socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

NanoH2O said the move will help it build the necessary infrastructure to support its expansion efforts. NanoH2O is commercializing technology developed at UCLA for reverse osmosis. Barnes joins the company from Planar, a developer of digital displays, where he had spent 25 years running its manufacturing operations.

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El Segundo UCLA Venture Capital Capital 138

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

Founded by a former Pixar and DreamWorks animator, Rex Grignon, Nimble launched in 2014 and has raised just under $10 million from investors including the UCLA VC Fund and New Enterprise Associates, according to Crunchbase.

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Hollywood Cloud Computing Netflix Google 254

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2019

The companies said the funding will provide Graduway with "significant resources" to continue its growth and innovatino efforts, as well as to expand its product suite, plus to help it grow its operations in North America. READ MORE>>.

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Manhattan Beach Invest UCLA Education 113

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

After 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. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, October 27, at UCLA. Where: UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Event Details.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

This morning's reflections are from Kelly Perdew , managing general partner of at Moonshots Capital (www.moonshotscapital.com). Raising money as a first-time VC fund is hard.In The early-stage tech ecosystems here in LA and in Austin (we have offices in both) are growing so quickly, and we are fired up to help fuel that growth.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2017

We are devoted to the mission of supercharging Southern California's technology ecosystem, and help it emerge as a world class technology hub by 2025. But, there is broad agreement that it would be a wonderful thing to get more entrepreneurs and venture capital into the region. I want to put it on their radar.

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Southern California Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 170

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. 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. Think about venture capital.

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Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

To make it easier to find new people and connect with new friends, he thought he's start his own company to help solve that issue. Was that funding an angel or VC round? We noticed you have lots of UCLA folks involved in the business--what's the link to UCLA? Alex Capecelatro: I went to UCLA and graduated in 2010.

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UCLA Culver City Startup Social Network 187

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Communication and growth will bring more capital and investors to start new businesses and ideas to create more opportunities, thus continuing the circle of startup life. Venture capital is also affected by the fragmented locations of startups in LA. Compared to Silicon Valley, LA only has only about one-tenth of VC investments.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The new group, The Tech CEO Network , said it is looking to help bridge between the technology present at local schools like Caltech, UCLA, USC, UC Irvine, and other universities, and actual, viable companies. The founders of the group, Richard Koffler and John Morris , are two well known investors in the Los Angeles area.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2017

We naturally progressed into live events, their passionate fan base, and to the venues themselves, where we are helping fans to navigate game day or the event day experience. That includes Notre Dame, Oregon, UCLA, and others. For example, we're the official mobile app of UCLA, even though behind the scenes is actually Hopscotch.

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Mobile Platform El Segundo UCLA 162

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based Tilofy (www.tilofy.com)--out of USC''s Viterbi Startup Garage--is doing just that, helping to highlight what is going on around you, by absorbing all of that location data out there at any particular time and place. An example of that is the UCLA flood. He just new something was going on.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

Today, the conversation on Cleantech with a panel of entreprenurs, doing work as local VC’s, university, incubators, and startups. Sandra Itkoff – Entrepeneur in Residence, UCLA Institute for Innovation and Technology Transfer. Between Caltech, USC, and UCLA, $1 billion has been put into research expenditures.

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UCLA Technical Review Software Review Incubator 99

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Despite a growing technology industry here in Southern California, local investors and entrepreneurs tell us there''s still a shortage of local, venture capital. There''s Caltech, the Claremont Colleges, Harvey Mudd, UCLA. Do you have institutional LPs in your fund, or is this your personal capital? READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

One of the companies on that journey is Los Angeles-based Carbonics (www.carbonics.com), which is taking technology developed in the labs of USC and UCLA, and bringing it to use in the wireless semiconductor market. We think we are a company that will help ring in the 5G era, with high efficiency and high performance electronics.

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Xconomy

JUNE 30, 2016

Balgrosky, a health information administrator and former Scripps Health chief information officer, was finishing her doctorate in health policy and management at UCLA. We started the incubator with the idea of helping people with ideas, and making some investments,” he said. He founded MaxIT Healthcare in 2001. Jean Balgrosky.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The group--which was started by Richard Koffler and John Morris , two well known investors in Los Angeles--has been trying to help connect CEOs with interesting university and other technology projects. That's why we're hoping that bringing domain expertise and an industry network will help facilitate that process.

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Networking Research Startup USC 215

socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2012

One of the biggest complaints that local entrepreneurs have with Los Angeles has been a dearth of local sources of venture capital. However, the recent surge in startup activity has attracted a lot more capital into the area, including a significant amount of capital from LA's latest fund: Karlin Ventures (www.karlinvc.com).

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Redpoint Ventures is one of the venture capital firms which has straddled both Northern California and Southern California, with offices in both locations. We're able to help throw some gasoline on the fire, plus also help people even at the earliest stages of a business. That's one area investors can usually help.

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Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Anti-AgingGames (www.Anti-AgingGames.com), a new online game startup, announced a new service to help users improve their memory and concentration, as well as improve brain function. Elizabeth Amini: We make online games, which are fun and easy, and help memory, concentration, focus, and relaxation.

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Study Startup Design Tips 252

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Our goal is to build a platform that helps our companies achieve best practices as quickly as possible on their way to becoming world-class companies. in Business and Economics from the UCLA. What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? Brett received a B.A.

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Southern California News Platform Class 100

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

The conference is run by Jamie Montgomery , one of the local industry's pioneers in venture capital and investment. The universities are now more focused on the innovation economy, with schools like USC, UCLA, Caltech, the Claremont Colleges all bringing good people to LA.

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Technical Review Conference Silver Lake Cornerstone OnDemand 100

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2014

What that means, in more simple terms, is we''re able to help doctors with scheduling, medical billing, managing health records electronically, with a patient portal, and analytics--really a one stop shop for running their entire practice. Dan Rodrigues: Yes, we''ve raised around $70M in venture funding to date. Thanks, and good luck!

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures. Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. philosophie has worked with some of the world’s biggest names: Google, Nissan, Nintendo, UCLA, and more. Get to know them now before they become household names.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The firm was bootstrapped several years ago, and is profitable, and its founders are both MBAs from UCLA Anderson, where they met. Ramit Varma: Jake (Neuberg), my business partner, met at UCLA's Anderson business school. Now, despite bootstrapping, you actually have some connections to the venture capital world, don't you?

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Software Review Technical Review Education Startup 178

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Cramster is looking to create online study groups, to help high school and college students study math, science, and other topics. I was an electrical engineer, and had a tough time at UCLA getting access to resources I needed. It took about a yaer to put online, and we went online in 2003 to provide help for college students.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

He has also been a guest lecturer at Stanford, USC, and UCLA. Peter Csathy - CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures. Peter Csathy is CEO of Manatt Digital Media Ventures, a division of Manatt Digital Media, which offers innovative full-service business consulting and legal services, as well as venture capital.

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Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. We have started to build initiatives like Launchpad LA to help bring this community together and make it easier for first time entrepreneurs.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Many thanks to everyone who participated in last night’s Spotlight: LA Tech at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Community Sponsors.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. Session #1, for CEOs with VC investors or over $1m raised. Date & Time: Friday, March 13. 7:30a – 9:30a: CEOFlow working session.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. Session #1, for CEOs with VC investors or over $1m raised. Date & Time: Friday, March 13. 7:30a – 9:30a: CEOFlow working session.

Santa Monica 40

Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. Session #1, for CEOs with VC investors or over $1m raised. Date & Time: Friday, March 13. 7:30a – 9:30a: CEOFlow working session.

Santa Monica 40

Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. Session #1, for CEOs with VC investors or over $1m raised. Date & Time: Friday, March 13. 7:30a - 9:30a: CEOFlow working session. 10a - 12p: CEOFlow working session.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Anne Walls and John Singleton are co-founders of WordHustler (www.wordhustler.com), a local Hollywood startup looking to help writers connect with publishers. I went to UCLA, and majored in English, and then worked in Hollywood for ten years, for companies such as CAA, Paramount, and Judd Apatow.

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Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

To help curate and show off the best that LA has to offer we called in a few friends. Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab. Alex is a member of the New Venture Group at Idealab, headed by Allen Morgan. OrangicStartup’s is a company that helps Internet startups start. Dinesh earned his B.S. Event Details.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Many thanks to everyone who participated in last night’s Spotlight: LA Tech at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Community Sponsors.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. Not to mention the great weather, beaches, and beautiful people. He blogs here and tweets here.

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