socalTECH

MAY 26, 2009

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , a developer of desktop search software, announced today that the firm has raised new funding from backer Idealab, plus made a few executive changes. According to a statement by Gross, the new funding round will go to "accelerate growth" in X1. X1 did not say if prior investor U.S.

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Idealab Technology Funding Pasadena 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Orange County startup Beatshare --backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Harvard Business School Angels, and Archangels, among others�thinks it's figured out the formula to make music the message in its mobile app. Before that, I was at a multimedia design academy in high school. How did you two connect?

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Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach Startup Pasadena Angels 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

MyShape had raised north of $36M in funding from such investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels, and Tenaya Capital.

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MyShape Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels 217

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2017

Our interview today is with Alan Horsager , the CEO of Pasadena-based Episona (www.episona.com), an angel backed startup which has already developed and has been offering up an epigenetic test for male fertility. Where was the technology for this developed? Let's talk about the recent funding round?

USC 100

USC Technical Review Startup Southern California 100

socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2015

Pasadena-based New Matter (www.newmatter.com) is developing a 3D printer, the MOD-t, which it says will help bridge the world of 3D printing experimentation with the consumer. We''re doing that through really a low cost, affordable, elegant looking, and easy to use 3D printer designed for consumers, not just professionals.

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Idealab Design Product Ideas 100

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2009

Pasadena-based eSolar , which is developing solar thermal power plants and technology, disclosed this morning that it has scored $30M in an investment from Indian firm ACME Group, in conjunction with a deal to construct 1 gigawatt of solar power plants in India.

Idealab 100

Idealab Pasadena Equity Venture Capital 100

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Milk & Honey has had shoes designed by Rachael Ray, Ginnifer Goodwin, Malin Akerman, and Kate Mara amongst others and has appeared in People, Redbook, Inked, Lucky, Bridal Guide, InStyle, Marie Claire, and numerous other publications. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7 YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

socalTECH

MAY 19, 2015

Fetch and Schlep just raised a round of funding from the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. My wife is an illustrator and graphic designer, and she built the brand. We had the Pasadena Angels and three chapters of the Tech Coast Angels in our first round, and we just did another round with them. Petersburg.

Demand 100

Demand Tech Coast Angels Startup Pasadena Angels 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

And it is one of the reasons that NYC is developing a vibrant technology community. And costume & set designers. I’ve been meeting with LPs (those who invest in VC funds) over the past year and discussing trends I see in the market and where I think we need to be as a firm to be near to and meet the needs of our customers.

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Technology Rustic Canyon Cloud Computing Beverly Hills 313

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

round of funding from the Pasadena Angels and Frontera Capital for a voice-over-IP service, and we thought we'd talk with Cliff Rees, the firm's CEO, to understand how the firm is different from those many providers. Can you talk about how you connected with the Pasadena Angels and Frontera?

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IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 165

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

As founder of Digital LA, I run one to two tech events every week bringing together tech, startups, investors, Hollywood, developers designers, and more. We also added panels reflecting LA''s growing tech communities from the West Side to Pasadena, and topics including health tech and space tech, as these industries grow.

Cornerstone OnDemand 100

Cornerstone OnDemand Belkin Entertainment Newsletter 100

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. I headed up product development to build out their portal services. There were also opportunities for me down here, as I was running the venture fund.

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Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2010

Earlier this month, Azusa-based CFX Battery , a stealthy battery technology spinout from Caltech, announced it had raised a new round of funding worth $14.2M. It was technology developed by Panasonic in the mid 70's. Our headquarters are now in Asuza, because we weren't able to get permits in Pasadena.

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CalTech Technical Review Azusa Venture Capital 168

socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2010

Last week, Pasadena-based Rockoco announced that it had raised $1.5M in funding from the Pasadena Angels, for its technology which applies semiconductor processing to diamonds to create more brilliant and super-polished stones. Roughly $500K to $600K came from the Pasadena angels, and the rest from other angel investors.

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CalTech Startup Pasadena Angels Pasadena 149

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

He also designed the Farmville iPhone application (top iPhone app), and worked on corporate development deals including Microsoft, Yahoo, Zynga Japan, and Zynga corporate strategy. Dinesh’s passion is developing VoIP-driven startups and creating unique online growth strategies. He is a recognized leader in the Voice 2.0

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The Pasadena, CA-based urban office real estate investment trust (REIT), founded in 1994, has grown into one of the country’s largest developers of world-class collaborative science and technology campuses. Both are accompanied by separate new investment funds of between $10 million and $25 million. So it ranges.

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Venture Capital Startup San Diego Class 40

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

This second annual fest brings together technology leaders, startup CEOs, investors, Hollywood studio executives, entrepreneurs, developers, students and more to celebrate LA’s dynamic technology industries with panels, workshops, hackathon, mixers, and a start-up showcase spotlighting 40 local startups. In 2012 over $3.2

GRP Partners 88

GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

So when he saw the browser it instantly dawned on him that this would be the greatest customer development tool ever. And when I say this I don’t mean they funded billion dollar companies – they literally created them. But also when you’re developing so is your competitor. Shopping.com. The Wedding Channel.

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

In the bay area it’s quite common for the entrepreneurs starting a company to be developers or technologists who can build the first versions of their products. He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away.

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Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

IPPLEX researches and develops pioneering cross-platform applications and services focused on interactive communication – between people and the information, contacts and places they need to access through their mobile phone, PC, and other devices. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Event Details. to 9:30 p.m.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In college at the California Institute of Technology, he patented a new loudspeaker design and formed GNP Loudspeakers, Inc. After graduating from college, Bill and his brother Larry started GNP Development, Inc., In 1985, Lotus Development Corporation acquired GNP and Bill became a software entrepreneur at Lotus Development.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology and of the Art Center College of Design. Where: Baxter Hall | CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund. Bill serves on the boards of directors of numerous companies.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

Webtide is designed to be a company which is the expert on using Jetty in companies. 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? It's extremely widely used.

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IBM IBM Mission Ventures Venture Capital 100