socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2013

Apparently, that push comes thanks to another, local startup-- Convertro , which said today that Dollar Shave Club has been using its platform to measure its ad campaign effectiveness, including the effectiveness of those TV ads for Dollar Shave Club. READ MORE>>.

Dollar Shave Club 171

Dollar Shave Club Advertising Media Design 171

TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Founder Alix Peabody designed a line of female-focused canned rosé. Shopify quietly acquires Handshake, an e-commerce platform for B2B wholesale purchasing . Modsy scores $37M to virtually design your home. If you enjoy this newsletter, be sure to check out TechCrunch’s venture-focused podcast, Equity. Fundraising.

Startup 223

Startup Venture Capital Newsletter Tips 223

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

Overall, Klarna is live in 20 markets, has more than 90 million global active users and more than 2 million transactions a day conducted on its platform. billion of purchases made through the Klarna platform. With this round, the company is again giving 1% of the equity raised back to the planet.

Los Angeles 266

Los Angeles Funding CIO Marketing 266

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

billion private equity round led by SoftBank , in addition to three other investors. billion private equity round led by SoftBank as well. Grab, Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing platform, raised a $2 billion Series G with help from Toyota, SoftBank, and oddly enough Didi Chixing. Anyone notice anything significant in those numbers?

Funding 70

Funding Equity News Platform 70

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Venture backers : Oak Investment Partners, Spectrum Equity, W Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co., Cocodot is creating a fashionable, user friendly online invitations site, which is applying high design--and celebrity connections--to allow users to send invitations, thank you notes, and other online invitations to friends.

Startup 178

Startup Tech Coast Angels Demand News 178

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 6, 2020

Via gets the “deal of the week” designation not just because its post-funding valuation is now $2.25 Via has two sides of its business: a consumer-facing shuttle and a “partnerships” division that sells its software platform to cities and transit authorities that allows them to deploy their own shuttles.

Layoffs 136

Layoffs Startup Newsletter Santa Monica 136

socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Eli Aizenstat: Beatshare is a multimedia messaging platform, where we are bringing music into the heart of the communication space. Before that, I was at a multimedia design academy in high school. I've always been a mobile enthusiast, in technology and design and user experience. What were your backgrounds before Beatshare?

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach Startup Pasadena Angels 100

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

Instead of equity, the company is aimed at profiting profitable small businesses with business debt funding from investors, to help those businesses grow and get to the next level. Why did you decide to focus on debt, not equity? Ethan Senturia: There are a number of things, including my background.

Startup 247

Startup Software Review Entrepreneur Equity 247

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Professionals maintain that there is plenty of money and equity for qualified startups, and funding marginal startups via any source will only make more people unhappy. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined.

Funding 101

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Invest 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2019

A recent high-profile one, Theranos , the blood-testing company, had no trouble getting customers, but promised more than their technology could deliver, Another, Shyp , an early on-demand delivery platform, blamed their demise on premature scaling. Make sustainability a key design objective for every step.

Startup 88

Startup Demand Training Customer 88

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

LA based CapLinked , a cloud-based business transaction platform yesterday raised $1.6 CapLinked is changing this with our intuitive and easy-to-use platform.”. Yesterdays’ equity round of $1.6 million Raised. million, brings the company’s aggregate amount of capital raised to $2.5 and Schlumberger.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Software Review Bertelsmann Technology 88

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

Peruse through the website SeedInvest and you’ll find a familiar layout, as pioneered by years of trending interest towards popular crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. 2) Leverage your network – With platforms like SeedInvest or Kickstarter, your first 25% should be friends, family, fans, or customers.

Invest 100

Invest Startup Technical Review Software Review 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2013

a crowd-powered platform that gives accredited investors access to exclusive deal flow and technology transfer opportunities has launched in beta its crowd-powered portal for startups, JumpStartFund. El Segundo, CA based JumpStarter Inc., Get feedback, collaborate and get funded. Social capital rewarded.

El Segundo 76

El Segundo Social Network Startup Patents 76

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

Professionals maintain that there is plenty of money for equity in qualified startups, and funding marginal startups via any source will only make more people unhappy. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined.

Funding 106

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Sample 106

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2015

San Diego''s Events.com (www.events.com) thinks so, saying it is prepared to create a new platformbuilt in the social and mobile agedesigned to help manage all kinds of events, in a way which has been completely overlooked by the incumbent event registration and management providers. What is Events.com all about?

Software 100

Software Activity Startup San Diego 100

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2009

One, is we build and design websites. Third, is we provide customer care and phone support for orders; the fourth is the software technology, the platform that powers everything. We started getting approached by venture capital and private equity, and we have eight figures in revenue. We have six key categories of what we do.

Venture Capital 113

Venture Capital SEM Commerce Email 113

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 19, 2013

The 9+ incubator has already closed $2 million in funding and has already attracted gaming entrepreneurs eager to create a new breed of mobile services including gaming entrepreneur Jason Citron who developed the early iPhone hit Aurora Feint and the hugely popular OpenFeint platform. First, building a minimum viable product.

Startup 79

Startup Develop Development Incubator 79

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Domio , a startup that designs and then rents out apart-hotels with kitchens and other full-home experiences, has raised $100 million ($50 million in equity and $50 million in debt) to expand its business in the U.S. You can even order the same wallpaper that’s been designed to decorate Domio apartments.

Equity 136

Equity Startup Los Angeles Capital 136

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Defy teaches them personal finance like how to keep a checking account, the difference between debt and equity, what cashflow is and so forth. She was smart (she started her career in private equity!) I promised her I would write about this experience for the LinkedIn platform so I didn’t write about yesterday’s trip here.

Writing 150

Writing Startup Design Training 150

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

For the life sciences industry, one of the largest landlords, and closest observers, is Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Third, is thought leadership: it’s crucial to convene high-level thought leaders from across the industry, and we’ve built a collaborative meeting platform to discuss global health challenges and drive progress forward.

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Startup San Diego Class 40

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Hank: I am the CEO and founder of Seco Sys, which is a platform that allows water agencies, customers, and water related services to concurrently engage in water conservation at all water use endpoints. Our platform can be used worldwide. Most of the equity investments in iHub companies are coming from outside the region.

Startup 105

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 105

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Hank: I am the CEO and founder of Seco Sys , which is a platform that allows water agencies, customers, and water related services to concurrently engage in water conservation at all water use endpoints. Our platform can be used worldwide. Most of the equity investments in iHub companies are coming from outside the region.

Startup 119

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 119

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 24, 2016

If you want to gain and keep the respect of your audience, work with a professional graphic designer or marketing team to create a logo and any other necessary graphics specifically for each platform you wish to use. Their internationally known typographic logo is classic and benefits from years of brand equity.

Social Media 40

Social Media Media Content Guide 40

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

While I was there, I was product manager leading efforts to include third party content into the platform. That was a rocket ride as well, and that took us to a top 10 website, and NBC took an equity steak in the company. After IAC, I started my own company, MerchEngines, which was a search marketing platform for local businesses.

Southern California 245

Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2014

Most of the solutions in our market are for lots of doctors, and are on-premise solutions, and are really designed for bigger physician groups and hospitals. We''ve raised around $72 million now in equity capital. We''re laser focused on small medical practices.

Startup 160

Startup El Segundo CTO Hire Outsource Development 160

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2015

Designate a point person to handle the relationships. Expect to be diluted by 20-25% with each equity round. They’re typically issued at a 10-20% discount to equity depending on the timeframe; higher range is for longer timeframes. Angels (invest their own money) and super angels. These usually come into play at the seed stage.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Equity Funding 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. and has led business analysis & user interface design projects for the U.S. Navy, Pfizer, & Unisys Corp.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. To inspire and facilitate personal and cultural growth. To explore how new technologies impact society.

Tsavo 76

Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Why have you chosen the iOS platform before the Android platform? AT: The iOS platform was a great place to start to get our app going. How is the design process been going so far? . The device was designed to be simple and clean from the beginning. As of now, the iDoorCam only has an app available for the iOS.

Product 85

Product Startup Design Customer 85

socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

I bought and sold domain names, did website design, and was the co-founder of another search engine, Findology, which we sold. ABCSearch, is not a search portal that a user would visit, it's really a platform designed to allow advertisers to reach users that are on search enabled sites.

PPC 113

PPC Sherman Oaks Advertising Yahoo 113

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2011

In terms of the problem, is the majority of tools available today to help people with their money have been designed by financial times, for people more like them. That's compared to other financial products, which are designed for managing money, and just feel like work. I also wanted to approach things differently than they are now.

Startup 197

Startup Ideas Southern California Social Network 197

socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2015

Through their professional services, I ended up investing in a private equity firm called iFormation, which was a three way joint venture between Boston Consulting Group, Goldman Sachs, and General Atlantic Partners. Most tools, such as e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter, are not designed for that. That was all in digital media.

Mobile 100

Mobile Buzzfeed News Tool 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2012

Your reasoning will inform what platforms you should choose, what target audience, what feature-set is necessary, and what your eventual marketing & personality should be. Many entrenched companies built their apps with sweat-equity, love, and a hardy dose of being early to market. This gives them app loyalty.

Marketing 97

Marketing Startup Software Review Competition 97

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

Awkward topics such as equity share come into play and everyone’s roles and what value they bring to the table are questioned. RED FLAG #2 : This person came in saying he was a designer, disappeared for a few hours and said he was working on some iOS mockups but by the time we were ready to pitch, he delivered nothing.

Startup 100

Startup Ideas San Diego Mentor 100

Tech.Co

MARCH 25, 2022

By ensuring their value isn't bloated, the company will net its employees better equity over time. Instacart also launched a new set of digital tools yesterday, “Instacart Platform,” which is designed to help retailers and grocers offer faster fulfilment, get better analytics, and potentially get started with advertising.

Advertising 116

Advertising Tool .Net Google 116

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2020

For us, relatively large and very large multi location brands use our platform to ensure they get discovered online. Nick Hedges: Level Equity led the most recent round, have Sigia Ventures in Menlo Park, and we have DFJ Frontier, those are the main investors, but we do have a variety of other investors. What is MomentFeed doing p>now?

Google 113

Google Santa Monica Networking Software 113

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Bambi Francisco is founder and CEO of Vator.tv, a leading platform for entrepreneurs and innovators to broadcast and communicate with industry professionals, and VatorNews, a video business network. As an undergradudate, Leila authored background papers for the World Bank's Development Research Group and Ashoka on equity and social rights.

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40