SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 9, 2016

The funding came from Silversmith Capital partners. Impact Radius develops software which is used by brand and agencies to maximize their return on ad spend, and says its clients include Lenovo, Ticketmaster, Tommy Hilfiger, Getty Images, Shutterstock and Advance Auto Parts; the company says it already has more than 230 employees.

Software 100

Software Marketing Ticketmaster Santa Barbara 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

According to one of Pasadena-based Metacloud ''s venture capital backers, the acquisition of the cloud services provider by Cisco on Wednesday was an "epic exit". Vice President of Technology Operations at Ticketmaster Entertainment and Steve Curry, the former head of Yahoo''s global storage operations. READ MORE>>.

Venture Capital 113

Venture Capital Acquisition Ticketmaster Yahoo 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Triton Digital is backed by Oaktree Capital Management, and is headed by Neal Schore; the firm's board includes such former Ticketmaster head Sean Moriarty. Triton Digital's services will be used to serve and measure audio ads on the Xbox Music service. READ MORE>>.

Services 159

Services Ticketmaster Advertising Los Angeles 159

socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2013

Lynch and Curry are technology veterans, having managed cloud deployments for Yahoo and Ticketmaster. metacloud venture capital cloud computing private openstack rackspace deployment management software' The companies said the funding will go towards growth and global expansion of its services. READ MORE>>.

Services 187

Services Cloud Computing Ticketmaster Southern California 187

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Goldberg was formerly an EVP at Ticketmaster, and was also CEO of Youbet.com, and co-founded Tunes.com and Sportvision. ScoreBig.com''s other investors include Bain Capital Ventures and U.S. CPIF adds a board member as part of the investment. Kanner is a veteran of the sports market. Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

Invest 171

Invest Ticketmaster Entertainment USC 171

socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2011

Sean Moriarty , formerly the CEO of Ticketmaster, and currently Entrepreneur in Residence for venture capital firm Mayfield Fund, has joined the board of Los Angeles-based Triton Media Group. Triton is a provider of digital services and tools to the radio industry.

Media 140

Media CitySearch Ticketmaster Venture Capital 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2011

Greg Waldorf , the former CEO of Pasadena-based eHarmony , is joining venture capital firm Accel Partners as CEO-in-Residence, the firm said Monday evening. Waldorf left eHarmony on January 19th, as the firm has been rumored to be in process of an IPO.

eHarmony 124

eHarmony Ticketmaster Southern California Venture Capital 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Vice President of Technology Operations at Ticketmaster Entertainment. MetaCloud is headed by Steve Curry, the former head of Yahoo's global storage operations. MetaCloud's co-founders also include Sean Lynch, former Sr. MetaCloud's fully managed services helps companies deploy their own, OpenStack cloud computing systems.

Cloud Computing 174

Cloud Computing Services Ticketmaster Yahoo 174

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Galen Buckwalter (founder of eHarmony), Kamran Pourzanjani (Pricegrabber), Jim Armstrong (Clearstone Ventures), Ted Meisel (Overture/Elevation Partners), Sean Moriarty (Mayfield/Ticketmaster), Paul Weiskopf (Adobe), Jarl Mohn (Liberty Digital), and Todd Tappin (Gores Group).

Help 147

Help Altadena Yahoo Ticketmaster 147

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

LaughStub joins local companies such as Fandango (LA - movie tickets), RazorGator (LA - sports tickets), Paciolan (Irvine - ticketing systems), not to mention ticket giant Ticketmaster (West Hollywood) in the high tech-meets-ticketing area. No details on the angel funding for LaughStub have been announced. READ MORE>>.

West Hollywood 199

West Hollywood Tech Coast Angels Angel Ticketmaster 199

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The retail channel is dominated by Ticketmaster and Telecharge and Outbox, and a whole bunch of others. In summary, there are three channels - you can pay retail by going to a Ticketmaster. I've actually also raised capital before, and this is my second, venture backed business that I've run. That's the same thing that we do.

Entertainment 219

Entertainment Pricing Ticketmaster Startup 219

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2017

We also do lots of things in-venue, including mobile ticketing, integrating with Ticketmaster, Comcast, and many other ticketing providers. Laurence Sotsky: I've been working in the software-as-a-service space for some time, in medium-sized, venture capital backed companies. How did you get into this?

Mobile 162

Mobile Platform El Segundo UCLA 162

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Wildlink is backed by Mucker Capital. If you are a merchant, say you are Home Depot, or Ticketmaster, or Nordstrom, or Walmart, or Hotels.com, prior to Wildfire, there was no way for them to efficiently motivate and reward people for recommending their products. How does this work?

San Diego 159

San Diego Social Media Commerce Snapchat 159

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2009

It's also through venture capital funds we talk with--there are no formal partnerships yet--but certainly referrals to their relationships. We merged with Ticketmaster, took it public before selling it to IAC. We go through a very rigorous review process, just like a venture capital fund would do in selecting the companies.

Venture Capital 165

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Technical Review 165

socalTECH

JULY 12, 2013

We have the best engineers in the world here at MetaCloud, the former cloud engineering team at Ticketmaster, which operates your cloud every day, deploys software updates, and gives you the economic performance of the cloud, but where you data is always under control and on your premises. That worked, to some degree.

CIO 207

CIO Southern California Technical Review Software Review 207

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

is backed by Bain Capital and U.S. O’Neil was senior executive for pre-eminent sports and entertainment brands such as Madison Square Garden (the New York Knicks, New York Rangers and New York Liberty), the Philadelphia Eagles, and the National Basketball Association. ScoreBig.com , headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif.,

Ticketmaster 65

Ticketmaster Entertainment Pricing Class 65

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2015

People are spending their capital in a social manner, engaging with others. Ticketing and registration are starting to collide, and all those monopolistic playersthe Ticketmasters, Cvents, and Eventbriteswere all created 20 years ago. Our philosophy I around that social principal, that people are now more experiential.

Software 100

Software Activity Startup San Diego 100

LATechDigest

MAY 13, 2016

SMASHD’s first Cohort brought four early-stage + one mature company into the fold: Sidestep : Mobile platform for live events that allows fans to order merchandise before, during and after an event for VIP pickup and delivery, who has relationships in place with Ticketmaster, and is a merch partner on Beyonce’s latest tour.

Mentor 75

Mentor Venture Capital Draper USC 75

Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. ► July (1) ► June (3) ► May (5) the Rubicon Project The Journey Startup 6.0: Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0:

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Develop Development Product 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 19, 2006

► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. . I'm 30, now will you take me seriously? Inventing Stuff, Obviously Impossible? Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005). And what happened in L.A.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. . Venture Capital Funding 7. I'm 30, now will you take me seriously? Inventing Stuff, Obviously Impossible? Relaxing 2.

Startup 40

Startup Email Venture Capital CTO Hire 40