SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 22, 2020

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 -- Startup World Cup - SoCal Regional hosted by LAVA and Pepperdine. Startups worldwide first compete at regional events, and the regional finalists will showcase themselves at the Grand Finale event in San Francisco and compete for a $1m investment prize.

Pepperdine 100

Pepperdine LAVA SoCal Southern California 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 6, 2012

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 -- LAVA Special Event: Venture Funding in Digital Media. Incumbents are finding new ways to adapt, startups are embracing disruption, and a new class of incubators/accelerators are leading a large infusion of capital.

Media 100

Media Funding LAVA Incubator 100

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O’Day has spoken openly about acquisitions as a way to build up the company’s drug pipeline. This drug class has seen a lift in recent years. This week, it made its biggest buy yet. Some of those analysts think Gilead might have overpaid but the company says there were competing offers. The FDA has approved.

Class 67

Class Acquisition LAVA San Diego 67

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The most common question I get running a college talent startup is: “What is the entrepreneurship culture like in schools? Many believe the same culture will be essential to the success of growing Southern California’s own startup culture. You’ve seen a lot of products; what makes a startup stand out in the crowd?

Incubator 40

Incubator Southern California LAVA Los Angeles 40