socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2013

Despite the increase in startup activity in Southern California, local venture capital funds are still few and far between, and a large chunk of the funding here is still from Sand Hill Road. If I write about online education, I''ll see 25 online education plans. They know you''re someone they want to do business with.

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socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2014

The IPO of education company 2U also greatly benefited Los Angeles, with the company''s extensive operations in LA, plus backing from former Redpoint Ventures'' (now Archer Capital) investor Greg Martin.

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socalTECH

MAY 4, 2012

Santa Monica-based Engrade , a developer of online classroom management tools, said today that it has raised $3M in a funding round. The round was led by Rethink Education, and also included NewSchools Venture Fund, Greg Gunn, Zac Zeitlin, and Richard Chino. Engrade says it has more than 4.5 READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2015

Santa Monica-based TaskUs , the startup led by Bryce Maddock which is the secret weapon behind the rising tide of on-demand and Internet startups, has raised $15M in a funding round, the company disclosed today. The funding came from Phillipnes-based private equity investor Navegar. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Yet despite billions in VC money and plenty of hype , the future that micromobility companies promised still hasn’t quite arrived. One study from 2021 found that e-scooter users in Paris are mainly men aged 18 to 29, have a high educational level, and usually jump on a scooter for travel time savings. million car trips.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. I guess Santa Monica is officially “Silicon Beach” in the local people’s minds. Still, I kind like the name, well, um, … Santa Monica. Think about venture capital. Not versus every other VC but versus many.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. Higher education. The first investment I ever made as a VC was in a company now called Invoca. Much more data in the full post. They have grown at a 200% CAGR over the past 4 years.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

They have partnered with Cross Campus to bring education and offline matchmaking events to Santa Monica quarterly. s first accelerator called The Fort and raised VC funding. CoFoundersLab was created by Shahab Kaviani after he left an 8-year run at the successful startup HyperOffice. “I

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LATechDigest

MAY 30, 2016

Students & Educators — Win $25k in THE MAYOR’S CUP ( link ). UCLA ANDERSON Hosted a VR / VC Event. Preparing to speak with Shahin Farshchi of Lux Capital & Seth Gerson of @Survios at @uclaanderson VC event pic.twitter.com/YwqpmyHvYg. KELLY SLATER Sells Man-made Wave Co to World Surf League ( link ).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2017

Santa Monica-based WorkToday (www.worktoday.com) has created a text-based marketplace to help connect workers with employers. in a funding from Mucker Capital, Social Capital, Hone Capital (formerly CSC Venture Capital), E-Merge, and GAN Ventures. The company recently raised $1.1M

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Last week, Santa Monica-based Revolution Prep announced its first, institutional round of funding, worth $15M, from Kennet Partners. Out of 41 companies who submitted their software for approval, only three were accepted--us, McGraw Hill, and Peoples Education. Software is set to be transformative in the space of education.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

24 7pm at Coloft in Santa Monica. The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders. Dan has helped his companies raise more than $50 million in venture and corporate financing. There will be plenty of FREE Pizza and drinks! Our Panelist Include.

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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.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

He holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a JD from Southwestern University, and suffers from an addiction to cheeseburgers. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Still Time to Submit Your Company!

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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. Chris Dumler , Co-Founder of Los Angeles Startup Foundation.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

He holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a JD from Southwestern University, and suffers from an addiction to cheeseburgers. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

They generally are extremely well-educated with many holding numerous degrees and/or certifications, especially African American women. It’s been a fascinating sociology study starting with the first panel of all female executives I heard during a conference on the Santa Monica Pier all the way up until now. But I digress.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. Named as one of the 20 most innovative startups in the country, based in Santa Monica.

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