socalTECH

JULY 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based Privlo , a technology driven startup offering up mortgage loans to consumers, said this week that it has raised $350M in a debt financing round, along with $3.8M The equity funding came from Spark Capital and QED Investors; source of the debt funding was not announced. The company is led by Michael Slavin.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2013

Flywheel develops a mobile app which lets users hail local taxi companies, track locations, and pay with their smartphone, and says it has launched its service across Los Angeles, starting with Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, San Fernando Valley, and Pasadena. Flywheel''s service is available across LA except Santa Monica and Beverly Hills.

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TechCrunch LA

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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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

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. We grew that up, and did very well, and eventually sold it to IBM. Between Greg and Alan, we''ve come up with a very innovative way to solve this problem.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Orange County startup Beatshare --backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Harvard Business School Angels, and Archangels, among others�thinks it's figured out the formula to make music the message in its mobile app. Barry was a lead mentor there at Chapman University's Launch Labs, and we paired up. What is Beatshare?

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2010

The April funding of newest Idealab startup TweetUp was worth $3.5M, according to regulatory filings from the firm released Thursday. According to the filing, the funding included both equity and warrants, and included a total of 11 investors. TweetUp is based in Pasadena. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2021

How did you go from running a venture fund to starting Miso? So, with the last funds out of my fund, I started Miso Robotics. He made an investment into the company, which ended up being a great move on his part, because his stake in the company is huge, and that's how we started. But my start was pretty unusual.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. For example, if you as a consumer shop at a place, when you're done with your transaction, you can take a picture of your receipt, and start earning "punches" on Punchard at the places you shop.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

The firm, which underwent a significant restructuring over the last two years, went on an investment tear over the course of 2019 as new partners went out to build up a new portfolio for the firm — almost of a whole cloth. Speaking onstage at the Upfront Summit, an event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

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LATechDigest

MAY 16, 2016

Silicon Beach Startup 101 (-5/20). TechSparks Pasadena. Startups in the Sky. Innovate Pasadena. Manager IRVING AZOFF to YouTube: Pay Up ( link ). COMPARABLY Adds Equity Calculator ( link ). Startup Grind Hosted Jason Nazar. THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: see full calendar. Monday May 16. LA Fintech.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Think “innovation” and you might picture some scrappy entrepreneurs toiling away in a kitchen or garage, hoping the landlord doesn’t notice what they’re up to. For the life sciences industry, one of the largest landlords, and closest observers, is Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

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Steve Reich

MAY 17, 2012

Yesterday, I joined a group of Pasadena and Tech Coast Angels for a discussion of crowdsourcing equity investments for startups. The JOBS Act of 2012 makes it possible to raise equity capital from small investors for the first time. The discussion was lively, to say the least. That’s the good news. The bad news?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

Many started out in a completely unrelated field and fell into their current profession where they discovered a passion, skill and expertise they developed over time, becoming more successful as they grew in knowledge and experience. When Roxy approached them there was “authentic core-synergies in how each brand approached the market.”

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