socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2009

La Jolla-based Ortiva Wireless , a developer of products for managing mobile video streaming, said this morning that it has signed on Mobix Interactive as a customer. Financial impact of the customer win was not disclosed. Ortiva's venture backers are Artiman Ventures, Avalon Ventures, Comcast, and Mission Ventures.

Avalon 100

Avalon Mission Ventures Demand Platform 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

For the quarter, San Diego County garnered the most venture capital, with $231.3M The biggest investments in Southern California for the quarter were for San Diego's SkinIt , a maker of customized "skins" for electronic devices, with $60.0M invested; Los Angeles had $169.7M, and Orange County $63.1M in investments. in funding.

Southern California 195

Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Rustic Canyon 195

socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2009

The new content deal also came in conjunction with new features which allow users to add their own, custom backgrounds into BigStage's site. Big Stage is a spinout of technology from USC, originally developed for the CIA. Big Stage is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels.

Content 100

Content Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

The importance of the conference is that it assembles most of the top privately held early-to-mid-stage technology companies in the country (and some globally) as well as most VC’s, growth equity funds and corporate development departments from large industry players looking at technology acquisitions. TechCrunch. TechCrunch.

Venture Capital 242

Venture Capital Mission Ventures Capital Help 242

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

Adam also had a stint at Mission Ventures, and ran worldwide sales for open source middleware at IBM. Jetty is a horizontal use components, which is particularly appealing to development teams. Your software is tied somewhat to enterprise development - how has a relative slowdown in enterprise software affected you?

IBM 100

IBM IBM Mission Ventures Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2009

We help them distribute their product, and put it on the shelf, anywhere a customer might buy--whether that's with a tour operator, travel agency, or a travel website. There's content loading, customer service, and account management--the basic guts of the operation. All of those need to play into the electronic transaction world.

Startup 113

Startup Platform Clearstone Content 113

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. No one gives a shite about your features other than your product manager and your developers. NEVER lead with features.

Startup 362

Startup Twiistup Slides Screening 362