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AUGUST 23, 2016

Ventura-based Trade Desk has filed for an IPO, saying that it is looking to raised up to $86.25M on an IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market. The IPO filing is a huge win for the City of Ventura, and in particular its Ventura Ventures startup incubator, where The Trade Desk got its start. The company says it has filed to trade as TTD.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

Editor's note: As we head into the new year, we've been featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. In May, the Center co-hosted the first New Venture Ventura County, a celebration of student entrepreneurs from grade school to grad school.

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JUNE 1, 2017

According to the LACI, the new effort is being funded with a $5M grant from the California Energy Commission, and will support new technologies and entrepreneurs in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Ventura-based The Trade Desk , the real time, demand-side advertising platform developer led by Jeff Green, has raised $20M in a Series B funding, the company said today. Jeff Green is a serial entrepreneur, who sold his last company--AdECN--to Microsoft, back in 2007. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The Woka Foundation was co-founded by Barbara Karplus and her husband Rob Womer, two philanthropists from Ventura County. Karplus said, in a statement, that it is excited to support VertueLab because they are a leader in helping budding science and technology entrepreneurs bring their nascent stage climate solutions to fruition.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Ventura-based The Trade Desk , the online advertising exchange operator, had a huge day on its first trading day on the NASDAQ Global Market, closing up 67.22% on Wednesday, at $30.10 -- well above its debut at $18.00 The company is led by serial entrepreneur Jeff Green. READ MORE>>.

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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. I am now working towards the expansion of my startup community-building efforts in other parts of Los Angeles and Ventura County.

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AUGUST 21, 2017

Jackson--who represents Santa Barbara the 19th Senate District, which includes all of Santa Barbara County and western Ventura County--said that she will introduce legislation when the California Legislature returns from summer recess, today, to specifically prohibit sexual harassment in the venture capital industry. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Saturday, November 15, 2008 -- CAST-LA/ CEA-UCLA Entrepreneur Lecture Series. In Co-host with the Startups and Entrepreneurs Association of UCLA. Alex Schneider, Director, Ventura Venture Tech Center. Speakers: 1. John Dilts, President, Maverick Angels 2. See [link] (more).

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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. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Ventura-based The Trade Desk , which operates an online advertising exchange, priced its IPO late Tuesday evening, saying that it will sell 4,666,677 shares of its Class A common stock at $18.00 Green is a serial entrepreneur, having sold his last firm, AdECN, to Microsoft. and $18.00 and $16.00 per share on August 31st.

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APRIL 28, 2011

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 -- Where High Tech Meets High Surf: Ventura Ventures Technology Center. For many of them, the answer is four blocks from the beach, in the heart of downtown Ventura. The City-sponsored Ventura Ventures Technology Center is an incubator for a wide range of tech startups. See [link] (more)

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Alon Goren , Invested.in (Los Angeles/Ventura, crowdfunding). Rob Reed , MomentFeed (Los Angeles/Ventura, analytics). event socaltech50 awards entrepreneur entrepreneurship feature dfr2013' There are also many movers and shakers here in the industry -- Jason Nazar at. Melani Gordon , Taphunter (San Diego, mobile apps).

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MAY 5, 2012

This event is part of Urban Rebound-Los Angeles, an exciting business growth initiative for women entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and Riverside Counties, etc. Friday, May 11, 2012 -- Urban Rebound-Los Angeles Conference.

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MAY 4, 2012

This event is part of Urban Rebound-Los Angeles, an exciting business growth initiative for women entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and Riverside Counties, etc. Thursday, May 10, 2012 -- Urban Rebound-Los Angeles Conference.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

All schmoozing and networking aside, what are investors, entrepreneurs, and others in the industry thinking about? and who, as Sky Dayton aptly states --know that the one trait that all entrepreneurs must have: perseverance. Big disclaimer: the author and editor was one of the honorees at the event). READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

However, with the proliferation of incubators, the difficulty in figuring out which programs are--and aren't--worth looking at has become very diffcult, if not impossible, for startup entrepreneurs. Representative companies: Ventura Ventures Technology Center. California's various startup accelerators and incubators. VoiVoda Labs.

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MARCH 18, 2010

An Evening To Meet Start-Up Entrepreneurs and the Organizations That Back Them. For many of them, the answer is four blocks from the beach, in the heart of downtown Ventura. Where High Tech Meets High Surf! Where are the next generation of high-tech companies getting their start?

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DECEMBER 31, 2014

We''re continuing to feature reflections on the last year from movers and shakers in the local high tech community, and today have thoughts from Gerhard Apfelthaler , who is Dean of California Lutheran University''s School of Management , which has been very active in Ventura County helping to promote startup and entrepreneurial activity.

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JUNE 18, 2009

According to a note from John Dilts, the angel group's founder and President, the move comes due to the increase in entrepreneurs coming to angel groups, given the retracting availability of funding from banks and venture capital firms. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

There's been a lot of controversy and debate in recent months over how angel investment groups ought to be structured, if they ought to charge entrepreneurs, and other similar issues about the role of organized groups and companies in the investment process. Continued.).

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

We recently ran into Dave Compton , Chairman and CEO of Ventura-based NetPlenish.com (www.netplenish.com), a early stage startup working on a service which will automatically re-order items for consumers. We're in the midst of a $700,000 seed round, and we're up in the Ventura Technology Center. What is NetPlenish? READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

We only operate in Los Angeles County and parts of Ventura County, and from here, we're going to gradually build our network across other areas around Los Angeles as we expand. Finally, what's been your biggest lesson as an entrepreneur? Jon Grishpul: That's good question.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Readers in San Diego, Orange County, Ventura County, and elsewhere, please comment or send us your comments!). Frank Addante, who founded Rubicon, is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded L90, which was acquired. Despite a huge number of companies, we found there are a number which. is a good place for employees.

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JULY 20, 2015

Six outstanding entrepreneurs have created this sweet flavor of success in one of the most beautiful places on earth – Santa Barbara, California. As Emmy Award winning comedian Bill Grundfest aptly points out in this video , entrepreneurs should seek the intersection of the things they enjoy doing and the tasks which will make them money.

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APRIL 4, 2013

They were very small shcools--he went to Cate, which is inland from Ventura in the Santa Barbara area, and I went to The Thacher School, and we both ended up at the University of Southern California. Brenton Sullivan: We really put the customer at the center of our business, something that many entrepreneurs miss out on.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

One of the quintessential end goals of this feature is to make life easier for busy entrepreneurs and investors in California by quickly connecting them to critical hubs like LA, Silicon Valley and Santa Barbara.

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MARCH 29, 2010

Last week, Ventura-based The Trade Desk (www.thetradedesk.com) announced a $2.5M Tags: entrepreneur startup microsoft advertising internet adecn capital venture desk trade thetradedesk green jeff. funding round. We talked with Jeff about his new startup, and where it fits into the Internet ad market. Jeff, thanks for the interview.

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DECEMBER 31, 2009

My best friend Braden Jones and his wife Denai started a company in my hometown of Ventura in 2001 called Petunia Pickle Bottom and gave birth to a new industry. As I reflect upon the past decade and get clear about my vision for my life by 2020 there are a few stories that I would like to share with you: Petunia Pickle Bottom.

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