Remove Commerce Remove Incubator Remove Invest
article thumbnail

ventureLab Takes On Startup Incubation

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based ventureLab Growth Partners said Tuesday afternoon that it has launched a new "startup studio" to invest in and build early stage startups. The studio also said it will be expanding in the future to include digital health and app-driven commerce. The new startup studio is led by Mike Prasad. READ MORE>>.

article thumbnail

Siemer Ventures Backs Southeast Asian Startup Incubator

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based technology investor Siemer Ventures has funded an investment firm in Southeast Asia, which is looking to invest in and create e-commerce and digital media companies in the Southeast Asia region. Financial details of that investment were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Tech Coast Angels Invests $4.5M In First Half Of 2012

socalTECH

The Tech Coast Angels said today that it has totalled up its investments for the first half of 2012, and found that it invested $4,571,000 in direct investments--as part of $10M in funding--for 17 companies. The group said that investments were fairly consistent compared with the same period in 2011, when it invested $4.4M

article thumbnail

Interview with Mike Jones, Science Inc.

socalTECH

Science is looking to incubate its own set of companies, make investments, and otherwise work to create the next successful startups. I wanted to go back to both, with an operation and investment focus. It's different from making an investment, and it's also different from an incubator, in that it's a long term relationship.

article thumbnail

After pulling in around $80 million last year in revenue, LA’s StackCommerce is acquired by TPG’s Integrated Media Company

TechCrunch LA

The Los Angeles-based commerce and content platform StackCommerce has been acquired by the Integrated Media Company, a holding company set up by the massive private equity fund, TPG, to acquire new media businesses. We feel fortunate to partner with a team that has such deep expertise in commerce and technology.

article thumbnail

Mike Jones On Science Inc.'s First Firms

socalTECH

We actually reached out to them, because we were fascinated with the e-commerce space. We were able to bring them in through a straight investment, and they're now working in our offices, and frankly really getting good growth after we engaged with them. One of those sectors are marketplaces, the other is content and e-commerce.

article thumbnail

Amplify LA's Paul Bricault On Startup Accelerator Lessons, Five Years Later

socalTECH

Venice-based Amplify LA (www.amplify.la) is celebrating its fifth anniversary as a startup accelerator here in the Los Angeles area � one of the few in the area to have survived in more or less original form after the launch of a number of startup incubators and accelerators five years ago. We basically trebled in size.