socalTECH

MAY 15, 2012

Pasadena-based X1 Discovery , the enterprise, e-discovery spinout of X1, announced this morning that its X1 Rapid Discovery product is now available through the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Solution Provider program. The firm is a spinout of X1, which develops enterprise search and indexing tools. Both firms are backed by Idealab.

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Idealab Pasadena Tool Web 168

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

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Last fall, Mingly released their first product last fall to help users manage their endless webs of connections. 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. Finally, some solid relief.

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Web Social Network Email Networking 74

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Pasadena-based Perfect Market, the Idealab startup which is looking to monetize dormant content from publishers, said this morning that the firm's CTO, Dr. Jay Budzik, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, by the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich. READ MORE>>

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Rustic Canyon Idealab Marketing Pasadena 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics , the developer of robotic technology backed by Idealab, is now distributing its Mint automatic floor clear through Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

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Idealab Pasadena Education Research 145

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2010

Altadena-based Perfect Market , which is developing technology to help publishers monetize their long tail content, confirmed today that it has raised $6M in a Series C funding round. The firm said the round was led by Tribune Company, and also included Trinity Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, and Idealab. READ MORE>>.

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Rustic Canyon Marketing Altadena Idealab 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based Perfect Market, which is developing technology to help publishers monetize their archive content, said Monday that it has acquired technology from Mediariver, which can be used to match content and advertising to any web page. Perfect Market is venture backed by Idealab, Trinity Ventures and Rustic Canyon Ventures.

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Rustic Canyon Marketing Idealab Pasadena 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

The prize, which is looking to award $10M to a team which develops a 100 MPG, super fuel-efficient vehicle, said that among the 22 teams which have registered for the prize are Idealab-backed Aptera Motors, based in Carlsbad, and Santa Ana-based Kinetix Motors. The X PRIZE competition will begin in 2009, with winners awarded in 2010.

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Southern California Idealab SoCal Google 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies, which develops enterprise search software, said Monday that it has received a patent for technology in its products. Patent 7,424,510, entitled "Methods and Systems for Web Based Incremental Searches," covering its method of displaying search results. According to the firm, it received U.S READ MORE>>

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Patents Idealab Pasadena Email 100

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. Have an HDTV, and wish you could browse the web or stream content from the Internet? But, it's awful fun when it's a robot doing the work. owned by iRobot.

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El Segundo Southern California Encino Santa Barbara 153

socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2019

I first joined the Xprize Foundation, and later got together with Bill Gross at Idealab, where I ended up working as CEO for a number of companies in energy storage, with Energy Cache, to Edison Microgrids, and also was involved in a variety of other things Idealab was doing at the time. You then caught things like Web 2.0,

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

One of those high profile neighborhoods here is Pasadena, home of Idealab, Caltech, OpenX, and many other high tech companies and institutions. Because of that, I formally reached out to Caltech, Idealab, the Art Center College of Design, and all the CEOs I knew running tech companies out here. Andy Wilson: Great question.

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Pasadena Santa Monica CalTech Technical Review 242

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Developing their business directly through partnerships with sports teams, Crowd Seats has the ability to get larger discounts on potentially unused ticket sales to provide value for the fans, teams, and venues. To close off the evening we had an especially inspirational super demo from Idealab’s Bill Gross.

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Technical Review Idealab Startup Mobile 94

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Mobile Web America, Inc. 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. Gold Sponsor. .

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2012

We have a very visual marketplace, that for the mobile and web, lets people show their closets, garages, homes, and stores. We do the same thing on the web, making selling really easy. Rob Kramer: My partner and I had been developing apps and platforms for year, and had been Craiglist and eBay users, but only reluctantly.

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Mobile Los Angeles Web Southern California 157

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. Gold Sponsor. . Applications are now open for the January 2012 program.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. They are dedicated to providing high-availability systems, beautiful user interfaces, furious developer support and unparalleled customer care.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

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. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. They will sell out quick so grab them while you can.

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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. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. Diamond Sponsor.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. Gold Sponsor. . Applications are now open for the January 2012 program.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

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. Advertisers on TweetUp can bid to have their tweets displayed when users search for keywords, giving them another way to build a following.

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Santa Monica LAVA Advertising Idealab 71

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Scott’s first big foray into industry-changing companies came with CarsDirect, an IdeaLab company where he was the initial founder & CEO. A social analytics platform for Facebook app developers and publishers that provides detailed demographic and engagement data. -A Competitors: Gowalla. Total Raised: $21.4mm. Kontagent. -A

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Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

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. I spent the morning at Cross Campus, and saw some amazing things in the augmented reality area. That's a sea change.

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Southern California Capital Funding Invest 113

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.

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement. So when he saw the browser it instantly dawned on him that this would be the greatest customer development tool ever. So he founded IdeaLab with his wife Marcia Goodstein (he talks in the video about working with a spouse and also working with siblings).

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

Bill Gross is the man responsible for the overwhelming amount of monetization on the web. He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ). Because GoTo.com was his idea. Overture sold for $1.6 billion to Yahoo!

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Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

. “Let us come together and celebrate…” The mashup theme was reflected in the SBF programming, which included panels highlighting accelerators, VCs, startups, developers, movies, TV, music, web content, art, fashion, social good, surf & skate, and more. To start: Hackathon. Photo by TechZulu). Student Pitch Fest.

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Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

There are five prominent ones in town, Launchpad, Amplify, MuckerLab, StartEngine, and IdeaLab. Play In Motion – Play In Motion is developing a social mobile location-based platform for casual gaming. In many cases, the next logical step for one of these young companies will be to join another, later-stage accelerator.

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UCLA Invest Startup Class 47