Xconomy

APRIL 2, 2019

It was the first company in the world to reach a $1 trillion market capitalization, and it is the most valuable company in the world today. PC magazine recently released its 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards and Apple finished #1 for Laptops, Desktop PCs, and Tablets.

Satisfaction 61

Satisfaction Customer Custom Capital 61

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

San Diego-based uCast Global (www.ucastglobal.com), backed by Gary Winnick, is looking to tackle that entire area of content distribution, and is led by startup veteran Dr. Kanaan Jemili. In 2004 and 2005, I was at DivX in San Diego, and I was head of product there. Number six are publishers. I have a Ph.D.

Content 113

Content Startup Mobile Media 113

Xconomy

DECEMBER 9, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump re-stirred the drug-pricing pot with comments in Time Magazine and a reported FDA commissioner candidate who doesn’t seem to think much of the regulatory process. The 21st Century Cures Act is now waiting President Obama’s promised signature after easy passage through Congress.

News 40

News Patents Conference Pricing 40

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

We sat down with Wong--professor emeritus at UCLA--and Liu to talk about the company's roots from research at UCLA, and how it's trying to get past the poor reputation of products in its segment, the debate over whether radiation from cell phones does or does not affect humans, plus its private equity backing by Bridgewater Capital Partners.

Research 138

Research UCLA Design Product 138

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

She fell in love with Hispanic culture as she got to know her husband Hugo, a native of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Kim Gamez, CEO and co-founder of the Ann Arbor, MI-based startup Mi Padrino , is a self-described “all-American Gringa ” who grew up in farm country. One of her favorite traditions was that of the padrino , or patron.

Startup 108

Startup San Diego Competition Blogging 108

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. We all want larger amounts of capital to hire more senior people and to build bigger teams. Team Building.

Startup 150

Startup Coach Course Invest 150

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Shivani Siroya is the CEO and Founder of InVenture , which helps to expand small businesses around the world by providing access to growth capital and business tracking tools via the Internet and mobile technology. Although a new company, it is already gaining momentum—being featured in European CEO, Playboy, and Da Man Magazine.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. We were now set to close at $46 million in new capital. I flew from San Diego (where I was visiting for Thanksgiving) to New York to persuade investors to stick with us. We were based in London.

Entrepreneur 308

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Conference 308