This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
There's a new, startup incubator in town in West Los Angeles--this time, launching out of Loyola Marymount University and its College of Business. According to the school, it has launched the The LMU CBA Business Incubator , a brand new startup incubator focused on companies in the technology and consumer products area.
We need to take some risks in education and in innovation in this country so anybody that it trying to break through the traditional mold and try to create a new model ought to be lauded, not attacked. Suddenly everybody wants to be an incubator. The value of a college education. Education is self discovery. Having fun.
In recent months, a dozen accelerators and incubators have emerged in the Southern California area, looking to help take the new generation of technology startups to funding and beyond. However, with the proliferation of incubators, the difficulty in figuring out. Part I: The Accelerator Programs. Part I: The Accelerator Programs.
A few weeks ago, the University of Southern California announced a new startup incubator, the Viterbi Startup Garage ([link] backed by such notable investors as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and the United Talent Agency. What''s the mission behind the new startup incubator? How did the incubator come about?
Southern California--and particularly, Los Angeles--has become somewhat of a startup accelerator/incubator hub over the last couple of years, as more than a dozen startup accelerators, incubators, coworking spaces , and more have set up shop in the area.
Billionaire entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong , the founder of Abraxis BioScience, announced today that he has launched a new company focused on "bringing the digital revolution" to healthcare, education, science, and the justice sytsem.
San Diego-based CommNexus , an industry group focused on the wireless industry, said Wednesday that the firm has created a new, related effort called EvoNexus , which will incubate communications technology and related startups. Tags: commnexus incubator wireless startup. READ MORE>>.
In just the last few weeks, at least five different incubation/acceleration efforts have booted up in the region. Specifically targeted at clean techonlogy firms, the group has more of a traditional incubator program, offering up office space for 6-8 companies, along with support, resources, and mentorship.
Medsphere said that it has been contracted to participate in a new Academic Incubator Program, which helps to educate students in nursing and medical school learn about healthcare IT and clinical informatics. The firm said its OpenVista electronic health records system will be implemented by the program.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 -- Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Launch Event. The City of Los Angeles is launching its new cleantech business incubator to accelerate the development of cleantech start-ups and to help build a stronger green economy in LA. See [link] (more)
The first two years of the program focused on education & mentorship. This education will continue. But wait, does that make Launchpad LA an incubator now? We sort of think of ourselves as an “accelerator” who provides strong education & mentorship. So What is Different for Class Three?
San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing an online platform to share a students'' academic portfolio, has raised $900,000 in a seed funding, according to startup incubator EvoNexus. portfolium seed funding academic venture capital evonexus accelerator incubator school education portfolio' READ MORE>>.
Los Angeles business accelerator program upStart.LA , one of numerous startup acceleration and incubation efforts to start in the last year in Southern California, is merging with a startup in Santa Monica, Cross Campus. According to a note to supporters form upStart.LA
In the past year, the number of startup accelerators and incubators across the US has grown faster than expansion league baseball. ” I recently discussed the explosion of seed accelerators and incubators with Brad Feld, who, as the Co-Founder of acclaimed startup accelerator TechStars , is uniquely qualified to opine upon the subject.
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.
Soon-Shiong has been busy redeploying his fortune in local startups and other causes in the last year--just in the last few months, he said he had started an incubator, Nantworks, here in Los Angeles aimed at bringing the digital revolution to healthcare, education, science, and the justice system; funded biotechnology firm ConjuChem and relocated (..)
Another term , incubator , is increasingly being used to define real estate operations run by universities or private groups in which the principal added value is the reduced price or free rent and access to resources from the incubator’s sponsor. Raising money Surrounding yourself with talent'
Music Prodigy , a Los Angeles based music education technology firm serious on improving the way people learn, play and interact with music beat over 70 startups with their app Rock Prodigy to win the Silicon Beach Awards. It also won the 2011 Appy Award in education and the 2011 About.com’s Readers Choice Award. Winning Combination.
Unified School District focused on incubating high tech businesses said it was looking to launch in the 2013-14 school year; Loyola Marymount, another educaitonal institutional here in Los Angeles, opend up its own startup incubator , and last month, Turner Broadcasting/Warner launched a media focused accelerator.
The incubator is being sponsored by Cadillac. UCLA said that the space will be open to Anderson MBA candidates, undergraduates and graduate students from other schools on campus, and to faculty researchers. The school plans to run "demo days" and other events in the same space. READ MORE>>.
Reflexion Health has also moved into West Health's business incubator. Reflexion Health's first software product uses Kinect for Windows for motion tracking to provide interactive feedback and education for patients with musculoskeletal disease.
Los Angeles-based Local Roots Farms , a startup located at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), says it is showing off a traveling, indoor farm at SXSW, which showcases its hydroponic technology. The startup said it will be using its mobile farm as an educational tool, to inspire consumers about agriculture science and technology.
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. New Matter is an operating company of technology incubator Idealab. READ MORE>>.
As an educator, I am looking forward to innovations in online learning. gerhard apfelthaler educationincubator' Execution starts with selling an idea, creating buy in, followed by goal setting and creating a good sense of accountability. What technologies or things are you looking forward to most in 2015? READ MORE>>.
billion set aside for workforce retraining and education. There’s also a $500 million pot targeted for startups and small businesses founded by women and people of color and $500 million for nonprofit cleantech and innovation incubators. There’s $25 billion in money set aside for public transit and $12.5
Thursday, March 1, 2012 -- LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: VCs, Angels, Accelerators and Incubators. This presentation will address the latest trends and differences in VCs, Angels, Accelerators and Incubators.
Venture Hacks is educating entrepreneurs on the game theory of how to raise venture capital. We are not taking the incubator approach…we would invest on the same terms alongside the other investors and we would make sure to be a very, very small piece of the round and not to crowd out anybody.”. AngelList is the productization of that.
EvoNexus is an incubator for early stage high tech companies in the San Diego area. The brainchild of San Diego high tech industry group, CommNexus, EvoNexus provides mentoring, education, facilities, utilities, and other services for start-up companies before they have achieved sustainability through revenues or private funding.
Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software. Don’t think about starting an incubator until you have real operating experience otherwise you don’t really have anything to offer startups. I think this makes no sense.
The most attractive thing about it was the educational value. So, we were pretty excited to educate ourselves at TechStars. So, we were pretty excited to educate ourselves at TechStars. The program itself is incredibly daunting initially, but it was really valuable for us, especially as an educational experience.
Marks said that Start Engine will accept thirty startups per session, which will receive office space, legal counse, optional inestment, and opportunity to participate in weekly dinners, educational semiconductors, mentoring, and more.
Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school. Don’t forget business writing and communication.
San Diego- and Orange County-based startup incubator EvoNexus and the University of California San Diego's Rady School of Management announced this morning that the two are in a new partnership, aimed at creating a new generation of FinTech startups. Financial details of the link between EvoNexus and UCSD were not announced.
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. Lawrence Ng: Our biggest news was growing our global incubator, OnRamp. You can see all of our holiday reflections here. We've learned a lot in the process. Lawrence C.
We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ).
I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions. I am a very big believer in education and especially higher education. I tell people regularly that I only invest in companies where the DNA is software.
Angelhack’s formula allows them to bring in serious players looking to build something and places them in front of interested and looking Angel investors all the while offering them opportunities with top accelerators and incubators. Register Now: angelhacksf.eventbrite.com/. Location: Adobe, 601 Townsend St.,
Wearable World brings all aspects of our business offerings together nicely under one overarching umbrella, including GLAZED Conferences, WeCodeWe, Wearable Wednesdays and the Incubator.” Through news content, incubator and accelerator programs, and events, Wearable World acts as the catalyst for future Wearable Technology innovation.
We realized that if a process could be put into place, we could not only educate athletes, but empower our coach, and that would have helped us to arrive at the right school. Form there, we got interest from incubators, angel investors, and venture capital. We thought--there has got to be another way.
Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school. Don’t forget business writing and communication.
We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ).
Whether it was sticking with bitcoin and blockchain as a sector when naysayers abounded, working to develop talent on my team, or investing in travel and education as a vehicle for personal and professional growth, I find one generally reaps what they sow. Michael Terpin: Biggest lesson is that persistence and hard work pays off.
Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school. Don’t forget business writing and communication.
Join a startup incubator or accelerator. These are government funds allocated to support new technologies and important causes, like education, medicine, and social needs. Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements. Request a small business grant.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content