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JANUARY 16, 2013

MuckerLab , the Los Angeles startup accelerator headed by Erik Rannala, is presenting its newest startup class today in a Demo Day. MuckerLab has been fairly successful in attracting venture capital interest in its prior class of companies, with a significant chunk of the group's inagural class gaining venture or angel funding.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Los Angeles-based NameLayer , a company which has been accumulating a portfolio of tech-startup friendly domain names, has been acquired by startup accelerator TechStars. TechStars operates a series of startup accelerators across the country, which combine mentoring, a three month intensive program, and a demo day to help startups get funded.

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Mentor Acquisition Los Angeles Startup 174

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Cal-X Stars Business Accelerator , a startup accelerator group which has been ramping up in Santa Monica, said Friday that it is planning to present its class of medtech companies in San Francisco as part of the Founder Club DEMO day. READ MORE>>.

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Class Startup Santa Monica Incubator 147

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AUGUST 24, 2015

The LA Dodgers has opened the doors on its first, startup accelerator program class this morning, unveiling the 10 companies included in the first LA Dodgers Sports & Entertainment Accelerator. The accelerator begins today, and runs through a Demo Day in November at Dodger Stadium. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Make In LA said the four companies were selected from a pool of 112 applications for across 24 countries. The participants all receive $150,000 in investment capital, mentoring, and access to a prototype lab. This next class has its Demo Day on June 28th. Make In LA's program is managed by Shaun Arora and Noramay Cadena.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

The Walt Disney Company said Thursday that it will run its startup accelerator program, the Disney Accelerator , for the third year, with applications for the next session due on April 10th. According to Disney, the three month mentorship and investment program will run through the summer, with a Demo Day in October. READ MORE>>.

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Burbank Resource Entertainment Mentor 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

With Startup Boost, we had dozens of investors, service providers, successful entrepreneurs, and major industry leaders (including Microsoft, Google, Softbank, REME, and TechStars) coalesce around our initiative to help early stage companies get to the next level. Yet they turned-out each and every week of our six-week programs.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement. Hollywood, the founders felt, was the best place to nurture that talent, according to interviews with the founders conducted at the company’s last demo day. ” Writers need to submit an idea and a writing sample from today through July 6. .

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Netflix Entertainment Hollywood Writing 137

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APRIL 28, 2011

Khristo, who said he is modeling the program after similar effort YCReject.com in the Bay Area, said he is hoping to run YC-style gatherings, learning, mentoring, and demo days but without the funding. Y Combinator provides incubation, mentoring, and funding to companies in Silicon Valley.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts. If you don’t need these common resources, but need specialized technology services, you should look for technology parks and research facilities, often sponsored by leading companies in specific technologies, like Intel Capital and Google Ventures (GV).

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts. If you don’t need these common resources, but need specialized technology services, you should look for technology parks and research facilities, often sponsored by leading companies in specific technologies, like Intel Capital and Google Ventures (GV).

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Resource Startup Incubator Seed Funding 159

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.

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Southern California Technical Review Santa Monica Invest 113

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Companies were getting funded more easily and many more companies were actually being created. You can see Zach James & Rich Raddon who are standing next to a demo table pitching a small, yet-to-be-funded company called MovieClips – now the powerhouse ZEFR. By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically.

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Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

The idea is to have a partnership between Cedars-Sinai and Techstars, where we select ten healthcare startup companies focused on innovative technology and care delivery in healthcare. Both sets of mentors re really united to help drive the pace of growth of these startups, must faster than they might have grown traditionally.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

The idea is to have a partnership between Cedars Sinai and Techstars, where we select ten healthcare startup companies focused on innovative technology and care delivery in healthcare. Both sets of mentors re really united to help drive the pace of growth of these startups, must faster than they might have grown traditionally.

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Mentor Startup Coach Ideas 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Earlier this week, the Disney Accelerator held the demo day for its second class. We caught up with Michael Abrams , Senior Vice President, Innovation at The Walt Disney Company , to talk more about this year's class of companies and the program. Walt Disney is a big company�has innovation been an issue for you?

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The good news for entrepreneurs is that there have never been more office space options for early stage companies. We are actually giving the companies money, rather than taking money from them. End Game - Some Accelerators spend significant time helping startups hone their pitch for a blow-out Demo Day.

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Incubator Startup News Entrepreneur 238

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

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AUGUST 12, 2014

has figured out one way -- which is to run a startup accelerator, Warner Media Camp (www.mediacamp.com)--which pulls a class of startups into the company for an intense, twelve week program every year, and helps those companies tap into the resources of the studio. Our sister company, Turner, began Media Camp San Francisco in 2012.

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Startup Technology Hollywood Media 159

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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Artificial Inteligence Startup Entertainment Press 109

socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2012

We caught up with Wade Eyerly , co-founder of the company, who told us the story behind the company, and how it hopes to bring unlimited flights from local regional airports, via a subscription model, to the market. Those mentors and others have given us really tangible advice. What's the idea behind SurfAir?

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Startup Mentor Technical Review Santa Barbara 240

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

We met and shared ideas and business cards, from the opening party at the Viceroy, to the packed panels starring Silicon Beach accelerators, VCs, startup CEOs, digital content creators, movie, music, games, and PR pros; hackathon, demo days, student pitch fests, parties and more. At the closing party, attendees kept saying "This is great!

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Dollar Shave Club Technical Review Santa Monica Southern California 272

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Marking the 10 th Techstars corporate program, the accelerator will provide funding, three months of mentorship and guidance from senior leadership at Cedars-Sinai and the Techstars network of more than 7,000 founders, mentors, investors, and corporate partners. ’s entrepreneurs to creatively build their companies today.”

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West Hollywood Technology Hollywood Mentor 40

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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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

What types of companies will be part of Techstars LA? The companies really are at the discretion of the managing director and team on the types and focus areas of the companies who will be included. We started in Boulder, Colorado, all the way back in 2007, with just ten companies. billion combined.

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Startup Los Angeles Mentor Class 100

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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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

To that end, last week, Los Angeles-based MuckerLab (www.muckerlab.com) announced its plans--and a big lineup of local CEO mentors--to start up a new, YCombinator- and TechStars-type program in Los Angeles, headed by former Silicon Valley venture capitalist Erik Rannala , and affiliated with the TechStars Network. We're focused on two things.

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Technical Advisors Startup Southern California Los Angeles 176

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The Walt Disney Company & Techstars have officially announced the Disney Accelerator, a three-month mentorship and seed-stage investment program for 10 lucky companies. Applications are being accepted starting today, through April 16, 2014 for early-stage companies with innovative consumer media and entertainment product ideas.

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Entertainment Santa Monica Ideas Mentor 102

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, Don’t even get me started on Demo Days.

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Venture Capital Invest Press Startup 374

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

One would think entrepreneurs would never want less available cash – until such time as their competitors ridiculously and unnecessarily all raise $50 million in the name of a “land grab” thus making it much harder for your totally reasonable company to attract investors. What is one to do? My general advice is to do less.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Invest 150

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The creators of the renowned StartupWeekend — a place where random ad hoc teams work frantically for 54 hours to build a demo of a new business and then complete for fame and fortune — have picked up where StartupWeekend left off and have birthed a new course for entrepreneurs who need to level up called StartupWeekend Next.

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Class Mentor Startup UCLA 98

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

K5Launch (www.k5launch.com) is modeled after the successful Y-Combinator and TechStars acceleration programs, and invests equity, provides mentors, and runs a three month program to get very early stage startups off the ground. Our challenge is to help start, fund, improve, and grow 1000 companies in five years.

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Orange County Southern California Startup Class 192

socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2015

As we came in, and started looking at opportunities the Dodgers had in front of them, they saw many great, smart, innovative young companies approaching us. All of that combined can change the odds of success for companies. The question is, how do you differentiate those companies ,and pick which ones will succeed?

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Startup Invest Resource Entertainment 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2011

At the end of the program, companies present their businesses to potential investors at a Demo Day event. The group collectively has founded, operated, and helped scale many of the most successful Internet companies including eBay, Google, Green Dot, HauteLook, LinkedIn, Live Nation, AT&T, StubHub and TripAdvisor.

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Los Angeles Rustic Canyon Incubator Angel 58

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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CalTech Idealab Tech Coast Angels Enterprise Forum 79

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2012

There were people walking around the room with orange ties called Senseis that were there specifically to mentor and support developers with programming issues. Making the most of our location, the Venue Pop team decided to have fun with the pitch and demo by featuring two superheroes. We walked over down to Hollywood Blvd.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

They have hired great people, have brought on great mentors, have raised money from top tier investors, and we are excited for a bunch of big announcements in the months ahead,” said Teller. The company’s CEO, Brendon McQueen, graduated from Columbia with 12 loans that totaled over $120,000. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96