socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Zimbra is an email and collaboration software product which acquired by VMware in 2010. AnyMeeting is venture backed by the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels. AnyMeeting said its new AnyMeeting Zimlet product allows Zimbra users to schedule, launch, and manage AnyMeeting online meetings from within Zimbra. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2011

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the provider of email, desktop, and electronic discovery software, said Thursday that it has launched a mobile app which works with the iPad and iPad 2. The firm said the X1 Mobile Search app is now available on the iTunes App store, and supports the iPhone and iPod.

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Technology Idealab Pasadena Email 154

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The Pasadena-based company said the update is part of an overall effort to refresh the look and feel of its search product, which lets people find people by name, email, and phone. Spokeo said that the update also includes changes to make the experience across all devices, including PCs, tablets, and smartphones, consistent.

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Pasadena Mobile Sites Email 147

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2013

Rexter , a brand new, Pasadena startup looking to put business contact management on steroids, said today that it has raised $1.5M The startup, led by Andy Wilson, said it has created a big-data driven system to analyze a user's professional relationship, and helps organize and syncrhonize contact data, emails, meetings, and phone calls.

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eHarmony CalTech Seed Funding Pasadena 193

socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2012

Pasadena-based Guidance Software , which develops digital forensics software and tools, said today that it has expanded its cloud-based data collection support. Guidance Software's products are used to manage electronic discovery of email and other corporate data. READ MORE>>.

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Software Pasadena Email Tool 150

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2013

The Launchpad LA company, which has raised $700,000 form such investors as the Tech Coast Angels, Maverick Angels, Pasadena Angels, Angel Capital Entrepreneur Fund, Clark Landry, and Yuri Pikover, made a big media push yesterday on the launch of its apps.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Pasadena-based X1 , the desktop and enterprise search tools provider backed by Idealab, said Tuesday that it has launched new iPhone and iPad apps. X1's software indexes the content in email, documents, files, ZIP archives, and more. X1 previously was selling its X1 Mobile Search software for $19.99 on the App store. on the App store.

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Idealab Pasadena Mobile Email 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the developer of email and desktop search software, said Thursday that it has rolled out a new, mobile version of its product. X1's search software provides deep indexing of desktop documents, emails, and attachments. X1 is one of firms that is part of Idealab.

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socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2014

Pasadena-based Smartify (www.getsmartify.com)''s CEO, Carla Bourque , recently talked to us about the company''s online marketing platform, and how it differentiates itself from a lot of other competitors in the market. Carla Bourque: Smartify has been based in Pasadena for the past three and a half years. What is Smartify?

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Marketing Pasadena Platform Email 196

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Pasadena-based Foodme (www.foodme.com) is one of the first, external startups funded out of Idealab's New Venture Group, and is looking to help connect restaurants with customers using a CPA model. The firm so far has signed up a number of restaurants in the Pasadena area. How do people get those deals--is this an email or a text?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics , the maker of the Mint floor cleaning robot, told its users today that it has launched a new product, the Mint Plus Automatic Floor Cleaner. Evolution's Mint uses popular dry and wet floor cleaning cloths--plus vision recognition and navigation technology--to clean hard floors.

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Idealab Pasadena Email Product 153

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Email Robyn Dickson at digitalfamilyreunion@gmail.com (with the subject SOCALTECH 100) for more details on sponsoring the award or the event. Interested in sponsoring the awards? Socaltech is planning to recognize the Socaltech 100 in conjunction with the Digital Family Reunion in December.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2012

Planetary Resources , the space asteroid mining venture co-founded by Peter Diamandis, has quietly been tapping talent from Pasadena's NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, according to an email from Diamandis sent to backers of the company.

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Resource Southern California SpaceX Pasadena 157

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

That post ignited a firestorm of criticism and controversy among the technology community, both publicly and privately in emails, tweets, comments, and phone calls. One of my investments doing GREAT (and I mean GREAT) is SupplyFrame in Pasadena. On associates. They were pitching in the other room and I ran right in (More.).

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Clearstone Invest Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 160

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

A few days before the meeting the CEO asked me to change the meeting to 11:45 because “he was going to be wrapping up a meeting in Pasadena at 11am” and it would take 45 minutes to get to Century City where my offices are. “No problem,” I replied. I wrote him the following email. They came from New York.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

Speaking onstage at the Upfront Summit, an event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital: we can look at every company we’ve ever funded, and learned that the time from first email/contact to term sheet has shrunk from 90 days in 2004 to just 9 today. — Dan Primack (@danprimack) January 29, 2020.

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socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2009

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , a developer of software-as-a-service, project management tools, announced today that it has released a new plug-in for Microsoft Outlook. Central Desktop said the new plug-in will allow Outlook users to synchronize tasks, calendars, and share content between Central Desktop and Microsoft's email platform.

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SaaS Pasadena Email Tool 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies, which develops enterprise search software, said Monday that it has received a patent for technology in its products. X1 Technologies develops enterprise search software for finding documents, emails, and other related information. According to the firm, it received U.S READ MORE>>

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 16, 2010

A few days before the meeting the CEO asked me to change the meeting to 11:45 because “he was going to be wrapping up a meeting in Pasadena at 11am&# and it would take 45 minutes to get to Century City where my offices are. &# No problem,&# I replied. The meeting was set for Wednesday, May 8th 2008 at 11am. They came from New York.

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Startup Conference Century City Email 346

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. The best form of this right now is email, and even then, that's through a one-size-fits-all email. The firm is backed by Idealab, and is headed by Internet veteran Andy Steuer.

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Steve Reich

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

We never did really figure out how to monetize the app itself, but the team kept up a weekly email dialogue with active users. DuWayne Peterson, founding chairman of the Pasadena Angels, told me we should be targeting companies that needed modest capital to hit a 3-5x outcome. Angel Investing pasadena angels' For investors?

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Pasadena Angels Pasadena Angel Tips 45

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

After an initial round of seed funding of $500k led by Pasadena’s Idealab, Mingly saw great success as they built up their Gmail user base. The app does: Alerts users before they fall out of touch with important contacts, across email, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter. Maybe we just have too many tools at our disposal.

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Web Social Network Email Networking 74

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

We''re rolling it out to finance and Wall Street, monitoring thousands of sources of continuously changing information, such as news, social media, internal email systems, and analyzing specific, material conditions that our customers are looking for. That''s the problem with everyone doing anything which isn''t sexy in Silicon Valley.

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Orange County Startup News IBM 245

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Freebinar is backed by the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. People are used to the idea to check their email when their attention dozes off, or do other things. We spoke with Costin Tuculescu , CEO of Freebinar, about the firm, how it's reaching out to Dimdim users, and the background on the company.

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Tech Coast Angels Web Screening Pasadena Angels 178

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

For our interview today, we caught up with Al Eisaian , CEO of Pasadena-based IconApps (www.iconapps.com), which is developing mobile applications for the iPhone market. Al Eisaian: We spent all of 2009 doing research with moms, having moms come into our Pasadena office and researching what things they wanted in the app.

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Mobile .Net Pasadena Software Review 168

Steve Reich

JUNE 11, 2012

Originally funded by the Pasadena Angels , the Company is now backed by “A” list VCs, and growing phenomenally, with tens of thousands of customers. The Founders at Swing by Swing keep up a running email dialogue with their users and circulate the key conversations to their whole team. They read product reviews obsessively.

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Customer Custom Software Review SaaS 97

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2011

This means you must possess a valid email address from a recognized university or company. If your curiosity is getting the best of you, be sure to check out some of the cool travelers contests the Pasadena based startup has run like “Ultimate Adventures&# and “Mongol Rally&#. Ready to get started?

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Social Media Startup Sites Tips 89

Steve Reich

AUGUST 15, 2015

MindBody (MB on Nasdaq), just went public with a $500mm market cap, and they had a significant number of Pasadena Angel as investors. Take the time to shoot them a “what’s up” email monthly, and serious financial reports quarterly. Send that email. It hasn’t seemed to hurt them.

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socalTECH

JULY 12, 2013

The Pasadena firm''s co-founders, Sean Lynch and Steve Curry , sat down with us to talk about the service. IN the past, that would have meant sending emails, giving a call to IT, articulating what you need, and eventually your ticket might get closed down in a week or a month. What does MetaCloud do?

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CIO Southern California Technical Review Software Review 207

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. We received an unexpected email from him that said -- "Please come talk with me." So, he called our office, then called me and sent us an email. We asked Shai -- how did he hear about us?

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Study Education Startup Sites 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2010

That's kind of like getting a job at Harvard--the Art Center College of Design, which is in Pasadena, is one of the most respected art colleges in the world. AOL was just coming online, it was the beginnings of email, and the beginnings of the web. So, that's how I got started teaching computer skills.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

If u see an article or write a blog post, email us or leave a comment below with a link to your story and we’ll add it in. Investors attending included: Benchmark, New World Ventures, True Ventures, Anthem Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners, IdeaLab, GRP Partners, Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, and Maverick Angels.

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Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Critique^It is peer-review without barriers—feedback without managing emails, commentary and document versions. Every ticket includes a FREE appetizers and cocktail reception after the event for you all to mix and mingle. Event Details. to 9:30 p.m. RSVP: AGENDA.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

There’s Santa Monica, Westside, Hollywood, Downtown LA, the Valley, and Pasadena. I still consistently work very late nights, and one of my favorite parts, is that I can email any number of other founders that are doing the same and walk out of my office and go to dinner/drinks with amazing folks in the tech space right next door to me.

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Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Since 1998, the company has provided businesses around the world with reliable, professional-class services to host websites, email, business applications, and other rich Internet content. Event Details. When: Thursday, July 14th, 2011 – 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. RSVP: AGENDA.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

I'm always amazed in search engine alerts in my email, about who is talking about or using Jetty. At EclipseCon, the person who won the prize for the most fascinating use of Jetty came from JPL here in Pasadena, which is affiliated with NASA.

IBM 100

IBM IBM Mission Ventures Venture Capital 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

All it takes is an email address to start receiving our exclusive deals for sports tickets to your favorite teams in your city. Where: Baxter Hall | CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Crowd Seats gets you in the crowd for your favorite games with ticket prices 50-90% off face value! Event Details. to 10:00 p.m.

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