socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2020

FameBit , the online marketplace which had allowed advertisers to connect with YouTube influencers, is no more, and has been renamed YouTube BrandConnect , Google said on Tuesday. FameBit--which was based in Los Angeles, and was acquired by Google in 2015 --will continue to operate, and will continue to serve Youtube creators in the U.S.

Incubator 113

Incubator Google Advertising Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based technology incubator and studio Science said today that it has hired on Matt Monahan as its new Vice President of Social Media Marketing. Monahan also co-founded The Comotion Group (acquired by Sharethrough) and was also an advisor to Wildfire (acquired by Google). READ MORE>>.

Marketing 178

Marketing Incubator Social Media Google 178

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Glendale-based startup incubator, accelerator, and investment fund VoiVoda is one of the investors in mobile optimization firm Leanplum , Leanplum said today. San Francisco-based Leanplum was founded by two former Google engineers, and is developing a mobile website optimization tool. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 157

Mobile Glendale Funding Incubator 157

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2012

the startup incubator headed by Michael Jones, has debuted another fashion-related startup out of its incubation efforts this morning. Los Angeles-based TopFloor revealed today that it has raised $6M in a funding round, from Polaris Ventures, Google Ventures, Crosslink Ventures, and Rustic Canyon Partners. Science, Inc. ,

Rustic Canyon 185

Rustic Canyon Sales Incubator Commerce 185

socalTECH

JULY 31, 2018

Santa Monica-based Cred , a new startup which is being incubated and advised by Mike Jones and Science Inc., The app is available both on the Apple App store, as well as Google Play. The company says it was incubated with mentorship from Mike Jones and Science Inc., McQueen previously founded Tuition.io. READ MORE>>.

Invest 100

Invest Incubator Santa Monica News 100

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Google Maps Mobile I recently downloaded Google Maps Mobile for my Treo. Where LinkedIn Works for Me A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive About this Blog Southern California Tech Central Southern California Tech Central Loading. Its works great.

Google 150

Google Mobile CTO Coach Southern California 150

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2013

Stained Glass Labs (SGL), the first Glass and wearable technologies accelerator has launched the world’s first comprehensive app directory and a self-service app publishing portal for Google Glass pre-launched applications. The post Stained Glass Labs Patners With Exitround, Unveils App Directory for Google Glass appeared first on TechZulu.

Google 87

Google Technical Review Press Software Review 87

socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2012

SoftTech, Google Ventures, Matt Coffin, CrossLink, and Morado. the business incubator/studio headed by former MySpace CEO Michael Jones. Los Angeles-based WittleBee , the children's clothing site headed by Sean Percival, announced Wednesday afternoon that it has raised $2.5M in a seed funding round. READ MORE>>.

Seed Funding 187

Seed Funding Incubator Blogging Google 187

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive I recently met with The Hive a new incubator in Orange County. Where LinkedIn Works for Me A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive About this Blog Southern California Tech Central Southern California Tech Central Loading.

Incubator 150

Incubator CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire 150

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Tecca's software currently runs on Apple iPhone and Google Android devices, and the firm said it will be offering up mobile web, PC, and tablet versions later this fall. Fuse said that Tecca was incubated from within the firm. Tags: tecca best personal electronics shopping mobile venture capital google android itunes iphone.

Services 188

Services Santa Monica Google Incubator 188

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2016

Virtual reality hardware and software developer Jaunt --which is backed by The Walt Disney Company, Evolution Media Partners, China Media Capital, Highland Capital Partners, Google Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Axel Springer, ProSiebenSat.1

USC 100

USC Redpoint Southern California Incubator 100

socalTECH

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. Facebook became so dominant in social, not even Google could touch them.

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Southern California Incubator High Tech 223

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. In 2009 Jed created a Google doc to track the seed accelerators. Brad prefaced his comments by highlighting several meaningful distinctions between accelerators and incubators. "I Probably not.

Startup 270

Startup Incubator Doc Mentor 270

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2021

While we all know a few good entrepreneurs who dropped out of school, the Internet is full of stories on many more who capitalized on at least four years of college, including Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google, Chad Hurley of YouTube and Bob Parsons of GoDaddy. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school.

Entrepreneur 149

Entrepreneur Tips Writing Coach 149

Xconomy

JUNE 10, 2016

Plans for new incubators were announced in two different cities. The nation’s biggest annual cancer meeting took place in Chicago, while biotech’s trade group held its annual confab in San Francisco. We’ve got those stories, plus a spate of financings and deals, a legal feud, and other news below.

Incubator 67

Incubator Thousand Oaks Screening Pricing 67

socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2016

(www.science-inc.com), the startup �studio� led by former MySpace CEO and technology veteran Mike Jones , just saw its third acquisition out of its portfolio this year�the acquisition of FameBit by Google/Youtube. Mike Jones: (chuckles) I think I get the feeling that Google chooses you, and you don't choose them, in a weird way.

Dollar Shave Club 100

Dollar Shave Club Entrepreneur Startup Google 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2011

It’s a three-month program providing its selected startups with $21,000 in seed funding, plus the typical incubator benefits like shared office space, legal assistance, infrastructure and hosting, and mentorship from a network of advisors. Who is assisting MuckerLab with their mentorship ?

Los Angeles 58

Los Angeles Rustic Canyon Incubator Angel 58

socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2010

Gil Elbaz , one of the founders of Applied Semantics , the often unheralded Santa Monica-based creator of what is now Google's AdSense product, is one of the angel investors in San Francisco-based Triggit , a developer of a real time ad bidding platform, it was revealed today.

Santa Monica 133

Santa Monica Google Incubator Advertising 133

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

It is adjacent to Mountain View, home to Google. So we’ve seen an explosion in the number of startup companies and subsequently a huge burst in the number of incubators. In fact, so many DID NOT that companies like Google & Yahoo! Palo Also is about 35 miles south of San Francisco. Palo Alto is home to Stanford.

Technology 313

Technology Rustic Canyon Cloud Computing Beverly Hills 313

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

This place is often called an incubator or accelerator, or just a group of peers. One of the most successful incubators is Y Combinator in Silicon Valley. A few years ago, Google went on a quest to understand how the right teams lead to success. An occasional discussion with a mentor won’t do it.

Entrepreneur 139

Entrepreneur Help Incubator Startup 139

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

With the Internet and modern video communication tools, including Skype and Google Hangout, you can find the people you need, from anywhere in the world, and sign them up quickly. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. Rounding out the team with employees and freelancers.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media News 104

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

How is this different than accelerator or incubator? David Carter: There is a lot of misunderstanding on what an incubator is, and what an accelerator is. When I was at Amplify, we had a lot of people wondering what an accelerator was, and how we differentiated from an incubator. I missed that in the beginning. READ MORE>>.

Startup 231

Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

It’s an opportunity for that “big bang” return of 10X to 100 times your initial investment, like early investors in Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Finally, it’s an opportunity to “give back” what you have learned in your own career for the next generation.

Startup 120

Startup Invest Equity Incubator 120

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 1, 2012

Splash also allows the audience to mingle with top venture capitalists and angels who are funding tomorrow's next Google and Facebook. See [link] (more)

Incubator 113

Incubator Google Competition Invest 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Michael has been behind such companies as HelloSociety (acquired by New York Times), FameBit (acquired by Google) and Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever). So this fall, we launched Science Blockchain, a new incubator that partners with leading entrepreneurs to build a portfolio of blockchain and cryptocurrency related businesses.

Dollar Shave Club 140

Dollar Shave Club Tsavo Userplane Southern California 140

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

With the Internet and modern video communication tools, including Skype and Google Hangout, you can find the people you need, from anywhere in the world, and sign them up quickly. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. Rounding out the team with employees and freelancers.

Tips 161

Tips Startup Social Media News 161

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Several funds and firms are participating in this investment including Rincon Ventures , Idealab ( Bill Gross built the original incubator and there will be active support from Allen Morgan ), Baroda Ventures , GRP Partners , David Cohen (founder of TechStars ), David Tisch (founder of TechStars NY ), DLA Piper and Stubbs Alderton.

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

We caught up with Mickie Rosen , the firm's CEO, about the company, its links to Best Buy, and how it was incubated out of Fuse Capital. Ross Levinsohn of Fuse Capital also is involved in incubating Tecca. We're including retailers from the Google API, which is something we're depdnding on.

Incubator 239

Incubator Startup Web Technical Review 239

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The program includes six weekly workshop sessions and one demo night hosted by Google in Venice. According to Stoddard, it is looking for nine early stage startups to participate in its eight-week program. Applications for the program will close on March 15th.

Los Angeles 124

Los Angeles Angel Startup Venice 124

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others. One thing to make clear, StartupRoar is a jump off point.

Content 175

Content Startup Social Media IP 175

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 2, 2013

They regularly speaks at conferences, used to work at Google, and have other similarly impressive aspects to their background. Most of us are not Google. Accelerator / Incubator Mentors Most accelerators and incubators have a long list of potential mentors. This happens a lot at the incubators / accelerators.

CTO Coach 259

CTO Coach Mentor Startup Technical Advisors 259

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Google was clear that they WOULD NOT go into this business. They were a juggernaut and Google was a small company. But obviously Google won the war. Mostly, Google just had way better organic results (“the loss leader&# ) so it was always preferred by consumers. That gave Google a huge cost advantage.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2018

While we all know a few good entrepreneurs who dropped out of school, the Internet is full of stories on many more who capitalized on at least four years of college, including Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google, Chad Hurley of YouTube and Bob Parsons of GoDaddy. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school.

Startup 97

Startup Writing Coach Incubator 97

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Meet the Graduates: · Connectifier, which connects recruiters to potential job candidates, consists of 4 ex-Google employees and local angel investor, Terrence Yang, has dubbed Connectifier one of the best startups of 2012. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7 I think the model works well,” said McCann.

GRP Partners 96

GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Berkonomics

MARCH 24, 2016

Kirsten is the founder of ChickLabs , an incubator that focuses on helping primarily women entrepreneurs. Think about the culture of Google or Apple and you get somewhat different impressions. By David Friedman. I met Kirsten Mangers several years ago after she successfully sold her startup, Webvisible. Culture Maven.

Startup 120

Startup Ideas Incubator Mentor 120

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

We caught Rahul in a more serious conversation, and spoke to him about his venture funded, location-based information startup and what it's up to, as well as got the story behind the firm's incubation at Clearstone Ventures. Rahul Sonnad: We did a seed round with Clearstone Ventures, that incubated us in their Santa Monica office.

Clearstone 124

Clearstone Incubator HTML Twiistup 124

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

It’s an opportunity for that “big bang” return of 10X to 100 times your initial investment, like early investors in Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Finally, it’s an opportunity to “give back” what you have learned in your own career for the next generation.

Invest 89

Invest Entrepreneur Startup Equity 89