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LA Cleantech Incubator Gets $5M For New Program

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The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) has just received $5M to fund a new initiative, called Energize California , to help boost clean technology startups.

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Technology , Cocktails, and Incubators in Santa Barbara

Steve Reich

More than 150 MIT alums gathered Wednesday night for a discussion of incubators/accelerators. Appropriately enough, ­­­we gathered in the about-to-open Synergy Business and Technology Center, Santa Barbara’s latest incubator. Then drive for the best funding you can get.

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Idealab Backs Top10

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Pasadena-based Idealab , the startup incubator run by Bill Gross, has made another external investment in a company, funding London-based Top10. The investment looks to be the farthest venture, geographically, for Idealab, which recently booted up new efforts to invest in firms not directly incubated in the company's offices.

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Interview with Alex Schneider, Ventura Ventures Technology Center

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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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Web 1.0 Entrepreneurs: we are roadkill unless we learn to run as fast as today’s founders.

Steve Reich

As you may have gathered from my blog, I’ve spent the last couple of months visiting with companies and incubators. inLife signed up dozens of merchants in Santa Barbara for their activity site. Then get VC funding, rent a cool space, hire a big team, rebuild and relaunch. No wonder they just raised $1mm.

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Social Networking Addiction Bears Fruit

Eric Greenspan

Mike will be using a desk at Make It Work to incubate his new company. is providing funds for food, AV, security and an amazing venue at their HQ complete with every amenity one could ever need to pull off a successful meetup. Gone are the days of 3.4 oz limitations and one quart clear plastic bags. ’s HQ in Burbank.

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Attention Startup Accelerators: Your Job Is Not Over After Demo Day

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With top-ranked accelerators Lauchpad LA closing its doors and Y Combinator rebranding itself as a seed fund, it seems fair to ask the question, “Are Accelerators Dead?”. If you follow me on Twitter ( @johngreathouse ) I promise I’ll never tweet you about Santa Barbara surf conditions or tell you about that killer burrito I just ate.

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