Football games. brand affinity technologies photography sports angeles trojans university southern california football dmarc'
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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 20, 2017
Thursday, October 26, 2017 -- Founder Stories: David Knight, Angel City Data. The City of Burbank, in partnership with TechFire is featuring a Burbank tech success story, Angel City Data's Founder and President, David Knight. Harvard, Caltech, UCLA, USC, the BBC, and NASA. Harvard, Caltech, UCLA, USC, the BBC, and NASA.
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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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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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.
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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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.
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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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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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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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. Wheelz lets people offer up their cars for rent, via a special in-car box and integrated smartphone apps.
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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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)
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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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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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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AUGUST 16, 2011
Maverick Angels , an angel investment group investing in Southern California companies, said today that it has named Patrick Henry as its newly elected Southern California Chapter President. Henry replaces Bill Barber, who continues as a member. READ MORE>>.
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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. 2U said the move is its first partnership with the Pepperdine University in the Public Policy area.
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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. Zipcar has been inviting the press to an event tomorrow with L.A.
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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.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 28, 2013
Because the event was scheduled during Trojan Family Weekend, a weekend where parents and family from all over the nation come visit the USC campus, the event was filled with curious family members. He closed by saying, “We want USC to be a place where students and faculty come, and startups, innovation, and entrepreneurship are encouraged.”.
SoCal Tech Calendar
MAY 10, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -- First Annual Southern California Angel Summit. This historical event will be held at USC on May 16th. The Maverick Angels, Arch Angels, Golden Seeds, Harvard Business Angels, Pasadena Angels, Private Capital Network and Tech Coast Angels will all be participating.
Tech Zulu Event
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
USC’s Marshall School of Business and School of Cinematic Arts present Silicon Beach @USC : an event highlighting innovation, new ventures, partnerships and investment at the intersection of technology and digital content. Come join us for Silicon Beach @ USC! Silicon Beach @ USC. For a map and directions, click here.
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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>>.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 3, 2011
USC hosted its first Startup Weekend from September 23rd to 25th and it rocked! On our judging panel, we had Scott Sangster (Tech Coast Angels), Tyler Crowley (Mahalo), Pamela Coker (Daggerboard), Rick Citron (Citron & Deutsch Law Firm), and Dan Dato (Up.StartLA). Below is the entire USC Startup Weekend Demo Night.
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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JUNE 22, 2009
That program, MAT@USC, ofers a Master of Arts in Teaching through online courses. Redpoint's Martin is based in Los Angeles. 2tor also has offices just North of USC on Figueroa Street. The firm currently only offers one online program, from the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. READ MORE>>.
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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>>.
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MARCH 12, 2019
Two people associated with Southern California's high tech investment and startup industry have been named as part of the far reaching investigation into a college admissions scandal , which named Hollywood actresses, CEOs, coaches at USC, UCLA, and UCSD, as well as many others. According to a complaint filed by the U.S.
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