TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 23, 2018

It’s a group experience the company envisions as something similar to Rock Band or Guitar Hero. Before co-founding the company, President Nathan Burba served as the director of Project Holodeck, a USC project aimed at creating a full-body 360-degree VR experience. Shadow in real time.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

Today, we just had a screening for the Tech Coast Angels, they're screening companies and having lunch here. Instead, we partner with all the companies provide those services. We are partnering with every event company you can think of, including General Assembly, TechZulu, Digital LA, and others. How long have you been open?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 18, 2011

Known for its entertainment scene which blossomed in the early nineteen hundreds, LA also has some of the best schools in the country in UCLA and USC. The event will offer a cocktail event atmosphere for tech enthusiasts a place to connect with the local tech companies, entrepreneurs and more established LA companies.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last night, Amazon.com jumped into the movie business, with its own, online film submission site, Amazon Studios , backed by the help of a number of notable USC Film School advisors. Despite coming from Amazon, the local involvement is heavy, with USC's School of Cinematic Arts heavily involved, as well as other local entertainment execs.

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Sites Hollywood Summary USC 217

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Here is this year''s list of the socalTECH 50 , and their current companies. Philip Lelyveld , USC Entertainment Technology Center. John Tabis , The Bouqs Company. to try to shine some light on folks who people. might not have heard of, but should, or will. Amit Jain , Bridg. Zack James and Rich Raddon , ZEFR (shared).

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The biggest news for Digital LA this year has been creating and spearheading Silicon Beach Fest, LA's first startup entertainment community festival in Santa Monica and Venice in June, 2012. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year?

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Dollar Shave Club Technical Review Santa Monica Southern California 272

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 19, 2012

LA City Council Member Eric Garcetti will give the opening keynote for the inaugural Silicon Beach Fest , a celebration of digital innovators in startups and entertainment happening June 21 – 23. Demo Day: StartEngine accelerator portfolio companies present. Click here to register. Angel Pitch: Startups pitch to angel investors.

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Rustic Canyon Santa Monica Entertainment Journal 104

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops 3D avatar technology, said today that it has partnered with video game company GGL Global Gaming, to provide free game content on its web site. According to Big Stage, the deal will allow users on the site to insert the firm's 3D avatars into game photos and videos. READ MORE>>

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Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC Social Network 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

We caught up with CEO Phil Kelly to better understand what the company is working on. What we''re doing, is curating the most popular interests, brands, and entertainers, which comprise the interest in the social web, and putting in on one platform. How did the company start? Phil Kelly: I started the company early last year.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Third Wave Digital (Allen DeBevoise), Dream Maker Entertainment Ltd. Entertainment Co., How did you come up with the idea for the company? Our goal is to announce the Series A, and give a quick preview of the company and what is all about, and we will be coming out of stealth for the first time.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

LA Cleantech Incubator , officially launched last week, and was created by Los Angeles Cleantech Alliance, a group supported by Mayor's Office, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Community Redevelopment Agency for Los Angeles, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, UCLA, USC, CalTech, and Arts Center College of Design.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market. For those not familiar with BigStage, tell us what the company is doing with your avatar technology?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. We will also have some of the top companies present that each of the panelist has invested in.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This morning's contribution is from Krisztina 'Z' Holly host of the The Art of Manufacturing podcast and founder of MAKE IT IN LA (www.makeitinla.org), which supports connecting local manufacturers and high tech companies. What was the big news for your company this year? Check out the entertaining video here.) in August. .

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo. In 2012 over $3.2

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2009

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , the startup which uses photos to create animated, 3-D facial avatars of users, has added new content from a game from GGL Global Gaming. Financial details of the deal have not been released, however, the two companies first inked a deal to feature GGL's content in Big Stage in December of last year.

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Content Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Are you an entrepreneur hoping to startup a company in the Los Angeles area? Are there specific kinds of companies who would apply? We want to include companies that illustrate what LA does best. It's one of the few instances where you take a company out of Silicon Valley, because it was more logical and better to be here.

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CTO Coach Startup Mentor Activision 194

socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2017

We sat down with Deborah to hear more about the app, why millenials and other youth are having such a hard time figuring out a career, and the company's solution. Deborah Ramo: The group of us who started the company are all very interested in solving problems. What is your app all about? How did this start?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

With unrivaled weather, a host of high-profile universities and unlimited array of daytime and nightlife entertainment, Los Angeles seems like a dreamland for young tech professionals and the companies hoping to employ their talents. And for good reason. DVDs are dying and streaming is on the rise. But as long as L.A.

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socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2014

We spoke with Kristztina "Z" Holly --most recently, Vice Provost for Innovation at USC--about what Mayor Garcetti''s EIR program is all about, and her vision for how it might help shape the industry in Los Angeles. A lot of people think of Los Angeles--rightfully so--as a creative hub, and just equate us with media and entertainment.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2014

The second thing we have going on, is we''re expanding beyond the cool, hot social apps, which we still have lots of, but to other companies in other areas. We''re showing people that we have the cool media-entertainment stuff, which is cool and great, and we love that. We have Chet Pipkin, talking about Belkin.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

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LATechDigest

MAY 13, 2016

Up to seven companies will be selected for this year’s program, which launches right after Labor Day, and wraps in the middle of November. Trakfire : a platform that enables its community to curate the best music from emerging artists, the third company founded founded by 19 year old USC Iovine Young Academy sophomore Arjun Mehta.

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Mentor Venture Capital Draper USC 75

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. Whatever you’re trying to brand – your company, your community or yourself – this is the first exercise I would recommend that you start with. North of the 101].

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

In particular, funding for companies developing deep technology--software and cloud, as opposed to content and media--seems to be lacking. There is a really genuine and real opportunity in the intersection of media and entertainment technology here in Los Angeles, and people are focused here on that for a legitimate reason.

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Invest Technology Startup Venture Capital 159

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

We spoke with Michael Tringe , one of the startup's co-founders, to learn more about what the company is getting set to launch. I cofounded the company with a partner of mine, and we went to film school together. Michael Tringe: I went to USC film school, and graduated with a MFA in film production. What is CreatorUp all about?

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Web Content Startup Education 187

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2017

I spent my professional career starting and running tech companies in Silicon Valley, and have been really successful at it. My last company got acquired by Qualcomm, and Qualcomm wanted me to move to San Diego to run their emerging business portfolio. How did you decide to found the Alliance? I love the place. It's a phenomenal place.

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Southern California Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 170

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

As much as the idea of "Silicon Beach" wants to represent the whole of the local technology industry in Los Angeles, there are -- as one would expect in such a large metropolitan area -- many different neighborhoods and communities spread across the region, all with their own individual identities, companies, and technology focuses.

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Pasadena Santa Monica CalTech Technical Review 242

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Their roster of success includes numerous pioneering tech companies, many of which continue to be industry leaders today — Overture, BillMeLater, CitySearch, and more. Fun Fact: A team from OKCupid works out of the space, as well as a few of the best civic-focused tech companies in LA. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

So I actually started a graphic design company out of college, and got lucky with the web taking off at the right time. This is my third company. What's his role with the company? We actually wrote the business plan in a business plan class at USC. My other, non-marketable skill included philosophy.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

We spoke with Sherry Gunther, CEO and founder of the firm, earlier this week to get a better look at the company and the dynamics behind the virtual world market nowadays--as well as why Sherry decided to make the jump from the world of entertainment media to online. Plus, exposure through USC led me to the Tech Coast Angels.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?" This Panel will explore issues such as: How can companies best utilize social networking media? What are the risks and rewards?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Tech Law Tip of the Week: explanation of a frequently-asked IP law question for tech companies. Working with artists, Web TV writers and producers, Internet companies and mobile application developers, Gagnier provides digital strategy advising to clients who are often times navigating uncharted legal territory. Christina holds a B.A.

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IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Luckily, we find companies like Liquid Notes who are looking to re-introduce some depth and counteract this trend. If you look back, the original founder, Stephan studied at the USC Foreign School of Music, so there is a long standing connection with LA. So he has been around a bit and knows a ton about harmony and music in general.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Several teams disassembled themselves, joining other teams as well as one new company surfaced off in the corner with no one seeming to notice. When LASW kicked off Friday evening at Coloft, we had over 100 on the wait list and countless requests from others to join the event — even folks sneaking in and pitching (without a ticket).

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Founder and CEO since starting the company back in 1999, Miller has led Cornerstone through 11 years of consecutive growth. Adam Miller transformed his company into one of the world’s leading software-as-a-service companies, specifically in the HR world. magazine and the LA Business Journal. Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media.

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