SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 24, 2013

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 -- StartEngine is pleased to present our latest class of startups at our Demo Day on Wednesday, January 30th at CrossCampus in Santa Monica. This event is for VCs, early stage funds, angel investors, mentors as well as a number of esteemed guests. tech entrepreneurs. See [link] (more)

Santa Monica 124

Santa Monica Class Commerce Mentor 124

InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

With top-ranked accelerators Lauchpad LA closing its doors and Y Combinator rebranding itself as a seed fund, it seems fair to ask the question, “Are Accelerators Dead?”. Yet to be a truly effective accelerator, the work must continue the momentum beyond Demo Day. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes.

Startup 100

Startup Class LAMP Santa Barbara 100

L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 17, 2018

AppOnboard, a Los Angeles based mobile technology platform that creates demos for apps, announced a $15 million Series A round led by Korea Investment Partners (KIP) with contributions from Mirae Asset Management, Mantaray, MTG and Runa Capital. The capital infusion brings their total funding to $20 million.

Funding 100

Funding Los Angeles Platform Mobile 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2019

uBeam's investors include Upfront Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Infocus Capital Partners, Lumia Capital, Founders Fund, Ludlow Ventures, and Troy Carter. uBeam said in September of 2018 that the company was looking to license its technology to others, rather than build its own products, after CEO Meredith Perry stepped down.

Los Angeles 140

Los Angeles Capital Technology Product 140

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

On Saturday February 9, Demo Video Lab is holding a one-day event to teach secrets to successfully launching a crowdfunding campaign. It is the most viable way to not only get project funding but more importantly to get customer validation. Statistics show that 60% of projects on crowdfunding sites fail to reach their funding goals.

Statistics 90

Statistics Entertainment Google Web 90

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2012

Santa Monica-based SurfAir , the startup airline headed by Wade Eyerly which is part of the Muckerlab accelerator, is closing in on $14M in its first funding round, according to reports today.

Report 140

Report Santa Monica Funding Santa Barbara 140

Xconomy

APRIL 1, 2018

A startup team from the University of Wisconsin that moved to San Diego in January to advance their technology for optimizing treatment regimens for cancer patients won the audience vote for best pitch at the EvoNexus Spring Demo Day last week.

San Diego 61

San Diego Startup Technology Develop 61

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

As our first time covering a 500 Startups demo day , we could only imagine the stratospheric levels of stress our Batch 8 founders must have gone through to get on stage and present their progress from their last four months of startup bootcamp. In true 500 Startups fashion, Demo Day had an almost cathartic feel. ” Demo Day.

Startup 111

Startup Mobile Commerce Education 111

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

StartEngine provides $20,000 to $100,000 in funding to promising startups, and also offers up mentoring, office space, and help in getting those startups to the next stage. The eight startups are pitching their investors to startups at CrossCampus in Santa Monica this afternoon.

Santa Monica 178

Santa Monica Startup Activision Commerce 178

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Pitching app developers with a new way to convert app browsers into actual customers, AppOnboard has raised $15 million in a new round of funding, the company said. As part of its new pitch, the company is offering a 30-day free trial for any App Store Demo. “Google has been a great partner for us,” Zweig says.

Google 213

Google Los Angeles Southern California Platform 213

L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Mobile app demo and analytics platform AppOnboard Inc., 11 it completed a $15 million series B funding round led by Breakaway Growth Fund, bringing its total 2018 fundraising to $30 million. based in Santa Monica, announced Dec. To date, AppOnboard has raised $35 million.

Santa Monica 113

Santa Monica Platform Mobile Funding 113

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The most important advice I could give you before you set out in fund raising mode is to understand that fund-raising a sales & marketing process and needs to be managed. One of the most important aims of a fund-raising process is to keep similar firms at the same stage of your process. Why 8–10 and not just 3–4?

Venture Capital 332

Venture Capital Funding Startup Sales 332

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The Disney Accelerator , the startup accelerator sponsored by Walt Disney and being run by TechStars, had its demo day Tuesday, showing off the nine companies to emerge out of the accelerator. in its seed funding round. disney startup accelerator walt angeles entertainment consumer funding venture capital techstars' READ MORE>>.

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Class Startup Seed Funding Entertainment 185

socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2017

The International Business Accelerator said it is running its first program in Los Angeles from June 26th to July 7th, with workshops aimed at aspects of exporting, one-on-one coaching, and a demo day in October. The startup accelerator said it is hosted by the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce.

Long Beach 173

Long Beach Startup Coach Commerce 173

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

MuckerLab , the Los Angeles startup accelerator headed by Erik Rannala, is presenting its newest startup class today in a Demo Day. MuckerLab has been fairly successful in attracting venture capital interest in its prior class of companies, with a significant chunk of the group's inagural class gaining venture or angel funding.

Class 159

Class Startup Incubator Los Angeles 159

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally generated funds. At the conclusion of the acceleration period, the company participates in a “demo day” in which institutional investors are invited to review the company in a live pitch session.

Venture Capital 295

Venture Capital Startup Class Invest 295

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. Companies were getting funded more easily and many more companies were actually being created. So we went for it.

Venture Capital 290

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2020

A little over a year after its graduation from Y Combinator’s demo day, the on-demand construction materials delivery service Curri is beginning to offer its services in all 50 states. “We have high-dollar items that are going out and they’re typically more urgent,” Lafferty said.

Services 217

Services Southern California Seed Funding Demand 217

socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2012

On Sunday, fighting frayed nerves and sleep deprivation, the courageous developers, designers and business folk prepped for their demos. Presentations ranged from from a Dropbox-based podcast solution to a marketplace where you can sell your stuff to fund nonprofits.

Santa Monica 178

Santa Monica Competition Los Angeles Design 178

socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2010

announced today that it is launching today at the DEMO Spring 2010 conference in Palm Desert. The firm, which is self funded, says that it allows individuals, businesses, and nonprofits to raise money for any project, using social media. Tags: investedin fundraising nonprofit demo launch startup social media twitter facebook.

Sites 160

Sites Social Media Conference Media 160

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I’m comfortable with introductions and then getting into the demo.&#. I believe in this so much that, despite my post advising you to be prepared for the *norm* in VC, I wrote a post about a company that came in for a presentation and never even got the slides out or presented a demo. I funded them 8 weeks later. Mobile app?

Venture Capital 299

Venture Capital Slides Technical Advisors Startup 299

socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2019

Techstars said that the LA program will start on July 15th, and have its demo day on October 10th. READ MORE>>.

Startup 113

Startup Mentor Entrepreneur Funding 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2018

Let me show you a demo rather than a business plan.” Demos never go according to plan, and ones that work go on far too long. Remember that investors can’t see the business from a demo or prototype, and they won’t appreciate all the love and work you have put into building the product.

Funding 62

Funding Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup 62

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2014

According to a blog post from Mark Suster, one of the founders of LaunchpadLA, the decision to shift away from being an accelerator came after the startup accelerator either had to decide to "triple down and raise another fund" to pay for operations--or move to a different model. READ MORE>>.

Venture Capital 178

Venture Capital Blogging Los Angeles Activity 178

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2008

San Diego-based MicroPower Technologies, which develops technology for ultra-low power wireless video, has scored a Series A funding round from the Tech Coast Angels. The Series A funding round will go towards final development of the firm's prototype demo systems. Financial terms of the investment round were not disclosed.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Technology Funding San Diego 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

Our most recent Demo Day in November 2018 (at Google/Venice on the main stage) was the most well-attended Demo Day in the history of Startup Boost. And, many of the presenting companies received sizable funding commitments and offers of ongoing help.

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Software Review Startup Coach 157

socalTECH

JULY 31, 2012

in a funding round. The round came from Founders Fund , First Round Capital , Bullpen Capital , as well as angels. Instacanvas first debuted in April as part of the MuckerLab Demo Day. READ MORE>>.

Web 140

Web Los Angeles Capital Funding 140

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

TechStars operates a series of startup accelerators across the country, which combine mentoring, a three month intensive program, and a demo day to help startups get funded. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>. techstars namelayer merger acquisition domain domainer name'

Mentor 174

Mentor Acquisition Los Angeles Startup 174

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

Let me show you a demo rather than a business plan.” Demos never go according to plan, and ones that work go on far too long. Remember that investors can’t see the business from a demo or prototype, and they won’t appreciate all the love and work you have put into building the product.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Statistics Social Media Startup 124

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2015

The accelerator begins today, and runs through a Demo Day in November at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers Accelerator is investing $120,000 in funding in each of the startups, which all will be part of a coworking space in LA, and also gain access to the Dodgers organization, mentors, and more. READ MORE>>.

Class 100

Class Entertainment Mentor Organization 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2017

Don’t try to talk and demo your way up the hill. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. If the investor thinks you are coming to ask for domain advice, and you ask for money, your success probabilities are shot. Fully prepare for the assault. Talk bounces off and won’t stop any bullets.

Funding 60

Funding Slides Outsource Summary 60

socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2017

Serial Entrepreneur: Jon Kraft, co-founder of Pandora (Interim CEO), Jean-Marc Touch, co-founder Funding status: Angel backed, raising funding via crowdsourcing site StartEngine. Funding status: Backing from CAA. Here's a quick look at just a few of the new companies who are led by serial entrepreneurs from the LA ecosystem.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Company Companies Technical Review 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The new startup--funded by Bullpen Capital, Baroda Ventures, and Prism VentureWorks, and headed by Bong Koh--is one of the companies debuting today at the DEMO Fall 2011 conference in Silicon Valley.

Activity 145

Activity Services Class Conference 145

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Don’t try to talk and demo your way up the hill. Don’t insist on a product demo – he is buying the business, not the product. If the investor thinks you are coming to ask for domain advice, and you ask for money, your success probabilities are shot. Fully prepare for the assault. Talk bounces off and won’t stop any bullets.

Slides 126

Slides Outsource Summary Conference 126

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2016

StatMuse , one of the companies to emerge out of the Disney Accelerator in Burbank last fall, said this morning that it has raised $10M in a Series A funding round. The company was part of the second class of the Disney Accelerator , and showed off its product in October at the accelerator's Demo Day. READ MORE>>.

Statistics 100

Statistics Burbank Class Software 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 12, 2014

In just one day the Skully AR-1 was able to nab funding of over $900,000 and counting on Indiegogo and they still have a month left! The AR-1 was introduced last October at DEMO, and Skully said more than 100,000 motorcycle riders have signed up to be beta testers since then. Absolutely crushing their goal of $250,000. For

Technical Review 103

Technical Review Software Review Pricing Funding 103

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

MuckerLab is one of a number of accelerators who have managed to scoop up venture funding for its companies, with such portfolio companies Surf Air, Retention Science, Wallaby, Chromatik, and others. We just had the demo day for our third batch of companies. It''s not a three month program, demo day, and folks move out or move on.

Southern California 187

Southern California Incubator Startup Ideas 187