socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests. You can go to your particular interests, pick your favorite brands and entertainers, and favorite them. How did the company start?

Mobile 159

Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2017

I worked in entertainment for five or six years, and film for 5 years, then at Scribble Press, which was a retail entertainment concept for kids, to let kids make their own books. Having both worked at startups in San Francisco and Los Angeles, what do you think is the biggest difference you've seen between the two markets?

Startup 100

Startup Los Angeles Claremont Press 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2011

They are looking for coders, roboticist, marketing managers, and community managers, to fill the areas of their Green Tech, Social Media, Big Data, and Enterprise companies. Pasadena, CA 91103. That’s right folks Idealab is hosting a job fair at their offices for 10 of their startups companies. REGISTER HERE. 6:00pm – 9:30pm.

Idealab 95

Idealab CitySearch Social Media Pasadena 95

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. It was a portal, and partnered with ISPs so that those ISPs could generate ad revenue, and create stick entertainment for customers. After I met the team here at Idealab, we hit it off.

Southern California 245

Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

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

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

What kind of firm do we want to be, how do we instill shared values, how do we handle generational changes, how do we onboard new partners, how does our strategy need to change given changes in market dynamics, etc. I think the best firms try to continue to reinvent themselves as markets change as we would encourage startups to do.

Rancho Palos Verdes 150

Rancho Palos Verdes Santa Monica Venture Capital Startup 150

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

When Roxy approached them there was “authentic core-synergies in how each brand approached the market.” It was nice to hear her validate PR as a huge piece in brand building and also to hear her validate that social media works hand-in-hand with overall marketing efforts. Novel concept.

Conference 40

Conference Entertainment Startup Digital Hollywood 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

I kind of think LA is just LA and doesn’t need some clever marketing term. A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. ReachLocal, founded by Zorik Gordon, publicly traded company helping small businesses across America use the Internet for marketing [Woodland Hills.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304