Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Several funds and firms are participating in this investment including Rincon Ventures , Idealab ( Bill Gross built the original incubator and there will be active support from Allen Morgan ), Baroda Ventures , GRP Partners , David Cohen (founder of TechStars ), David Tisch (founder of TechStars NY ), DLA Piper and Stubbs Alderton.

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Not to mention the granddaddy of them all and arguably the first firm to properly do an accelerator – Idealab. We are happy to now support every & all accelerator in town that provides capital and office space and we want to focus on mentorship, coaching, advice, community building, etc. Idealab is still going strong.

Venture Capital 290

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

It’s also a very exciting time here in LA Tech with over 6 accelerators and incubators springing up over the past year. Tyler Crowley, of Sqweal, Launch, ThisWeekInStartups, Open Angel Forum, and Mahalo, stopped by to give a quick coaching session on pitch prep. Sunday morning rolled around and it was down to crunch-time.

Startup 66

Startup Mahalo Technical Review Idealab 66

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 2, 2011

In the US we now have some very well established incubation programs run by high-caliber mentors including IdeaLab, yCombinator, TechStars, BetaWorks and Launchpad LA. Suddenly everybody wants to be an incubator. You know how this ends. Would I ever encourage anybody to drop out of his or her education? But stay in school.

Education 322

Education Startup Incubator Class 322