socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based musician will.i.am, of the Black Eyed Peas, has partnered with mobile gaming developer ,a href="[link] on a new, $5 million effort to fund STEAM education for students. According to the two, Zynga is the launch donor for the American Dream GoFundMe initiative.

Education

Startup San Diego

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

On Monday, September 9th, Startup San Diego hosted its signature quarterly event, 1st Mondays powered by Logicboost Labs at the Sharp Prebys Innovation & Education Center (SPIEC).

Education

socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2019

Los Angeles-based GIBLIB , which offers up a library of on-demand, medical content in 4K and 360-degree virtual reality, announced this morning that it has raised $2.5M in a seed funding round. The funding came from the Mayo Clinic, the Venture Reality Fund, Wavemaker 360, USC Marshall Venture Fund and Michelson 20MM.

Content

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 22, 2021

“Creativity and access to education are core values for Apple, so we are absolutely thrilled to kick off today at Apple Creative Studios in Los Angeles and Beijing and to bring this meaningful program to several more cities this year,” SVP Deirdre O’Brien said in a press release. The Apple Tower Theatre location opens at 10 a.m.

Education

Startup San Diego

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The post Press Release: Startup San Diego Announces Incoming Executive Committee Tapping Leaders from Industry, Non-profit & Education appeared first on Startup San Diego.

San Diego

socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2021

Los Angeles-based Carrot Group, which develops an e-sports based product to engage students in learning science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) skills, says it is in a collaboration with Lenovo to expand adoption of its product in school districts.

Compton

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

That was not only because traditional learning environments needed to go virtual, but also because the pandemic led so many — willingly or by force — to rethink what they were doing with their lives, and online education was one key route for doing something about it, at a time when little else could be done.

Mentor

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2018

El Segundo-based Mattel , and Chinese Internet technology and video game developer NetEase , said this morning that the two are in a new joint venture to public mobile games and education apps. Financial arrangements of the joint venture were not announced.

El Segundo

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

50:30 Will Udacity change the education system in this country? 55:45 It seems obvious that technology is the natural choice to solve the pain points in education. 1:00:00 Mark and Steve discuss the role of unions in education. 49:30 Steve: When’s the last time venture capital actually led an innovation?

Startup

L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 22, 2017

Glassell Park-based boutique studio VR Playhouse has launched an educational program meant to attract students, artists, developers and directors to the virtual reality industry, according to a company statement.

Training

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Two, Los Angeles-area nonprofits aimed at the "maker" and technology education market-- LA Makerspace and Imagination.org , said late Thursday that they have merged with the Two Bit Circus Foundation , the nonprofit created by Two Bit Circus to promote STEAM education.

Education

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing tools to allow students to showcase their achievements, projects, and other portfolio of academic work to potential employers, has been acquired by educational software provider Instructure , the two announced late Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

Tech Coast Angels

socalTECH

MAY 28, 2020

Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus Foundation , the nonprofit, educational organization associated with Two Bit Circus , says it is partnering with the Annenberg Foundation 's educational division, Annenberg Learner , to provide access to more than 150 hands-on science, arts, and tech projects. READ MORE>>.

Education

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company. The new batch of startups coming from across the U.S.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

My participation has been on the impact investing and education side, where I''ve been involved as a mentor. It''s not only an education program, but it''s also a source of funding. The actual investments made as part of the program are in a social enterprise, rather than just a traditional, female-led enterprise.

Angel

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

As a part of the strategic funding, HopeSkipDrive also said it will supporting a pilot program with the LA County Office of Education, which will help ensure that foster youth have transportation they need to their school of origin.

Orange County

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 16, 2020

Ksenia Yudina initially founded the company to provide financial planning and services to lower- and middle-class families looking for ways to start saving for their children’s education, she said. “To me the investment in UNest is a great opportunity to help my community.

Services

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2021

Irvine-based analytics software developer Alteryx says it has launched a program which allows educators, students, and life-long learners to access its training, software, and certifications for no cost.

Education

socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2019

In what looks to be a rough transition for users of Lynda.com , library users of Lynda.com's wide range of educational topics and courses are finding they are running into major privacy issues through LinkedIn's new, forced move of users from Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning.

Education

L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 9, 2021

Nhon Ma has seen disparities in education his entire life. Growing up in South Central L.A.,

Education

L.A. Business Journal

MAY 31, 2021

a digital education platform focused on STEM learning for young children, has agreed to be acquired by New York-based early education business Begin. Pasadena-based CodeSpark Inc.,

Platform

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

A bit of fun plus a bit of education and a “give back” component ( Seriously is working with the MalariaNoMore on Malaria education). Plus physical. Parents & kids. This is so clearly our future. It is what Seriously was designed to do.

Funding

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

He told me about how he grew up in the projects in NYC with a single mom and even though he had done extraordinary well in school and thus had a great education – those were still his roots. Tristan told me about an idea that he was really passionate about but wasn’t sure that VCs would fund it.

Startup

L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 13, 2020

Several Los Angeles tech businesses have stepped up to assist the thousands of students and educators across the United States who are adapting to virtual classrooms amid coronavirus-driven school closures.

Help

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The company provides a pre-vetted pool of marketing experts and matches those professionals with open positions posted by brands and agencies based on the qualifications, education, skills and project details they submit. Brands can typically fill their open positions in as little as 48 hours, the company said.

Marketing

Berkonomics

MARCH 4, 2021

Email readers, continue here…] These and other efforts to be first over the years have led me to ask my current crop of CEOs as I serve on various boards, “Do you have the resources to evangelize the market, educate your potential customers, AND sell your product?”

Artificial Inteligence

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 12, 2017

They include an expense account, company car, profit sharing, 401k contributions, medical coverage for dependents, free life insurance, educational payments, extra vacation, relocation expenses, paid trips to industry association meetings, or a small override on revenue from new products developed under the candidate’s watch.

Guide

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2020

El Segundo-based consumer rewards program operator Prodege , led by longtime SoCal technology veteran Chuck Davis, said Monday morning that it has acquired Upromise , the popular college education-saving rewards business which was owned by SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae). Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

El Segundo

TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

My time with TFA instilled in me a deep commitment to education, inspiring me to dedicate my life to guiding young minds through the world of mathematics. My tenure at Teach For America cemented my commitment to education, motivating me to devote myself to navigating young minds through the captivating landscape of mathematics.

Generative AI

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2021

Pepperdine University is using 2U to power a new, online Master of Public Policy and Leadership (MPPL) degree, according to 2U and keypath Education. 2U has an office in Los Angeles, and got its start in Los Angeles before its IPO in 2014, having launched with an online degree at USC's Rossier School of Education.

Pepperdine

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2020

A division of Pasadena-based Caltech , the Caltech Center for Technology and Management Education (Caltech CTME), is teaming up with Fullstack Academy to offer up a cyber training program online, Fullstack said on Tuesday.

CalTech

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Learners Edge provides professional education products to teachers. L Squared said the sale is the fourth exit from its 2014 vintage year fund, and its third exit from the education market. since that time. READ MORE>>.

Company

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace says it has launched a new, educational space simulation tool, which it says is aimed at workforce preparation, training, and education.

Tool

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2020

Chandler, Arizona-based Zovio , a provider of education technology services, says it plans to boost hiring in San Diego, as well as in Chandler, Arizona and Denver, Colorado, as a result of soaring unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company said it provides personalized learning products for higher education institutions.

San Diego

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Big conferences in part are about education and entertainment. Conferences are education, entertainment and networking. So what will you get out of Web Summit or any big conference? If you want to see world-class speakers and hear what they have to say in person – you will get that. Paddy brings the best.

Web

L.A. Business Journal

MAY 7, 2021

EV infrastructure company Electrify America will invest $200 million into charging stations and zero-emission vehicle education campaigns in California.

Invest

L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 7, 2020

has raised $5 million in seed funding for a newly launched online sports education platform. Manhattan Beach startup Skills Annex Inc.

Manhattan Beach