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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Tim Cadogan , OpenX (Pasadena, advertising). Isaac Garcia , Central Desktop (Pasadena, software). Matthew Goldman , Wallaby Financial (Pasadena, financial). Ryan Hudson , Honey (Pasadena, apps). event socaltech50 awards entrepreneur entrepreneurship feature dfr2013' Greg Cohn , Burner (Los Angeles, mobile app).

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JUNE 23, 2016

Pasadena-based electronic hardware design and manufacturing information service Supplyframe says it is launching a new design lab in Pasadena today, where it will look to bring together investors and entrepreneurs to bring hardware projects to market.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Pasadena has a long history as a center of the technology and innovation world�all the way back to first American experiments with rocket launches in 1936�Southern California's first foray into the rocket business (sorry, SpaceX)--through the Internet boom with Idealab, to today. What else do you think Pasadena needs in the ecosystem?

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JANUARY 22, 2013

The round was led by the Tech Coast Angels, and also included the Maverick Angels, Pasadena Angels, Angel Capital Entrepreneur Fund, LaunchpadLA, and angel Clark Landry. The investment in Atlas Powered by the TCA was led by Yuri Pikover.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Pasadena-based OnGreen , the online marketplace for green and clean technology businesses, said today that it has launched a new, patent marketplace focused on allowing users to license or sell their intellectual property (IP). According to OnGreen, the new marketplace will provide additional funding avenues for entrepreneurs.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

Wilson is also well known for starting Innovate Pasadena, the local nonprofit which helps focus on Pasadena's high tech ecosystem. , Momentum Ventures, and other local startups.

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JUNE 26, 2013

design accelerator pasadena startup incubator entrepreneur' In a model similar to the popular accelerator model that has spread nationwide, the three month program will aim at positioning graduates for larger rounds of funding from angel, strategic or venture capital investors. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Pasadena-based Foodme (www.foodme.com) is one of the first, external startups funded out of Idealab's New Venture Group, and is looking to help connect restaurants with customers using a CPA model. The firm so far has signed up a number of restaurants in the Pasadena area. What is Foodme all about? How do users do that?

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MAY 4, 2010

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we're sharing a piece from Joe Platnick , a member of the Pasadena Angels, who addresses the issue of those--ahem--as le angels. Are they respectful of entrepreneurs. On several occasions I've observed angels (and not members of the Pasadena Angels) publicly berate entrepreneurs.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

Three local universities, plus a Pasadena-based startup, have received a $360,000 grant to promote student entrepreneurship in clean technology. Department of Energy to help foster student entrepreneurs via a business plan competition run by the group called First Look West. OnGreen said it is the commercial partner for the effort.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the newly launched startup developing mobile, loyalty programs for retailers, said this morning that it has raised $1M from Idealab. Steuer is a repeat entrepreneur, having founded MerchEngines, and was involved at MusicNet, CNET, Infoseek, Xoom.com, and ZeroDegrees. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

party skirball event dfr2013 entrepreneurship feature entrepreneur awards socaltech50' Our partners at DFR also awarded their annual Outstanding Achievement Award to Ken Rutkowski , the host of the radio show Business Rockstars , and who runs the MeTAL networking group in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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Steve Reich

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The Pasadena Angels have redesigned our site with a new focus on Entrepreneurs and LA Basin tech resources. We started by surveying a group of local entrepreneurs and our own members to find out what they wanted in a site. There are links to great community resources like Innovate Pasadena and others.

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Steve Reich

MARCH 2, 2013

Pasadena may be the best tech story never told. Still, Pasadena never hits anyone’s radar as a hot tech destination. The goals are straightforward: 1) brand the Greater Pasadena Area a desirable location for tech companies to startup or locate, and 2) encourage collaboration among companies.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This year was particularly difficult, due to an explosion of startup activity in the region, which is now drawing entrepreneurs from around the world attracted by the rich environment for technology and media startups here. Thanks also to our sponsors (positions still open), who are making the event to celebrate our winners possible!

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MARCH 9, 2013

The Pasadena Innovation Council organized a great tech executive meeting in Pasadena on Friday. A group of 20 or so local entrepreneurs gathered at Jones’ coffee to meet, share stories, and talk over new ventures. This is another good step toward pulling together the tech community in the greater Pasadena area.

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AUGUST 8, 2020

Watt, who came to MoviePass as an entrepreneur in residence at True Ventures, previously founded the brand and product placement startup NextMedium and also spent time as a board partner at Upfront Ventures. Now, the serial entrepreneur and startup investor is combining his two career paths under the auspices of Share Ventures.

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MAY 16, 2010

A couple of years ago an entrepreneur had requested a meeting with me to present his business. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Make sure you’re mentally aware of whether they might have made special plans around your meeting. Basically, don’t be cavalier about rescheduling meetings.

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JANUARY 29, 2013

Rubicon Project , the online advertising technology firm headed by serial entrepreneur Frank Addante, looks like it may just be the next Southern California company to file for an IPO, based on a number of executive appointments made Tuesday.

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AUGUST 10, 2012

As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasnt. The entrepreneurs in startups are trained to go fast and run lean. For our Insights and Opinions section today, Steve Reich , an angel investor and advisor, gives his take on the subject in his editorial, The Odd Couple: Angels and Accelerators. The conflict is built in.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Pasadena-based Smartify (www.getsmartify.com)''s CEO, Carla Bourque , recently talked to us about the company''s online marketing platform, and how it differentiates itself from a lot of other competitors in the market. Carla Bourque: Smartify has been based in Pasadena for the past three and a half years. What is Smartify?

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MAY 8, 2013

The Launchpad LA company, which has raised $700,000 form such investors as the Tech Coast Angels, Maverick Angels, Pasadena Angels, Angel Capital Entrepreneur Fund, Clark Landry, and Yuri Pikover, made a big media push yesterday on the launch of its apps.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 12, 2012

Bob Aholt is a successful tech entrepreneur, prolific Angel investor, and "investment screener" for the Pasadena Angels. If you read Tech Crunch it seems like every startup is raising capital.that's far from the truth. Less than 1 0.000000e+00ven get close.

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JUNE 23, 2013

Innovate Pasadena is throwing a Launch Party–the whole Pas tech community will be there, and you should, too! You can get tickets while they last by joining the Innovate Pasadena group on LinkedIn. The Pasadena Angels will be there, in addition to representatives of CalTech, the City of Pasadena, IdeaLab, and more.

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APRIL 3, 2014

Pasadena-based software developer Central Desktop said this morning that it has added software veteran Kumar Vora to its board of directors. Vora is the CEO of Acrolinx, and also had served as entrepreneur-in-residence at Foundational Capital, as well as a VP at Oracle and Adobe.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

For the tech/startup ecosystem in SoCal, I am looking forward to continued momentum in addressing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the workforce and support for emerging entrepreneurs. Andy Wilson is a well known leader in the Southern Californian innovation ecosystem and has started, led or invested in more than two dozen tech start-ups.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

We''re looking to identify the individuals here in the technology industry, across all sectors, who are most likely to create the next big thing, produce the next big exit or to influence the industry in a significant way--the next generation of entrepreneurs and leaders across all of Southern California. Interested in sponsoring the awards?

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Innovate Pasadena is, as usual, leading the charge to showcase the Tech Community in the Greater Pasadena area. Check it out on their site at: Innovate Pasadena. Many Pasadena Angels will join the events, and I’ll be judging apps at the Hackathon. See you there!

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Southern California already has mature, well established angel groups like the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels; is there room for one more? Will a little competition be good for entrepreneurs? Just how are they unique? I do ask that question. Is Maverick part of the evolution of angel investing? READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Panels include: Social Media; The Pasadena Angels An Investor Panels Evaluation of Five Technology Companies; The Impact of Portable Tablets and Apps on Business; Learn Technology Trade Secrets from Top Entrepreneurs: and much more. Thursday, January 20, 2011 -- Los Angeles County Technology Week. See [link] (more)

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APRIL 11, 2012

Steve Reich , a Southern California entrepreneur and investor, says it's all about one thing: respecting their culture. Angel groups (such as the Pasadena Angels) even publish their requirements online. What's the best way to connect with an angel investor, and how do you get them to pay attention to your company?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

A couple of years ago an entrepreneur had requested a meeting with me to present his business. “As an entrepreneur myself I COMPLETELY understand that you wouldn’t pass up on the impromptu and opportunistic chance to meet somebody so important to your business. Basically, don’t be cavalier about rescheduling meetings.

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MARCH 11, 2011

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. The idea actually came to him from the Yellow Pages business. They are very hands on.

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JANUARY 31, 2011

Greg Waldorf , the former CEO of Pasadena-based eHarmony , is joining venture capital firm Accel Partners as CEO-in-Residence, the firm said Monday evening. Waldorf left eHarmony on January 19th, as the firm has been rumored to be in process of an IPO.

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APRIL 17, 2012

Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena]. Like they truly understood entrepreneurs. I want to invest in the best entrepreneurs in the country – regardless of where they’re located.” I was a former entrepreneur. North of the 101].

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DECEMBER 31, 2014

2014 Pasadena Angels Performance. • I have never seen such energy at the Pasadena Angels in my decade+ as a member. Angels have been attending many outside events, both in Greater Pasadena and further afield in Silicon Beach. Our partnership with Andy Wilson and the Innovate Pasadena team has been enormously helpful, too.

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

One of the firms poised to take advantage of that growth is Pasadena-based OpenX (www.openx.org), which develops one of the most widely used ad serving solutions available. As you know, we started in Europe, and re-based it here in Pasadena about two and a half years ago. Tim Cadogan: It's been a hell of a couple of years.

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