socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2011

Huntington Beach-based AnyMeeting , the free, online web conferencing and webinar service run by Costin Tuculescu, has launched a new feature which allows anyone to sell tickets to their webinars. The company said the new feature is idea for trainers, educators, speakers and professional webinar hosts. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 171

Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Education 171

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2015

The consortium is led by Los Angeles City College, Santa Monica College, and Pasadena Community College, and also includes partnerships with the, Los Angeles County Workforce Investment Board, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce''s Bixel-Exchange, Amazon Web Services, and JP Morgan Chase. READ MORE>>.

Training 100

Training Santa Monica Education Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Pasadena-based Cramster (www.cramster.com) recently announced $3M in a large angel round for the firm's online study communities. Aaron Hawkey: Cramster is an online study community, built around students and educational subjects. First off, tell us what Cramster is all about? We asked Shai -- how did he hear about us?

Study 113

Study Education Startup Sites 113

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena]. And before that he worked years at hedge funds and more broadly in the financial services industry. Home of JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), which helps put rockets into space.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement. Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software. Yes, long before Yelp or any similar service. His impact has even helped a small country gain admission to the United Nations.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In 1991, Bill started Knowledge Adventure, an educational software publisher that grew to be the third largest educational software publisher in the world and was eventually sold to Cendant Software and is now a division of Havas Interactive, which is owned by Vivendi. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84