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AUGUST 5, 2014

What do you get when you combine a technology investment demo day with a Hollywood-style story pitch session? It might look a little like Demo Day for Warner Media Camp , the startup incubator program being run out of Los Angeles by Turner/Warner Bros. warner media camp demo demoday content hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Common resources provided by most of the incubators and accelerators today include the following: Access to shared office facilities for multiple startup teams at a very low cost.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2012

The startup incubator actually found us. Those mentors and others have given us really tangible advice. The four partners at Muckerlab, Greg Bettinelli, Yanda Erlich, Will Hsu, and Erik Rannala just have incredible backgrounds, and an incredible ability to mentor companies. I'm excited to apply those skills in a new way.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

To that end, last week, Los Angeles-based MuckerLab (www.muckerlab.com) announced its plans--and a big lineup of local CEO mentors--to start up a new, YCombinator- and TechStars-type program in Los Angeles, headed by former Silicon Valley venture capitalist Erik Rannala , and affiliated with the TechStars Network. Erik, thanks for the time.

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AUGUST 12, 2014

We select companies from an application process , and they join us for a twelve week program of workshops, mentoring, and business meetings in order to create value in our businesses, and also accelerate process for them. This is our second class, and it culminates in this Demo Day we just had. How long have you been doing this?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

K5Launch (www.k5launch.com) is modeled after the successful Y-Combinator and TechStars acceleration programs, and invests equity, provides mentors, and runs a three month program to get very early stage startups off the ground. All of our mentors are investors as well.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Techstars LA , one of three, Los Angeles area startup accelerator programs run by Techstars , launched the first class of startups at its first Demo Day on Tuesday at the El Rey Theater. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

The Imagine Impact vetting process involves both experienced readers and a natural language processing system that the talent incubator developed internally. Hollywood, the founders felt, was the best place to nurture that talent, according to interviews with the founders conducted at the company’s last demo day.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Common resources provided by most of the incubators and accelerators today include the following: Access to shared office facilities for multiple startup teams at a very low cost.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2011

It’s a three-month program providing its selected startups with $21,000 in seed funding, plus the typical incubator benefits like shared office space, legal assistance, infrastructure and hosting, and mentorship from a network of advisors.

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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>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

The participants all receive $150,000 in investment capital, mentoring, and access to a prototype lab. This next class has its Demo Day on June 28th. Make In LA said the four companies were selected from a pool of 112 applications for across 24 countries. Make In LA's program is managed by Shaun Arora and Noramay Cadena.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

According to Disney, the three month mentorship and investment program will run through the summer, with a Demo Day in October. The Walt Disney Company said Thursday that it will run its startup accelerator program, the Disney Accelerator , for the third year, with applications for the next session due on April 10th. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

They have hired great people, have brought on great mentors, have raised money from top tier investors, and we are excited for a bunch of big announcements in the months ahead,” said Teller. There are a couple of companies that have already done fundraising whereas at a normal incubator non of them would have even started.”.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

The real unique part of this program, which I'm excited about, is the marriage between the mentoring that a company could receive from both those with an entrepreneurial startup background of Techstars, and the deep, vertical knowledge of clinicians or healthcare administrators, who have been doing healthcare work for a while. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

The real unique part of this program, which I'm excited about, is the marriage between the mentoring that a company could receive from both those with an entrepreneurial startup background of Techstars, and the deep, vertical knowledge of clinicians or healthcare administrators, who have been doing healthcare work for a while. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2012

Spearheaded by Alex Donn , the event was designed for both technical and non-technical attendees to build apps over the course of a weekend at Io/La , an incubator/co-work space in the heart of Hollywood. Making the most of our location, the Venue Pop team decided to have fun with the pitch and demo by featuring two superheroes.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Earlier this week, the Disney Accelerator held the demo day for its second class. Michael Abrams: They are an amazing company, and had an amazing mentor in Bob Iger, and it was an amazing opportunity and moment in time. Michael Abrams: We expect everyone to be great. Why did the magic happen there? Obviously, the audience wants droids!

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

A traffic jam of expensive cars lined up to pull into the packed parking lot of MuckerLab for its second graduating class demo day. MuckerLab has already secured its reputation as one of the hottest startup accelerators in town with a particular emphasis on product for incubation-stage software, services and media ventures.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2016

We select ten per class, and help those startups connect with mentors and other people in that local environment who can be helpful to the business. Since then, we've replicated the model with a local managing director, local mentors, and have expanded to roughly 25 different programs around the world. billion combined.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2015

Tucker Kain: One thing we've found, is the ability to bring a brand like the Dodgers to bear on these early stage businesses opens up opportunities for them, from our network of mentors and industry experts. We also wanted to make sure the companies helped address some issues in our business.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. 7:10 – 8:00pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. Dinesh earned his B.S. in Computer Science and his MBA from UC Irvine. What: Spotlight Series Event.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. 7:10 – 8:00pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company (approx. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

The TechCrunch team was judicious in its determination of qualifiers, insisting that the accelerators be, “fixed-term, cohort-based, with educational and mentorship components, culminating in a public pitch or demo day.” Yet to be a truly effective accelerator, the work must continue the momentum beyond Demo Day.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

You can see Zach James & Rich Raddon who are standing next to a demo table pitching a small, yet-to-be-funded company called MovieClips – now the powerhouse ZEFR. They have aggregated talent into similar locations to learn from each other and made it easier for high-profile mentors to meet many companies at once.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup.

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