socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2013

UberMedia , the Pasadena-based startup developing third party, Twitter clients and other mobile apps, said yesterday that it has launched a new mobile ad campaign product called Appvertise. UberMedia said the online ads will run across its network of iOS apps, which it says now reaches over 2 billion monthly unique impressions.

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Advertising CPC Tool Idealab 138

socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2014

Los Angeles-based Enplug , a company that develops digital displays which display real time, social media from Twittter, Facebook, Yelp, and elsewhere at retail locations, has raised $2.5M in a seed funding round.

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Idealab Seed Funding Social Media Los Angeles 157

socalTECH

JULY 14, 2010

Pasadena-based TweetUp , the Twitter advertising firm started by Idealab's Bill Gross, is expanding out its network of sites this morning, saying that it has added four new publishers to its roster. The model for the site is similar to the cost-per-click ads originally developed by Gross for Internet search engines. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Advertising Pasadena Sites 189

socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2012

Los Angeles-based HypeMarks , the developer of a service which helps users find new places to explore on the web, has raised $350,000 in a funding round, socalTECH has learned. According to Tim Sae Koo, the firm's founder, the funding came from Idealab, with Allen Morgan of Idealab joining the company's board.

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Idealab SoCalTech USC Class 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

According to those reports, San Francisco-based Rapportive , a developer of plug-ins which overlay social networking information on your Gmail account, has been acquired by LinkedIn. Rapportive is a direct competitor to Mingly, the Gmail contacts management software firm headed by Tyler Koblasa and backed by Idealab.

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Report Southern California Idealab Social Network 154

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. Idealab's Bill Gross also re-joins as Chairman of the firm's board of directors. X1 did not say if prior investor U.S. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Technology Funding Pasadena 100

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

The firm is backed by Idealab, and is headed by Internet veteran Andy Steuer. We caught up with Andy, whose executive experience ranges from ZeroDegrees, NBC Internet/Xoom.com, Infoseek / Go Network, to CNET and Snap.com, and whose last firm was MerchEngines, which he sold last year, to hear more about his new startup.

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Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics , the robotics technology startup backed by Idealab, said today that it has linked up with a number of retail partners on its Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner--the firm's entree into the household robot market.

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Marketing Idealab Startup Pasadena 185

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

UberMedia, which is headed by Idealab's Bill Gross, said the funding also included Steve Case of Revolution Ventures and Danny Rimer of Index Ventures. UberMedia is a developer of a number of third party Twitter clients. The firm raised $17.5M in the new funding round. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Pasadena News Report 124

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2009

The firm has relationships with DFJ Gotham, Idealab, and others. I meet these founders one-on-one, and I'm introduced to them through our own personal network -- Mike Paolucci, John Waller, and myself have been in the startup game on and off, in New York and Southern California for a lot of years between us. What is Startup Exchange?

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Venture Capital Startup Idealab Technical Review 165

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2012

We've developed an algorithm to match other people who are like-minded with you. He helped us develop the algorithm, which suggests people in your destination most in common with you. It's great for networking, and for developing friendships. How did you end up working with Idealab? It's also great for networking.

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Startup Idealab USC Ideas 199

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

According to sources there are several funds and firms participating in the investment of the startups including, Rincon Ventures , Idealab , Baroda Ventures , GRP Partners , David Cohen , David Tisch , DLA Piper and Stubbs Alderton.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Funding Idealab 74

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

According to sources there are several funds and firms participating in the investment of the startups including, Rincon Ventures , Idealab , Baroda Ventures , GRP Partners , David Cohen , David Tisch , DLA Piper and Stubbs Alderton.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Funding Idealab 65

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Instead, we will focus on helping high potential start-up communities like DTLA and Riverside gain momentum, connecting the fourteen SoCal start-up communities into a vibrant network and working with top corporations like Edison and Kaiser get more integrated into the robust and diverse SoCal innovation ecosystem.

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SoCal Southern California Startup Venture Capital 140

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The Mint Plus Cleaner--which was developed in Pasadena by Evolution Robotics, the. robotics startup spun out of Idealab--uses cleaning cloths to tidy up your hard floors. using 4G LTE networks. No one likes having to clean the floor. But, it's awful fun when it's a robot doing the work. owned by iRobot. Vizio CoStar.

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El Segundo Southern California Encino Santa Barbara 153

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

9:00 – 10:00pm – cocktail reception and networking. Headquarted in Santa Monica, CA, CallFire is dedicated to providing high-availability systems, intuitive user interfaces, furious developer support, and unparalleled customer care in order to transform how companies do business. 7:00 – 7:45pm – check-in. 8:35 – 9:00pm – “Superdemo”.

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CalTech Idealab Tech Coast Angels Enterprise Forum 79

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 19, 2011

CapLinked , the online platform for private investment funded by members of the “ PayPal Mafia “—announced that it is launching a worldwide pitch competition for entrepreneurs to present their business ideas to a panel of all-star judges from Idealab, Rincon, Rapidfire, and Actarus. says CapLinked CEO Eric M.

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Competition Idealab Slides Startup 70

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the developer of Twitter client applications, said Thursday that it has partnered with the publisher of The Economist to power a new desktop application and curated channel Idea People Media , The Economist Group's vertical ad network business.

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Content Pasadena Hollywood Ideas 176

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Bill Gross founded Idealab in March 1996 and serves as the company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Bill founded Idealab to create and build successful businesses that capitalize on innovations in areas with significant growth opportunities, including the Internet. SuperDemo: Bill Gross. Gold Sponsor. .

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Mingle is a networking service that uses location to discover and create relevant connections. As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. Gold Sponsor. .

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

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. and launching at Silicon Beach Fest.

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GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Mingle is a networking service that uses location to discover and create relevant connections. As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. 9:00 – 10:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The irony: a sad state that even with the huge number of social network applications we have at our disposal, we’re oftentimes lost, unable to keep up, or still lose touch so easily. After an initial round of seed funding of $500k led by Pasadena’s Idealab, Mingly saw great success as they built up their Gmail user base.

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Web Social Network Email Networking 74

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

At Idealab, we saw many shots on goal with companies who were consumer focused, and we have found the quality of entrepreneurs going to consumer Internet companies has changed dramatically, which represents a real opportunity. That network effect is a subtle but has a powerful effect with all this new technology. That's a sea change.

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Southern California Capital Funding Invest 113

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

This included stabilizing a historically negative traffic and user trend, reducing the operational cost of the business by nearly 90 percent and pivoting the product from its legacy as a social network to a social entertainment destination. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. Diamond Sponsor.

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Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

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. 8:30 – 10:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. RSVP: AGENDA. Diamond Sponsor.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Mingle is a networking service that uses location to discover and create relevant connections. As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. Gold Sponsor. .

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

The third piece of our business, is we''ve developed the infrastructure, technology, and methodology to discover content, and put it into our own, salesforce like system, which allows our researchers to pick out videos, track down the content creators, and do all of the contracting through the system. more) READ MORE>>.

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Media Content Startup IP 235

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ). I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. This is a CDN (Content Delivery Network). Overture sold for $1.6 billion to Yahoo!

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Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2010

Tweetup.com - An auction-based advertising system from Internet incubator Idealab, which originally came up with the idea for search advertising in the 1990s when it launched GoTo.com. Well, there will be table with some of the brightest CTO's setup to give you the advice you need to find the CTO of your dreams.

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Santa Monica LAVA Advertising Idealab 71

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Internally, we look very similar to a tech company, in that we have a development team, go-to-market team, and product people, and the ultimate goal of what we want to accomplish is to create companies that can run independently, with their own management teams. Explain exactly how Zuma Ventures works?

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Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Perhaps you have been paying developers and really need more solid legal advice to keep things running smoothly. Rafi Gordon , founder of StyleSpot (an Idealab company), a personalized shopping engine combined with high quality editorial publications. Really brings it home that most of the time, networking is everything.

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Incubator Startup Mentor Entrepreneur 107

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

Those with their ideas selected were out on the prowl, looking to recruit the top designer or developer in the room. While everyone developed their products throughout the day, SWLA teams briefly said hi to Marc Nager (StartupWeekend CEO) during a quick Skype call who was down in New Zealand facilitating Startup Weekend.

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Startup Mahalo Technical Review Idealab 66

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Friday evening, August 19th, rolled around and Startup Weekend LA was underway with attendees showing up at Coloft in Santa Monica around 6:00 pm and the classic Idealab keg there to quench everyone’s thirst. Also a big thanks to Efren Toscano of TechZulu for streaming and editing the event Sunday evening.

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

“I found it to be the best social network, connecting people on a deeper level. He is a great developer and one of the best programmers, always getting poached by all of these recruiters.” Kim was the Technical Lead at Triptrotting when it was incubated in Idealab and came on board to Insteegran last October.

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Startup Customer Custom Pricing 98

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 2, 2011

In the US we now have some very well established incubation programs run by high-caliber mentors including IdeaLab, yCombinator, TechStars, BetaWorks and Launchpad LA. You don’t need a network. And I can attest to this because one of my leading developers at both of my startups never finished college.

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Education Startup Incubator Class 322