Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Be Great recognizes seven main startup points in Los Angeles: “Silicon Beach”, West LA, Culver City, Pasadena, Orange County, South Bay, and Downtown LA. The wide range of startups is great and creates more opportunities for new talent and entrepreneurs to join the Los Angeles area. Not enough money flows in LA.

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Report Orange County Startup West Los Angeles 104

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena]. Think about venture capital. Those that were around 30+ years ago never had to think about branding – there were hardly any other VCs. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

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. This contribution is from Jay Goss , General Partner at Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health , based in Pasadena.

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Pasadena Startup Southern California Santa Monica 124

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. The biggest difference I cite is that Venture Capital often feels like an “individual sport” while startups are a “team sport.” It was stunning but sterile.

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Rancho Palos Verdes Santa Monica Venture Capital Startup 150

socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2018

Pasadena-based WaveMaker Three-Sixty Healthcare (www.wavemaker360.com) com) recently , announced a new healthcare focused venture capital fund, worth $25M. We caught up with one of the co-founders, Jay Goss, about what the new investment fund is looking for in a startup, and the types of investments it makes.

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Startup Technical Review Software Review Artificial Inteligence 113

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2009

One of the biggest questions we get from entrepreneurs is if they should be having to pay to present to angel groups. Joe Platnick , a member of the Pasadena Angels , talks about whether fees are ever appropriate to present to an angel investors group. Tags: angel insights opinions investment.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

Behzad Kianmahd is the co-founder of Los Angeles coworking space Cross Campus , which is one of the major centers of startup activity in Silicon Beachand also involved as co-founder and lead investor in a brand new, venture capital fund, TAU Ventures (www.ideasimmersion.com/tau-ventures/).

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El Segundo Southern California Startup Santa Monica 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I’ve been meeting with LPs (those who invest in VC funds) over the past year and discussing trends I see in the market and where I think we need to be as a firm to be near to and meet the needs of our customers. In Massachusetts companies (and VCs) have migrated from out by Waltham to Back Bay (Boston) or Cambridge.

Technology 313

Technology Rustic Canyon Cloud Computing Beverly Hills 313

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. In most cases if you can’t get a prototype done you’re probably not an entrepreneur. Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more. That’s OK.

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Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2021

How did you go from running a venture fund to starting Miso? Buck Jordan: The story is, I was at the tail end of my last fund, Canyon Creek Capital, and I wanted to try something different. It's equalized finance, and it's equalized an elite, walled-off section of finance, venture capital. What is Miso Robotics?

Startup 113

Startup Venture Capital Capital Customer 113

Steve Reich

AUGUST 9, 2012

As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasn’t. With the VC ranks shrinking, founders need to tap every source of capital out there. With the VC ranks shrinking, founders need to tap every source of capital out there. The entrepreneurs in startups are trained to go fast and run lean.

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Angel Pasadena Angels Venture Capital Pasadena 49

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

All of that are in this week’s episode of This Week in VC. He was a life-long entrepreneur and the first business he created out of college (actually, he founded it while he was at Caltech) was a company that manufactured high quality audio speakers. Too many entrepreneurs focus on dilution. Overture (Goto.com).

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

million led by GRP Partners, with participation from Baroda Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Daher Capital, Double M Capital, Karlin Ventures, Clark Landry, Andy Rankin, and Launchpad LA. . · YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7 The founders previously ran another company together.

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GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Think “innovation” and you might picture some scrappy entrepreneurs toiling away in a kitchen or garage, hoping the landlord doesn’t notice what they’re up to. Both are accompanied by separate new investment funds of between $10 million and $25 million. First, the real estate. So it ranges.

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Venture Capital Startup San Diego Class 40

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

In the bay area it’s quite common for the entrepreneurs starting a company to be developers or technologists who can build the first versions of their products. Entrepreneurs that start companies in LA are often focused on revenue and business models. Opportunity #3 – There is Plenty of Capital for Great Team/Products.

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Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 in Computer Science.

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MyShape CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire 150

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

Bitvore is based in Irvine, and is backed by serial entrepreneur Yuri Pikover, as well as other angels. After three years of that, I decided I needed to go back to the entrepreneurial world, and joined up with another young company, which was SupplyFrame in Pasadena. Tell me about Bitvore - what''s your technology used for?

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Orange County Startup News IBM 245

Xconomy

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Intel Capital has invested $38 million in 12 technology startups since July, highlighting its venture investment focus on innovations in self-driving cars and machine vision, the Internet of Things, sports and health, drones, and virtual reality. We’re aligned, but not overlapping, is the way I like to look at it.”.

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Capital San Diego Invest USC 40

Steve Reich

JANUARY 20, 2013

Your VCs and lenders will likely impose onerous terms, and your ownership will get badly diluted. We all expect to make more than one investment in companies, and so long as the business is making progress, are a great source of small to medium follow on rounds. No cramdown, no significant dilution of management.

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Angel Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena 49

socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In addition, the investors decided they were just tired of their investment, and wanted to move on. Most of the board was from the Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels, and while they are good people--and frankly, from their point of view--it made sense not to nurse it along in their portfolio when a company isn't going to make it.

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Outsource Development Startup Outsource Altadena 190

Steve Reich

AUGUST 15, 2015

If you can’t raise from a few strong angels, from seed funds or from a VC then raising from a ton (let’s say 20+) angels is a perfectly acceptable strategy. MindBody (MB on Nasdaq), just went public with a $500mm market cap, and they had a significant number of Pasadena Angel as investors. ” Well said, Mark.

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Angel News Pasadena Angels Seed Funding 40

Steve Reich

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

was launched with nearly $2mm in Angel funding from the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels. He is a long-time Angel, a former Chairman at TCA, and has invested in more startups that most of us will see in 2 lifetimes. Dave advocated tirelessly for LeisureLink, created enthusiasm among the other Angels, and invested personally.

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Tech Coast Angels Angel Pasadena Angels Startup 40

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. Sangster is a serial entrepreneur and M&A executive with experience both founding and acquiring businesses. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Always looking to provide the very best for our community so that you may learn and grow as a startup or entrepreneur, Bill Gross is one of the best experts we could provide. Bill founded Idealab to create and build successful businesses that capitalize on innovations in areas with significant growth opportunities, including the Internet.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Xavor invest through our dependable consulting services. We have helped many other startups through our carefully designed investment model. Every ticket includes a FREE appetizers and cocktail reception after the event for you all to mix and mingle. Event Details.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100