SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Thursday, October 6, 2011 -- San Diego TCA Quick Pitch. from the Tech Coast Angels, the nation's largest and most active network of angel investors. Meet, greet, and learn the art of the Quick Pitch.

San Diego 113

San Diego Tech Coast Angels Competition Activity 113

Xconomy

JUNE 21, 2016

Six San Diego business risk-takers have been inducted into the pantheon of EY Entrepreneurs of the Year, joining over 10,000 people around the world who have been honored over the last 30 years by the multinational professional services firm. The winners are: — Life Sciences: BioLegend CEO Gene Lay.

San Diego 57

San Diego Entrepreneur Startup Mobile 57

Xconomy

JUNE 10, 2016

Startup Week San Diego, like a lot of other places that host similar events, has been billed as a weeklong celebration of entrepreneurship. Seattle’s UP Global, now part of Techstars, oversees the operation of Startup Week and other programs for tech entrepreneurs across the U.S. and abroad. Our list is below.

San Diego 74

San Diego Guide Tech Coast Angels Startup 74

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 30, 2009

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 -- MIT Enterprise Forum San Diego. Networking event. This has become the chapter's signature event, and is widely recognized as the premier networking event for San Diego's technology and biotechnology community. See [link] (more).

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Enterprise Forum San Diego Networking Entrepreneur 100

Xconomy

APRIL 11, 2019

And Ad Astra, an accelerator for women-founded tech and life science companies, has also partnered with another finalist, Athena, a networking organization for women in STEM, to help guide female entrepreneurs. For example, finalist Silvia Mah is also a co-founder of one of the other finalists in the category, Ad Astra Ventures.

San Diego 83

San Diego Guide Competition Examples 83

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Plug and Play San Diego has formed a partnership with Downtown Works, a new co-working space in downtown San Diego, which will give the local Plug and Play program a place to call home. We would like to launch an accelerator based here, and bring in additional resources from the Bay Area.”. billion under management.

San Diego 40

San Diego Incubator Avalon Mentor 40

InfoChachkie

MAY 26, 2016

Should millennial entrepreneurs go to college? If you believe the mythology surrounding the handful of entrepreneurs who did not obtain a degree, you may think that the path to entrepreneurial success is enhanced by avoiding college. I asked them to devise reasons an entrepreneur should remain in college.

Entrepreneur 150

Entrepreneur Case Study Education Seed Funding 150

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.

San Diego 40

San Diego Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Startup 40

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). Sean Callahan , SlimSurveys (San Diego, mobile apps). Steven Cox , TakeLessons (San Diego, marketplace). Melani Gordon , Taphunter (San Diego, mobile apps).

Southern California 279

Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

I originally conceived it as the Top 11 things that I believe “all entrepreneurs need to succeed.&# If it stuck to this theme then I would stand by my top 11. It isn’t a “must&# for me but it’s certainly a huge positive when entrepreneurs have it. I’m not sure why you’d do that unless you had to.

Entrepreneur 267

Entrepreneur Startup SaaS San Diego 267

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA), which supports local startups and emerging-growth companies, has named entrepreneur Kimberly Kovacs as the group's new President, according to the group. LAVA's day to day operations are managed by Executive Director Len Lanzai. READ MORE>>.

LAVA 113

LAVA OCTANE Southern California Pasadena Angels 113

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

One complaint we sometimes hear from venture capitalists visiting Southern California for the first time, is the difficulty of finding experienced entrepreneurs and executives. socalTECH.com has mined its proprietary database of high tech companies and entrepreneurs and identified just a few of the repeat entrepreneurs to watch in the region.

Southern California 228

Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 26, 2011

K5Launch announced a new accelerator program that provides promising technology startups with a three-month intensive accelerator program for entrepreneurs in Southern California.

San Diego 66

San Diego Southern California Orange County SoCal 66

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2013

Carslbad-based Viasat , which develops satellite and other wireless networking products and services, said Friday that it has acquired LonoCloud , a La Jolla-based startup developing cloud-based networking software for the distributed computing market. viasat lonocloud merger acquisition wireless cloud networking' READ MORE>>.

San Diego 138

San Diego Networking Acquisition Platform 138

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2012

Kent Thomas Keigwin was convicted of five felony counts, including murder, grand theft, burglarly, identity theft, and forgery in the murder of Watson, who was very active in the San Diego Tech Coast Angels. Watson Foundation, which will honor his memory by fund specific TCA-San Diego network activities that promote entrepreneurism.

Tech Coast Angels 174

Tech Coast Angels Angel San Diego Activity 174

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 26, 2011

K5Launch announced a new accelerator program that provides promising technology startups with a three-month intensive accelerator program for entrepreneurs in Southern California.

San Diego 56

San Diego Southern California Orange County SoCal 56

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based Wildfire Systems , led by startup veteran Jordan Glazier , has developed software which product referrals and automatically transform them into trackable links across email, text messaging, chat, and social messaging. We have standing agreements to drive revenue share from all of those merchants in our network.

San Diego 159

San Diego Social Media Commerce Snapchat 159

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2011

The accelerator said that it is aiming at helping entrepreneurs--particularly in the social and mobile technology space--in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange County with pre-seed funding and mentoring. READ MORE>>.

Orange County 208

Orange County Southern California Seed Funding Mentor 208

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2019

At this OC Event, we will be showcasing some of the newest early-stage venture funds and angel groups in the San Diego area! There will be plenty of time for networking with the Investor panelists, both before the panel and after the panel at the Cocktail Party! Register today, as this event will sell-out and is limited!

Orange County 100

Orange County Venture Capital Angel Tech Coast Angels 100

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Darin Andersen, the busy-bee creator of San Diego’s Cyberhive, iHive, and xHive startup programs, says eight early stage tech companies have joined the co-working space he has been building out in Bankers Hill under a new “Entrepreneur in Residence” program.

Entrepreneur 40

Entrepreneur San Diego Training Resource 40

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 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. What was most striking was the diversity and breadth of the node-network that defines the region--so complex and at times, overwhelming.

Southern California 113

Southern California SoCal Pasadena Startup 113

Xconomy

JUNE 30, 2016

Healthtech entrepreneur Parker Hinshaw and his wife Jean Balgrosky said they intended to take a step back when they founded Bootstrap Incubation near San Diego in the fall of 2012. They came to San Diego in 1996, when Scripps Health hired Balgrosky as CIO and senior vice president. Jean Balgrosky.

San Diego 67

San Diego CIO Incubator Startup 67

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Don't miss San Diego's most prestigious event honoring local high-tech and life science innovation. Join CONNECT to honor San Diego's leading innovators and entrepreneurs at the 22nd annual MIP Awards luncheon. See [link] (more).

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Product San Diego High Tech Entrepreneur 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 13, 2010

Networking! Enjoy food, drinks, and great networking with your fellow San Diego business leaders and entrepreneurs while basking in the sunshine and fresh ocean air. RAFFLE PRIZES and a TESLA Showcase!

San Diego 100

San Diego Networking Entrepreneur 100

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Founded by Steve Poizner last year to accelerate the growth of a startup entrepreneurial ecosystem in Southern California, The Alliance is building a network of investors, entrepreneurs and universities to provide ballast in the south to the dominance of the Northern California tech industry.

Southern California 224

Southern California Dollar Shave Club SoCal Develop 224

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2016

In the case of San Diego's Classy (www.classy.org), you get an extremely popular piece of software-as-a-service to help you manage a nonprofit and its fundraising efforts. Scott Chisolm: Actually, the organization started as a charitable pub crawl, for the cancer society here in San Diego. How did you start the company?

Help 100

Help San Diego Organization Startup 100

Xconomy

AUGUST 5, 2016

Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists have weighed in from time to time and their answers tend to fall into two camps. High school students also make great entrepreneurs because of their natural open-mindedness and drive to take risks. Entrepreneurs learn just as much, if not more, from their mistakes as they do from their triumphs.

Entrepreneur 40

Entrepreneur Startup Education Course 40

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 28, 2009

The 9th annual GadgetFest is fast approaching, and tech companies in the San Diego region and beyond are preparing to showcase their newest, most innovative technologies for this years competition. This year, we expect heightened competition from large companies as well as from smaller stealth-startups. See [link] (more).

San Diego 100

San Diego Competition Networking Media 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2010

According to the Tech Coast Angels' Richard Sudek, Chairman of the TCA, the group is looking to hold bi-monthly mixers which will help entrepreneurs connect with its angel investors, after a successful mixer in late 2009. The angel group also mentioned a web site design as part of its initiatives this year.

Tech Coast Angels 157

Tech Coast Angels Orange County Seed Funding Santa Barbara 157

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, twelve companies moved into the new downtown San Diego, EvoNexus incubator--which is run by CommNexus. Running that effort is Kevin Hell , the founder of DivX, who we caught up with to learn more about EvoNexus and how the group is trying to help grow technology startups in San Dieog.

Incubator 212

Incubator San Diego Technical Review Development Team Review 212

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

socalTECH

JULY 19, 2016

Los Angeles-based goFlow is hoping to make that inforamtion as easy as checking out an app, tapping into a crowdsourced network of outdoor sports enthusiasts. However, every summer, of every year since I was fifteen, I'd go to San Diego and spend a few months with family there. What is goFlow all about?

Startup 100

Startup Southern California Social Network Activity 100

Xconomy

OCTOBER 24, 2016

A San Diego civil engineer who has developed an alternative technology for automating the measurement of water flow gave the best presentation at EvoNexus Fall Demo Day, an event that drew nearly 400 entrepreneurs, investors, and supporters late Thursday to Qualcomm’s corporate headquarters.

San Diego 40

San Diego Startup Orange County Artificial Inteligence 40

socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Milne is a serial entrepreneur, and last had been running ScoreBig. They were looking for a CEO to build the company for them, and I was in the network of BCG. We have Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, and San Francisco launched. RepairSmith is backed by Daimler AG. What is RepairSmith?

Mobile 100

Mobile Startup Orange County San Diego 100

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

However, San Diego-based Deal Current (www.dealcurrent.com) appears to have found a sustainable niche in the industry--not providing daily deals, but powering those multiplying deal sites, including a number of major newspaper groups. One of our clients, a San Diego newspaper, asked us to build a daily deal platform for them.

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Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

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SoCalTech 127

SoCalTech Advertising Rustic Canyon Glendale 127

Xconomy

APRIL 25, 2019

Houston —Men have long leveraged their networks to succeed in business, and the tech industry has been no exception. Women, finding themselves outside of the club, are now creating their own networks to do the same.

Help 111

Help Startup Networking Ideas 111