LA Cleantech Incubator Gets $5M For New Program
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JUNE 1, 2017
The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) has just received $5M to fund a new initiative, called Energize California , to help boost clean technology startups. READ MORE>>.
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EvoNexus Launches Incubator Effort With Cisco
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JUNE 4, 2014
Startup entrepreneurs in San Diego have yet more resources at the EvoNexus startup incubator, after EvoNexus and Cisco said that they will be launching a new, joint incubation program called CiscoEIR@EvoNexus. evonexus cisco startup entrepreneur incubator accelerator' READ MORE>>.
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Orange County Gets New Incubators
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APRIL 26, 2012
The moves are sure to be welcome news to Orange County entrepeneurs, who have not had as many options as companies in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas, in terms of incubation/acceleration programs.
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The Design Accelerator Launches Incubator At Idealab
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JUNE 26, 2013
A new, startup incubator-created by the Art Center College of Design and the California Insitute of Technology --said this morning that it has launched a brand new, design-focused incubator, housed at Idealab. The new incubator is headed by Mark Breitenberg and Erik Hovanec. READ MORE>>.
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178 The Complete Guide To Southern California Accelerators and Incubators, Part I
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FEBRUARY 9, 2012
In recent months, a dozen accelerators and incubators have emerged in the Southern California area, looking to help take the new generation of technology startups to funding and beyond. However, with the proliferation of incubators, the difficulty in figuring out. Funding: Yes. Representative companies: Funding: No.
Incubating LA's Biotech Future, With Richard Koffler, Greenwings Biomedical
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JULY 1, 2013
A couple of weeks ago, a brand new, startup incubator launched in town--with a slightly different focus, on biomedical technology. The incubator-- Greenwings Biomedical (www.greenwingsbiomedical.com), is led by Richard Koffler , a serial entrepreneur and angel investor in Los Angeles. Do you provide funding for companies?
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Qualcomm Labs Unveils First Incubator Companies
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NOVEMBER 8, 2012
Qualcomm Labs , the incubator subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies , has announced the first set of companies funded through its new QualcommLabs@EvoNexus program today, saying that it has funded three companies with a round of seed funding.
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The Complete Guide To Southern California Accelerators and Incubators, Part II
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FEBRUARY 10, 2012
In recent months, a dozen accelerators and incubators have emerged in the Southern California area, looking to help take the new generation of technology startups to funding and beyond. However, with the proliferation of incubators, the difficulty in figuring out. Part II: The In-house Incubators. Funding: Yes.
The Complete Guide To Southern California Accelerators and Incubators, Part III
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FEBRUARY 16, 2012
In recent months, a dozen accelerators and incubators have emerged in the Southern California area, looking to help take the new generation of technology startups to funding and beyond. In an attempt to help people navigate the landscape of accelerators and incubators, we've come up with a (hopefully) comprehensive list of Southern.
UC San Diego Gets $1M From Arm Of Intellectual Ventures
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OCTOBER 26, 2018
The University of San Diego has received $1M from the incubator arm of Intellectual Ventures , the investment fund which was founded by recently deceased Microsoft co-founder Paul G.
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Reflections on 2016: Lawrence Ng, OnRamp Fund
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DECEMBER 28, 2016
Today's contribution is from Lawrence Ng , serial entrepreneur who, last year, founded OnRamp Fund , a $10 million incubator that invests in early stage startups. Lawrence Ng: Our biggest news was growing our global incubator, OnRamp. The Fund has expertise in technology development and data management. Lawrence C.
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113 How Frost Venture Partners Is Incubating The Big Data Future
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MARCH 8, 2013
he's been spinning out of his incubator. What's the idea behind the incubator? I've been a serial entrepreneur for about 20-odd years, and I didn't want to sit at a big company. I decided to become a parallel entrepreneur, and started a whole series of companies in big data. Now, we're turning into a formal incubator.
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LaunchSpark Starts YCombinator-style Incubation Program
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APRIL 28, 2011
A local entrepreneur, Mike Khristo, is launching a new, Y-Combinator style incubation and acceleration effort, LaunchSpark , after becoming frustrated by the lack of a similar incubation effort in SoCal. Y Combinator provides incubation, mentoring, and funding to companies in Silicon Valley. READ MORE>>.
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A Chat With Kelly Perdew: Moonshots Capital And Its First Dedicated Fund
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OCTOBER 11, 2018
This morning, Moonshots Capital (www.moonshotscapital.com), led by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings , announced its first formal fund, a $19M seed stage fund. What we would do, is we would round up ten other angel investors, get $25,000 from each of them, and then roll up our sleeves and help that entrepreneur find venture capital.
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LuxeYard Gets Funding
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JULY 23, 2012
Los Angeles-based LuxeYard , which operates a flash sales site focused on home furnishing and decor, said today that it has scored what it says is its first round of funding, to help expand in India. REGARD is the software incubator and development firm headed by Steve Beauregard.
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124 A-Frame Picks Up $2M For Personal Care Brands
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NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Los Angeles-based startup A-Frame , which says it is launching a number of personal care brands tied to celebrities, has raised $2M in a funding round, the company disclosed Tuesday. The funding was led by Initialized Capital, and also included clothing entrepreneur Moise Emquies. The company is led by founder and CEO Ari Bloom.
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Brighter.com, Jake Winebaum's Newest Startup, Gets $5M In Funding
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MAY 20, 2011
Santa Monica-based Brighter.com , an online site focused on helping consumers find and compare dentists, has scored $5M in a Series A funding. The new site--the latest from entrepreneur Jake Winebaum --said that the funding was led by Mayfield Fund. READ MORE>>.
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198 Vadio Gets Backing From Mucker Capital, Amplify, Others In $2M Funding
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AUGUST 14, 2014
Vadio , the developer of a platform which helps match music videos and ads with streaming music , said Thursday that it has raised $2M in a seed funding round, which included Mucker Capital, Amplify.LA, as well as other LA investors. READ MORE>>.
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Southern California Accelerator Report Card: Q1 2013
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APRIL 12, 2013
There''s been a lot of activity over the past two years in the Southern California accelerator/incubator market, with numerous groups (Amplify, EvoNexus, K5, LaunchpadLA, MediaCamp, Science, StartEngine, and many, many others) looking to help entrepreneurs start and fund their companies. where we totalled up $33.85M in funding.
Sorenson Media's Csathy Departs To New Digital Media Effort From Manatt
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MAY 15, 2013
Manatt said the funding will come from the Manatt Venture Fund, an early stage venture fund which has already invested in more than 90 companies, including Pinterest, Etsy, and Idealab. Hale Boggs, who is well known to local entrepreneurs as one of the digital media- and tech-focused attorneys here.
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Tapping The Power Of The Crowd For Ideas, Advice and Funding, with JumpStartFund
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AUGUST 29, 2013
Can tapping the power of the crowd not only help you find customers and help fund your project, but also help you shape your startup idea and find funding? Dirk Ahlborn: We are coming out of the nonprofit incubator, the Girvan Institute of Technology, which has been around since 2002, and is funded by NASA Ames.
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TechStar Co-Founder @BFeld: Are We Experiencing A Startup Accelerator Bubble?
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MARCH 5, 2012
In the past year, the number of startup accelerators and incubators across the US has grown faster than expansion league baseball. ” I recently discussed the explosion of seed accelerators and incubators with Brad Feld, who, as the Co-Founder of acclaimed startup accelerator TechStars , is uniquely qualified to opine upon the subject.
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Los Angeles Accelerator Report Card: Too Early To Tell
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JULY 23, 2012
There's been a surge in startup accelerator activity in Los Angeles in the last year, as interest in starting a company in the region has grown, and a wide range of experienced entrepreneurs and investors have pitched in to help companies get to the next level.
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234 Interview with Dave Eastman, Viterbi Startup Garage
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APRIL 13, 2021
For today's interview, we spoke to Dave Eastman, the Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage, a startup incubator that is run by the University of Southern California, out of its location in Marina Del Rey. How are you different from other startup incubators, etc? It's not entirely exclusive, however.
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150 Calacanis Opens Up LAUNCH Coworking Space In LA
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MAY 30, 2013
Los Angeles has one more co-working space today, thanks to entrepreneur Jason Calacanis. Calacanis said rents will star at $50 a desk/month for unfunded startups, and $350 a month for funded startups, and that companies who would like to participate in the space will need to apply for admission. READ MORE>>.
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196 TYLT Labs' New Seed Fund And The Promise Of Silicon Beach
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APRIL 8, 2014
Among those funds is TYLT Lab (www.tyltlab.com), which recently announced a new, $20M early stage investment fund specifically focused on companies here. We spoke with Rami Rostami and Gerard Casale , who are behind TYLT Labs, and who told us a bit about their new fund, its investment criteria, and where it sees the promise here.
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Where to Find Venture Funding in Southern California
From the Venture Trenches
MARCH 29, 2013
Over the past several years there have been a plethora of incubators and accelerators springing up all over southern California and particularly on the west side of Los Angeles. How you get referred into these shops is a subject for another post. Here is a list of useful resources to help you in your search: News & Resources. SoCal Tech.
Making The Pasadena Angels Relevant To Today's Startups, With Terry Kay
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MARCH 21, 2014
In a world with a rash of startup incubators and accelerators, super angels, crowdfunding sites, and more, what''s the relevance of organized angel investments groups? Terry Kay: We have always been about helping the entrepreneurs succeed, first, and then, we figure out how we get our fair share from that success.
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162 Interview with Alex Schneider, Ventura Ventures Technology Center
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JANUARY 27, 2010
On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. The incubator so far includes startups Lottay , Geodelic , and a number of other Internet and other technology firms. Tell us about the incubator--how long as it been around?
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200 Reflections on 2020: Aaron Fyke, Thin Line Capital
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DECEMBER 23, 2020
Thin Line Capital successfully reached the final close of its first fund. As a fund manager, showing the credibility of being able to execute on an investment thesis while garnering the support from the larger investment community that that thesis makes sense is a tremendous milestone. Contact our editors for details.
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113 Why Mucker Capital Is Putting More Money To Work In LA Startups
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JULY 16, 2014
The way we view it, is we''re finding the best entrepreneurs in Southern California, and finding ways to work with them at the seed and pre-seed stage, and working pre-seed and smaller investments that are raising $1M to $3M in funding. What we''ve done now is ramp up the size of our seed investments, and started to do more of them.
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206 Interview with Kevin Hell, EvoNexus
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FEBRUARY 13, 2012
A couple of weeks ago, twelve companies moved into the new downtown San Diego, EvoNexus incubator--which is run by CommNexus. Kevin Hell: What makes EvoNexus unique, is that it is--as far as we know--the only completely free, no-strings-attached incubator in the nation. Once they pass that, they get into the incubator.
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212 Zuma Ventures: Creating A New Technology Startup Model
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NOVEMBER 6, 2014
How is this different than accelerator or incubator? David Carter: There is a lot of misunderstanding on what an incubator is, and what an accelerator is. When I was at Amplify, we had a lot of people wondering what an accelerator was, and how we differentiated from an incubator. Entrepreneurs should seek those people out.
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What Mattered in 2012: Erik Rannala of MuckerLab
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DECEMBER 26, 2012
We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? What was the biggest lesson you learned over the past year (good or bad)?
Launchpad LA Opens Apps For Second Class
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MARCH 18, 2010
Launchpad LA , the business incubation and mentoring effort started by GRP's Mark Suster , said today that it has opened up applications for its second class of companies. LaunchpadLA said that of last year's thirteen firms, eleven received venture funding; one was acquired (FlipGloss), and the last is profitable and self-funded.
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Fundable Takes On Crowdfunding For Startups
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MAY 23, 2012
A new startup, headed by entrepreneur Wil Schroter, has launched this week, looking to make it easier for startups to raise funding. Schroter is a repeat entrepreneur, who founded such companies as Go Big Network, and has involvement with a number of local startups in Los Angeles. on its advisory team.
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224 LaunchpadLA Names Second Class
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APRIL 15, 2010
According to the group, it has selected AccessDNA , AwesomeBox , Circle Street , DataPop , Gendai Games , Gyroscope Technologies , Laughstub , MovieClips.com , Para Ti Novia , and ShopNation as participants in its six-month long program, which connects startup entrepreneurs with venture capitalists, experienced entrepreneurs and executives.
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188 MuckerLab Unveiling New Startup Class Today
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JANUARY 16, 2013
The accelerator said that the demo day is a culmination of its latest three month program, which included ten new companies in mentoring, collaboration, funding, and access to its network of investors and entrepreneurs. READ MORE>>.
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159 Start Engine Creates $15M Fund, Adds Governor Gray Davis As Advisor
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DECEMBER 6, 2011
Los Angeles-based Start Engine , the business accelerator being spearheaded by Activision co-founder Howard Marks, said today that it has created a new, $15M investment fund for its portfolio of startups, and added former Governor Gray Davis as an advisor. Start Engine did not provide deals on the structure of its new $15M investment fund.
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214 Interview with Mickie Rosen, Tecca
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
We caught up with Mickie Rosen , the firm's CEO, about the company, its links to Best Buy, and how it was incubated out of Fuse Capital. Ross Levinsohn of Fuse Capital also is involved in incubating Tecca. We set up a digital media fund, which had the goal of investing in new digital media properties, ideas, and concepts.
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Interview with Mike Jones, Science Inc.
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NOVEMBER 21, 2011
Science is looking to incubate its own set of companies, make investments, and otherwise work to create the next successful startups. Mike Jones: Coming out of Myspace, I looked at both operational roles and joining a venture fund. One, is we'll come up wit our own ideas, and work with really early stage entrepreneurs in-house.
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Interview with Erik Rannala, MuckerLab
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OCTOBER 24, 2011
One of the biggest complaints you hear from both entrepreneurs and investors in Los Angeles, is the lack of a credible, visible startup accelerator in the Los Angeles area. Erik Rannala: MuckerLab is a new startup accelerator, focused on incubation stage Internet, software, services, and media businesses here in LA.
Amplify LA's Paul Bricault On Startup Accelerator Lessons, Five Years Later
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OCTOBER 28, 2016
Venice-based Amplify LA (www.amplify.la) is celebrating its fifth anniversary as a startup accelerator here in the Los Angeles area � one of the few in the area to have survived in more or less original form after the launch of a number of startup incubators and accelerators five years ago. We basically trebled in size.
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Share Ventures, Led By Hamet Watt, Finds $10M For Startup Studio
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AUGUST 10, 2020
A new, Los Angeles-based startup studio, Share Ventures --led by startup and investment veteran Hamet Watt --has raised $10M in funding, and outlined plans to launch two to four companies every year.
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