socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2019

Los Angeles-based food startup Slice of Sauce , which makes unique "slices" of ketchup designed to make it easier to put sauce on burgers and other foods, has joined Techstars Austin , one of Techstars' many accelerator programs around the world. Slice of Sauce is the only LA company venturing out to Texas for the program.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2019

Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched its first mission of a spacecraft designed to carry human beings into space, sending the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft into space early Saturday morning, and successfully docking the spacecraft at the ISS on Sunday.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2012

On Sunday, fighting frayed nerves and sleep deprivation, the courageous developers, designers and business folk prepped for their demos. The three finalists qualify for AngelHack's Global Demo Day to be held on January 24th, 2013 in Silicon Valley. Angelhack LA photo via Kin Lane @ Flickr ). READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 23, 2018

Electronauts is designed to deliver a social experience, in which players can create music for their surroundings. The new title is immersive, but designed to be played in a social setting, like a party. It’s a group experience the company envisions as something similar to Rock Band or Guitar Hero. Shadow in real time.

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socalTECH

MAY 13, 2013

Los Angeles-based Fans.lu , a developer of an e-commerce storefront to help game companies sell merchandise such as shirts, hats, posters, and more directly to their gamer fans, said over the weekend that it has partnered with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA).

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LATechDigest

AUGUST 23, 2016

The LA Dodgers And R/GA Announce Second Sports Accelerator Program Companies. Focus is on Growth-Stage Companies and Strategic Business Development. The Los Angeles Dodgers and R/GA Ventures are pleased to announce the five companies chosen for the second LA Dodgers Sports Accelerator.

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socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2016

According to the LA Dodgers and R/GA, it will select five to seven startups in this new class, giving them access to both the executive leadership team of the Dodgers and its business units, plus access to marketing, branding, design, and technology services. The first LA Dodgers Accelerator included ten companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). The only way for a company to be overvalued is if there’s someone willing to pay that price. I spent time on college campuses. I attended events.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). The only way for a company to be overvalued is if there’s someone willing to pay that price. I spent time on college campuses. I attended events.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2018

A detailed piece in Fast Company outlines how extreme sports (professional surfing, steep incline skiing, skydiving etc.) However, my fear soon dissipated as before me was a transparent yellow lady (Job calls her “Goldie”) dancing with the beat — providing a moving demo for gameplay. Sounds amazing, right? A paradigm shift.

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Research Los Angeles Entertainment Product 242

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

A new, interactive application, Braindex --designed for the iPad and iPad mini--lets consumers do just that directly on their tablet. 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. How about Andy Milonakis?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2020

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year?  It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? We now invest in more companies, include better trainers and involve 3 times more investors in the demo days. We live that motto everyday.

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socalTECH

MAY 6, 2019

The startup--led by startup veteran Jonathan Zweig--said the free version of its software makes it easy for people to design and build interactive versions of their mobile apps and games. AppOnboard has been offering up to the tool to many mobile game developers, to help them offer up game previews.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

After months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Companies: Spotlight Companies. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship. View Larger Map.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The Resumator''s intuitive recruiting and applicant tracking solution has been used by over 12,000 companies, which have processed more than 4 million resumes and filled 36,000 jobs. The company’s clients include: Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly and Mashable. . You''re not gonna make any money drawing.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter Companies: Spotlight Companies. Bill serves on the boards of directors of numerous companies.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

Jason & Tyler brought forward 5 high quality companies and super high quality ones rose to the top and quickly got funded. There wasn’t a bad company tonight but I had a clear favorite. I suppose I should keep it to myself but I guess Jason will be helping to hype up all the companies anyways. As I’m sure Pip.io

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

The Spotlight is shining down these amazing LA companies! And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Winners: Spotlight Companies. It gives music companies a direct pipeline to market their products and services to music fans. Spotlight: LA Tech Summer SuperDemo is all electric car company CODA.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

What you might not realize is that the adorable droid was the brain child of Sphero, a robotics and digital technology company and an alumni to the Disney Accelerator program. “This year, more than ever, we are working with companies with the potential to help define the future of media and entertainment together with Disney.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

Your product demo crushed. It’s predictable, there is no reason to get mad about it and with a well-designed play book you can overcome this much of the time. After my board meeting I had to do an interview with a CFO candidate that one of my portfolio companies asked me to speak with. The dialog was great. That wasn’t you.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 7, 2019

At the center of the project is the company’s proprietary engine, Morpheus. Or Apple, which designs its own devices to carry out superior software experience,” explained Ma. The company has a few imminent tasks before achieving its Westworld dream. ” Our 9 favorite startups from Y Combinator W19 Demo Day 2.

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socalTECH

JUNE 10, 2013

Pharmaceutical companies spent $20 billion a year marketing their products to medical offices. However, the whole business of those companies working with medical offices is one sorely in need of technology. How did you start the company? The company was born out of the inefficiency in the system. What is RxVantage?

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Given the company is calling this a lifestyle store, the focus will likely be on showing how Lime’s scooters and bikes can become part of people’s lives and enhance their happiness, rather than on maximizing rental volume. The design could hint at what Lime wants to do with its retail store branding.

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Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2017

Taylor returned home and dove into learning web development and design on his own. We started traveling to Sundance and SXSW and these shows with awesome companies, but no one was writing about it,” Taylor said. The company caught the attention of investor from China and secured a seed-funding round around $1.5 Taylor said.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 13, 2012

Join TechZulu on a tour of some of the hottest Silicon Beach tech companies. Why not stop by for a quick beer, game, snack or just say hi at one of the many Silicon Beach tech companies on July 26 th from 6pm to 11pm Have a free beer or beverage, drop off a resume, see the office space or just kick back. When: July 26, 2012 6-11pm.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

After some pre-game mingling, we began our evening with demos from companies that had been picked from months of company submissions. Crowd Seats came up first to give their two minute breakdown of the company. Our next company to present was Danger Room Gaming and their Rapid Fire Trivia games.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 29, 2013

8pm – 11pm Startup Demos and Community Networking. Companies will be notified once selected. During TechZulu events you will connect with developers, designers, investors, media, potential new hires, and more. When: August 23, 2013. 6pm – 7:45pm Private Startup & Mentorship Speed dating. That’s right.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Our city is home to some of the most innovative entrepreneurs and companies the world has ever known. Teams will have two months to develop working prototypes, concluding in a Demo Day that will showcase the new innovations to investors and industry experts. Wearable World, Inc. ,

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Incubator Design Entrepreneur Help 82

SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

Cases Where a Mockup is Not Enough There are a few cases where mockups or clickable prototypes may not be enough: Usability, interaction design, etc. Investors Really Want Evidence of Traction So you built your MVP; you bring it to the investor; you demo it; and I will guarantee they will ask you: "So how many users do you have?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

They demoed the electricity transfer with a physical device that looked like something that would never be allowed on an airplane. Many people had small, very early bets on the company but the question was whether I was going to take the first big bet. But it seemed to work. I spent one hour with them. Could we produce this at cost?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2012

Spearheaded by Alex Donn , the event was designed for both technical and non-technical attendees to build apps over the course of a weekend at Io/La , an incubator/co-work space in the heart of Hollywood. Making the most of our location, the Venue Pop team decided to have fun with the pitch and demo by featuring two superheroes.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The film gives several examples of where not having women included in product decisions has led to poor design by not truly understanding 50%+ of the ultimate consumers. She gives examples ranging from poor auto air bag design (female body types being different) to “Clippy,” the Microsoft assistant that many women found creepy.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2016

We spoke with Adam Arrigo , CEO of the startup, to learn more about what the whole idea behind The Wave's VR software is, and how the company it looking to apply VR to the music industry. He's a virtual reality design guru. Our design philosophy is to double down on creating a very high value proposition.

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Startup Content Platform Design 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 12, 2014

Attendees include startup CEOs, accelerators, VCs, investors, Hollywood movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, social media gurus, developers, designers, and more from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international. Register for a 5-6? table on this Eventbrite, and we will follow up with you.

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Hollywood Entertainment Content Email 81

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 9, 2012

It is a particular problem for a niche crowd: Creatives design amazing things for others but often have problems finding simple solutions to present their own creative portfolios. They kicked around the idea of Iconify until pulling the trigger in early April to set the company in motion. Petersberg, Fl.

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Template Product Design Conference 63

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Milk & Honey has had shoes designed by Rachael Ray, Ginnifer Goodwin, Malin Akerman, and Kate Mara amongst others and has appeared in People, Redbook, Inked, Lucky, Bridal Guide, InStyle, Marie Claire, and numerous other publications. Less Neglect helps companies reduce churn, upsell users, and increase customer acquisition rates.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Spotlight: LA Tech is part of a quarterly demo series that will highlight the finest technology entrepreneurship in Southern California. We’re looking for companies with new technology to demonstrate (or better yet, those with upcoming launches they wish to promote among savvy peers). If you’d like to present, APPLY HERE.

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