SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2019

At this OC Event, we will be showcasing some of the newest early-stage venture funds and angel groups in the San Diego area! The panels of seasoned and newer investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check!

Orange County 100

Orange County Venture Capital Angel Tech Coast Angels 100

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Div says he wants to see the next president invest in education to build a pipeline of cybersecurity talent. The problem won’t get solved overnight, but Div wants to see more education funding, particularly for K-12 schools. One of the things that those candidates can do is invest more in our kids,” Div says.

Artificial Inteligence 106

Artificial Inteligence Education Invest Software 106

Xconomy

JUNE 29, 2016

Reflexion Health, a San Diego startup founded in 2012 at the nonprofit West Health Institute, is moving to commercialize Vera, its physical rehabilitation system based on Microsoft Kinect’s motion tracking technology. Even though O’Brien is board chairman, Smith said West Partners did not invest in Reflexion.).

Technology 74

Technology San Diego Funding Coach 74

Xconomy

JULY 14, 2016

Investing in affordable education and training at all levels of society would prepare people for meaningful work, and provide compensation that could help reduce social inequities and divisiveness. We need to value and invest in multiple paths to opportunity and employment. Need more convincing?

Entrepreneur 40

Entrepreneur Education Training Invest 40

Xconomy

JANUARY 11, 2017

While we’re looking at venture deal numbers from the past year , let’s consider the education technology industry, which isn’t broken out by sector in the general reports I’ve seen. education tech companies totaled $1.03 billion invested in 198 deals in 2015, according to EdSurge.

Funding 40

Funding Education Venture Capital Study 40

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2017

Eugene Cho is CEO of San Diego-based Echo Laboratories (www.discover-echo.com), a startup which is developing a new kind of microscope. We got first place in that competition, and they followed up with a $2M investment in the form of a convertible note. The startup is backed by the Tech Coast Angels and Dolby Ventures.

Tech Coast Angels 124

Tech Coast Angels Startup Sales Slides 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

We wanted to be able to invest in our software and our learning tools. Out of 41 companies who submitted their software for approval, only three were accepted--us, McGraw Hill, and Peoples Education. Some of the biggest school districts, including LA Unified, San Diego, and Oakland all use our software.

Software Review 178

Software Review Technical Review Education Startup 178

Xconomy

JANUARY 10, 2017

Along with that comes the responsibility of leadership in developing the consensus to make long term investments in research and education and manage them effectively. My biggest concern would be a failure to recognize and take full advantage of the fact that America’s biggest asset is its technological prowess.

Education 40

Education Research Invest Technology 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

28 year old Allison Carmen’s Material Mix began operations in June and she says its helping waste and recycling professionals reduce operating expenses and recover investment on inventory via a dynamic, web-based, customer regulated exchange platform with supply chain management tools. Role of College Education.

San Diego 55

San Diego Education Platform Web 55

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2017

Eugene Cho is CEO of San Diego-based Echo (www.discover-echo.com), a startup which is developing a new kind of microscope. We got first place in that competition, and they followed up with a $2M investment in the form of a convertible note. It's the largest investment the TCA has had in terms of a first round in their history.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Startup Sales Slides 100

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

That was primarily driven by the economy; when the economy is down, investments are down, and it is increasingly difficult to d a startup. Last year, we did fifty different educational programs, talking to on the order of 10,000 people in those fifty programs. It's been kind of lean.

OCTANE 174

OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California 174

Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

Or maybe it’s healthier in the long run when the government imposes more progressive taxation and puts the funds into education, social programs, and R&D. Startups and technology giants alike depend on legions of highly educated foreigners working in the U.S. Education and Workforce Development. Immigration.

Education 40

Education Platform Training High Tech 40

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The mystartupXX accelerator is focused on providing mentorship, education, and funding to female-led technology-based startups at UC San Diego. Taking those first steps may not always be easy, but participating in competitions is well worth the time investment. Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

Funding 40

Funding Competition Chief Technology Officer San Diego 40

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2010

Yossi Vardi: Israel has what a lot of countries have--good universities, well educated people, a high literacy rate, etc. There's lots of potential between the new media community in Los Angeles, the telecom industry in San Diego, all across this corridor between Los Angeles and San Diego, and Israel.

High Tech 150

High Tech Southern California Writing Conference 150

Xconomy

JULY 31, 2017

tech startups and investment firms have long been thought of as the domain of white men—because historically, they have been. It’s a stark disconnect in a culture that imagines itself championing the best ideas and smartest founders, Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

Statistics 75

Statistics Ideas Invest Startup 75

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2017

When Mucker found out about us, they invested in us, even though it was just me out there in the streets running around Home Depot, unemployment offices, and staffing companies, handing out business cards. Interestingly enough, though, we've also had education. I think we've proved that thesis to be correct.

Startup 100

Startup Orange County Platform Capital 100

Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2017

They all attend historically black universities, and their invitation into the Silicon Valley investment world is part of a new initiative to change the statistics about African-Americans in the tech industry. Only about one percent of investment professionals at VC firms are black, according to.

Venture Capital 67

Venture Capital Statistics Mentor Invest 67

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

For today's interview, we talked with San Diego-based ShowUHow (www.showuhow.com), a firm which is providing both content and a software platform which allows e-commerce retailers to provide video instruction guides on the products they carry. Our application is designed to leverage their investment in video, and deliver these guides.

Guide 113

Guide Training Platform Product 113

Xconomy

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Steve Case, venture capitalist, author, and co-founder of AOL, is preparing to hit the road this week on his sixth Rise of the Rest tour, where he travels to emerging innovation hubs in search of investment-worthy tech startups and to highlight the growth happening outside of places like Silicon Valley and Boston.

Media 71

Media Invest Startup Venture Capital 71

Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

OrthoWorx has established several initiatives on education and workforce development, innovation and entrepreneurship, branding and awareness, and community enhancement to strengthen the area’s abilities to grow the orthopedic sector as well as promote its stature in the global market.

Patents 67

Patents Research Anthem Education 67

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Innovation is enhanced by a culture of innovation, encouragement of talented inventors and entrepreneurs, collaboration between academics and business people, and proactive investing. Instead, it should be an indication of education, of important lessons learned that can be meaningfully applied the next time—or the time after that.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Research Education Resource 40

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Invest more in training and optimizing the usage of existing staff. For training, consider partnering with outside organizations, such as SANS, CERT, or NICCS, or other online educational resources. This allows the team to test the processes’ fidelity and build a level of comfort before fully automating. Explore Outside Help.

Training 40

Training Outsource Organization Resource 40

Xconomy

JUNE 8, 2016

This is well-meaning, but fails to recognize that the education and culture change needed to implement new requirements is extraordinarily time-consuming. More focused investments of time in technology solutions to safety issues would save considerable time in the long term, and would lead to more successful interventions.

Technical Review 72

Technical Review Press Examples Training 72

Xconomy

MAY 22, 2017

When Donald Trump heralded Ford’s announcement earlier this year that it would invest $1.2 billion in its Michigan plants, it was seen by some as the fulfillment of campaign promises to “bring jobs back” and put America first.

Report 55

Report Pricing Invest Artificial Inteligence 55

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I was immediately reminded that they were interested in seeing the slides as the main partner who had courted me at DEMO in San Diego shuffled nervously through the print outs of the slides I had sent him in advance. I later learned that they were a spin out from an investment bank. We have invested heavily in this.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

Xconomy

MAY 30, 2016

I don’t know if it was their first investment, but they invested $75,000 in a researcher named Ken Olsen, at MIT. Twenty years ago, everybody in Boston knew he was. He was the founder of Digital Equipment Corp. Although Digital has gone under, it was one of the most successful companies in Massachusetts for decades.

Startup 67

Startup Compton Research Technology 67

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Xconomy

MARCH 15, 2018

Year after year, Xconomy has gathered exemplary business leaders, investors, and far-seeing technologists to our most prestigious event— The Napa Summit. This year is no different. Come join us in the heart of wine country on June 14 and 15 to listen to visionary speakers and connect with fellow innovators.

Email 61

Email Sites San Diego IBM 61

Xconomy

MAY 24, 2018

In two and a half weeks, Xconomy will host our seventh annual Napa Summit: The Xconomy Retreat on Technology, Jobs, and Growth. In the heart of California’s wine country, it is our most exclusive, intimate, and unique conference.

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Conference Pricing Organization Sites 45