socalTECH

JULY 30, 2019

Startup accelerator operator Techstars --which has a big presence in Los Angeles--has raised a big, $42M funding round, led by SVB Financial Group (the holding company of Silicon Valley Bank), and which also included Foundry Group and its other existing investors. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2019

As part of our new feature on socaltech, video interviews, we recently caught up with Tavio Hobson , the founder of an early stage startup called Trufl , an app which lets restaurant guests bid on a seat at a restaurant, without a reservation. Hobson previously was in business development for the LA Clippers. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

We've partnered with Tech Scenes, produced by Jeff Martin, to help showcase what makes the region such an attractive community for startup entrepreneurs and venture investments. Check out the trailer below for a taste of what's coming up on Tech Scenes! READ MORE>>.

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MAY 14, 2012

Ben Kuo just posted on SoCalTech: Are the good times for startups back? At the event, the enthusiasm for startups was palpable. Certainly it feels like there's been a recent surge in Startup activity here in Los Angeles and as well nationally. It has gone from 2 or 3 a week about a year ago to more than 5 per week.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Brian Norgard, who was Chief Product Officer at Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder , has left the company, and will be starting up a new company, Norgard said today. Norgard had been founder of messaging startup Chill, the maker of Tappy, which was acquired by Tinder in 2014. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Shopify , which develops software for merchants to set up e-commerce, mobile, social media sites, online marketplaces, bricks-and-mortar stores, and more, is setting up a space for entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, the company said this morning.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2014

Today''s Insights and Opinions article comes from longtime socalTECH reader Frank Addante --who recently took Rubicon Project public. Read more of Frank''s advice at Two Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know. entrepreneur startup insights advice project rubicon addante frank' Unfortunately, those days are over.

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socalTECH

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. What is Viterbi Startup Garage? The Startup Garage is located physically in Marina Del Rey, in the twin tower on Admiralty.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2019

Welcome to socaltech interviews, where we talk to the startup entrepreneurs, investors, and others in Southern California's technology industry. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. Tags: socaltech sponsors. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com).

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

At least six, Southern California companies -- Nimble , ParkMe , Quarterly , Beachmint , Chromatik , and Dollar Shave Club -- have been named as one of Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Brilliant Companies list today, a healthy share of the publication's annual look at the best ideas, hottest industries, and innovators.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

We spoke with Ronalee about the LA Rams, the importance of community to the Rams organization, and how she ended up at the Rams. socaltech interviews talks with Southern California's startup entrepreneurs, investors, and others in the local communiy. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. startups from around the globe to grace the stage in front of Valley VCs, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce, Vmware and more. socalTECH readers. April 24, 2009.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

A new program, run by the Alliance for Southern California Innovation, is looking to connect startups with Series A funding, according to the group. According to the two, the program recruits and selects top SoCal-based startups that have demonstrated clear market traction and provides introductions to leading venture funds.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2014

In a bid to boost the Los Angeles economy and create new jobs in the city, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Friday that he has created a new "Entrepreneur-in-Residence" program, which will help the city in developing initiatives and policies aimed at growing, assisting and sustaining entrepreneurs in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2019

Earlier this month, the annual Montgomery Summit conference was held in Santa Monica, including a special portion of the conference dedicated to the Rise of the Female Entrepreneur. I got started in investment banking, focused on helping medical companies buy technology companies, and then later in the enterprise space and in the cloud.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2018

What is Startup Boost , and how is it looking to help early stage startups in Los Angeles? We recently sat down with Matt Stodder , Co-Director of Startup Boost/Los Angeles, and Blake Caldwell , Global Director of Startup Boost, to learn more about the program, what it offers up to startups.

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socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2011

A new study released by the Kauffman Foundation this week shows that the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has the highest number of entrepreneurs per 100,000 people, of the top fifteen largest MSAs. The report covers all business entrepreneurs, not just those in the high tech industry.

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2013

A few weeks ago, the University of Southern California announced a new startup incubator, the Viterbi Startup Garage ([link] backed by such notable investors as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and the United Talent Agency. What''s the mission behind the new startup incubator? That''s basically how the program come about.

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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. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Dedicated to our Clients.

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). GetItStarted (www.getitstarted.com).

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2019

This morning's interview is with Kevin O'Connor , a longtime investor and serial entrepreneur, who is now running venture capital investment firm ScOp Venture Capital. I ended up doing that for eight years, when it was bought by Amazon for use in Alexa, which is really cool. Congrats on the new name for your venture capital firm.

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socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Tags: sponsors socaltech. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies.

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socalTECH

JULY 24, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. Technology.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2012

It's a warm summer night in Westwood and 35 entrepreneurs are mingling with a collection of the new SoCal silicon-set. StartEngine , the startup accelerator, which launched earlier this year with ten hopeful businesses, is now in the middle of its third and largest class to date. Marks advised. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. The continued growth of startup communities in Los Angeles. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2020?

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2014

For the last few years, startup accelerator MuckerLab has been helping very early stage companies define and grow their businesses, using the accelerator model and small investments to get companies to the next stage. 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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socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). GetItStarted (www.getitstarted.com).

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Startups Made Simple. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. 50% registration discount for friends of socalTECH. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). GetItStarted (www.getitstarted.com).

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

Los Angeles has been in the midst of a technology boom over the last few years, with many of high profile startups growing in the area. We spoke with Bryce Maddock , founder of TaskUs, about the company and how it has been providing the manpower behind a lot of LA''s technology startups. So, what is TaskUs?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Our interview today is with Amos Schwartzfarb , the author of Sell More Faster: The Ultimate Sales Playbook for Start-Ups , which comes out tomorrow, Wednesday. We caught up with Amos to learn about his new book, and to gain some tips for startup entrepreneurs on how to figure out when you're actually ready to scale your sales team.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Southern California startup founder Isaac Saldana --who co-founded SendGrid --is hoping to help other entrepreneurs create companies , after the $3 billion, all-stock acquisition of SendGrid by Twilio in October. Saldana is based in Irvine, where he co-founded SendGrid in 2009. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2012

In an effort to bolster startups and entrepreneurs in the San Fernando, East Ventura and Santa Clarita Valleys, a group has just started a new Center for Entrepreneurship and Growth , which will provide training, coaching, consulting, and other resources for local entrepreneurs.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Irvine-based Cie Digital Labs (CDL) said this week that it has named Jim Davis as the company's new Entrepreneur in Residence. Cie Digital Labs, led by Anderee Berengian, recently has focused on helping brands and also startups take their ideas and turn them into new technology ventures.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2019

Are you an entrepreneur, looking to get a leg up on your startup efforts? Techstars LA , one of a number of programs across the globe run by startup accelerator operator Techstars, has opened up applications for its next program, its Q3 2019 program.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

David Carter and Allen Hurff are two startup veterans, who believe they have a new formula to help create early stage, technology companies, through their new "startup studio", Zuma Ventures (www.zumavc.com). We sat down with David and Allen to learn more about how the company wants to change how startups are created.

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