socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Santa Monica-based Earny , a startup which scans your email for receipts and automatically applies for refunds when the prices of your purchases drop, has raised $9M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Mayfield, and also included Comcast Ventures and Science Inc.

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socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2011

Santa Monica-based GotCast , the online casting and talent site run by Alec Shankman, told its supporters this morning that it has raised a new round of venture capital funding. In an email, Shankman said that the firm closed a round of additional venture capital funding through NCT Ventures.

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Funding Santa Monica Venture Capital Email 185

Jason Nazar

MAY 4, 2010

This month’s Startups Uncensored will be on “How to Raise Venture Capital”. If you are interested in applying to pitch your company at this month’s event email jason [at] docstoc with your business plan deck and information about your company, stage, and current status. Santa Monica, CA 90401-1418. Cost: FREE.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2012

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of online, contact and relationship management software headed by Jon Ferrara, the former founder of Goldmine, said last night that it has raised $1M in a seed funding round. The round was led by Google Ventures and Mark Cuban. READ MORE>>.

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Google Santa Monica Seed Funding Email 190

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

eduFire , an startup which offers online video classes, apparently has relocated to Menlo Park from Santa Monica, after raising $1.3M The firm's CEO, Jon Bischke, did not respond to emails for comment. Tags: edufire education video venture capital. in a Series A funding.

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Funding Santa Monica Education Class 140

socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Calacanis, who lives in Santa Monica where he runs Mahalo , apparently has invested in Dyn , which operates a managed DNS and email delivery service, used by such clients as Twitter, Zappos, CNBC and Pandora. The investment came as part of a $38M, Series A fund which has been led by North Bridge, as well as Borealis Ventures.

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Invest Mahalo Santa Monica Email 145

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 6, 2020

Please reach out and email me at kirsten.korosec@techcrunch.com to share thoughts, opinions or tips or send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec. metro area, San Diego and Santa Monica. Rodgers and York Capital participated, as well as an unnamed “major new strategic investor.” Other deals: Qcraft.ai

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Layoffs Startup Newsletter Santa Monica 136

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Venture Capital is a Long Term Game. We moved from our loft in Venice to a new tech campus in Santa Monica. Personally, my work has shifted 80 percent to my mobile device for work communication, text, email and reading. What was the biggest lesson you learned this year? Liquidity and transfer of wealth.

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Riot Games Southern California Startup Santa Monica 133

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2008

Santa Monica-based Teleflip, which operated a service which allowed users to send and receive email using text messages, has been sold to an undisclosed buyer, according to creditor Hercules Technology Growth Capital. HTGC had invested $1M in debt financing in June of 2007 to Teleflip. READ MORE>>

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socalTECH

JULY 8, 2010

DocStoc, based in Santa Monica, is headed by Jason Nazar , and offers a way for people to share and purchase professional documents. HauteLook, one of the first firms to capitalize on the sample/private sales market, is already profitable and is growing rapidly. Let us know in comments or email!). DocStoc vs. Scribd.

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Southern California Rustic Canyon SoCal Startup 124

Jason Nazar

JUNE 22, 2010

This month’s session will be hosted by Jason Nazar (CEO, Docstoc.com), and we will be joined by Mark Suster partner at GRP Venture Capital, Ben Smith CEO/founder Merchant Circle, and J.R. This month’s event will be held at the Milken Institute in Santa Monica by the 3rd street promenade. Santa Monica, CA 90401-1418.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based Wildfire Systems , led by startup veteran Jordan Glazier , has developed software which product referrals and automatically transform them into trackable links across email, text messaging, chat, and social messaging. Wildlink is backed by Mucker Capital. How does this work? The majority of our time is now spent online.

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San Diego Social Media Commerce Snapchat 159

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Since our industry has been so heavily dominated by male leadership in both tech and venture capital for so long, this “inclusion” is something that would benefit us all in making better decisions. It surprised me how many male executives emailed me back with a list of 3 or 4 women on their team who might be interested attending the film.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

Customer care, obviously, is emails, phone calls, and customer service back office services. We''d gone to high school together in Santa Monica, and we were both very entrepreneurial in high school. I had worked a year in investment banking, and Jasper was out of USC. Before that, I was in New York, City.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

My partner Greg Bettinelli (worth following on Twitter) was recently named by The LA Business Journal as the “ Top deal maker in Los Angeles in Venture Capital.” Move our offices to Santa Monica so we could be closer to the early-stage companies being created in LA. ” Numero uno. I was nowhere to be found.

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Venture Capital Journal Invest Santa Monica 150

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Office space will be free and is in Santa Monica, walking distance to the Third Street Promenade. MovieClips – Announces $7m funding from MK Capital, Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital, SoftTech, VC and Felicis Ventures. TechForward – Raises $7 million from NEA & First Round Capital.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2013

Burstly is headed by Evan Rifkin, and backed by GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, SoftBank Capital, and Founder Collective. Burstly is located in Santa Monica. You get an email, tap on a link, a notification pops up, and the app installs on your phone. What is Burstly? We''re now both Android and iOS.

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Startup Mobile Outsource Development Tool 262

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

During his presentation, Sam Teller gave people tips on how to connect with high profile people, who are inundated with emails. He also went over the common misconceptions people have, dispelling the belief that Silicon Valley is the only place where you can get access to capital.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

1 of a product up and running in a few months weeks getting thousands of users for next to no capital, in Los Angeles many folks will take over a year and spend a million dollars just to get a beta product ready. Challenge #3 – There Needs to Be More Institutional Capital in Los Angeles.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Silicon Beach (Santa Monica). Step 1 — create your CHNL account with a username, email and password. Yes – angel funded by Rod Perth (former CBS, CEO of NAPTE), Henrik Vanderlip of Viking Capital Partners, Gary Jacobs (former EVP and General Counsel of MGM/ Resorts) and several other angels. What is CHNL?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

InVenture has created a market for "micro venture capital," whereby everyday investors can provide expansion capital to developing businesses. Most people facing this problem resort to mass text messages, and long, frustrating email chains. Where: Wokcano, 1413 5th Street, Santa Monica, CA. to 11:00 p.m.

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Company Companies Web Evite 106

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

InVenture has created a market for "micro venture capital," whereby everyday investors can provide expansion capital to developing businesses. Most people facing this problem resort to mass text messages, and long, frustrating email chains. Where: Wokcano, 1413 5th Street, Santa Monica, CA. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Tonight starting at 7:00pm PST we will be streaming and bringing you all the action live from Cross Campus in Santa Monica. Event Details: Where : Cross Campus 820 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Please email us reach@techzulu.com. Make sure to tune in! TechZulu & Gadget Review present REACH. Partner with us!

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Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

InVenture is next stage microfinance – focusing on providing expansion capital. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica. Or emailed a video clip to a sibling or friend across the country just to put a smile on their face? Community Sponsors.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

InVenture has created a market for "micro venture capital," whereby everyday investors can provide expansion capital to developing businesses. Most people facing this problem resort to mass text messages, and long, frustrating email chains. Together they do amazing things. (mt) mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Headquarted in Santa Monica, CA, CallFire is dedicated to providing high-availability systems, intuitive user interfaces, furious developer support, and unparalleled customer care in order to transform how companies do business. Or emailed a video clip to a sibling or friend across the country just to put a smile on their face?

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

CODA Automotive is a privately held company headquartered in Santa Monica, California that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery systems purpose-built for transportation and utility applications. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2012

Aaron Hirschorn: I've worked for a couple of LA-based venture capital firms, GRP and Monitor Ventures. Aaron Hirschorn: Currently, our investors are Science, based in Santa Monica, and also Ted Rheingold, who was the founder and CEO of Dogster.com. Really, this is about a need and opening up opportunity to everybody.

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Technical Review Startup Sites Malibu 164

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2012

Aaron Hirschhorn: I've worked for a couple of LA-based venture capital firms, GRP and Monitor Ventures. Aaron Hirschhorn: Currently, our investors are Science, based in Santa Monica, and also Ted Rheingold, who was the founder and CEO of Dogster.com. Really, this is about a need and opening up opportunity to everybody.

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Startup Sites Malibu 160

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Headquarted in Santa Monica, CA, CallFire is dedicated to providing high-availability systems, intuitive user interfaces, furious developer support, and unparalleled customer care in order to transform how companies do business. Or emailed a video clip to a sibling or friend across the country just to put a smile on their face?

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

All it takes is an email address to start receiving our exclusive deals for sports tickets to your favorite teams in your city. Bill founded Idealab to create and build successful businesses that capitalize on innovations in areas with significant growth opportunities, including the Internet. Silver Sponsor.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica. Idealab also continues to partner with leading venture capital firms and other strategic investors to provide the resources to maximize the potential of these companies. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers!

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Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica. Idealab also continues to partner with leading venture capital firms and other strategic investors to provide the resources to maximize the potential of these companies. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers!

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2012

more--or you can go online and use Fine Art America (www.fineartamerica.com), a Santa Monica company which is doing. photographer and live here in Santa Monica, you can take an image of the Santa Monica Pier. If someone loves your image of the Santa. all of that for more than a 100,000 members.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. Named as one of the 20 most innovative startups in the country, based in Santa Monica.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Friday evening, August 19th, rolled around and Startup Weekend LA was underway with attendees showing up at Coloft in Santa Monica around 6:00 pm and the classic Idealab keg there to quench everyone’s thirst. Feel free to email or drop a tweet with any questions about the journey, no matter what stage you’re in.

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