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APRIL 3, 2017

A new report, issued by Silicon Valley Bank over the last week, has found that Southern California startups are far more focused on being acquired than on IPOs, and also on making profits, compared with most startups. and China.

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JUNE 21, 2018

How do you take the energy of such successes as Dollar Shave Club, Ring, Cornerstone Ondemand, and the many other local successes from the startup energy, and tap into the resources of local universities and research institutions?

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JANUARY 23, 2018

The Alliance for Southern California Innovation , the nonprofit founed by Steve Poizner to help bolster Southern California's entrepreneurial ecosystem, said on Tuesday that it has named Andy Wilson as its first Executive Director. Momentum Ventures, and other local startups.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Are you a startup looking to find funding in Southern California? It's often tough to figure exactly who the venture capital funds are who are funding startups in the area. Looking for more insights into the venture deal flow here in Southern California? Local exits: Connexity, GradientX, CADFORCE.

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APRIL 7, 2016

In what appears to be an unprecedented surge of Australian companies setting up shop in Southern California's Silicon Beach, a surprising number of Australian startups have set up operations in Southern California over the last year.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

Think Silicon Valley has a lock on billion dollar startups? A recent analysis by the Wall Street Journal uncovers a surprising number of Southern California startups in the billion dollar valuation -- led by Hawthorne-based SpaceX , with a $4.8 Along with SpaceX, Southern California includes Snapchat ($2.0

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

What's going on with Southern California's innovation economy, and where is the action? Personally, I couldn't be more excited about the SoCal tech scene and burgeoning local capital market. . Personally, I couldn't be more excited about the SoCal tech scene and burgeoning local capital market. Continued.).

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Today, we share the thoughts of Andy Wilson , Managing Director of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation (www.alliancesocal.org). What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? The Alliance is following the classic start-up trajectory: transition from the big idea to your beachhead product offering.

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MARCH 12, 2014

Anyone who has been in the technology industry for awhile has heard that oft repeated myth , that most startup founders in Silicon Valley are from Stanford. Here are four startup founders, who are among the hottest companies in the technology world, who got their start in Southern California. Aaron Levie.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

As part of doing that, I've had the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of different chief technical officers from different kinds of companies over those years. This is a private group of CTOs who are responsible for software development within their companies. or focused on industry or type of company.

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JULY 15, 2016

Southern California companies raised $2.49 The big numbers were directly impacted by several large fundings in Southern California--most notably, a giant, $1.27 Southern California represented almost half of the top fundraising rounds for Q2 nationally. billion round for Venice based Snapchat.

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

What's the latest craze in startups in Southern Califonia? It looks to be startup accelerators. In just the last few weeks, at least five different incubation/acceleration efforts have booted up in the region. The group is a member of the TechStars Network, and boasts a who's who of successful local CEOs and investors.

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JULY 21, 2017

Who are the companies in Southern California that are part of this growing industry? Most of the company's drones are of the smaller, tactical variety. The company is also known for its development of the "Hummingbird", the world's smallest drone. How is the parent company of Snapchat involved in drone development?

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JULY 18, 2017

The list of technology startups in Southern California who are "unicorns"--valued at more than $1 billion--surprisingly, might not be who you think, and in the sectors you might expect. and no, there aren't any entertainment-technology companies anywhere in sight). The company has chosen to go public in Hong Kong.

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JULY 17, 2014

The latest venture capital totals from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association''s MoneyTree Report was released this evening, tallying up $761.12M in investments in Q2 of 2014 in Southern California, up from Q2 of 2013, when $616.83M was invested in the region. Nationally, there was $13.0

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Our first is with Andy Wilson of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation. Happy Holidays!

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Valentine''s day is coming up -- it''s this Friday, February 14th -- and what better way to prepare for the holiday than taking a look at three local startups (and one established company) particularly appropriate for the occasion? The startup''s tagline is "It''s like real life, but better." Let us know! READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 1, 2009

I am excited to be participating in and announcing the of: Southern California Tech Central This is a community of people in Southern California who have come together to help find and organize the best content from blogs, news sources and other web sites all around technology in So Cal.

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MARCH 5, 2019

For today's Insights and Opinions Section , Rob Freelen, Los Angeles Marketing Manager for Silicon Valley Bank, talks about the startup outlook for 2019. Predicting what 2019 will hold for the SoCal innovation economy is risky. Read What's Ahead for SoCal Startups? And that holds true today. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 19, 2018

Reali , a Silicon Valley startup which offers up a high-tech, and artificial intelligence-enabled real estate service, said this week that it has raised $20M in a Series B funding round, which it specifically will use to launch in Southern California.

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JUNE 29, 2017

Managing Director: Arjan Schutte, Kathleen Utecht Investment interests: Fintech startups. Managing Director: Ryan Blair Investment interests: Companies which leverage direct-to-consumer model. so far in investments. Investment interests: Wide ranging interests related to the firm's startup accelerator. Okapi Ventures.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Who are the top 100 up-and-coming individuals in Southern California''s technology industry? If you''d like to nominate an individual (not company) for this award, we''ve just started collecting your nominations online. socaltech socaltech100 awards entrepreneurs startups' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

The number of Southern California related initial public offerings is growing steadily upwards, as Gevo --originally started in Pasadena, and based on technology out of Caltech and UCLA--hit the market this morning. Gevo is just the latest in a surge of companies hitting the public markets which have Southern California links.

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MARCH 12, 2014

Anyone who has been in the technology indusry for awhile has heard that oft repeated myth , that most startup founders in Silicon Valley are from Stanford. Here are four startup founders, who are among the hottest companies in the technology world, who got their start in Southern California. Aaron Levie.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

was invested across Southern California in Q4 of 2012. raised by companies in Q4 of 2011, and less than the $701.18M raised by companies in the region in Q3 of 2012. The funding brings Southern California's total 2012 investments to $3.2 billion into 968 companies for Q4 of 2012. in funding.

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

Semiconductor and electronics industry publication EETimes has identified three of Southern California's semiconductor startups among its annual list of sixty startups to watch in the industry. The magazine, in its list of startups worth watching , identified Efficient Power Conversion Corp.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This is our second year of creating our list of the top 50 people to watch in Southern California''s technology industry, and it was NOT an easy task. As we found last year, it''s a tough, unforgiving task to narrow down a list of the folks in Southern California''s technology industry to just fifty to watch. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2012

Monday, August 13, 2012 -- Tech Coast Angels (TCA) - Southern California Tech Company Screening. Tech Coast Angels is the largest angel investor network in the United States and one of the leading sources of funding to early-stage companies in Southern California.

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APRIL 11, 2012

Local startup AnyMeeting is looking to help fellow Southern California startups out, saying this morning that it will provide free, one-year accounts to its premium, ad-free service to any employee of companies within select Los Angeles area incubators and accelerators.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Based on a trio of recent, cloud technology acquisitions by major, Silicon Valley technology powerhouses, that would be Southern California. The three startups are among the many, technology-centric startups in Southern California who, for the most part, have been far less visible than sexier consumer Internet and media companies here.

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MAY 10, 2021

The former CEO of a Southern California communications services company has plead guilty to charges that he fraudulently obtained $5 million in bank loans from one of Southern California's big startup and technology banks. Lewis now faces up to 30 years in federal prison. According to the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

In recent months, a dozen accelerators and incubators have emerged in the Southern California area, looking to help take the new generation of technology startups to funding and beyond. which programs are--and aren't--worth looking at has become very difficult, if not impossible, for startup entrepreneurs. Start Engine.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Southern California venture capital investments totaled $686.5M for the quarter, up from both Q4 of last year as well as the comparable Q1 quarter in 2009, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the NVCA. According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

What was Southern California's technology community most interested in 2012? in the company's efforts to start a commercial space tourism industry. in the company's efforts to start a commercial space tourism industry. 2011, showing a reduced number of exits--but more IPOs--in venture backed companies.

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MAY 15, 2018

San Francisco-based Good Eggs , a fresh meal kit and grocery delivery startup, said today that it is aiming at expansion in Southern California next year, after raising $50M in a new funding round. The company currently only offers its services in a limited part of San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 12, 2013

There''s been a lot of activity over the past two years in the Southern California accelerator/incubator market, with numerous groups (Amplify, EvoNexus, K5, LaunchpadLA, MediaCamp, Science, StartEngine, and many, many others) looking to help entrepreneurs start and fund their companies. companies in the last year.

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MAY 17, 2011

I was just talking with someone who's new to Los Angeles and wanting to connect into the Los Angeles Startup Community. So, I promised I would create this post to help point them in the right direction. I will do my best to keep this up to date. I'd also recommend you subscribe to So Cal Tech Central.

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