socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Pasadena-based 17hats , a startup that develops business management software aimed specifically at solo entrepreneurs (solopreneurs), has raised $4M in a Series A funding. The startup's software handles everything from booking clients and managing projects, to finances and other administrative processes.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. I recommend that you start by writing down the attributes you would want people to think about when they think about your brand. This is the list I would start with.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here. Our first is with Andy Wilson of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Pasadena-based MobLab , a new startup which develops personalized learning software for the education market, has scored a round of funding, the company said today. The funding came from the Andrew Nikou Foundation (ANF), which is the foundation of entrepreneur Andrew Nikou. Size of the investment in MobLab was not announced.

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JUNE 26, 2013

A new, startup incubator-created by the Art Center College of Design and the California Insitute of Technology --said this morning that it has launched a brand new, design-focused incubator, housed at Idealab. design accelerator pasadena startup incubator entrepreneur' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

The round was led by the Tech Coast Angels, and also included the Maverick Angels, Pasadena Angels, Angel Capital Entrepreneur Fund, LaunchpadLA, and angel Clark Landry. The startup was founded by Hunter Gray and Michel Bayan. The investment in Atlas Powered by the TCA was led by Yuri Pikover. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. This contribution is from Jay Goss , General Partner at Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health , based in Pasadena.

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

Be Great Partners , a Los Angeles technology incubator, has recently released a report on the startup community in LA and the information shows a positive growth for startups here in LA. Los Angeles is 3 rd in the global startup ecosystem, behind Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley. Los Angeles has a diverse area of startups.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Pasadena-based 17hats , a developer of business automation software, has raised $1.25M in a seed funding round, according to the company. The startup is led by Donovan Janus. The startup is led by Donovan Janus. 17hats small business automation software venture capital solo entrepreneur suite wavemaker'

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA), which supports local startups and emerging-growth companies, has named entrepreneur Kimberly Kovacs as the group's new President, according to the group. LAVA's day to day operations are managed by Executive Director Len Lanzai.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2021

How did you go from running a venture fund to starting Miso? Buck Jordan: The story is, I was at the tail end of my last fund, Canyon Creek Capital, and I wanted to try something different. He thought that was b t, and he said-if you are able to do this, he told me he'd be my first customer and supply us with seed capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

I’m often asked about the differences between being at a VC and being an entrepreneur and whether I prefer one or the other. The biggest difference I cite is that Venture Capital often feels like an “individual sport” while startups are a “team sport.” Branding & Shared Values.

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2018

Pasadena-based WaveMaker Three-Sixty Healthcare (www.wavemaker360.com) com) recently , announced a new healthcare focused venture capital fund, worth $25M. We caught up with one of the co-founders, Jay Goss, about what the new investment fund is looking for in a startup, and the types of investments it makes.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

A couple of years ago an entrepreneur had requested a meeting with me to present his business. I always try my best to take meetings like this since my friend had clearly committed some political capital to his friend in saying he could help him get a meeting. And that’s why he stood me up! Let me give you an example.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

Behzad Kianmahd is the co-founder of Los Angeles coworking space Cross Campus , which is one of the major centers of startup activity in Silicon Beachand also involved as co-founder and lead investor in a brand new, venture capital fund, TAU Ventures (www.ideasimmersion.com/tau-ventures/). Behzad Kianmahd: Absolutely.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 16, 2010

A couple of years ago an entrepreneur had requested a meeting with me to present his business. I always try my best to take meetings like this since my friend had clearly committed some political capital to his friend in saying he could help him get a meeting. And that’s why he stood me up! Let me give you an example.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2012

Southern California has the one of the largest gathering of organized angel investment groups, and a huge crop of startup accelerators: there's only one problem, which is they don't naturally work together. As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasnt. The entrepreneurs in startups are trained to go fast and run lean.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

Bitvore is based in Irvine, and is backed by serial entrepreneur Yuri Pikover, as well as other angels. Jeff Curie: I''ve been a startup guy here in Orange County for a long time. I was hired to head up strategy, marketing development, and product management. We grew that up, and did very well, and eventually sold it to IBM.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Over 500 startups applied last quarter to Launchpad LA’s accelerator, but only eight were chosen. Meet the Graduates: · Connectifier, which connects recruiters to potential job candidates, consists of 4 ex-Google employees and local angel investor, Terrence Yang, has dubbed Connectifier one of the best startups of 2012.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Intel Capital has invested $38 million in 12 technology startups since July, highlighting its venture investment focus on innovations in self-driving cars and machine vision, the Internet of Things, sports and health, drones, and virtual reality.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

That's the idea behind the technology being developed by Pasadena-based ObEN (www.oben.me), which is led by co-founde rand CEO Nikhil Jain. Nikhil told us a bit about the startup,which was spawned out of Idealab, and recently raised a round of funding from CrestValue Capital, Cybernaut Westlake Partners, Leaguer Venture Investment Co.,

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the newly launched startup developing mobile, loyalty programs for retailers, said this morning that it has raised $1M from Idealab. Punchcard, which is headed by Andy Steuer, offers up iPhone and Android apps which reward users for visiting local businesses. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The reason is that conferences usually pack them up with speakers to maximize the number of high profile guests in attendance to sell more general admission tickets. Startup Matchmaking (Wed 5th Oct – Santa Monica) - The first event is tonight (Tues, Oct 5, 2010) at Wokcano in Santa Monica.

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Steve Reich

JULY 20, 2013

New SEC regs will destroy your ability to raise capital. In a nutshell, new SEC rules will REQUIRE entrepreneurs to register with the SEC BEFORE approaching investors. Here is the Angel Capital Association’s take: SEC regs. Startups create most of the jobs in this country, and unemployment is intolerably high.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

How did you end up at Unified Dispatch? The idea was they were going to create their own interactive voice response (IVR) technology, which we would keep in house and allow us to open up a nationwide call center to handle taxi calls. We ended up buying Unified Dispatch Inc. The firm's CEO, Dan Tamkin , tells us the story.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Good idea & plan: You must start with a good idea and a PowerPoint deck (my outline is here , scroll down mid way). In most cases if you can’t get a prototype done you’re probably not an entrepreneur. And a great product starts with the founder. Their name alone is enough to get meetings set up.

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Steve Reich

MAY 17, 2012

Yesterday, I joined a group of Pasadena and Tech Coast Angels for a discussion of crowdsourcing equity investments for startups. The JOBS Act of 2012 makes it possible to raise equity capital from small investors for the first time. The discussion was lively, to say the least. That’s the good news. The bad news?

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

But I thought I’d take some more time here to expand on what I think are the challenges, and opportunities, of starting a tech company in LA. Challenge #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists. Opportunity #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists.

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Steve Reich

AUGUST 9, 2012

As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasn’t. With the VC ranks shrinking, founders need to tap every source of capital out there. The entrepreneurs in startups are trained to go fast and run lean. We know we’re short of capital, particularly in LA. The Angel funding process can be arduous.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have an article from Joe Platnick of the Pasadena Angels , who delves into some of the criteria for selecting an angel group. 8. Are they respectful of entrepreneurs. 9. Do they help entrepreneurs, regardless of whether or not they invest. 4. How do they say 'no'.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Always looking to provide the very best for our community so that you may learn and grow as a startup or entrepreneur, Bill Gross is one of the best experts we could provide. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab. Chris Dumler , Co-Founder of Los Angeles Startup Foundation.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

We casught up with CEO Jay Ackerman to learn more about the company, its market, and how the company is looking to help its customershealth plans and managed care organizations--with risk management and quality improvement using technology. We're backed by Upfront Ventures, which is a well known venture capital firm here in SoCal.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2011

This morning, Pasadena-based Perfect Market (www.perfectmarket.com) announced a new, $9M round of funding for the firm's technology, which is used to help publishers monetize their content. The first thing we do, is we start with great content. So, we start with that. It's to speed up our growth. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Think “innovation” and you might picture some scrappy entrepreneurs toiling away in a kitchen or garage, hoping the landlord doesn’t notice what they’re up to. Alexandria has put up buildings in virtually every key life science cluster in the U.S., Lately, Alexandria is aggressively expanding its reach.

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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. This way we keep the questions fresh and up to date with current events. Leftronic is a real-time data visualization platform for startups. We write and create our own content for the game.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Jason is also behind the popular "Startups Uncensored" events in Los Angeles, so we also pinged him on how those events have been going. We want to make sure the marketplace is for professional content, so we screen to make sure the seller is a professional or small business owner, or a startup or entrepreneur.

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