socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). Daryl Bernstein , RightSignature (Santa Barbara, software). Dev Bhatia , SRCH2 (Irvine, search engine software). Sean Callahan , SlimSurveys (San Diego, mobile apps).

Southern California 279

Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Plug and Play San Diego has formed a partnership with Downtown Works, a new co-working space in downtown San Diego, which will give the local Plug and Play program a place to call home. We would like to launch an accelerator based here, and bring in additional resources from the Bay Area.”. billion under management.

San Diego 40

San Diego Incubator Avalon Mentor 40

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2016

What do you get when you combine a charitable pub crawl, the movie Anchorman, and a software developer randomly hired off Craigslist? In the case of San Diego's Classy (www.classy.org), you get an extremely popular piece of software-as-a-service to help you manage a nonprofit and its fundraising efforts.

Help 100

Help San Diego Organization Startup 100

Xconomy

AUGUST 22, 2016

In downtown San Diego, a private real estate company best known for its master-planned communities in suburban Southern California has posed some existential questions for regional tech hubs looking to build their own startup ecosystems. 101 West Broadway tower in downtown San Diego.

Develop 40

Develop Development San Diego Startup 40

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

San Diego-based ZeaKal (www.zeakal.com) recently announced a $15M, Series C funding round for its efforts to develop plant traits which increase the efficiency of photosynthesis. In a previous life, I was Managing Director of a technology incubation firm called Kapyon Ventures. Where did this technology come from originally?

Research 124

Research Technology Examples San Diego 124

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2014

We''re now trying to tie into the local universities, incubators, and other centers of entrepreneurship. For example, our friends at the LMU incubator are doing a great job helping companies to mature. That said, we still need investors here. We don''t have the large investors that they have in Silicon Valley.

Seed Funding 220

Seed Funding Santa Monica Funding Startup 220

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Wildfire was one of the darlings of the fbFund incubator program. It was an early example of the power of direct marketing and subscription services. Marketing and lead automation software for businesses; claim to have largest market share in sector since March 2008. Wildfire Interactive. Enter ShoeDazzle. Read more: PEHub.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270