socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Selectable Media , a digital advertising firm which lets users unlock digital content in exchange for interacting with brand advertising, said today that it has expanded to Los Angeles, as part of a growth in its footprint. The expansion came alongside the opening of a new office in Chicago. READ MORE>>.

Media 164

Media Avalon San Diego Advertising 164

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). Sean Callahan , SlimSurveys (San Diego, mobile apps). Steven Cox , TakeLessons (San Diego, marketplace). Melani Gordon , Taphunter (San Diego, mobile apps).

Southern California 279

Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2017

San Diego-based Zesty.io , a startup developing web content management systems, said on Wednesday that it has raised $1.5M The funding came from ClearVision Equity Partners, a local San Diego investors. in a new funding. said the new funding will go towards sales and marketing, plus its product development roadmap.

Funding 113

Funding San Diego Equity Content 113

Xconomy

MAY 16, 2018

CEO Gerry Widmer said Wednesday the San Diego-based company is expanding its workforce and extending its Web content management system (WCMS) to international customers. After establishing a partnership with the Google Cloud Platform, Zesty.io founder Randy Apuzzo at the end of 2017.

Google 49

Google San Diego SaaS Capital 49

socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2011

The firm's investor was San Diego-based TVC Capital , which invested only $4M in total in Accordent before it was acquired. Jeb Spencer: The goal at TVC Capital is to do exactly this. These companies don't traditionally get venture capital. Talk more about your philosophy of investments? READ MORE>>.

Capital 168

Capital Hermosa Beach El Segundo Invest 168

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Southern California venture totals for Q3 totaled around $1.0 billion in investments, according to the Q3 analysis of venture capital deals by socalTECH.com. Other big deals included $60M in investment in San Diego's Skinit , a developer of personalized "skins" for electronic devices, and $37.0M

Southern California 196

Southern California Invest Westlake Village SoCal 196

socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2017

San Diego-based TVPage , a startup developing cloud-based technology for monetizing video content, said on Thursday that it has added Greg Silverman as an investor in a recent $3M funding round. Silverman is the former president of Warner Bros. READ MORE>>.

Funding 124

Funding San Diego Commerce Content 124

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2016

Stocktwits , the stock-focused micro messaging service co-founded by San Diego angel investor Howard Lindzon, said on Wednesday that it has raised $2M in a new funding round, and named a new CEO. Lindzon said he will focus on content and partnerships for the company from his San Diego base. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 113

San Diego Content Funding Services 113

socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2016

The angels in the funding round included Darr Aley (Amazon), Mark Amin (Sobini Films), Peter Benedek (UTA), Jim Berkus (UTA), The Chandaria Family, Adam Felesky (Horizon ETFs), Michael Klein (San Diego Chargers), David Kramer (UTA), Leonard Latchman, Logan Levy (Dallas Buyers Club), Lynn Miller (Delaney Capital), Howard Owens (Propagate Content), G.

Mobile 100

Mobile San Diego Entertainment Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

One of the portfolio firms of Los Angeles-based venture capital firm Rustic Canyon , Trion World Network , is reportedly prepping for an IPO, according to reports over the weekend. Rustic Canyon's investment in Trion World Network is managed by Nate Redmond; the firm also has part of its game studio in San Diego.

Rustic Canyon 140

Rustic Canyon Report San Diego Venture Capital 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2011

San Diego-based venture capital firm Avalon Ventures has boosted an Internet web site publisher known for its humorous, captioned pictures of cats and use of Internet memes, Cheezburger. Other investors in the company include Foundry Group, Madrona Ventures, and SoftBank Capital.

Avalon 160

Avalon Sites Funding San Diego 160

socalTECH

MAY 20, 2009

San Diego-based Loop'd Network , an online site focused on action sports, announced this morning that it has raised $800,000 in additional funding. Tags: loopd venture capital sports content seed action. Loop'd said the funding will go towards developing its e-commerce infrastructure. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Networking San Diego Commerce 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

San Diego-based Cordial , a developer of marketing software which automatically tracks the actions of consumers, which triggers personalized messaging to those consumers, has raised 6M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Upfront Ventures. The investment was led by Upfront's Kobie Fuller. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 100

San Diego Commerce Content Platform 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2011

San Diego-based KidZui , the developer of a service which provides kid-safe content via a search engine and browser, announced this morning that it has raised $2.4M in new funding, and will start creating its own, original video content. The new funding comes from existing investors Mission Ventures and Costella Kirsch.

Mission Ventures 140

Mission Ventures San Diego Content Funding 140

socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2012

San Diego-based Avalon Ventures , one of the venture capital investors in social gaming phenomenon Zynga , may be set to cash in on its shares of the newly public gaming firm, after Zynga said this week that it is planning a $400M, secondary offering of its stock.

Avalon 150

Avalon SoCal Southern California San Diego 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

I owe ya’ a 20 minute call (or in person next time I’m in San Diego). In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. was starting. Distribution.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

San Diego-based SOCi , a developer of social media management and marketing software, has raised $2.25M in funding, the company said Wednesday. The funding came from angels Taner Halicioglu (Facebook), Doug Hecht (Digitaria), and venture company GrowthX, along with Trevor and David Klein (AutoAnything) and Asaf Benhaim (iMatrix).

Social Media 100

Social Media Tool Media Marketing 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2012

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures has backed a developer of video advertising products, Selectable Media , to the tune of $2M. Selectable Media, which is based in New York, lets users opt into branded video advertising in exchange for free access to content on web and mobile apps.

Avalon 147

Avalon Media San Diego Advertising 147

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic. Confident Technologies / Curtis Staker / San Diego - Staker is the former President of Websense, and has pulled together an experienced team with a depth of experience from the firm.

Southern California 228

Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2012

San Diego-based SG Biofuels , a developer of hybrid seeds of Jatropha for the biofuels and specialty chemicals business, said that it has raised $17M in a Series B funding. The funding was led by Thomas, McNerney & Partners, and also included Finistere Ventures, Flint Hills Resources, and Life Technologies Corporation.

San Diego 145

San Diego Resource Research Content 145

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The round include Sequoia Capital, Greylock Discovery Fund, Battery Ventures, Formation 8, Advance/Newhouse Investment Partnership an affiliate of Conde Nast, along with Google Ventures, Founders Fund Angel, Menlo Ventures, SV Angel, i/o Ventures and other angels.

San Diego 150

San Diego Google Los Angeles Funding 150

Xconomy

JANUARY 9, 2018

That year the couple, both trained in design, founded a startup in San Francisco, then called KaleidoscopeVR. René Pinnell says he and his wife Selena Pinnell were “blown away” by the virtual reality projects their friends were creating in 2014, so they looked for an entrepreneurial niche that would allow them to support such artists.

Content 71

Content Training Design Startup 71

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

Howard is based in San Diego, and spoke to us about StockTwits. Howard Lindzon: In 2007, Fred Wilson had offered me some share in Twitter, when they were putting together their first round of venture capital investments. It's interesting to see that, despite selling Wallstrip to CBS, that content isn't the goal here?

Ideas 248

Ideas Web Startup Content 248

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

venture funding and business deals, technology develops, and more from Santa Barbara. to San Diego. It's the source for keeping a pulse on the dynamic world of technology, reaching venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, social media. Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com).

SoCalTech 127

SoCalTech Advertising Rustic Canyon Glendale 127

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

However, our challenge is that there are not a lot of venture capital investors in Southern California. I think the big challenge, is to take advantage of the homogenization of the West Coast--the corridor between San Francisco and San Diego--and taking advantage of the fact that things are becoming more blended.

OCTANE 174

OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California 174

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures (www.crosscutventures.com) is one of the newest venture capital funds in the area, and has quietly been working on funding local companies over the last year. Like any entrepreneur, we had the idea that there should be local capital, supporting the local ecosystem.

Southern California 153

Southern California Startup Palomar Rustic Canyon 153

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2012

San Diego-based Mob Science , a developer of social Facebook games, said this morning that it has raised $1M in a seed funding round. The round came from David Young, the CEO of Joyent, Mark Surfas of GameSpy Industries, along with other angels.

Seed Funding 162

Seed Funding San Diego Design Funding 162

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Redpoint Ventures is one of the venture capital firms which has straddled both Northern California and Southern California, with offices in both locations. We've created over a billion dollars in public market capital created by our investments here. We really believe in the market. That's part one.

Redpoint 154

Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

socalTECH

JULY 19, 2011

San Diego-based private equity firm JMI Equity has backed a provider of marketing services for the interactive TV market. According to New York-based BrightLine , it has scored a strategic growth investment from JMI Equity, with JMI Equity's General Partner Brad Woloson joining the company's board of directors.

Equity 145

Equity San Diego Invest Customer 145

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

We want to create the right mix of the types of activities, price points, and make sure we have high quality content and high quality activities. Another guy who is helping is Richard Yen, who is at Saban Capital, and has joined as an advisor. Was it useful to you having been in venture capital to be able to get funding quickly?

Startup 271

Startup CTO Coach Activity Software Review 271

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2010

It's been a good summer for Laguna Beach-based venture capital firm Okapi Ventures (www.okapivc.com), which recently saw its first portfolio firm exit last month in Carlsbad-based Helixis , which was acquired by Illumina for $105M. It's classic venture capital. Is there a market? We've become fashionable.

Startup 185

Startup Southern California Ideas Research 185

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

That’s how we described the contents of the closet that lined a wall in our dorm room. As college undergraduates, my roommate and I had what we called a “monowardrobe.” We each organized our own clothing on either side, but since we both wore the same size in clothing and shoes, we “shopped” for outfits in either section.

Organization 91

Organization Content Platform San Diego 91

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

In the age of the smartphone and social sharing, San Diego-based ScoreStream (www.scorestream.com) thinks it has figured out how to tap into that new world, and connect all that social activity with the media. It's actually nice that there is a shortage of capital for sports startups. What's the magic to how your system works?

Media 100

Media Startup Avalon Social Media 100

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

In the age of the smartphone and social sharing, San Diego-based SportStream (www.sportstream.com) thinks it has figured out how to tap into that new world, and connect all that social activity with the media. It's actually nice that there is a shortage of capital for sports startups. What's the magic to how your system works?

Media 100

Media Startup Avalon Social Media 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

San Diego-based Legend Films, a provider of film restoration services and owner of the web site RiffTrax.com, said Thursday that it has closed on $5M in a Series E funding. The round was led by Augustus Ventures Limited, and also included Par Investment Partners.

San Diego 100

San Diego Entertainment Web Sites 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

We never took a dollar of outside capital, from the founding until this round a couple of months ago. Some of the biggest school districts, including LA Unified, San Diego, and Oakland all use our software. Now, despite bootstrapping, you actually have some connections to the venture capital world, don't you?

Software Review 178

Software Review Technical Review Education Startup 178