Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

We are often asked how companies get funded, why VCs make the decisions we make and what we’re looking for in entrepreneurs. Andrew was SVP of Mobile at Fox Digital Entertainment which launched the very successful Simpsons online game (curse you for wasting tons of my kids free time!) They also had much experience before that.

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

If you’re funding the same stuff as everybody else and if you started your activities when the clues were obvious you’re much less likely to drive enormous returns. When Fred Wilson funded Twitter I guarantee you it wasn’t obvious that it was a billion dollar idea. Online education. Far from it. 6SensorLabs.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based Next 10 Ventures , a $50 million fund focused on the creator economy, is launching an incubator program to support YouTubers. The only requirement is that they focus on educational video content targeting children and young adults. Former YouTube exec unveils Next 10 Ventures, a $50M fund to back online creators.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2014

Glendale-based Dreamworks is one of the lead investors in a developer of mobile kids'' apps, Fingerprint , which said Wednesday that it has raised $10.85M in a Series B funding round. According to San Francisco-based Fingerprint, the new funding round is a Series B. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Today's contribution is from Lawrence Ng , serial entrepreneur who, last year, founded OnRamp Fund , a $10 million incubator that invests in early stage startups. Setting up the device is very easy and you can start your cooking from their app on your mobile. The Fund has expertise in technology development and data management.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Los Angeles-based U-Nest , a new fintech startup, said this morning that it has launched a brand new, mobile app to help people tackle the college savings process. Yudina previously spent the last four years working at Capital Group/American Funds, a large provider of 529 Education Savings plans. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

We want to build a product for the next generation that wants to be mobile, video driven, exciting and fun.”. million in seed funding from groups like Agya Ventures, Gaingels, Goodwater Capital, Nomo Ventures, PKO Investments and Y Combinator — Playhouse was a member of Y Combinator’s summer 2021 cohort.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Educational technology is one field worth examining, even though education hasn’t been a front-burner issue in the final months of the campaign. Both Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump say they’d spend billions on educational reforms, and while their visions diverge, they have some points in common.

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socalTECH

MARCH 25, 2014

San Diego-based TakeLessons , the online private lessons marketplace startup led by Steven Cox, said this morning that it has raised $7M in a venture funding round. The funding was led by Lightbank, and also included Crosslink Capital, SoftTech VC, Triangle Peak Partners, and Moore Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2017

Los Angeles-based educational content management software developer Edlio said late Tuesday that it has acquired Sangha , the developer of a personalized, mobile parent interaction app.

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socalTECH

MAY 29, 2013

First Look West also said it provided $5,000 in a "Tansformational Idea Award" funded by Draper University, the entrepreneurial education program from venture capitalist Tim Draper. firstlookwest first look business plan competition venture capital prize award cleantech university education spinout' READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2021

Welcome Tech , which has built a digital platform aimed at immigrants and their families, has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round co-led by TTV Capital, Owl Ventures and SoftBank Group Corp.’s s SB Opportunity Fund. Its efforts are initially primarily focused on the Hispanic community in the U.S. the company says.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

West Hollywood-based Attn: , a company which publishes an online news site focused on social topics like economic mobility, civil rights, education, criminal justice, and the environment, has raised $18.5M in a funding round, the company disclosed on Friday.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2016

Pasadena-based QLess , which is developing mobile apps to help reduce the lines in government offices and other locations, has raised $3.5M in a funding round, according to the company. The funding came from True Growth Capital and Wellington Financial LP.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Hear firsthand from our panel of LA area business leaders who have spent their entire careers successfully growing advertising, games, mobile and financial tech companies. This educational session will provide you with key insights and proven techniques you can put to use immediately in your technology business. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

According to USC, the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation, funded by Soon-Shiong and his wife, Michele B. Chan, will fund a professor at the intersection of engineering and medicine, specifically focused on computer science, mobile vision, or robotics. Exact amount of the endowment was not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. Real estate will be the biggest spender on climate tech for no other reason than its contribution to the carbon problem.”.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 6, 2012

The Internet and mobile devices have allowed gaming to move well beyond the confines of the classic arcade cabinet. Panel includes: Joshua Glazer - Co-Founder and CTO, Naked Sky Entertainment; Matthew Hanneus - CEO and Co-Founder, Sleepy Giant; Brian White - Director, Technology, Disney Mobile. See [link] (more)

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2020

There’s also a relatively modest request (of only $4 billion) for funding devoted to pilot projects, startup companies, and public clean technology investment initiatives (like LACI). The funding would include $20 billion for utility upgrades. billion set aside for workforce retraining and education.

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Xconomy

MAY 21, 2019

These days, Thrun seems just as excited by another imprint he’s made on the still-forming AV industry—not as a researcher, but as an entrepreneur in online education. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

He's also a Venture Partner at venture capital firm Greycroft Partners, and is EVP and a member of the Board of Directors at William Morris Agency, and was Founder of the Mailroom Fund. I think mobile payments and online education will finally hit their stride in 2013 benefiting companies like Braintree and Dwolla and Coursera respectively.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2017

To help fix that, the startup has created a mobile app to guide people through their strengths, interests, key skills, and more to guide them along the way to a career they'll love. There's a big disconnect between their education and employment. People fall out of their education for a number of different reasons.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Even big companies I know find it hard to keep their in-house programmers up to speed on the latest technologies, including mobile devices, the latest Web technologies, and multi-tenant applications in the Cloud. This world changes rapidly, and needs a professional with experience in digital and conventional media to keep up.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey). In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). Higher education. Calls are changing but not dying. THE FULL STORY.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2012

It might just be Tradesy (www.tradesy.com), a brand new service which lets women sell their unwanted clothing via a mobile app or website--and even takes care of dealing with shipping and returns. I've really gotten an in-depth education about what women want when buying and selling online. I didn't have any funding.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

To do this, we strategically pursue job creation and business attraction, work educational institutions and industry to ensure a strong talent pipeline, and create collaboration between public and private sectors. For example, Myriad Mobile raised $1.5 What’s the most exciting thing that has happened in Fargo in the past year?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

To learn more about how women are looking to change the investment climate--and get involved in investing themselves--we caught up with one of the Pipeline Fellowship''s local mentors, the CEO of Beyond Capital Fund (www.beyondcapitalfund.org), Eva Helene Yazhari , who is here in Los Angeles. It''s really a fantastic way to get mobilized.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

Even big companies I know find it hard to keep their in-house programmers up to speed on the latest technologies, including mobile devices, the latest Web technologies, and multi-tenant applications in the Cloud. This world changes rapidly, and needs a professional with experience in digital and conventional media to keep up.

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Xconomy

JUNE 27, 2019

San Francisco-based Degreed is among the educational technology companies now classified as “learning experience platforms,’’ because they organize staff participation in skills development training and coordinate it with the goals of employers, who are their clients.

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socalTECH

JUNE 10, 2013

RxVantage (www.rxvantage.com), based in Los Angeles, is looking to tackle that huge market with its medical scheduling software for pharmaceutical and medical sales reps and medical offices, and is venture backed by Slater Technology Fund and Javelin Venture Partners. Dan Gilman: We''re releasing a mobile app, which will be coming out soon.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

In the Los Angeles startup world, there are lots of high profile, buzzy companies which have lots of attention and funding--but which haven''t earned a dime of revenue. Plus, we have mobile optimized sites, and those are just scratching the surface now, there''s a huge amount of growth potential with mobile traffic available today.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Our products range from an iPad app, to a full scale, point of sale product with a cash drawer and credit card reader, to handheld point-of-sale units and mobile ordering. We provide primarily enterprise, category, point-, and sit in between the legacy guys and mobile guys. How'd you end up creating your products?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

We caught up with Max to hear about the company, which just announced a $3M angel funding round last week. I was scratching my head, because I didn't understand why I was getting denied, because I had a good income, education, and a bank account for over ten years. Tell us a bit about your funding and investors? What is Float?

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LATechDigest

MAY 30, 2016

Mobile App Hackathon (-6/4). MARCH CAPITAL Opens LA Shop with $240M Fund ( link ). Students & Educators — Win $25k in THE MAYOR’S CUP ( link ). LA Datatech Monthly MixR. Accelerating IoT. Friday June 3. Innovate Pasadena. Saturday June 4. JPL Open House SignUp. Women & Girls in Tech. **. Series F ( link ).

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Max Fischer: BeLinked, formerly LinkedUp, is the first, mobile dating app that has the popular swipe left, swipe right feature, but which is based on the LinkedIn platform and LinkedIn API. Max Fischer: We''re in the process of fundraising right now, to fund our future growth and marketing. What are the next steps for you? READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Daniel Scalisi is the CEO of Los Angeles-based MobileCause (www.mobilecause.com), a startup focused on the mobile, nonprofit fundraising area. We've now been operating for five months, and have become the leading web service for mobile fundraising in the country. What is mobile fundraising? Those donations are mobile initiated.

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