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DECEMBER 28, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Today's contribution is from Lawrence Ng , serial entrepreneur who, last year, founded OnRamp Fund , a $10 million incubator that invests in early stage startups. It combines innovation and entertainment.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based Gipper Media --a new app inspired by a high school entrepreneurship project--has launched, with the backing of Pandora co-founder and SoCal technology vet Jon Kraft and former Stamps.com Chief Softwarwe Architect Girish Venkat. Venkat was also co-founder of Thrively, and also founded CoreObjects. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? In late 2018 we shifted the model to include a cash investment in cohort companies.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

It looks like there's a new startup accelerator in town today: MediaCamp , an entertainment-focused startup acceleration program backed by Turner Broadcasting, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment. According to Warner Bros., According to Warner Bros.,

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DECEMBER 26, 2017

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. What was the big news for your company this year? Today, we have a contribution from Michael Jones , the CEO of Science Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2020

It is a company with a mission to create better access and more funding for Black entrepreneurs and executives. If you want to follow two great Black executives who work at the intersection of technology and venture capital make sure to click on those links and follow them on Twitter. Guy Primus, CEO of Valence Valence.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

We spoke with Joel about how the company is trying to reinvent the car repair experience. They get all modern equipment and tools, and get to interact directly with customers, and be part of a tech company reinventing car repair. Joel Milne: I spent the last twenty years building tech companies, as a technical founder and co-founder.

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based NantWorks , the technology incubation and investment firm run by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, and Malibu-based toy firm JAKKS Pacific announced this morning that the two are in a join venture to create anew company, DreamPlay Toys.

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MARCH 30, 2016

The LA Dodgers Sports and Entertainment Accelerator has opened up applications for a new class of startups, as the Los Angeles Dodgers and R/GA Venture said they plan to run another startup accelerator class. The first LA Dodgers Accelerator included ten companies.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 29, 2013

I was just down at Demo Day for the USC Incubator. They had some pretty high quality companies presenting. USC’s Marshall School of Business will host the second annual Silicon Beach Awards (SBAs), a $50,000 venture competition focused on innovation in technology & entertainment.

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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. At least three of the companies are originally from Los Angeles, including FieldLevel, Appetize, and Focus in Motion.

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JULY 22, 2019

The Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator just announced ten companies that have joined its program last week. We brought together Starburst, along with the US Air Force, NASA's Jet Propulation Laboratory, Lockheed Martin, Maxar, SAIC, and other companies in the aerospace industry in North America. What's changed in the last few years?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The Summit will examine verticals such as transportation, hospitality, entertainment, city services, healthcare, among others, and discuss potential IoT applications. A connected smart city brings together the best of these new technologies and integrates them into the fabric of the life of the city. Wearable World, Inc. ,

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

The Disney Accelerator takes ten, startup companies, and pairs them with mentors from The Walt Disney Company and elsewhere, to provide technical assistance, guidance, business advice, and other resources--and also helps those company link up with internal Disney resources that might help those companies succeed.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Clinicians must be convinced that this positively disruptive technology will indeed help them provide better treatment. As far as the pitch itself, we wanted to convey quickly the positive impact using this type of technology will have on the mental health industry; and entertain the audience at the same time.

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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. For example, we had a keynote from Patrick Soon-Shiong, who talked about his new health incubator, and Frank Addante, at Rubicon Project, talking his ad-tech services.

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JUNE 6, 2011

We're looking to launch our first class in the fall, with five to ten companies, with the TechStars model of a small capital investment, and a seed investment of $6000 per founder. Typically, venture backed companies, always entrepreneur led. Then I started working for these companies as well.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

We sat down with Steve to chat about what the Alliance is working on, and why he decided to champion the growth of the technology industry here. We are devoted to the mission of supercharging Southern California's technology ecosystem, and help it emerge as a world class technology hub by 2025.

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MAY 22, 2009

Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies.

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Amplify said it will invest in companies at the intersection of technology and entertainment. in its own fund, and plans to invest $50,000 in seed funding to companies accepted to its program. Bricault is a Venture Partner at Greycroft Partners, and Wolpert was most recently at the Mailroom fund. READ MORE>>.

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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. Fun Fact: Technology is in their DNA.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

It's great to be part of this very exciting technology ecosystem in LA, where there is so much interesting stuff happening. In 1999, I moved out to San Francisco to join the tech scene there, and worked at a couple of e-commerce companies in product roles. What had you been doing before? That's both a challenge and an opportunity.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Case in point: The ability to use voice authentication technology in our homes. While there is already software capable of achieving some of these tasks— head to Nuance for more information on theirs—one company is hoping to be the leader when it comes to bringing this home. How will this be accomplished? Through an app, of course.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Naturally, the next step in Bernstein’s evolution from blogger to businesswoman was a technology startup. A company like Moe will help legitimize the industry,” Bernstein tells TechCrunch. “I The company was co-founded by Eric Wei, a former product manager at Instagram who focused on the creator and influencer side of the business.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The chosen candidate will probably have worked for a very reputable firm that is either in technology, consulting, investment banking, media or a startup. Or if you did something really interesting / innovative in a startup company. In the technology space we have backed Overture (acquired by Yahoo!), Are we elitist?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The theme for Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is startups and Hollywood, featuring leaders from movie studios, music labels, agencies, and startups in entertainment – how Hollywood studios are investing and working with startups, and how Silicon Beach startups are making entertainment businesses. ” Collaboration was also key.

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MAY 10, 2018

TAU Ventures is based in Israel, and is linked with Tel Aviv Universitybut it hopes to take a lot of what Behzad has learned in Silicon Beach, and apply that to companies coming from Tel Aviv University. Behzad Kianmahd: Cross Campus is one of the companies I invested in, as the first, lead investor, about seven years ago.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2011

That’s right folks Idealab is hosting a job fair at their offices for 10 of their startups companies. They are looking for coders, roboticist, marketing managers, and community managers, to fill the areas of their Green Tech, Social Media, Big Data, and Enterprise companies. Participating Companies. .

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JUNE 10, 2015

Lee Schneider is the author of a new book, Chronicle of a Startup Town: Los Angeles , which delves into the people and reasons on why Los Angeles has become one of the epicenters of the startup and technology industry. We have aerospace, we have medical technology, and of course we have media communications.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

DreamHost has a successful track record of incubating technologies in-house and then releasing them to the broader market. In 2012 the company rolled out Inktank, an innovative open source storage solution based on Ceph’s distributed file system, which was subsequently sold to Red Hat for $175 million.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We spoke with Ali Khoshgozaran , founder and CEO of the company, to learn more about the startup. Prior to Tilofy, I had technical positions at Yahoo, Microsoft, and Samsung, ranging from development, to program management, to senior technology person on Samsung''s smart TV platform. Finally, what''s next for your company?

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

In a short, densley packed timeline, our panel of industry experts discussed the fine line topics of wearables technology, bitcoin, SaaS, cloud, mobile gaming, and social markets. Richard Wolpert – Managing Director of Amplify.LA, startup incubator and Venture Advisor at Accel Partners. Summary of Topics. Big or bust?

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2012

The Summit, produced in association with International ESQ, will feature top investors, entrepreneurs and entertainment leaders who are supporting innovation in the new media industry. Allen Debevoise , Chairman, CEO and Founder of Machinima, the number one entertainment channel on YouTube reaching over 40 million gamers monthly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

This is a term indicating the use of “crowd appeal” to get money from interested people on the Internet for a share of your company. Responsive web technology that re-sizes text and images to fit any screen is the norm with new websites. Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Startup accelerator. Social mobile web. Startup pivot.

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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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Tech.Co

JANUARY 4, 2018

It doesn’t matter if you start a company in a coworking space, a dorm room or on your couch, the struggle to build a tech business in this day and age is real. For many founders, getting noticed by investors, potential customers, incubators and other companies, is a necessity to take your product to the next level.

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JULY 9, 2010

What's the story behind the company? Greg Siegel: I had most recently been representing actors as an entertainment agent at Endeavor Agency, but I had started out in the Internet world way back in the nascent days of the Internet. How has that transition from entertainment to the Internet gone for you?

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