Xconomy

MARCH 20, 2018

Mythic , which last year unveiled its novel computer chip designed for artificial intelligence, announced today that it has raised $40 million in a Series B fundraising round led by the venture capital arm of Japanese telecom and tech giant SoftBank.

Artificial Inteligence 77

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review 77

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

When I first got into VC I decided I better have some investment themes. My background was 8 years of telecoms & mobile and 8 years of cloud computing & SaaS – so these two themes were a given. “People still want calls …&#.

Mobile 329

Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Because of the advancements in cloud computing by companies like RightScale and open source software such as MySQL , the costs to create a scalable web service have decreased by a factor of ten since the year 2000. When the CEO excitedly called his venture capitalists, he was shocked when they literally laughed in his ear.

Entrepreneur 140

Entrepreneur Cloud Computing Invest Funding 140

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

“As voice API, voice broadcast and text messaging technology advances and cloud computing becomes increasingly sophisticated, more and more business – across all core market sectors — are discovering why cloud telephony is the future,” said Dinesh Ravishanker, CEO and co-founder, CallFire.

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Because of the advancements in cloud computing by companies like RightScale and open source software such as MySQL , the costs to create a scalable web service have decreased by a factor of ten since the year 2000. When the CEO excitedly called his venture capitalists, he was shocked when they literally laughed in his ear.

Entrepreneur 157

Entrepreneur Invest Funding Capital 157

SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

Mentions - Marc Andreessen's - The three kinds of platforms you meet on the Internet A Level 1 platform's apps run elsewhere, and call into the platform via a web services API to draw on data and services -- this is how Flickr does it. In second venture - compared Salesforce.com vs. S3 - as platform. By definition need redundancy.

Platform 150

Platform EC2 Java S3 150

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

InVenture is next stage microfinance – focusing on providing expansion capital. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Leveraging mobile application and online platform.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. is a web hosting and virtualization service provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I can’t say for sure, but it feels to me like the re-urbanization of technology companies is driven by a broader trend of the tech industry overall – cloud computing. In San Fran you find more recently established VCs like True Ventures, First Round Capital, Freestyle, Kii Capital and others.

Technology 313

Technology Rustic Canyon Cloud Computing Beverly Hills 313

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. is a web hosting and virtualization service provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

Join us for a special evening with InfoWorld’s Dave Linthicum as he delves into global enterprise software trends with some of LA’s most successful SaaS and cloud computing companies. The opportunities cloud computing and SaaS afford management. Finding business agility in the cloud. Chief Digital Officers.

SaaS 92

SaaS Cloud Computing CIO Web 92

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

I had just returned from living in Japan where I witnessed the hugely successful launch of i-mode by NTT DoCoMo so I knew the potential that the mobile web would ultimately bring, but I saw so many flaws in the launch of WAP. I’m now a VC. The mobile web would finally be open! There was no engagement. Enter Apple.

Brentwood 326

Brentwood Mobile Google Web 326

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Over the past ten years, the rise of the consumer web and the availability of better measurement too. The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi. Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot. Your clients pay you to design and build web sites and app. The constrai.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 22, 2010

This week I was preparing for my weekly This Week in Venture Capital web show and was researching some of the deals that were announced for the week. Aside from attacking yet another market segment all I could think about is, “Why enter the web conferencing market. Isn’t WebEx already dead man walking?

Screening 266

Screening Screencast Web Yammer 266

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

I try to invest in things that I know and that I believe I might have better knowledge and relationships than the masses of VCs. I have other areas of interest & competence such as cloud computing and document management given my background. This generation’s Sears Catalog. is getting 3 million views.

Startup 386

Startup Pricing Marketing Product 386