Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

A traffic jam of expensive cars lined up to pull into the packed parking lot of MuckerLab for its second graduating class demo day. Tech Coast Angel investor Dale Okuno came out because he believes that MuckerLab attracts better talent because they keep their class size small and focused. And build great business they have.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

However, the recent surge in startup activity has attracted a lot more capital into the area, including a significant amount of capital from LA's latest fund: Karlin Ventures (www.karlinvc.com). TX Zhuo: Karlin Ventures is an early stage venture fund based in LA. We're a very new fund, but are aggressive and like to hustle.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A proliferation of startups is now trying to devise applications for this new class of language model , where the machine is capable of creating new text, images and videos based on simple human input. It has so far raised around $9 million in funding from investors including IDG, Sequoia Capital China and, most recently, Baidu Ventures.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

We’ve called these nine and 10-figure deals, which shine brightly in the media and are hefty enough to bend the curve of VC fund sizes upwards, “ supergiants ” after their stellar counterparts. 2018 is already a record year for venture funding worldwide. 2018 is already a record year for venture funding worldwide.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 13, 2017

Splash Talks and Splash Chats are 20 minutes of pure, raw wisdom about fundraising, building, and scaling a startup, presented by visionary Founders and CEOs who have successfully raised $10M+ in funding. Thursday, January 19, 2017 -- SplashX LA. A 10-minute QandA proceeds each Splash.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy built her company, Recycled Media , out of necessity. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. Danny became a small investor in Recycled Media (the parent company of Recycled Bride) and became one of Tracy’s lead advisors. She’s infectious.”

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JANUARY 17, 2013

TouchFrame is one of the nine companies which launched themselves at MuckerLab's big Demo Day yesterday, the second class of startups to launch out of the accelerator. So far, the accelerator says it has had a 100 percent funding rate on its companies, based on its prior year's class. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Start Engine, started by Activision co-founder Howard Marks and investor Paul Kessler, said today that it is looking to provide mentorship, funding, and other resources to startups in the area, starting with a first class in January.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 11, 2022

Sure, celebs have begun talking about it, but we’re rarely taught about it in health class. Bartasi originally ran a media company in Atlanta, but sold it after getting married and relocating to New York City to be with her husband. Nor is it typically a topic of discussion over holiday hors d’oeuvres.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 8, 2016

They told me that if you look at modern studios they have many diverse revenue streams: movies, TV, online media, toys, licensing, video games and so forth. Andrew & Petri told me that a modern movie studio would start with video games and then branch out into other media. I took the bait.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

Los Angeles-based Naritiv , a new startup developing a network of content creators for Snapchat, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said Thursday. The funding was led by Third Wave Digital and Allen DeBevoise and also included Disney and Luminari Capital. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

Today, we're featuring Erik Rannala , founder of MuckerLab , the startup accelerator focused on incubation stage Internet, software, services, and media businesses here in LA. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley , a trend emerged among social media influencers and startup founders alike: move into a mansion with 10 or so collaborators, work day and night together to build fame and wealth, and hope that your new roommates do their dishes. “Some of these programs are cool, but it’s like, what’s after that?

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 18, 2019

Jay-Z has a new venture fund and a Silicon Valley partner. It’s got a media component, it’s leveraging new technology and it taps into the incredibly tech-forward community that comprises the rising middle class audience of urban (for lack of a better word) consumers. Calvin Broadus Jr.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Nithin’s and the class of 2010’s initial inspiration was to, “…leave a legacy behind at our school, do something different, so we would be remembered.” . This principle proved to be true once again at Nithin’s High School, when his class decided they did NOT want a prom. We didn’t think about having a prom.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

chapter of the Media, Entertainment and Technology Alliance (METal) and the voice of KenRadio's World Technology Roundup on CBS Radio, Rutkowski has recruited a roster of mentors to coach entrepreneurs who enroll in the institute's programs in LA. The structure is weekly classes, but with office hours and additional access to your mentors.

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JUNE 23, 2016

To do that you need to have the most talented partners and operating staff because entrepreneurs (and venture capital funds) have choices about whom they will work with and the best deals go to the best firms. Please help me in amplifying this message and in welcoming Kobie to the team on social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Often these communities are built around special interest groups, where the members interact through social media, help each other, and trust each other, and the relationships go well beyond the transactions. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users. Community means more than supply and demand.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

That company was Invoca, which just announced a $20 million fund raise led by Accel. It turns out it actually takes time to build a high-growth business with differentiated intellectual property and roll out large, enterprise-class marketing solutions. So I think it’s now fair to rate me at 9/10 on follow-on fundings.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

“They demonstrate best-in-class expertise with Facebook and Google paid ad platforms. At the time, it was doing Facebook media buying for e-commerce companies. They also have a very smart and efficient approach to creative development that was critical to helping us scale,” she wrote. But these days, ground up is tougher.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

If your goal is a large national corporation with more than 100 investors, and multiple classes of stock, you might prefer a C-Corp or S-Corp. Don’t let your passion convince you that word-of-mouth and viral marketing will suffice against well-funded competitors and ever more demanding customers. Budget time and dollars for each.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2013

Arjan Schutte: Our fund has a big mission, to invest in financial technology for the emerging middle class. I then moved to New York, where I set up the fund. There are 80 million Americans in this emerging class, who are unbanked and underbanked. How big is the fund? However, we''ll continue to be a national fund.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

With top-ranked accelerators Lauchpad LA closing its doors and Y Combinator rebranding itself as a seed fund, it seems fair to ask the question, “Are Accelerators Dead?”. Bringing an accelerators’ graduates back as mentors provides value to the next class, certainly. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes.

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JANUARY 27, 2016

StatMuse , one of the companies to emerge out of the Disney Accelerator in Burbank last fall, said this morning that it has raised $10M in a Series A funding round. The company was part of the second class of the Disney Accelerator , and showed off its product in October at the accelerator's Demo Day. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2016

Other investors include TEEC Angel Fund and wCapital. In the 2016 Policy Address, the Chief Executive stated that the Government will set aside HKD 2 billion to set up an Innovation and Technology Venture Fund to co-invest in local startups with private venture capital funds on a matching basis. Closing a round of USD 4.5

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2012

Bricault was the founder of The Mailroom Fund, which was focused on early stage investments in Southern California digital media, and prior to that spent significant time at William Morris Agency. That's actually borne fruit in our first class. We sat down with Paul to learn a bit more about the program at Amplfify.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I’ve spent a lot of my career thinking about digital and online video (with investments in companies like Maker Studios) so for that reason amongst many, I was excited to open the Upfront Summit a few weeks ago by interviewing Meg Whitman about Quibi and the digital media space. But Quibi has raised $1.4

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

He is currently a Managing Director of the Clearstone Global Gaming Fund and sits on the boards of IMI Exchange, Xfire, Playsino, ExpressCoin, GoCoin, FGL, Spicy Horse Games, KnCMiner.cn, Robocoin China and the Mastercoin Foundation. Peter Csathy - CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures. He continues to sit on the board of Sorenson Media.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Its evolution has resulted in a new class of entertainment entrepreneur, the creators of professional YouTube content, affectionately known as YouTubers. some of the money was spent by YouTubers to purchase homes and not create videos), the majority of the funds were properly deployed by the emerging community of professional YouTubers.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Richard Wolpert is the author of A Soul Of A Deal, a book on deal making, and is also a longtime angel investor in Southern California's technology industry.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This is true whether it’s physical products or media products. Think about the tension between media companies and cable operators like last year when Viacom threatened to pull Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, BET, etc. Of course branding is many things and this post doesn’t attempt a master class. from Charter’s subscribers.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

It's structured so that they get funding, office space, all of the Internet resources, tools they need from mentors. Los Angeles is an amazing place, and we have fashion, e-commerce, advertising, games, media, entertainment companies which I think make Los Angeles a phenomenal place. When is your first class? That's our mission.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. THE FULL STORY.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2011

Find other media outlets to tell your story. Startups often have advisors that help on recruiting, fund raising, biz dev, sales, etc. Trust me, these advisors will prove invaluable if you don’t have a lot of media experience. I want to know our media roadmap. Get Media Training. Build deeper relationships.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I’ve heard it many founders of VC backed companies in LA who tell me that in their NorCal VC meetings they are told, “we might be interested but we’d want you to relocate to the Bay Area if we funded you.&#. In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

In particular, funding for companies developing deep technology--software and cloud, as opposed to content and media--seems to be lacking. How did the new fund come about? We have a lot of world class universities here. Do you have institutional LPs in your fund, or is this your personal capital? David Waxman.:

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

From left to right above is Tristan Walker (founder of Walker & Co), Magic Johnson (successful NBA basketball player and successful business man – his two life goals), Beatriz Acevedo (founder of Mitu, the largest Latino digital media company) and Troy Carter (founder of Atom Factory and Cross Culture Ventures).

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