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BlueCava Gets $13M For Ad Technology

socalTECH

According to the company, the second round of funding came from S3 Ventures, Performance Edge Partners and Zeitgeist Capital. BlueCava helps companies manage targeting of consumers on smartphones, tablets, the Internet, and more. bluecava advertising platform cross venture capital targeting' READ MORE>>.

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RightScale Rolls Out Grid Computing Product

socalTECH

Santa Barbara-based RightScale , the venture-backed developer of cloud computing management software backed by Benchmark Capital and Index Ventures, said yesterday that it has launched a new product specifically focused on grid processing. Pricing on the new product was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Nirvanix Powers Ooyala

socalTECH

According to Nirvanix, Ooyala is using Nirvanix to help its customers store and manage HD-quality video. The firm charges by bandwidth and amount of storage, and competes against Amazon's S3 service. Nirvanix is backed by European Founders Fund, Intel Capital, Mission Ventures, Valhalla Partners, and Windward Ventures.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. He’s also candid, humble and helpful. Raised angel money from Rob Lord, Reid Hoffman, Benchmark Capital and others. I think you’ll enjoy watching this week’s video. MetaMarkets.

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REACH | Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming [Live]

Tech Zulu Event

As a consultant for Comcast and co-founder of G4 Media, Scot helped bring the world of video games to television in 2002. Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. Robin Kaminsky is the CEO and cofounder of 1 st Street Partners, Inc.

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

Approximately 50 executives from the worlds of technology & venture capital piled into the dining hall on June 30th to listen to Dr. Mark Drapeau speak about "innovation" and its sister topic, "STEM education." While this is not slated to change anytime soon, one possible way to bridge this gap is through federal venture capital.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

Close shop to try and control monetization and you can only rely on your own internal innovation machine & capital. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see how big people like Match.com and eHarmony became on the trend of helping us find our dating partners and why this would be improved my mobile, social networks.