SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 18, 2013

Thursday, January 24, 2013 -- January Forum: Business Incubators or Business Accelerators? Incubators and accelerators are real options for entrepreneurs interested in starting and growing their new ventures. Join us for this enlightening event and understand what it means to incubate or accelerate. See [link] (more)

Incubator 113

Incubator TCVN Entrepreneur Networking 113

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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. which had thirteen funding events in the time period.

Southern California 222

Southern California Incubator Report Startup 222

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 -- San Diego's Incubators: Are They Right For You? Incubators seem to be popping up everywhere. But not all incubators are the same. Attend this event and find out, is an incubator right for you, if so which one?

San Diego 100

San Diego Incubator 100

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MAY 11, 2012

At the event, the enthusiasm for startups was palpable. The demo day's keynote was by Bill Gross, the patron saint of startup incubators, who spoke about his experience at Idealab, the early days of such businesses as CarsDirect.com, and gave advice to the crowd on finding the right partners, testing startup ideas, hiring, and more.

Miramar 215

Miramar Incubator Santa Monica Idealab 215

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Networking CTO Coach Angel 150

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JANUARY 27, 2010

On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. The incubator so far includes startups Lottay , Geodelic , and a number of other Internet and other technology firms. Tell us about the incubator--how long as it been around?

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Ventura Incubator Technology Startup 200

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 14, 2010

Thursday, May 20, 2010 -- UCI TechPortal Event. On Thursday, May 20, 2010, Calit2 will unveil a new technology business incubator located in the institute's building at UC Irvine.

UCI 100

UCI OCTANE Incubator Mentor 100

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Sam Teller ,LaunchpadLA (Los Angeles, incubator). Ashish Soni , USC (Los Angeles, incubator/university). In addition to the list here, we will be honoring the Socaltech 50 at an in-person event (our first ever), in conjunction with the Digital Family Reunion, which is being sponsored by Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.

Southern California 279

Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

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AUGUST 8, 2009

Friday, August 14, 2009 -- CommNexus presents EvoNexus 101: The 5 W's of Technology Incubators. EvoNexus, San Diego's first ever non-profit incubator, is currently being launched by CommNexus San Diego. This event offers information as the first companies begin to move in.

Incubator 100

Incubator Technology San Diego Companies 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 -- Learn about the new LA incubators/accelerators. So much so that we are going to start 2012 with a big bang with the LeanLA incubator/accelerator event. I don't know if you guys noticed but incubators have been popping up in LA like mushrooms after a rainstorm in the last few months.

Incubator 100

Incubator Startup Invest 100

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AUGUST 23, 2012

In a major coup for Los Angeles-based Eventup , the online marketplace for event venues, said today that it has hired former Group VP of Business Development Jayna Cooke to run the firm's Chicago office. Eventup is backed by Science Inc.,

Incubator 189

Incubator Los Angeles Sales Invest 189

InfoChachkie

MARCH 5, 2012

In the past year, the number of startup accelerators and incubators across the US has grown faster than expansion league baseball. ” I recently discussed the explosion of seed accelerators and incubators with Brad Feld, who, as the Co-Founder of acclaimed startup accelerator TechStars , is uniquely qualified to opine upon the subject.

Startup 270

Startup Incubator Doc Mentor 270

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011 -- Accelerators and Incubators: An Entrepreneur's Point of View. Upstart.LA.

Incubator 100

Incubator Entrepreneur Idealab Southern California 100

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JANUARY 26, 2016

The school plans to run "demo days" and other events in the same space. The incubator is being sponsored by Cadillac. UCLA said that the space will be open to Anderson MBA candidates, undergraduates and graduate students from other schools on campus, and to faculty researchers. READ MORE>>.

UCLA 100

UCLA Incubator Startup Conference 100

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OCTOBER 24, 2018

California Lutheran University has been particularly active engaging with the startup and technology industry in Ventura County, and runs the Hub101 startup incubator and coworking space in Westlake Village, one of the most active locations for startup events and the local startup and tech community in the county. READ MORE>>.

Westlake Village 223

Westlake Village Thousand Oaks Ventura Incubator 223

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JANUARY 29, 2013

EventUp , the online marketplace which helps people find and book unique venues for their events, has now expanded into eight markets, after recently adding Washington, D.C., to its list of cities. the startup studio headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones. READ MORE>>.

Malibu 229

Malibu Incubator Conference Los Angeles 229

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APRIL 25, 2012

How do you get above the noise of the many startup accelerators and incubators in Los Angeles, and convince investors--many of them on Sand Hill Road--to look at your firms? The two said they will present 20 companies at their event on May 1st.

Incubator 160

Incubator Activision Los Angeles Startup 160

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AUGUST 2, 2013

One Los Angeles group, MentorNight , believes it now has the largest mentor network outside of the local accelerators and incubators, and now has over 100 mentors looking to help up and coming entrepreneurs. According to Diep, the group is now holding one event a month to connect mentors and mentees. READ MORE>>.

CTO Coach 153

CTO Coach Mentor CTO Hire TechEmpower 153

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JULY 23, 2012

For our first measure, we tabulated the venture capital raised by accelerator firms --that is, companies that are tied to local accelerator/incubators. Our second measure was of the number of funding events (angel, venture capital, other funding) associated with companies out of the region.

Los Angeles 234

Los Angeles Angel Report Startup 234

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Well, perhaps it’s time to consider an incubator/accelerator program: Programs like Silicon Valleys’ Y Combinator which essentially put entrepreneurs through a 3+ month startup boot camp. The panel addressed everything from giving a breakdown on the differences between each of their events to how they got accepted (or rejected).

Incubator 107

Incubator Startup Mentor Entrepreneur 107

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APRIL 2, 2013

Macadaan shared what he learned from his experience redesigning MySpace in 2009 , and how that's helping to shape what he's doing--along with the rest of the team at LA technology incubator/studio Science Inc. READ MORE>>.

Dollar Shave Club 168

Dollar Shave Club Tsavo Twiistup Incubator 168

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

Aber Whitcomb is a partner at startup co-working and incubation community io/LA , CTO of SGN , and former co-founder and CTO of MySpace. At io/LA we launched a new 8000 sq/ft co-work and incubator space in Hollywood. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year?

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Southern California Incubator High Tech 223

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 3, 2012

TechZulu had the honor of being invited out to the Tracky Launch event last week. Rick Duggan Director of Website Systems & Community Technology & Incubation Services at Zappos who gave a talk based around the VegasTech and the Downtown Project. Sarah Evans PR. Here is the whole Tracky Launch Demo presentation.

Social Media 96

Social Media Incubator Conference Entertainment 96

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

There were regular events where experts talked about: fund raising, term sheets, constructing a team, product development, establishing biz dev partners, M&A, dealing with the press, etc. But wait, does that make Launchpad LA an incubator now? There are at least 6 incubators now being set up in LA.

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

The Open Angel Forum , the angel investment group started by Jason Calacanis , the CEO of Santa Monica-based Mahalo , is expanding into Seattle with a new event in November. Sack said the forum will hear from six startup companies at the event for the Seattle chapter. READ MORE>>.

Angel 154

Angel Mahalo Santa Monica Startup 154

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

Today, we're featuring Erik Rannala , founder of MuckerLab , the startup accelerator focused on incubation stage Internet, software, services, and media businesses here in LA. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year? toward one or two major dominate players.

Southern California 259

Southern California High Tech Activity Platform 259

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

EverySignal , the latest startup out of startup incubator/studio Science, Inc. EverySignal--which has been in soft launch since September--delivers email notifications to let users know about the important events in their social circle, rather than having to filter through a deluge of social networking updates and data. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 164

Artificial Inteligence Social Network Incubator Email 164

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

We realized that one problem with event venues, is that each city has a wedding website, but no one can actually determine pricing and availability of those venues. It turns out that there are lots of very high end real estate and real estate companies that would love to rent out very high end properties for events.

Beverly Hills 203

Beverly Hills Incubator Commerce Los Angeles 203

Xconomy

JUNE 6, 2019

Three wildly different startups among those incubating at EvoNexus, a La Jolla, CA-based nonprofit organization that supports early-stage tech companies, earned top marks from the audience at a pitch contest this week.

Incubator 105

Incubator San Diego Startup Organization 105

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2020

Of that, $10 billion will go toward solar and energy storage projects designed to make grids more resistant to climate-related catastrophes like extreme weather events, wildfires and other disasters. The funding would include $20 billion for utility upgrades.

Southern California 261

Southern California Los Angeles Rosemead Incubator 261

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JANUARY 16, 2013

MuckerLab's model is based on the TechStars incubation model, and the group is an affiliate of that startup accelerator. MuckerLab has been fairly successful in attracting venture capital interest in its prior class of companies, with a significant chunk of the group's inagural class gaining venture or angel funding. READ MORE>>.

Class 159

Class Startup Incubator Los Angeles 159

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JANUARY 18, 2010

The Open Angel Forum , the new angel investment group run by Mahalo's Jason Calacanis , is expanding into Colorado with a new event, the group said Friday. The Colorado chapter is being headed up by David Cohen of TechStars , a Boulder-based incubator and Internet seed investment effort by local Colorado angels and venture investors.

Angel 140

Angel Mahalo Incubator Venture Capital 140

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DECEMBER 31, 2014

What was the most significant event for you or your company this year? The most significant event definitely has been the opening of our Westlake Center for Entrepreneurship in July  a unique facility that combines a public co-working space, private offices for start-ups, an event space and classrooms. READ MORE>>.

Westlake Village 147

Westlake Village Thousand Oaks Startup Ventura 147

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Thursday, March 1, 2012 -- LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: VCs, Angels, Accelerators and Incubators. This presentation will address the latest trends and differences in VCs, Angels, Accelerators and Incubators. John also led VC firm GKM Ventures and co-founded LAunchpad LA. See [link] (more)

Tech Coast Angels 113

Tech Coast Angels Incubator Venture Capital Education 113

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Thinking about applying to or ever wondered what its like taking part of an accelerator or incubation program? The event will feature a panel of some of SoCal’s brightest entrepreneurs who have received funding from TechStars, Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and Idealab and will be moderated by upStart.LA’s Co-Founder, Dan Dato.

Incubator 64

Incubator Santa Monica Idealab Social Media 64

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Mike will be using a desk at Make It Work to incubate his new company. I responded to his tweet, we chatted on the phone and he asked me to co-host the event on Dec 14th, 2010. As a board member of the Technology Council of Southern California (now an official sponsor of the event), I first reached out to my fellow board members.

Social Network 196

Social Network Networking Social Media Yahoo 196

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

Biggest new for CommNexus / EvoNexus: EvoNexus incubator companies reached the $95M in capital raised and two companies were acquired. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year? On Nov 27th I participated in ringing opening bell at NASDAQ in NY.

Southern California 173

Southern California Technical Review High Tech San Diego 173