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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Presenting Companies at UCLA

Tech Zulu Event

This Spotlight takes place Thursday, October 27, at UCLA. It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. InVenture is next stage microfinance – focusing on providing expansion capital. Followed by a FREE cocktail and apps reception for all attendees. Event Details.

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Accelerator Crazy In Southern California

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LA Cleantech Incubator , officially launched last week, and was created by Los Angeles Cleantech Alliance, a group supported by Mayor's Office, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Community Redevelopment Agency for Los Angeles, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, UCLA, USC, CalTech, and Arts Center College of Design.

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Behind the Scenes: Troy Carter’s SMASHD LABS with Suzy Ryoo

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Enrou : Socially conscious marketplace started by UCLA graduates, and discovered by Troy Carter at the 30 Under 30 Summit in Philadelphia, where shoppers discover goods from all around the globe and support the people who made them through their purchases. All this is by design, per the vision of Atom Factory founder Troy Carter.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. Both are massively funding other LA tech companies through what Fred Wilson once defined as “recycled capital.”

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LA Tech Startup Innovators and Fun Facts

Tech Zulu Event

Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures. philosophie has worked with some of the world’s biggest names: Google, Nissan, Nintendo, UCLA, and more. Abrams, Jim Wiatt, and Zach James have presented at Amplify’s Wednesday evening mentor events. Today’s startup innovators come from about six hours south of Silicon Valley.

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Interview with Richard Koffler and John Morris, The Tech CEO Network

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Myself, I am now working with a medical ultrasound technology firm, working directly with the researcher and a design firm. Ultimately, once those issues are validated, it's how to go about building the product, recruiting talent, and enough capital to make it into a business. Where is this talent coming from? Thanks, and good luck!

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GumGum Makes Images Profitable for Publishers

Tech Zulu Event

At the tender age of 15, Tanz teamed up with his friend Michael Schneider (the CEO of MobileRoadie ), to create the design firm Fluid Design. He began programming courses at UCLA while in high school and went on to earn a B.S. GumGum is led by founder and Los Angeles native wunderkind, Ophir Tanz. News, Gannett, and Tribune. “We