socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The magazine turned its attention this month towards the Los Angeles innovation and technology economy in a section guest edited by StartEngine co-founder Howard Marks , including a reception held Wednesday evening at the Viceroy in Santa Monica. Big disclaimer: the author and editor was one of the honorees at the event). (Big

Ventura 182

Ventura Santa Monica Idealab High Tech 182

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 18, 2011

Known for its entertainment scene which blossomed in the early nineteen hundreds, LA also has some of the best schools in the country in UCLA and USC. The event will offer a cocktail event atmosphere for tech enthusiasts a place to connect with the local tech companies, entrepreneurs and more established LA companies.

Beverly Hills 113

Beverly Hills West Hollywood Mahalo Santa Monica 113

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

I’m often asked about the differences between being at a VC and being an entrepreneur and whether I prefer one or the other. As I’m fond of saying, “It’s pretty hard to call yourself ‘Upfront’ and then seem like you’re playing games with entrepreneurs.” Waltham shifted to Cambridge.

Rancho Palos Verdes 150

Rancho Palos Verdes Santa Monica Venture Capital Startup 150

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The LA-based accelerator is powered by Techstars and is looking for “technology-based companies focused on transformative media and entertainment experiences.” Applications are being accepted starting today, through April 16, 2014 for early-stage companies with innovative consumer media and entertainment product ideas.

Entertainment 102

Entertainment Santa Monica Ideas Mentor 102

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo. June 20 – 21).

GRP Partners 88

GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since. This is a novel user interaction that embeds casual entertainment directly into the operating system experience, based on some fairly interesting underlying technology.

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

It started around a year ago, as I was driving back from Santa Monica from an event. I thought, it''s great what is going on in Santa Monica, but it''s very hard to be part of the same community, given how far apart the cities are. We want to create businesses and engage with entrepreneurs. We were at ground zero.

Pasadena 242

Pasadena Santa Monica CalTech Technical Review 242

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

We have a number of locations, including one in Santa Monica, one in Pasadena, one in Downtown, and one in El Segundo and the South Bay Area. We do not concentrate on any specific industries, and we're industry agnostic, and we're not focused on any particular industry, whether that be biomed or entertainment.

El Segundo 100

El Segundo Southern California Startup Santa Monica 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. We moved from our loft in Venice to a new tech campus in Santa Monica. You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

Riot Games 133

Riot Games Southern California Startup Santa Monica 133

socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2014

We spoke with Kevin Winston, the organizer of Silicon Beach Fest (www.siliconbeachfest.com), which is currently going on in Santa Monica and runs through Saturday, about the energy here in Southern California, as well as a little bit about what''s going on with the event this year. There are a lot of women entrepreneurs and VC.

Santa Monica 205

Santa Monica Conference Belkin Southern California 205

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 12, 2015

a few blocks shy of Santa Monica, is the Westside’s new coworking studio called Hatch. Built around the idea of convergence between creativity, serenity and design, the boutique studio launched in April 2015 to serve as gathering spot for freelancers, tech types and entertainment folks to get out the house and into their projects.

Santa Monica 40

Santa Monica Entertainment Design Entrepreneur 40

socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2011

Jason Nazar is CEO and founder of Santa Monica-based document sharing firm DocStoc , and recently put together his thoughts on the challenges, and opportunities, facing startups in Los Angeles. Here it seems that entrepreneurs are coming out of business school, transitioning from corporate life, or hail from the entertainment industry.

Twiistup 100

Twiistup Company Companies Startup 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The Santa Monica location at 604 Arizona is located in the heart of Santa Monica’s high-demand market, the newest ROC location appeals to fast-growing companies in the technology, media and entertainment sectors. This special event will be taking place at The ROC (Real Office Centers).

Social Media 111

Social Media Santa Monica Media Southern California 111

Tech.Co

JULY 18, 2016

Several startups have been selected to demo their products for other founders and entrepreneurs. studio and platform for badass female entertainment, its creators and fans. Equity Directory – an invite-only network of entrepreneurs and startup talent exchanging work for equity. And for those L.A. More startups to come**.

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Angel Startup Newsletter 70

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. I like to repeat the mantra, “necessity is the mother of all invention,&# meaning that because investors have this expectation you find entrepreneurs that focus on nearer term monetization.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 12, 2014

Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s original festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA’s digital innovators in tech, startups, entertainment, fashion, marketing, and more!

Hollywood 81

Hollywood Entertainment Content Email 81

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2011

As you k now, there is so much cool stuff happening in Los Angeles, in Santa Monica. That's a byproduct of the entertainment industry. I think, also, that we'll clearly benefit from companies like Demand Media, and the newly minted set of angels and entrepreneurs coming out of that. Now, time is on their side.

Riot Games 199

Riot Games Technology Los Angeles Entrepreneur 199

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

28 from 7pm-10pm in Santa Monica. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency. Mr. Csathy’s career spans Internet, music, motion pictures/video, live entertainment, and technology. He began his career as a media, entertainment and IP attorney.

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2012

AlwaysOn based in Palo Alto, California is hosting its OnHollywood event on October 29 and 30 at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica, CA. Honoreess in the OnHollywood 100 include Beachmint, Zefr, Hulu, Laffster, Vella , Triptrotting, Legendary Entertainment, Jammit , Hollywoodland, Scopely and SocialVibe. Museum of Flying.

Company 64

Company Companies Entertainment Hulu 64

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Digital Family Reunion is exactly what its name implies – a reunion of digital executives young and old who have helped shape Southern California into a leading hub for entrepreneurs. It’s not just about tech here, it’s about all kinds of entrepreneurs.” And they were right.

Southern California 97

Southern California SoCalTech Startup Santa Monica 97

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

Hollywood 67

Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We take a really friendly, Shark Tank approach that promotes young entrepreneurs, and lets them pitch to a group of seasoned investors and venture capitalists on a panel, and where they not only get an actual investment, but also go through a retail challenge, to get consumer feedback. How did you get involved with angel investing, initially?

Startup 100

Startup Entrepreneur Invest Competition 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. I guess Santa Monica is officially “Silicon Beach” in the local people’s minds. Still, I kind like the name, well, um, … Santa Monica. Like they truly understood entrepreneurs.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

One of the hotter topics at the last Silicon Beach Fest (SBF) in Santa Monica was the exodus of homegrown tech talent. That kind of vote isn’t exactly encouraging to companies and entrepreneurs with new and potentially disruptive business models looking to plant roots here. Some refer to it as “brain drain.” But as long as L.A.

Los Angeles 98

Los Angeles Startup Angel Southern California 98

Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 7, 2014

And every once in a while, someone is looking for me, Eric Greenspan, the serial entrepreneur, dad and closet chef, chief consultant at Greenspan Consulting and Chief Storyteller at schoolofbookkeeping.com. I look forward to meeting his wife soon and entertaining them on their next trip to Santa Barbara. Eric Greenspan, chef.

Beverly Hills 100

Beverly Hills Santa Barbara Email Networking 100

Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 7, 2014

And every once in a while, someone is looking for me, Eric Greenspan, the serial entrepreneur, dad and closet chef, chief consultant at Greenspan Consulting and Chief Storyteller at schoolofbookkeeping.com. I look forward to meeting his wife soon and entertaining them on their next trip to Santa Barbara. Eric Greenspan, chef.

Beverly Hills 100

Beverly Hills Santa Barbara Email Networking 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2012

For starters, David had once been an entrepreneur himself so it seemed like such a natural fit. And a fourth partner – Jennifer Massey – will join from an entertainment background. If you’re not getting great deals early – you may never see them.” And that’s where I thought the goodness ended.

Venture Capital 299

Venture Capital Startup Los Angeles GRP Partners 299

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Tonight starting at 7:00pm PST we will be streaming and bringing you all the action live from Cross Campus in Santa Monica. Event Details: Where : Cross Campus 820 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 14, 2015

.” Their next stop is Los Angeles – your chance to get an inside look into one of the largest and most diversified economies on the planet – from aerospace, entertainment, and fashion to biomedical services, consumer products, and tourism. Meet and learn from the best entrepreneurs in an intimate setting.

Beverly Hills 40

Beverly Hills Company Companies Santa Monica 40

socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

Those programs--epitomized by YCombinator in the Bay Area, and TechStars in Boulder, Colorado--attract newly minted entrepreneurs with a mixture of cash and mentoring, and a program which rapidly takes ideas and turns them into viable, executing businesses. Typically, venture backed companies, always entrepreneur led.

Startup 221

Startup Mentor Southern California Incubator 221

socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2020

Our interview today is with serial entrepreneur Neel Grover , the CEO and founder of Indi (indi.com). In between that, I was formerly at the private equity firm Clearlake Capital, out of Santa Monica, which manages 8 billion in private equity investments. Indi stands for individual.

Help 113

Help Commerce Platform Orange County 113

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2009

Our interview today is with Santa Monica-based OneCubicle (www.onecubicle.com), a new startup we ran across recently, which is looking to provide a more professional social networking site for younger people. I'd also been a television producer on many sports and entertainment shows, including NBC and Fox Sports.

Social Network 100

Social Network Entertainment Startup CTO Coach 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

We give a huge Thank You to the following sponsors: Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. Founded in 2006, Demand Media is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with offices in Bellevue, WA, Austin, TX, New York, NY and London, UK. to 11:00 p.m.

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Software Review Santa Monica Tech Coast Angels 58

socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

For this morning's company profile, we thought we'd connect with ShareSquare (www.getsharesquare.com), a newly funded Los Angeles startup focused on QR barcodes -- 3D barcodes -- focused on musicians and entertainers. Matthias Galica: The first two verticals which correspond to our use case are in music and entertainment.

Startup 220

Startup West Hollywood Metrics Entertainment 220

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map. Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. Miller was even honored as an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2011. Follow PandoDaily: Search.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Tanz has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine “Young Millionaires of 2011 Special Report.” For example, to promote Katy Perry’s new film, the agency might buy out all of the images of Katy Perry, as well as the entertainment channel that might not feature the keyword Katy Perry but would display contextually relevant images.

Advertising 98

Advertising Santa Monica Startup Content 98

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2009

We invite you to the Second Annual Digital Family Reunion on Wednesday, December 2nd at Wokcano Restaurant in Santa Monica from 6-11pm. Join us as we kick off the holiday season in grand style and bestow the Digital Family Outstanding Achievement Honor on Scott Painter, Founder of CarsDirect and Entrepreneur.

Fandango 124

Fandango CarsDirect Case Study Santa Monica 124