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Heck, I even had Robert Downey, Jr. Note: if you’re a parent please check out their website. Kara called me on a Tuesday. She was leaving IAC to start a company. “Tasha, clear some space on my calendar tomorrow. ” “I want you in my offices tomorrow, Kara. Does that work for you?” ” Kara came. She didn’t tell me she was bringing anybody. I didn’t ask her for a deck. Or what she was working on. Or whom she was working with. Tasha screamed. MORE
Downey Ventures, M13, and Sterling.VC. This week the popular Los Angeles, CA-based ecommerce subscription company Loot Crate announced the successful close of a $18.5 million Series A fund. Loot Crate is monthly subscription that provides toys, accessories, swag and apparel based on pop culture, games, and other nerd related brands. They are considered a pioneer and one of the more successful offerings in the subscription space with more than 600,000 subscribers. MORE
Venice, California-basd Epoxy --which was built by former executive from Team Downey--has launched a brand new set of tools aimed at helping online video creators use social media, and also disclosed a funding round. The startup, which is funded by Upfront Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Downey Ventures, Advancit Capital and angels, said that it is aiming its tools at everyone from individual online video creators to studios, brands, and agencies. MORE
s experience with Scrum, which began with training from with Master Scrum Trainer Scott Downey. Thursday, August 2, 2012 -- LA CEOs presents: Scrum for CEOs. LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: Scrum for CEOs - How to Manage Teams in a 2.0 World. Does your development team need ?just just two more weeks? to deliver their work? Was that the same answer they gave two months ago? How does the Scrum process change team collaboration and accelerate development? MORE
Please join LA Scrum Club and Rally Software for a special evening on Monday, February 9th with local Agile luminaries: Christophe Louvion, CTO of Gorilla Nation, Scott Downey, ScrumMaster at MySpace, and George Schlitz, Principal Coach at Big Visible Solutions.At Monday, February 9, 2009 -- "Bootstrapping an Agile Team" Scrum Club. MORE
High flying electric car vehicle firm Tesla Motors has submitted plans to the Department of Energy for a plant in Downey, at the site of the current Downey Studios, according to documents obtained by the Downey Patriot. MORE
The funding was led by Third Wave Digital, and also included Les Moonves (CBS ), Jon Landau (Avatar & Titanic), United Talent Agency (UTA), Robert Downey Jr. Downey Ventures) and Chris Jacquemin (WME). Culver City-based Pocketwatch , a startup media brand focused on creating and acquiring content for kids, has raised $6M in a Series A funding round. MORE
This year, after working with Team Downey, and several other accelerators, our idea became more developed. How do you make online video more interactive--and profitable? Los Angeles-based Sidevision (www.sidevision.com) has developed a set of tools--aimed at content creators, multi-channel networks (MCNs), and others--to help connect online videos with e-commerce. MORE
Maker Studios was venture backed by Time Warner Investmentsh Canal+, Astor, Singtel Innov8, Upfront Ventures, Greycroft Partners, and Downey Ventures, and had raised around $140M in venture funding. Culver City-based YouTube network Maker Studios has been acquired by Burbank-based Walt Disney Company , in a deal worth $500M, plus up to $450M in performance earn out. MORE
Epoxy is led by Juan Bruce, the former Presiden tof Digital at Team Downey, who also has served at IDEO; the firm's other founders include Jason Ahmad (Proto), Peter Skirko (Adobe, mixpanel), and Brendan Wypich (YouTube). One of the hottest sectors in Southern California's high tech world in the last couple of years has been video--namely, Internet video and content creation. MORE
Epoxy is venture backed by Upfront Ventures, Time Warner Investments, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Advancit Capital, Greycroft Partners and Robert Downey Jr.''s s Downey Ventures. Epoxy''s founders came out of Team Downey. marketing platform tools social hollywood content youtube downey team epoxy Los Angeles-based Epoxy , the social engagement software develoled by Juan Bruce, announced a long list of partnerships this morning with YouTube MCNs. MORE
Southern California is fast becoming a hot location for the electric and alternative vehicle industry, with automakers Coda Automotive, Fisker Automotive, Aptera Motors, and V-Vehicle also all in the region, plus Silicon Valley's Tesla Automotive also planning a plant in the Downey area. Los Angeles has lured BYD , a Chinese alternative-energy auto maker, to the city, as Southern California seems to have become a magnet for electric and other alternative automotive firms. MORE
Downey Ventures, M13, and SterlingVC. Los Angeles-based subscription box service Loot Crate said today that it has hired its first CTO, John Williams. Williams was most recently at TrueCar, where LootCrate said he created the unified data platform and technology strategy behind the company. Williams also has served at Preventsys, where he was Chief Technology Officer and co-founder. MORE
According to the company, the new round was led by Time Warner Investments, along with Canal+, Astor, Singtel Innov8, Upfront Ventures, Greycroft Partners, and Downey Ventures. Culver City-based Maker Studios confirmed today that it has raised $26M in additional funding in its Series C funding. The second tranche in its Series C brings the amount raised in that round to $62M. The new investment comes only a week after Maker announced it was buying Blip. READ MORE>>. MORE
According to Connectifier, the funding was led by True Ventures, and also included Galeo Ventures, Okapi Ventures, and angels, including Sean Ellis, Andrew Chen, Jonathan Downey, and James Hong. Orange County-based Connectifier , a sttup founded by ex-Googlers, and which is developing search-powered recruiting software, has raised $6M in a Series A. MORE
According to the company, the investment came from Upfront Ventures and Time Warner Investments, along with prior investors, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Advancit Capital, Greycroft Partners and Robert Downey Jr.''s s Downey Ventures. Los Angeles-based Epoxy said this morning that it has raised $6.5M in a Series A funding round, for the company''s social-focused, video tools. MORE
According to NASA, the Space Shuttle will be passing over such regional landmarks as the California Science Center, Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, Disneyland, The Getty Center, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles City Hall, the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific, Malibu Beach, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, the Queen Mary, Universal Studios and Venice Beach. MORE
The tech world is filled with unique personalities, budding innovators, and a great deal of money. That’s why the tech world is the perfect place for celebrities to get their feet wet when it comes to investment opportunities. Whether it’s popular musicians, award winning actors, or championship wielding athletes, they all can diversify their portfolio by becoming a celebrity investors in tech startups. MORE
In a loss for Southern California's burgeoning electric car industry, Tesla Motors said Thursday evening that it has selected not Downey or Long Beach, but instead, Silicon Valley city Fremont as the location of its manufacturing facility for its Model S sedans. MORE
The investment was led by Time Warner Investments, and also included Greycroft Partners, Downey Ventures (Robert Downey, Jr.) Culver City-based Maker Studios , which develops YouTube channels and content, said today that it has raised $36M in a funding round. Elisabeth Murdoch, M+C (Jon Miller, Jimmy Yaffe of News Corp.), and Jon Landau (Avatar). Maker Studios is among the top producers of content for YouTube, with over 5,000 channels. MORE
He'll be joined by Scott Downey, RapidScrum.com. Tuesday, February 28, 2012 -- Digital LA - Scrum with Jeff Sutherland. Join our fourth one-on-one chat with Jeff Sutherland, often known as the Father of Scrum. Jeff will lead a discussion on using Scrum including techniques, use, educating others in ur company about scrum, etc. See [link] (more MORE
Downey Ventures, M13, and SterlingVC. Los Angeles-based Loot Crate announced this morning that it has raised $18.5M in a Series A funding round, for the company's subscription, "fan boxes"--which feature custom, tailored mystery boxes delivered to fans from their favorite entertainment and pop culture brands, every month. The funding was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included Breakwater Investment Management, Time Inc., MORE
Connectifier's angel investors also included Sean Ellis, Andrew Chen, Jonathan Downey, and James Hong. Costa Mesa-based Connectifier , the artificial intelligence software developer led by John Jersin, has been acquired by LinkedIn , the companies said Thursday afternoon. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Connectifier was developing automated software to help companies with their recruiting, and had raised around $12.0M MORE
s experience with Scrum, which began with training from with Master Scrum Trainer Scott Downey. Thursday, August 2, 2012 -- LA CEOs presents: Scrum for CEOs - How to Manage Teams in a 2.0 World. Does your development team need ?just just two more weeks? to deliver their work? Was that the same answer they gave two months ago? How does the Scrum process change team collaboration and accelerate development? Learn from one of our very own LA CEOs, Bill Sewell, about his team?s MORE
Pasadena-based 3D printer manufacturer New Matter announced this morning that it is donating five of its MOD-t 3D printers to a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education organization program in Downey, called the Challenger Center. MORE
Maker Studios is venture backed by Greycroft Partners, Downey Ventures, Time Warner, M+C, and others. Los Angeles-based YouTube network Maker Studios confirmed its acuqisition of Blip , the company announced Friday, two weeks after word leaked out about the acquisition. Financial terms of the deal have not been announced. Blip was based in New York. READ MORE>>. bliptv blip acquisition merger content network youtube studios maker MORE
Davis talked about Loot Crate’s incredible trajectory, growing from shipping Avengers cologne as one of its first mystery box items to having none other than Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr, as an investor a mere four year later. Cornerstone on Demand brought together the area’s best & brightest for its fourth annual LA Tech Summit , once again hosted at the Fairmont. LA Tech has arrived. CornerstoneInc CEO @amiller29 #latechsummit pic.twitter.com/woEOuVKKzW. MORE
Airware is led by Jonathan Downey. Looking to build your own unmanned aerial vehicle? A new, Newport Beach-based startup, Airware , has raised $10.7M to develop all of the infrastructure for buildling your own, commercial drone, from Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures. According to the company, its Series A financing will go towards expanding its team, meeting customer demand, and scaling for growth. MORE
The team from Epoxy spun out of Robert Downey Jr.’s In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. MORE
We spoke with co-founders Juan Bruce and Jason Ahmad about Epoxy''s mission, its roots from projects at Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr., One of our small clients there was Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr., At Team Downey, I was investing in digital media startups, producing and developing projects, working on social gaming and mobile gaming. We had been looking at for use at Team Downey, internally. MORE
And while the press always likes to mention the other big media investors who participated in the investments (Time Warner, Canal+, Astro, Singtel, Elisabeth Murdoch, Robert Downey, Jr. I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5 years ago. I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. MORE
He initially started by becoming an investor in the company along with many of the good & great of our industry including Shari Redstone, Elisabeth Murdoch, Jon Miller & Robert Downey, Jr. Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. MORE
Downey Related Topics socalTECH
APRIL 29, 2010
High flying electric car vehicle firm Tesla Motors has submitted plans to the Department of Energy for a plant in Downey, at the site of the current Downey Studios, according to documents obtained by the Downey Patriot.
socalTECH
MAY 21, 2010
In a loss for Southern California's burgeoning electric car industry, Tesla Motors said Thursday evening that it has selected not Downey or Long Beach, but instead, Silicon Valley city Fremont as the location of its manufacturing facility for its Model S sedans.
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MAY 20, 2014
Venice, California-basd Epoxy --which was built by former executive from Team Downey--has launched a brand new set of tools aimed at helping online video creators use social media, and also disclosed a funding round. The startup, which is funded by Upfront Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Downey Ventures, Advancit Capital and angels, said that it is aiming its tools at everyone from individual online video creators to studios, brands, and agencies.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
Epoxy is venture backed by Upfront Ventures, Time Warner Investments, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Advancit Capital, Greycroft Partners and Robert Downey Jr.''s s Downey Ventures. Epoxy''s founders came out of Team Downey. marketing platform tools social hollywood content youtube downey team epoxy Los Angeles-based Epoxy , the social engagement software develoled by Juan Bruce, announced a long list of partnerships this morning with YouTube MCNs.
socalTECH
MAY 21, 2014
We spoke with co-founders Juan Bruce and Jason Ahmad about Epoxy''s mission, its roots from projects at Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr., One of our small clients there was Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr., At Team Downey, I was investing in digital media startups, producing and developing projects, working on social gaming and mobile gaming. We had been looking at for use at Team Downey, internally.
Tech.Co
OCTOBER 25, 2016
The tech world is filled with unique personalities, budding innovators, and a great deal of money. That’s why the tech world is the perfect place for celebrities to get their feet wet when it comes to investment opportunities. Whether it’s popular musicians, award winning actors, or championship wielding athletes, they all can diversify their portfolio by becoming a celebrity investors in tech startups.
socalTECH
JUNE 24, 2014
According to the company, the investment came from Upfront Ventures and Time Warner Investments, along with prior investors, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Advancit Capital, Greycroft Partners and Robert Downey Jr.''s s Downey Ventures. Los Angeles-based Epoxy said this morning that it has raised $6.5M in a Series A funding round, for the company''s social-focused, video tools.
socalTECH
MARCH 22, 2017
The funding was led by Third Wave Digital, and also included Les Moonves (CBS ), Jon Landau (Avatar & Titanic), United Talent Agency (UTA), Robert Downey Jr. Downey Ventures) and Chris Jacquemin (WME). Culver City-based Pocketwatch , a startup media brand focused on creating and acquiring content for kids, has raised $6M in a Series A funding round.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
Maker Studios is venture backed by Greycroft Partners, Downey Ventures, Time Warner, M+C, and others. Los Angeles-based YouTube network Maker Studios confirmed its acuqisition of Blip , the company announced Friday, two weeks after word leaked out about the acquisition. Financial terms of the deal have not been announced. Blip was based in New York. READ MORE>>. bliptv blip acquisition merger content network youtube studios maker
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
He'll be joined by Scott Downey, RapidScrum.com. Tuesday, February 28, 2012 -- Digital LA - Scrum with Jeff Sutherland. Join our fourth one-on-one chat with Jeff Sutherland, often known as the Father of Scrum. Jeff will lead a discussion on using Scrum including techniques, use, educating others in ur company about scrum, etc. See [link] (more
socalTECH
AUGUST 10, 2016
Downey Ventures, M13, and SterlingVC. Los Angeles-based subscription box service Loot Crate said today that it has hired its first CTO, John Williams. Williams was most recently at TrueCar, where LootCrate said he created the unified data platform and technology strategy behind the company. Williams also has served at Preventsys, where he was Chief Technology Officer and co-founder.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
According to the company, the new round was led by Time Warner Investments, along with Canal+, Astor, Singtel Innov8, Upfront Ventures, Greycroft Partners, and Downey Ventures. Culver City-based Maker Studios confirmed today that it has raised $26M in additional funding in its Series C funding. The second tranche in its Series C brings the amount raised in that round to $62M. The new investment comes only a week after Maker announced it was buying Blip. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
AUGUST 2, 2017
Pasadena-based 3D printer manufacturer New Matter announced this morning that it is donating five of its MOD-t 3D printers to a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education organization program in Downey, called the Challenger Center.
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 2, 2016
Downey Ventures, M13, and SterlingVC. Los Angeles-based Loot Crate announced this morning that it has raised $18.5M in a Series A funding round, for the company's subscription, "fan boxes"--which feature custom, tailored mystery boxes delivered to fans from their favorite entertainment and pop culture brands, every month. The funding was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included Breakwater Investment Management, Time Inc.,
socalTECH
JUNE 16, 2015
According to Connectifier, the funding was led by True Ventures, and also included Galeo Ventures, Okapi Ventures, and angels, including Sean Ellis, Andrew Chen, Jonathan Downey, and James Hong. Orange County-based Connectifier , a sttup founded by ex-Googlers, and which is developing search-powered recruiting software, has raised $6M in a Series A.
socalTECH
MARCH 24, 2014
Maker Studios was venture backed by Time Warner Investmentsh Canal+, Astor, Singtel Innov8, Upfront Ventures, Greycroft Partners, and Downey Ventures, and had raised around $140M in venture funding. Culver City-based YouTube network Maker Studios has been acquired by Burbank-based Walt Disney Company , in a deal worth $500M, plus up to $450M in performance earn out.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
Connectifier's angel investors also included Sean Ellis, Andrew Chen, Jonathan Downey, and James Hong. Costa Mesa-based Connectifier , the artificial intelligence software developer led by John Jersin, has been acquired by LinkedIn , the companies said Thursday afternoon. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Connectifier was developing automated software to help companies with their recruiting, and had raised around $12.0M
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 27, 2012
s experience with Scrum, which began with training from with Master Scrum Trainer Scott Downey. Thursday, August 2, 2012 -- LA CEOs presents: Scrum for CEOs - How to Manage Teams in a 2.0 World. Does your development team need ?just just two more weeks? to deliver their work? Was that the same answer they gave two months ago? How does the Scrum process change team collaboration and accelerate development? Learn from one of our very own LA CEOs, Bill Sewell, about his team?s
socalTECH
MAY 15, 2013
Airware is led by Jonathan Downey. Looking to build your own unmanned aerial vehicle? A new, Newport Beach-based startup, Airware , has raised $10.7M to develop all of the infrastructure for buildling your own, commercial drone, from Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures. According to the company, its Series A financing will go towards expanding its team, meeting customer demand, and scaling for growth.
socalTECH
MARCH 5, 2013
Epoxy is led by Juan Bruce, the former Presiden tof Digital at Team Downey, who also has served at IDEO; the firm's other founders include Jason Ahmad (Proto), Peter Skirko (Adobe, mixpanel), and Brendan Wypich (YouTube). One of the hottest sectors in Southern California's high tech world in the last couple of years has been video--namely, Internet video and content creation.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 24, 2014
And while the press always likes to mention the other big media investors who participated in the investments (Time Warner, Canal+, Astro, Singtel, Elisabeth Murdoch, Robert Downey, Jr. I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5 years ago. I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened.
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 30, 2012
s experience with Scrum, which began with training from with Master Scrum Trainer Scott Downey. Thursday, August 2, 2012 -- LA CEOs presents: Scrum for CEOs. LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: Scrum for CEOs - How to Manage Teams in a 2.0 World. Does your development team need ?just just two more weeks? to deliver their work? Was that the same answer they gave two months ago? How does the Scrum process change team collaboration and accelerate development?
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 3, 2009
Please join LA Scrum Club and Rally Software for a special evening on Monday, February 9th with local Agile luminaries: Christophe Louvion, CTO of Gorilla Nation, Scott Downey, ScrumMaster at MySpace, and George Schlitz, Principal Coach at Big Visible Solutions.At Monday, February 9, 2009 -- "Bootstrapping an Agile Team" Scrum Club.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
According to NASA, the Space Shuttle will be passing over such regional landmarks as the California Science Center, Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, Disneyland, The Getty Center, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles City Hall, the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific, Malibu Beach, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, the Queen Mary, Universal Studios and Venice Beach.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 25, 2013
Heck, I even had Robert Downey, Jr. Note: if you’re a parent please check out their website. Kara called me on a Tuesday. She was leaving IAC to start a company. “Tasha, clear some space on my calendar tomorrow. ” “I want you in my offices tomorrow, Kara. Does that work for you?” ” Kara came. She didn’t tell me she was bringing anybody. I didn’t ask her for a deck. Or what she was working on. Or whom she was working with. Tasha screamed.
socalTECH
APRIL 30, 2010
Southern California is fast becoming a hot location for the electric and alternative vehicle industry, with automakers Coda Automotive, Fisker Automotive, Aptera Motors, and V-Vehicle also all in the region, plus Silicon Valley's Tesla Automotive also planning a plant in the Downey area. Los Angeles has lured BYD , a Chinese alternative-energy auto maker, to the city, as Southern California seems to have become a magnet for electric and other alternative automotive firms.
Tech.Co
JUNE 2, 2016
Downey Ventures, M13, and Sterling.VC. This week the popular Los Angeles, CA-based ecommerce subscription company Loot Crate announced the successful close of a $18.5 million Series A fund. Loot Crate is monthly subscription that provides toys, accessories, swag and apparel based on pop culture, games, and other nerd related brands. They are considered a pioneer and one of the more successful offerings in the subscription space with more than 600,000 subscribers.
LATechDigest
OCTOBER 26, 2016
Davis talked about Loot Crate’s incredible trajectory, growing from shipping Avengers cologne as one of its first mystery box items to having none other than Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr, as an investor a mere four year later. Cornerstone on Demand brought together the area’s best & brightest for its fourth annual LA Tech Summit , once again hosted at the Fairmont. LA Tech has arrived. CornerstoneInc CEO @amiller29 #latechsummit pic.twitter.com/woEOuVKKzW.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 7, 2013
He initially started by becoming an investor in the company along with many of the good & great of our industry including Shari Redstone, Elisabeth Murdoch, Jon Miller & Robert Downey, Jr. Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
The team from Epoxy spun out of Robert Downey Jr.’s In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken.
socalTECH
AUGUST 19, 2014
This year, after working with Team Downey, and several other accelerators, our idea became more developed. How do you make online video more interactive--and profitable? Los Angeles-based Sidevision (www.sidevision.com) has developed a set of tools--aimed at content creators, multi-channel networks (MCNs), and others--to help connect online videos with e-commerce.
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