socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2014

Los Angeles-based polling and sampling technology and services provider uSamp is shuffling its executives today, saying that it has named Ted Bouzakis as the company''s new Executive Vice President of Sales, replacing George Llorens. uSamp is venture backed by OpenView Venture Partners and DuPont Capital Management. product line.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2020

According to Outtput, its software-as-a-service offers up loops, samples and melodic content, making it easier for professionals turn those loops and sounds into tracks. Output says its software is used by such artists as Drake, Coldplay, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, and Justin Timberlake. Output was founded in 2013.

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Tool Sample Los Angeles Content 100

socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2010

Encino-based uSamp , the online market research and sampling firm founded by former goZing founders Matt Dusig and Gregg Lavin, said today that it has raised $10M in a Series C funding. uSamp's online platform is used to manage online polling and sampling for clients. uSamp was formerly known as United Sample. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

Los Angeles-based Instant.ly , which is backed by Greycroft, Openview Venture Partners, DFJ Frontier, and DuPont Capital, has tapped startup veteran Carla Bourque as its new General Manager, Automated Sample, the company recently announced. Instantly offers up a service which helps brands access market research and sampling.

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Sample Media Research Los Angeles 100

TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2020

“Phoebe sent me a sample and I had the best night of sleep in my life,” Dey said. Sales are growing, according to the two women, and the company’s chances have certainly been improved by the capital infusion from Drumbeat Ventures and TA Ventures, a European female-founded fund focusing on technology innovation.

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Startup Sample Los Angeles Sales 184

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2012

The report ranked the cities by "startup throughput"--the number of startups, startup success rates, availability of capital, job creation, and other factors. The project did not detail the sample size or other specifics on its methodology of ranking the startup ecosystems. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Activity Report Angel 230

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2019

Affinity Biosensors' products are based on micro-electromechanical (MEMS) technology, which it says allows for cell counting, mass measurements, and visual observation of liquid samples. Details on the funding have yet to be announced by the startup. The company was founded in 2006. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Sample Research Funding 113

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2011

TuneWiki's new Android app also includes a number of features around music discovery, including ability to view and sample songs other users are listening to, connecting with friends via social networks, and more. TuneWiki is venture backed by Benchmark Capital and NTT Docomo. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Monica Sample Social Network Networking 244

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2020

The company offers up its direct-to-consumer jewelry designs on a "try before you buy" basis, providing both customized jewelry and sample rings and other jewelry, which it ships directly to consumers to wear and use before they decide to pay for those items. De Beers Group is diamond mining, retail, and trading giant. READ MORE>>.

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Funding Sample Los Angeles Design 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Valencia-based Sanguine Biosciences , a startup developing a service around blood sample collection for research and development, said Thursday that it has closed on a seed financing round. Size of the round was not announced. The funding was led by INVENT Ventures and Heliant Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Seed Funding Sample Funding Research 157

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2015

Los Angeles-based Instantly , which develops automated sampling and market research tools, said Tuesday that it has named Jim Collins as its Executive Vice President of Instantly Audiences. Instantly--which until recently, was known as uSamp--is venture backed by Greycroft, Openview Venture Partners, DFJ Frontier, and DuPont Capital.

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Sample Research Los Angeles Tool 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

San Diego-based Biomatrica , a developer of technology for storing biological samples at room temperature, announced this morning that it has scored an investment from In-Q-Tel, the investment arm of the U.S. Biomatrica's technology is used to allow the storage of DNA, RNA, proteins, and other biological samples at room temperature.

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Invest Sample San Diego Research 160

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2013

DermTech is commercializing qPCR (quantitative polymerase chain reaction) assays for skin samples, to identify gene targets to detect melanoma. dermtech skin cancer detection lifescience assay gene venture capital' According to DermTech, the funds will go towards further development and laboratory accreditation efforts. READ MORE>>.

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Sample San Diego Venture Capital Funding 124

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The total funds include backing from a Republic campaign, pre-seed investors and capital from the co-founders. However, because they could not do the food tastings they were able to with the jerky, they decided to start a food club and sent samples of the burger in the mail. Today, AKUA announced a $3.2

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Startup Los Angeles Sample Funding 191

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Pathway Genomics allows users to submit a DNA sample to the firm's CLIA certified laboratory, which tests that sample for common diseases and potential genetic issues. Tags: pathway genomics venture capital genetic testing lifescience. READ MORE>>.

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Funding Sample San Diego Venture Capital 145

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

To celebrate the debut, Impossible Foods has tapped Chrissy Teigen’s grandmother for a VIP event on Thursday night and will be handing out samples at a Los Angeles-area Gelsons on Friday. Its next stop is going to be another store chain on the East Coast later this month, the company said. late-night delivery item in the U.S.

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Southern California SoCal Los Angeles Sample 195

socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2015

Those researchers have already demonstrated the use of its devices and a cell phone, to determine the concentration of molecules in a sample--making it possible to test for such things as HIV using a portable device. slipchip microfluidics venture capital stealth funding biotech lifescience scientific analysis caltech techtransfer'

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CalTech Technology Sample Research 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A sample of three views is adequate. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with. Personally visit another startup funded by this investor.

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Technical Review Startup Innocal Offshore 138

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

IntegenX , a provider of equipment used for preparing genetic analysis samples, said last week that it acquired GenVault, but did not disclose any financial details of the deal. The acquisition came in conjunction with a new, $15.6M funding round for IntegenX from Domain Associates and others.

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Sample Acquisition Funding Capital 145

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2010

Greycroft Partners , a digital media venture capital fund which is active in both Los Angeles and New York, said this morning that it has closed a $130.7M, second fund, Greycroft II. Greycroft's local investments include Paidcontent (sold to Guardian Media), Sometrics , Crowdfusion , and United Sample , among others.

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Media Funding Sample Venture Capital 154

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2012

But, how are those accelerators doing so far in terms of attracting capital and attention to Southern California startups? socalTECH has analyzed its database of venture capital deals , exits, and other local deal activity, and started to come up with some tracking of the activity due to local accelerators, with some interesting results.

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Los Angeles Angel Report Startup 234

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2023

If you are approaching a recognized venture capital group, or even an accredited angel investor, a non-disclosure agreement is counter-productive. There are many samples available from known sources, including this one from my website. If required, all agreements can be renewed before they expire.

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Technical Review Patents Ideas Sample 101

socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2012

San Diego-based Biomatrica , a developer of technology for stabilizing DNA, RNA, and protein samples, has raised $5M in a funding round, the firm said today. Source of the new funding was not announced.

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Sample San Diego Research Funding 138

socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2012

Encino-based uSamp , the online panel and sampling firm founded by Matthew Dusig and Gregg Lavin, has raised $6.0M as part of a new funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm this week. According to the filing, the funding is part of an ongoing, $7.0M fundraising effort by the company.

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Encino Sample Funding Company 162

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. But add another five years, and Google had made it, going public in 2004 with a market capitalization of $23B. He later changed the name to Facebook.

Yahoo 127

Yahoo IBM IBM Startup 127

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

If you are approaching a recognized venture capital group, or even an accredited angel investor, a non-disclosure agreement is counter-productive. There are many samples available from known sources, including this one from my website. If required, all agreements can be renewed before they expire.

Ideas 159

Ideas Tips Technical Review Patents 159

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Irvine-based WiSpry, a developer of programmable radio frequency semiconductors, said Monday that the firm has sampled its first products to what the firm described as one of the largest cellular handset manufacturers in the world. Bass Associates, the Tech Coast Angels, and Western Technology Investment. READ MORE>>

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Tech Coast Angels Sample Venture Capital Capital 124

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2009

Poway-based NEXUS Biosystems , a manufacturer of scientific equipment used to automate handling of samples for pharmaceutical, biotech, agrichemical, and research firms, disclosed this morning that has received a majority equity and growth financing from Telegraph Hill Partners.

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Funding Sample Venture Capital Equity 100

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2012

Strand Diagnostics is currently applying its system to ensuring surgical biopsy samples are being properly tied to patients. According to the two, the funding will be invested over the next 3 years, and will go towards Strand Diagnostics' growth, to scale its operations infrastructure, and expand sales and marketing. READ MORE>>.

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Sample Los Angeles Invest Sales 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

A sample of three views is adequate. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with. Personally visit another startup funded by this investor.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Funding Innocal Offshore 124

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

We understood the irony of the message as we sampled their sheer, almost-not-there lipgloss, then looked into a mirror decorated with white vinyl letters in the bustling pop-up shop: you look good , our reflection told us. Less than 2% of venture capital funding went to all-female founding teams in 2021, marking a five-year low. .

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Startup Netflix Los Angeles Innocal 280

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2010

HauteLook, one of the first firms to capitalize on the sample/private sales market, is already profitable and is growing rapidly. Funding: $12.8M. Backers: Charles River Ventures, Kinsey Hills Group, Redpoint Ventures. . HauteLook vs. Gilt Groupe. HauteLook - Profile. Funding: Over $41.0M. eSolar vs. BrightSource Energy.

Southern California 124

Southern California Rustic Canyon SoCal Startup 124

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2009

Studios, Delve Networks, United Sample, and Zadspace. Tags: frontier venture capital firm. Frank Foster has been promoted to General Partner, and is located in Santa Barbara. The firm said it has already made a number of investments from the new fund, including BOOM! READ MORE>>.

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Funding Santa Barbara Sample Venture Capital 113

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Start with a “sample” business model, available in generic form or customized for specific industries, from many sources on the Internet. These are necessary to estimate capital investment requirements, plan capital allocation, and measure financial performance.

Startup 101

Startup Sample Summary Pricing 101

socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2010

One exception, we do like alcoholic beverage deals, and not just for the free samples you'll have to pass around; we'd all like to be part of the next Grey Goose deal. Venture capital told us they didn't want to see any more of these deals 3 years ago. These deals need massive amounts of capital to affect change and create markets.

Tech Coast Angels 145

Tech Coast Angels Networking Sample High Tech 145

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. But add another five years, and Google had made it, going public in 2004 with a market capitalization of $23B. He later changed the name to Facebook.

Startup 111

Startup Yahoo IBM IBM 111

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Start with a “sample” business model, available in generic form or customized for specific industries, from many sources on the Internet. These are necessary to estimate capital investment requirements, plan capital allocation, and measure financial performance.

Startup 91

Startup Sample Summary Pricing 91