LegalZoom Partners With USC Marshall On Social Entrepreneurship
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AUGUST 18, 2021
Glendale-based LegalZoom has partnered with the University of Southern California (USC), to fund a scholarship and a new lab, the company said this week.
USC Marshall Combines MBA, STEM
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MAY 2, 2019
The University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business is hoping to make its MBA students more attractive to the marketplace--and help its international students--by adding a new "STEM specialization" option for its full time MBA students, the company announced on Wednesday. Department of Homeland Security.
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USC's Startup Accelerator Targets 10 Companies, Starts In May
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MARCH 26, 2013
The startup accelerator will actually based based at USC's Information Sciences Institute in Marina Del Rey. The school said that applications for the first program will be accepted through Monday, April 22nd. The school said that applications for the first program will be accepted through Monday, April 22nd. READ MORE>>.
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USC Games Launches New Endowment To Support, Black, Indigenous Students
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MAY 14, 2021
USC Games, the program at the University of Southern California focused on teaching students how to create videogames and to enter the videogame industry, says it has launched a new endowment, the Gerald A. According to USC, the new endowment is being supported by game company Take-Two Interactive. Lawson died in 2011.
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Wavemaker Three Sixty Teams With USC Keck School of Medicine
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NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Pasadena-based Wavemaker Three Sixty Health, LP , the healthcare startup investment fund led by Jay Goss, has teamed up with the University of Southern California's MESH (Medicine, Engineering, Science, Humanities) Academy at the USC Keck School of Medicine. READ MORE>>.
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USC Marshall Incubator Seeks Applications
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APRIL 11, 2018
The University of Southern California's Marshall Greif Incubator said on Wednesday that it is accepting application for its next class of startups, which must have at least one founder who is a student, alum, faculty or staff member of USC. The incubator said its deadline is May 1st for applications.
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USC Incubator Reception
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 15, 2016
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -- USC Incubator Reception. Join us for an evening of great food, drinks and networking on our 2nd floor patio as we welcome the newest group of USC Incubator companies, and celebrate the program's past successes. Email Heidi Hubbeling at hhubbeling@stubbsalderton.com.
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ARMORWAY Spins Out Of USC
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MARCH 15, 2013
A new, Los Angeles startup, ARMORWAY , has spun out of the University of Southern California, the USC Stevens Center for Innovation announced THursday. According to USC, ARMORWAY has been issued an exclusive license to commercialize software to intelligently plan randomized, security patrols for security agencies. READ MORE>>.
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178 USC: $380M Raised In Last 3 Years By USC Spinouts
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DECEMBER 9, 2011
A new study compiled by the University of Southern California tallies up $380M raised in capital by USC spinouts in the last three years, and a 15 year total of $800M raised by 39 startups with roots at the school.
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Algorithmia, Co-Founded By USC Grad Student, Gets $2.4M
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AUGUST 18, 2014
A new startup, Algorithmia , which was co-founded by a USC PhD student, said today that it has raised $2.4M The startup--which was co-founded by Kenny Daniel, who was recently pursuing a PhD in Artificial Intelligence at USC--says that it has created an online platform to let software engineers find different algorithms for us.
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USC's Silicon Beach Awards and Presentations (Discount Code)
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AUGUST 29, 2013
I was just down at Demo Day for the USC Incubator. They had some pretty high quality companies presenting. I just found out about a great award opportunity for people connected to USC (or who can figure out a connection in time). I also have a discount code below for the event. Silicon Beach Awards deadline is September 2!!
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FanWide Wins $10,000 Sports Startup Competition At USC
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FEBRUARY 21, 2018
According to HYPE, the competition, held in conjunction with USC's Marshall School of Business and Silicon Valley Bank, was aimed at finding the most disruptive technology likely to shape the future of basketball. HYPE said that all companies will receive a six-month membership to Microsoft's Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC).
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124 USC Marshall Awards $50K In Seed Funding Competition
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APRIL 27, 2012
Six companies started by students at the University of Southern California's Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at USC Marshall have been awarded a total of $50,000 in seed funding, after competing in the center's New Venture Seed Competition held this week. providing online tutoring. providing online tutoring.
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Brand Affinity Technologies Ties With USC Trojans
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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies , headed by Chad and Ryan Steelberg, said today that it has partnered with the University of Southern California to enhance the fan experience at the USC Trojan Football games. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.
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166 Incubating LA's Startup Future At the USC Viterbi Startup Garage
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APRIL 8, 2013
What''s the idea behind the incubator--which gives its startups $20,000 in capital, education, mentoring, working space, and more--and how is it tied to USC? Ashish Soni: I don''t want to talk for them, but what I can say, is they are a big believer in engineering backed companies, technology ventures which are led by engineers.
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2U Adds Another Degree Program At USC
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NOVEMBER 10, 2017
Online education operator 2U , which has offices in Los Angeles, has added another degree program at the University of Southern California, the company said this week. 2U already runs a number of online degree programs for USC, which was one of its first customers. READ MORE>>.
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GoPro, USC Film School In Major Content Partnership
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OCTOBER 16, 2015
Action camera maker GoPro said late Thursday that it has partnered with the University of Southern California , and the USC School of Cinematic Arts, to bolster its content efforts--and maybe help the company recruit talented students to work for the company.
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USC Stevens' Krisztina Holly Departs
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JULY 16, 2012
The founding Executive Director of the USC Stevens Center for Innovation , Krisztina Holly , is leaving the center to pursue other interests, USC said late Friday. According to the university, Holly decided to leave USC this month to pursue other opportunities for entrepreneurship and innovation. READ MORE>>.
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Alelo, USC Team On Virtual Learning Technology
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FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Los Angeles-based Alelo , which develops game-based, role playing simulations and teaching technology, says that it has partnered with the USC Institute for Creative Technologies , to co-develop disruptive learning technology. READ MORE>>.
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USC Viterbi Launches Startup Accelerator
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MARCH 26, 2013
USC revealed this morning that it has created a new, startup accelerator on campus, the Viterbi Startup Garage , which will help students and alumni start technology companies in Los Angeles.
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USC Stevens Taps VCs To Spur Spinouts
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JUNE 7, 2010
USC Stevens Institute , the effort at the University of Southern California to spur innovation within the school, has tapped a number of venture capitalists to help guide a new mentorship and funding program, the institute said this morning. Steven is a USC Trustee and General Partner at Sequoia; Klein is also a USC Trustee.
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207 Jaunt, USC Link On Virtual Reality Lab
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JANUARY 20, 2016
Virtual reality hardware and software developer Jaunt --which is backed by The Walt Disney Company, Evolution Media Partners, China Media Capital, Highland Capital Partners, Google Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Axel Springer, ProSiebenSat.1
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100 USC At Center Of Alleged Chinese Espionage Ring
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MAY 20, 2015
The indictment names former USC graduate students and now Tianjin University professors Wei Pang and Hao Zhang, along with Huisui Zhang and three others. The DOJ said those trade secrets were transferred to universities and companies controlled by the PRC government. Pang and Zhang both received their Ph.D.s READ MORE>>.
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Beauty Noted, Founded By USC Student, Gets $2.2M In Funding
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MAY 7, 2014
Beauty Noted , an online beauty and cosmetics social discovery site founded by USC student Sarah Kortschak, said Tuesday that it has raised $2.2M Sara Kortschakis very well connected--she is the daughter of venture capitalist Walter Kortschak, who runs WMAS Management, a diversified investment holding company which runs Kortschak Investments.
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178 Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Stevens Gives $50M To USC For Brain Research
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MARCH 25, 2015
According to USC this morning, the $50M gift will go to endow the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute , which is focused on preventions and cures for brain injury and disease, including Alzheimer''s, schizophrenia and traumatic brain injury. He now runs S-Cubed Capital, his own private family office.
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APRIL 6, 2011
TCVN is proud to support the HBS/USC-Marshall BGC this year with a special TCVN code for attendees. Rothenberg, Principal Executive Officer, Chairman, and Director at Capital Research and Management Company; and. News TCVN News entrepreneurship event networking partner usbgc usc'
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113 USC Spinouts Raised $148M In Last Two Years, Says University
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JANUARY 21, 2010
The University of Southern California is reporting today that spinouts out of the school have raised $148m in the last two calendar years (2008-2009), and that there are now at least 24 USC spinouts currently in business. USC also reported that it owns equity in 32 startups, though none of those startups were identified.
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Interview with Dave Eastman, Viterbi Startup Garage
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APRIL 13, 2021
Dave told us a bit more about the Viterbi Startup Garage and several other associated efforts there at USC centered around the startup ecosystem. The Startup Garage is an incubator which gives preference to USC teams, or startups that are USC affiliated in some way, for example, alumni-led. What is Viterbi Startup Garage?
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8th Talk at USC Marshall School: How My Failure at Make It Work can Benefit Geek Squad and Best Buy
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MARCH 25, 2013
As I began prepping for my talk at USC Marshall School of Business about the recent failure of my 12 year old company Make It Work, I cannot deny many memories were dug up. Make It Work was a truly remarkable company in its day. For 10+ years the company seemed unstoppable, unbreakable and the moon was in sight.
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157 Appia Bio Names Scientific Advisory Board Member
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DECEMBER 15, 2022
Los Angeles-based biotechnology company Appia Bio said this morning that it has named Robert S. professor of chemical engineering and materials science and biomedical engineering, University of Southern California (USC); and Lili Yang, Ph.D., Negrin, M.D., to its Scientific Advisory Board.
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USC Students Show Off Their Innovations at 2013 Innovator Showcase
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OCTOBER 28, 2013
Because the event was scheduled during Trojan Family Weekend, a weekend where parents and family from all over the nation come visit the USC campus, the event was filled with curious family members. Student Ambassadors from both companies had been present during the Showcase and gave out raffle tickets for these prizes.
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E2: Evolution of Entertainment Conference at USC
Tech Zulu Event
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
On Friday, February 22, USC’s Business and Entertainment Association (BEA) is hosting its 4th annual E2: Evolution of Entertainment Conference at the Town & Gown Hall at the USC Campus. The post E2: Evolution of Entertainment Conference at USC appeared first on TechZulu. Schedule: 10am Check-in & Coffee Hour.
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67 Spruce Looks To Help Men More Fashionable With App
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FEBRUARY 13, 2014
A new startup--out of the USC Viterbi Startup Garage--has a new mobile app for you. The company said it is backed by. United Talent Agency and KPCB, the two investors behind USC''s Viterbi Startup Garage, which is aimed at helping engineering co-founded or led technology companies out of USC come to life.
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Valence Launches To Help Black Professionals With Social Networking
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JUNE 25, 2020
The amount of funding in Valance was not disclosed by the company, although the firm disclosed that $1M in funding into the company came from Upfront Ventures. The startup lists such partners at Upfront Ventures, the USC Black Alumni Association, PledgeLA, Startup Grind, Morehouse College, and Quibi. READ MORE>>.
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RLH Equity Partners Invests in MCA Connect
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JULY 14, 2020
MCA Connect provides systems integration for manufacturing companies that are implementing Microsoft's business applications. Los Angeles-based private equity investor Riordan, Lewis & Haden Equity Partners (RLH) has made an investment in Denver-based systems integrator MCA Connect, LLC , the two announced t morning. READ MORE>>.
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113 GIBLIB Gets $2.5M For Medical Education Content In VR
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APRIL 3, 2019
The funding came from the Mayo Clinic, the Venture Reality Fund, Wavemaker 360, USC Marshall Venture Fund and Michelson 20MM. According to the company, the investment will go to "substantially increase" the quantity of content it is making available to its user base. READ MORE>>.
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138 Sensei Ag, Backed By Larry Ellison, Launches AgTech Efforts
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JULY 24, 2020
A new, Santa Monica-based startup, Sensi Ag , which was founded by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, and Dr. David Agus, founding director of USC's Lawrence J. The new company was split off from Sensei Holdings, the combined leisure and agriculture company run by Ellison on the Hawaiian island of Lana'i. READ MORE>>.
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New Group Looks To Bridge Gap Between Research, Companies
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
Taking notice of the gap between the amount and depth of research and technology at local universities, and new company formation, a new group has quietly formed in Los Angeles to tackle the issue. The group includes a number of experienced CEOs with experience raising venture capital as well as bringing companies to an IPO or exit.
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USC Stevens On Tech Transfer: Understand Venture Capitalists
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FEBRUARY 3, 2009
The USC Stevens Institute for Innovation , the effort of the University of Southern California to foster innovation within its campus and the community, has been turning an eye to how to more effectively spin out academic efforts into companies.
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Relativity Takes $35M More For 3D Printed Rockets
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MARCH 27, 2018
Los Angeles-based Relativity , which is developing automated, robot-based, 3D printing technology specifically aimed at manufacturing space rockets, has raised $35M in a Series B funding round, the company said today. The company has locations both in Los Angeles, as well as Stennis, Mississippi, and also has linked to both USC and Stanford.
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UTA Targets Early Stage Investments With New Hire
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OCTOBER 8, 2013
The United Talent Agency is ramping up its outreach to early stage, digital media companies, with a new hire from the Los Angeles technology industry. The UTA has already been very active in approaching the startup commmunity, most recently backing the USC Viterbi Startup Garage with Kleiner Perkins. READ MORE>>.
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260 2U Raises $120M In IPO
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MARCH 28, 2014
2U , an online education company which has significant operations in Los Angeles, has had a successful IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market, debuting Friday morning as TWOU. 2U''s first, online degree program was with USC''s Rossier School of Education. 2U''s first, online degree program was with USC''s Rossier School of Education.
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166 2tor Gets $10M Line Of Credit
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APRIL 18, 2012
2tor--which maintains an office in Los Angeles near USC--is venture backed by The Hillman Company, SVB Capital, WestRiver Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Highland Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners and City Light Capital.
Tilofy: Making Sense Of The World Around You Using Location Data
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
Los Angeles-based Tilofy (www.tilofy.com)--out of USC''s Viterbi Startup Garage--is doing just that, helping to highlight what is going on around you, by absorbing all of that location data out there at any particular time and place. We spoke with Ali Khoshgozaran , founder and CEO of the company, to learn more about the startup.
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