socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Pasadena-based MetaCloud , which provides fully managed, OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure for operating private clouds, launched today at the OpenStack Summit, with the backing of Storm Ventures. MetaCloud's fully managed services helps companies deploy their own, OpenStack cloud computing systems. READ MORE>>.

Cloud Computing 174

Cloud Computing Services Ticketmaster Yahoo 174

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Very few people fund individuals. Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more. Don’t worry if they can’t help in your daily business. There are other ways you can get help. Team: You need a team.

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Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Pasadena-based Foodme (www.foodme.com) is one of the first, external startups funded out of Idealab's New Venture Group, and is looking to help connect restaurants with customers using a CPA model. The firm so far has signed up a number of restaurants in the Pasadena area. What is Foodme all about? How do users do that?

Idealab 217

Idealab Pasadena Pasadena Angels Demand 217

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Last fall, Mingly released their first product last fall to help users manage their endless webs of connections. After an initial round of seed funding of $500k led by Pasadena’s Idealab, Mingly saw great success as they built up their Gmail user base. Finally, some solid relief.

Web 74

Web Social Network Email Networking 74

socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2014

Pasadena-based Smartify (www.getsmartify.com)''s CEO, Carla Bourque , recently talked to us about the company''s online marketing platform, and how it differentiates itself from a lot of other competitors in the market. Carla Bourque: Smartify has been based in Pasadena for the past three and a half years. What is Smartify?

Marketing 196

Marketing Pasadena Platform Email 196

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

In recent years, one of the more common ways to share information, conduct training, or pitch your company to other has been through online, web-based webinar and conferencing. Freebinar is backed by the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. It's to help us grow quickly and to bring this product to the huge, small business market.

Tech Coast Angels 178

Tech Coast Angels Web Screening Pasadena Angels 178

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Atlas Powered has raised $700k from Tech Coast Angels, Maverick Angels, Pasadena Angels, Angel Capital Entrepreneur Fund, LaunchpadLA, and Clark Landry. Tuition.io, dubbed Mint.com for student loans, has helped students from over 130 universities manage over $100 million in debt, which represents over 10,000 student loans.

GRP Partners 96

GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Home of JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), which helps put rockets into space. ReachLocal, founded by Zorik Gordon, publicly traded company helping small businesses across America use the Internet for marketing [Woodland Hills. Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena].

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2010

How do you take a business you started as your own personal web site, and turn it into an online powerhouse, completely bootstrapped, from the little town of Ojai, California--not exactly known as a technology town? Bruce and I met at the Art Center, and that was when I first discovered the web. In our first year in businss, we had $1.7

Startup 242

Startup Web Design Writing Web 242

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Pasadena-based Cramster (www.cramster.com) recently announced $3M in a large angel round for the firm's online study communities. Cramster is looking to create online study groups, to help high school and college students study math, science, and other topics. You've been around for awhile, why now for angel funding?

Study 113

Study Education Startup Sites 113

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. Mobile Web America, Inc. Where: Baxter Hall | CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. The time has finally arrived! Event Details. to 10:00 p.m.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2009

Yesterday, Pasadena-based LeisureLink (www.leisurelink.com) announced a $6.2M funding round for the firm's travel booking service. We caught up with Eric Hovanec, the firm's CEO, and Steve Reich, the firm's SVP of Sales, to hear more about the funding. What will the funding be used for? We closed in the middle of March.

Startup 113

Startup Platform Clearstone Content 113

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

To help curate and show off the best that LA has to offer we called in a few friends. Alex previously helped lead the Proto Group at Idealab, working to determine the feasibility of new business ideas. OrangicStartup’s is a company that helps Internet startups start. He received a B.S. Dinesh earned his B.S. Event Details.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

That works like Docstoc, which is now probably the fastest growing web site for small businesses. We started a year and a half ago by putting out a blog post, because I had people asking me for help on their business. I offered to bring in pizza and stay late one night to help, and was expecting 10-12 people.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review Rustic Canyon Screening Startup 171

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market. There's been an unusually complex amount of engineering, compared to a web media startup, but that's a good thing.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away. In Los Angeles we are at a disadvantage because the founder(s) often have no experience in building consumer web applications. Challenge #4 – We are Divided by Our Geography.

Company 111

Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. If you believe that you have a great idea that has a potential to sell and you need help in product development, we are here for your help. We have helped many other startups through our carefully designed investment model. Event Details. to 9:30 p.m.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Alex previously helped lead the Proto Group at Idealab, working to determine the feasibility of new business ideas. OrangicStartup’s is a company that helps Internet startups start. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Bill received his B.S. Event Details. When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement. His impact has even helped a small country gain admission to the United Nations. And when I say this I don’t mean they funded billion dollar companies – they literally created them. All of that are in this week’s episode of This Week in VC.

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350