socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2019

The startup, which offers up dockless, electric bicycles to customers, said the funding round came from Tenaya Capital, Bullpen Capital, Crosscut Capital, 3L Capital, Naval Ravikant, and a number of strategic investors from the entertainment and sports communities.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2015

Carlsbad-based satellite networking technology developer ViaSat reported this morning that it has certified the company's security, systems-on-a-chip technology with the National Security Agency (NSA). Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. The chip is being used as part of a system with the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Upfront Ventures is the lead investor in a developer of a heads up display for any car, which the company likens to a "Google Glass for your Car". Navdy --which is based in San Francisco--said it raised $6.5M

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socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2017

Jack Dangermond , the founder of Redlands-based Esri , is one of the angels which has backed San Francisco-based geospatial intelligence data company SafeGraph. The company says it wants to help "answer humanity's biggest questions" using a "ground truth dataset" initially focused on "human movement".

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2014

According to the company, the contract comes from the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) for measurement devices used to monitor temperature and salinity at different depths of the ocean. contract from the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

” From the hyperbolic Jason Calacanis weighing in that “The petty VC’s did everything to deride [Naval, the co-founder of AngelList]” as though the industry was collectively s g its pants that AngelList was going to put us out of business. M&A discussions (where your company is buying or being bought).

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2019

Wheels , a new startup from the co-founders of Wag , announced this morning that the company has started offering up access to its electric powered, two wheel bicycles in Los Angeles, as it expands from its base in San Diego. So far, the company has raised $37M in total funding. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The win came from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), and will go towards developing a crytographic module used for satellite communications by the Navy, Marines Corps, and Army. Carlsbad-based ViaSat , the satellite communications operator and developer, reported a $34M contract win this morning.

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socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2016

The group--which also tallied up jobs last year--said the numbers are a 14.7 percent growth from 2014. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

No, Jason Calacanis , the Santa Monica angel investor, and CEO and founder of Mahalo , isn''t bootstrapping a new company and reverting to the hungry''s entrepreneur diet.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The startup, headed by Matt Sandler, was voted tops out of eight total companies who pitched their startups to attendees and judges at the Los Angeles area technology event. Other companies who pitched at the event included Aadroid , Badgeville , Foodme , Nevolution , Sharethrough , Sonicangel , and Wanelo.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2011

The firm is backed by Ashton Kutcher, Aydin Senkut Ron Conway, Naval Ravikant, the fouders of Groupon, and others. The company had launched a test at SXSW, but this is the first time they are going live nationwide. Zaarly is headquartered in San Francisco, where one of the founders is based.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Positioning pitches, one-line descriptions of a company''s value proposition and relative placement within its ecosystem, are the first step in achieving such balance. The type of business, the nature of the investor audience and the company''s relative maturity all influence the relevancy of a company''s positioning claim.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

Naval Ravikant, Co-Founder of AngelList and Venture Hacks, details a variety of factors that influence your chances of raising venture funding in this informative interview. I do not advocate that you perform unnatural acts in an attempt to make your company more advantageous to venture funding. Thanks Mr. Big Firm VC.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

The funding came from Shasta ventures, First Round Capital, Aydin Senkut of Felicis Ventures, Naval Ravikant and Nivi Babak of VentureHacks, Jeff Kearl, Tom McInerney, and Richmond Park Partners. As part of the funding, Tod Fracis of Shasta Ventures and Adam Lilling will join the company's board of directors.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 18, 2011

If we take a look back Zaarly was one of the most successful startups to come out of February’s LASW with over $1M in funding from Felicis Ventures, Lightbank, Ashton Kutcher, Paul Buchheit, Bill Lee, Naval Ravikant, and Michael Arrington. Its going to be really fun seeing what grows and becomes the reigning champ this time around.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

Want to debate Naval about AngelList? I had come off of a Hashable party and dinner with Naval Ravikant , Farb Nivi (Grockit) & John Price (Vast). And we’re here with Dan Martell , who like any great startup founder is wearing his company t-shirt for Flowtown. But at SXSW? We’re there to hang out.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

What he (along with Naval) started with AngelList is also a very important transformation to the communications between first-time entrepreneurs & angels. So as I said, for this I’m grateful to Nivi & Naval for having started the service. Most VCs fund companies with a degree of traction. My view for entrepreneurs.

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StartUp Beat

JULY 8, 2019

It is exciting to speculate where the next tech center of the world could be, however, as companies rely more on distributed teams, the next Silicon Valley might be less tangible than we think. So how can a company effectively utilize internal business communications in their own way?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I recommend that you start a company by yourself and own 100% of it. Once it’s set up I recommend bringing in a co-founder and giving them 10-30% of the company depending upon when you bring them in. Your company of 10 people doesn’t need 5 that are like you. Plug your holes.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

We had a very sensible debate on the topic on VentureHacks sponsored by Nivi and including Naval Ravikant. He is the CEO of Hunch , company that I believe is solving a very big problem that I have been telling entrepreneurs needs to be solved for the past 2 years. If you haven’t checked that out you really should. West Coast”).

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

HONK is backed by high visibility angels Paige Craig, Aaron Batalion (LivingSocial), Ben Huh (The Cheezburger Network), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Jillian Manus, Mike Walsh, and Structure Capital, along with Double M Capital, Venture51, Expansion, and Karlin Ventures. Yet, the actual towing company only makes $23.00 and $25.00

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Bending over: How to sell to large companies - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 24, 2010 This is a guest post by Steve Hanov , who blogs about programming and startups. " In fact, 3 of the 10 selected companies from the past two years has followed this business model. Photo credit: Elizabeth Weinberg.).

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Steve Reich

JUNE 11, 2012

It is an article about how to make your company worth a fortune by listening to your customers. Here are two successful founders who are building great companies by listening to their customers: Rick Stollmeyer of MindBodyOnline and Travis Giggy of SwingbySwing Golf. This is a company for the long haul.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

To be crystal clear – I think AngelList is awesome and I have NEVER heard Nivi or Naval ever reveal or discuss pricing information. They’re not in search of price fixing or collusion, they’re in search of diligence information about the company. My assertion was that information flows outside of their process.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was an angel investor in his company, made a bunch of calls on his behalf and then I personally sent it out on AngelList. I think how hard it is for me to be hands-on with a handful of portfolio companies. I’ve had to do this with 2 companies at the same time. Through this process he raised $2 million. So I thought, WTF?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while and was going to use AngelList by Nivi & Naval as the basis for my example and the perfect prompt came yesterday when I read Fred Wilson’s blog post on AngelList. He first worked hard to get him to be an advisor to the company. So what are you waiting for?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

Mostly I get company pitches or introductions from friends or people that I know. I get company portfolio requests (review board packs, sign legal docs, help with fund raising, review a new candidates resume, help with press release, request for meeting to discuss topics, etc.). I get a lot of thank you emails for blogging.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 8, 2011

How did your company get its initial funding? We have an phenomenal group of investors that includes Ashton Kutcher, Felicis Ventures, Paul Buchheit, Bill Lee, Naval Ravikant, and Lightbank – the venture fund created by Groupon’s founders. Are you Funded? How much funding do you currently have?

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socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

It combines all of the approaches, from a market point of view, that companies like Starbucks, McDonald's, or Walmart would be interested in. How did the company come about? I was there from when the company launched until March of 2010, when I left to start MomentFeed. Naval and Nivi were great from the start.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice. As an entrepreneur, you simply use their investor search engine to find appropriate investors for your business according to location, industry interest, and other relevant criteria.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

We read each of these statements from Chris Dixon, Babak Nivi, Naval Ravikant and me. I asked some of the participating VCs, and they told me their attorneys had figured out a way to keep their stealth-mode companies stealthy.Yes, this strategy is not for every company. We covered the topics discussed on VentureHacks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice. As an entrepreneur, you simply use their investor search engine to find appropriate investors for your business according to location, industry interest, and other relevant criteria.

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Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

Of the companies surveyed, 43 percent said they have a national customer base, and 37 percent have an international base. For example, Combs said: —About one-third of the companies surveyed in 2014 said the government was their primary customer. Combs worked previously at the EDC and helped prepare the 2014 report.

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socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2018

Even if you are familiar with price protection, often times you don't want to waste time looking for cheaper prices, and submitting those claims to the credit card companies. Oded Vakrat: Most of the retailers and credit card companies are actually able to measure the positive impact that we drive on their end. How are you funded?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

The travel companies offer brochures showing private beaches and phenomenal sights. I had so many casual meet-ups with random people that I wanted to spend quality time with, like Naval Ravikant and Farb Nivi. You get a feel for the company “vibe.” You don’t get to know companies that way. Office Space.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2011

Finally, we hooked up with AngelList, Naval Ravikant really helped us out, which is how we found Google Ventures. Seventy percent of the people we met with invested in the company. Investors were really excited, and in the weeks following we took investment meeting after investment meeting.

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