socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2019

The companies said the funding will provide Graduway with "significant resources" to continue its growth and innovatino efforts, as well as to expand its product suite, plus to help it grow its operations in North America. READ MORE>>.

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Manhattan Beach Invest UCLA Education 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The startup said it is developing novel drugs based on the anti-cancer activity of metformin and designed to reduce cancer energy production to treat a range of cancer types. The company was founded by Dr. Michael Jung and Dr. Richard Pietras, both of whom are professors at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

This Spotlight takes place Thursday, October 27, at UCLA. InVenture is next stage microfinance – focusing on providing expansion capital. Where: UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095. There are still a few tickets left for you to be part of what will surely be an amazing night.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

From the Venture Trenches

MAY 21, 2013

In a recent update on LinkedIn Jason Calacanis recommended raising money on the promise of an idea, before a company launches its product. I recently caught up with a classmate from UCLA Anderson and told him the exact opposite in regards to raising money for his own startup.

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UCLA Venture Capital Startup Mahalo 45

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The new group, The Tech CEO Network , said it is looking to help bridge between the technology present at local schools like Caltech, UCLA, USC, UC Irvine, and other universities, and actual, viable companies. The founders of the group, Richard Koffler and John Morris , are two well known investors in the Los Angeles area.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

According to Tribogenics, the funds goes towards commercialization of its handheld XRF analyzer products, which allow X-rays to be taken from a small, handheld device. Tribogenics is a spinout of technology originally developed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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PMI Funding UCLA Los Angeles 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

Today, the conversation on Cleantech with a panel of entreprenurs, doing work as local VC’s, university, incubators, and startups. Sandra Itkoff – Entrepeneur in Residence, UCLA Institute for Innovation and Technology Transfer. Some things you might not consider on a regular basis: Lithium ion battery production.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2017

If you're an NCAA fan, and you've loaded the app for your favorite team, there's a high likelyhood that the app is actually the product of El Segundo-based Hopscotch (www.gohopscotch.com). That includes Notre Dame, Oregon, UCLA, and others. We're now the biggest provider of mobile applications in college. What do your apps do?

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Mobile Platform El Segundo UCLA 162

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

One of the companies on that journey is Los Angeles-based Carbonics (www.carbonics.com), which is taking technology developed in the labs of USC and UCLA, and bringing it to use in the wireless semiconductor market. Remind our readers, for those who aren't familiar with your company, what your products are all about?

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Startup Southern California UCLA Incubator 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

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. We need to be able to determine a pathway to a revenue generating product. The technology was ready for revenue, and the product was refined. Thanks, and good luck!

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LATechDigest

MAY 13, 2016

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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Mentor Venture Capital Draper USC 75

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures. Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Product Development: philosophie. philosophie has worked with some of the world’s biggest names: Google, Nissan, Nintendo, UCLA, and more.

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Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The firm was bootstrapped several years ago, and is profitable, and its founders are both MBAs from UCLA Anderson, where they met. Ramit Varma: Jake (Neuberg), my business partner, met at UCLA's Anderson business school. We never took a dollar of outside capital, from the founding until this round a couple of months ago.

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Software Review Technical Review Education Startup 178

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. If you want to hire very experienced product managers there are less of these than I would like. But we have a great city for building technology companies.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

He has also been a guest lecturer at Stanford, USC, and UCLA. Peter Csathy - CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures. Peter Csathy is CEO of Manatt Digital Media Ventures, a division of Manatt Digital Media, which offers innovative full-service business consulting and legal services, as well as venture capital.

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Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Many thanks to everyone who participated in last night’s Spotlight: LA Tech at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. Session #1, for CEOs with VC investors or over $1m raised.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. Session #1, for CEOs with VC investors or over $1m raised.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. Session #1, for CEOs with VC investors or over $1m raised.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles&#. Session #1, for CEOs with VC investors or over $1m raised.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

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. Not to mention the great weather, beaches, and beautiful people. He blogs here and tweets here.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

This included stabilizing a historically negative traffic and user trend, reducing the operational cost of the business by nearly 90 percent and pivoting the product from its legacy as a social network to a social entertainment destination. Where: UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. In our regions?

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Many thanks to everyone who participated in last night’s Spotlight: LA Tech at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Alfred Wong , Chief Science Officer, and Albert Liu , Vice President of Business Development, at Pong Research (www.pongresearch.com), a company developing products for redirecting cell phone antennas to reduce the radiation exposure of users. Talk about the technology behind the product? It's an altogether new approach.

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Research UCLA Design Product 138

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Redpoint Ventures is one of the venture capital firms which has straddled both Northern California and Southern California, with offices in both locations. We've created over a billion dollars in public market capital created by our investments here. We really believe in the market.

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Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. The bring your product to life.

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Startup Twiistup Slides Screening 362

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Pasadena another growing startup community, has startups focusing mainly on business products and services and sciences. Communication and growth will bring more capital and investors to start new businesses and ideas to create more opportunities, thus continuing the circle of startup life. Not enough money flows in LA.

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