SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 22, 2018

Thursday, June 28, 2018 -- MasterMinds OC Startup Accelerator Workshop #15. OC ENTREPRENEURS: Join us for another LIVE MasterMinds Workshop. Bring your startup ideas and business questions so our friendly group of local Orange County entrepreneurs and business owners can help you move your business farther, faster.

Orange County 100

Orange County Startup Ideas Entrepreneur 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 28, 2013

Many successful entrepreneurs have compared a cofounder relationship to a marital relationship and as such have advised aspiring founders to not take searching for business partners lightly. Traditionally, first time entrepreneurs start their search in finding cofounders with friends and family. Itinerary. 9:30: End of meetup.

Orange County 65

Orange County .Net Mentor Entrepreneur 65

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2019

Ever wonder what the origins were of some of the most successful local startups? Look no further than the seed round pitch deck for SendGrid , one of the biggest exits of a company founded in Orange County in recent years. SendGrid had a successful IPO in 2017 , and was acquired for $3 billion in February. READ MORE>>.

Orange County 113

Orange County Entrepreneur Help Startup 113

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2018

In an attempt to boost diversity and inclusion efforts and civic engagement between the growing technology industry in Los Angeles and the community that surrounds it, over 80 venture capitalists and entrepreneurs joined the city’s mayor, Eric Garcetti, and the non-profit Annenberg Foundation to announce PledgeLA.

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Los Angeles Angel Entrepreneur Orange County 249

socalTECH

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.

Incubator 133

Incubator Orange County Santa Barbara Ventura 133

SoCal CTO

MAY 22, 2012

I recently posted about the Increase in Early-Stage Startup Activity in Los Angeles. In that post, I mentioned how one of the signals is the big increase in number of startup events and the number of attendees at those events. Of course, given the size of this list and having kids, I really can't attend a lot of these.

Los Angeles 198

Los Angeles Southern California Angel Enterprise Forum 198

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Last week, a group of four angel investors here announced their plans to create a new, accelerator program to spur the creation of an entrepreneurial community in the area around new startups. We spoke with two of the founder of K5Launch, Amir Banifatemi and Kai Tao, to learn more about their efforts to start up its accelerator here.

Orange County 192

Orange County Southern California Startup Class 192

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 23, 2018

Perfect your 60-second pitch with valuable coaching from Tech Coast Angels investors and startup experts. Incredible networking and exposure to media and active investors of Orange County. See [link] (more)

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Tech Coast Angels Coach Orange County Angel 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 23, 2018

Perfect your 60-second pitch with valuable coaching from Tech Coast Angels investors and startup experts. Incredible networking and exposure to media and active investors of Orange County. See [link] (more)

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Coach Orange County Angel 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2012

OCTANe , the Orange County-based organization helping to bolster the high tech industry and entrepreneurs, reported this morning that in the first half of 2012, companies participating in its startup accelerator have raised a total of $26.8M in funding.

OCTANE 150

OCTANE Orange County High Tech Mentor 150

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

This morning's interview with an entrepreneur is with Bertrand Patriarca , the CEO of Los Angeles-based startup WashOS (www.washos.com). We send our service directly to your place, at home, within 90 minutes, in Los Angeles and Orange County. How did you start company? WashOS runs an on-demand, car washing service.

Orange County 124

Orange County Los Angeles Startup Entrepreneur 124

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2010

One of the types of startups we see most of nowadays, are private sale, limited time bargain, and local group buying startups. One of those startups is Orange County-based DealPerk.com (www.dealperk.com), which is headed by Albert Ko. I actually started my web site, CheapCheapCheap, while I was in college.

Orange County 170

Orange County Startup Sites Southern California 170

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2011

A report, published Friday by Wired, says that Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu has cut its use of web analytics service Kissmetrics -- a startup founded by former Orange County entrepreneur Neil Patel -- after U.C. Berkeley security researchers detected the use of undetectable cookie code by Kissmetrics.

Hulu 165

Hulu Orange County Report Research 165

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Be Great Partners , a Los Angeles technology incubator, has recently released a report on the startup community in LA and the information shows a positive growth for startups here in LA. Los Angeles is 3 rd in the global startup ecosystem, behind Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley. Los Angeles has a diverse area of startups.

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Report Orange County Startup West Los Angeles 104

Tech Coast Venture Network

MAY 13, 2011

So, I’m absolutely thrilled about this week coming up. On Monday May 16th, we’re kicking things off with an absolutely start-studded event at the Atrium Hotel in Irvine, CA. Later in the week, Orange County’s first TEDx is coming – TEDx Orange Coast.

Orange County 133

Orange County TCVN News Startup 133

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Irvine-based K5Launch , a new venture accelerator started by angel investors Amir Banafatemi, Ray Chan, David Cheng, and Kai Tao, is looking to spawn the growth of startups in Southern California, saying today that it has launched its efforts in the area.

Orange County 208

Orange County Southern California Seed Funding Mentor 208

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Santa Monica-based Science , the new startup creation and "technology studio" created by former Myspace CEO Mike Jones, said today that it has brought on Peter Pham as a Partner at the company. Pham was most recently Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Trinity Ventures. Pham was most recently Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Trinity Ventures.

Southern California 168

Southern California Orange County Santa Monica SoCal 168

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

25,000 Cash Investment and Prizes for Startups and Entrepreneurs. Crack open the Red Bull, charge up your laptops and get ready to geek out, because on November 15, 2012, TCVN is slapping down the Largest Investment and Prize Competition in Orange County for Entrepreneurs at Survivor 2012. See [link].

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TCVN Orange County Competition Entrepreneur 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Are you an entrepreneur looking for a sympathetic ear from a local venture capitalist on your idea? Karlin said its will be holding office hours every Thursday, starting February 21st, at ROC Santa Monica, as part of an effort to help aspiring entrepeneurs. READ MORE>>.

Orange County 180

Orange County Tech Coast Angels Santa Monica Southern California 180

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2016

Los Angeles-based HelloTech , the on-demand, in-home technical services company founded by serial entrepreneur and tech investor Richard Wolpert, said it is expanding into San Diego, and has begun offering up its services in the city. The company now offers up its services in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego.

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San Diego Orange County Services UCSD 100

socalTECH

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.

Southern California 222

Southern California Incubator Report Startup 222

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

in a funding led by Orange County's Okapi Venture Capitalis looking to help direct to consumer brands use better data to direct their marketing and other efforts. What does your startup do? What's your background, and how did the startup come about? San Diego-based Daasity (www.daasity.com)  which just raised $2.3M

Startup 113

Startup Platform Commerce San Diego 113

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

Bitvore is based in Irvine, and is backed by serial entrepreneur Yuri Pikover, as well as other angels. Jeff Curie: I''ve been a startup guy here in Orange County for a long time. I was hired to head up strategy, marketing development, and product management. Why did you start in that market?

Orange County 245

Orange County Startup News IBM 245

socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2017

If you are in Los Angeles, Orange County, or the Bay Area, Los Angeles-based HopSkipDriv e runs a service which uses certified caregivers to offload the shuttling of kids between those activities. We started this really to solve our own problem. Our service is designed from ground up with that level of safety in mind.

Orange County 100

Orange County Startup Services Design 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

We thought we'd catch up on what's happening today, and in particular, how Innovate Pasadena (www.innovatepasadena.org) is looking to spur even more startups and technology in Pasadena�and why that's important for the rest of Southern California. They've filled up pretty quickly. For example, Orange County with medical devices.

Pasadena 100

Pasadena Orange County Idealab CalTech 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 24, 2008

Thursday, October 30, 2008 -- Third Annual Annual California Medical Device Forum will take place October 29 - 30 in Orange County, CA, and will draw over 500 participants from across the U.S. See [link] (more).

Orange County 100

Orange County Startup Entrepreneur Company 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 23, 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 -- Third Annual Annual California Medical Device Forum will take place October 29 - 30 in Orange County, CA, and will draw over 500 participants from across the U.S. See [link] (more).

Orange County 100

Orange County Startup Entrepreneur Company 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Our interview this morning is with Joel Milne , the CEO of Los Angeles-based RepairSmith (www.repairsmith.com), a startup offering up mobile automobile repair. Milne is a serial entrepreneur, and last had been running ScoreBig. We are rebuilding car repair from the ground up, in a modern an convenient way.

Mobile 100

Mobile Startup Orange County San Diego 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

We caught up with Bong to hear more about his new startup. From the ground up, we're focused on both social and fun, and our brand attributes are aspirational, cultured, and fun. What's the story on how you started the company? Bong Koh: We started at the end of April. What is LifeCrowd?

Startup 271

Startup CTO Coach Activity Software Review 271

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Orange County-based PortfolioDashboards.com , a developer of software for providing updates and information to angel and other investors, launched today, saying that it is looking to provide angel investors and venture capitalists with regular, standardized, and aggregated performance data and reports on their portfolio companies.

Orange County 150

Orange County Invest Report Angel 150

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2010

The Founder Institute , the business incubation and mentoring program started by TheFunded's Adeo Ressi , is expanding into the Los Angeles area, and is accepting applications for entrepreneurs for a Spring session, the group said late last week. Tags: founder institute angeles incubation startup.

Los Angeles 191

Los Angeles Orange County Angel Incubator 191

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

The data consistently confirms that: (i) venture capitalists are typically not adventuresome, and (ii) most startups lack the three intoxicating factors which cause venture capitalists to pull out their checkbooks. This concentration is partly due to natural causes – successful startups spawn other successful startups.

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Venture Capital Capital Funding Technical Review 233

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. MOTM Orange County with Rhonda Rohrabacher - Don't miss this event! MOTM Goes to Orange County.

Orange County 113

Orange County Southern California IP Glendale 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 10, 2011

Tech Coast Venture Network and the Technology Leadership Political Action Committee are hosting the 2011 OC Technology Influencer Mixer and Summit -- a historic two-day event intended to build grassroots support for the Orange County SMB technology entrepreneur -- with partner CompTIA, the worlds largest technology association.

Orange County 100

Orange County Technology Networking Entrepreneur 100

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2010

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Please let them know how much you appreciate their support of socalTECH! Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com).

Orange County 145

Orange County Glendale Southern California SoCalTech 145

socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2013

Stuart Frost is head of Frost Venture Partners (www.frostvp.com), and the founder of DatAllegro, which he started in Orange County and eventually sold to Microsoft for $275M in 2008. I've been a serial entrepreneur for about 20-odd years, and I didn't want to sit at a big company.

Incubator 208

Incubator Startup CTO Hire Ideas 208

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Cox Communications - Orange County - Looking for Product Marketing Manager. Dedicated to our Clients.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Orange County Southern California IP 100