socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2014

Los Angeles-based Enplug , a company that develops digital displays which display real time, social media from Twittter, Facebook, Yelp, and elsewhere at retail locations, has raised $2.5M in a seed funding round.

Idealab 157

Idealab Seed Funding Social Media Los Angeles 157

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

We have been holding off on this announcement for quite a bit and now we can officially announce Bill Gross of Idealab as our SuperDemo presenter. Bill Gross founded Idealab in March 1996 and serves as the company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

One of the investment themes I’ve been focused on in the past 3 years has been Performance-Based Marketing. When I started investing the US advertising market was $300 billion with only 10% of it ($30 billion) of it being online and measurable. I hope to announce one investment in this space in the next few months.

Advertising 284

Advertising Invest RSS CPC 284

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

For some, it seemed like they--like the investing public--are burnt out on too many bubbles over the past decade, and are determined not to create or participate in another one. Local angel and venture investors seemed determined to avoid a repeat of the past, by being more selective on their investments, and not following the crowd.

Ventura 182

Ventura Santa Monica Idealab High Tech 182

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

AUGUST 12, 2009

The firm has relationships with DFJ Gotham, Idealab, and others. Idealab has invested in the fund, and is a great partner, and has been introducing us to their companies, as well as lots of companies that aren't in the Idealab structure but where they know the founders and executives. What is Startup Exchange?

Venture Capital 165

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Technical Review 165

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Los Angeles-based Velocity Interactive Group, the venture capital firm led by Ross Levinsohn and Jon Miller, said this morning that it has added Mickie Rosen as an investment partner at the company. According to Velocity, Rosen will focus on video, music, social media, publishing, games, and online advertising at the firm.

Fandango 100

Fandango Idealab Hulu Social Media 100

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

The firm is backed by Idealab, and is headed by Internet veteran Andy Steuer. Shortly after that, the CEO of NBCi and myself started a venture fund, invested in a handful of companies, had a couple of good exits, and then I went on to become part of the founding team at ZeroDegrees, the social networking platform focused on the jobs space.

Southern California 245

Southern California Idealab Startup Custom 245

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The event will feature a panel of some of SoCal’s brightest entrepreneurs who have received funding from TechStars, Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and Idealab and will be moderated by upStart.LA’s Co-Founder, Dan Dato. What was the biggest value they got from the investment? What value is that investment providing today?

Incubator 64

Incubator Santa Monica Idealab Social Media 64

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

ABC Family, Fox, Universal Music, Google, Facebook, Demand Media, MyLife, Riot Games, DFJ Frontier, Rustic Canyon, GRP Partners, Siemer and Associates, Marketshare, Saatchi Online, OMD, Ignited, Rubicon Project, Smashbox Cosmetics, NFL, UCLA, USC, and dozens of start-ups. June 17: Silicon Beach Fest: Pasadena Day , Hosted by Idealab.

GRP Partners 88

GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The event will feature a panel of some of SoCal’s brightest entrepreneurs who have received funding from TechStars, Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and Idealab and will be moderated by upStart.LA’s Co-Founder, Dan Dato. What was the biggest value they got from the investment? What value is that investment providing today?

Incubator 40

Incubator Santa Monica Idealab Social Media 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. They were started in affiliation with IdeaLab and were the first-round lead in PayPal. Segment One: Jim’s background and Clearstone’s investment strategy. Segment Two: “Deal of the Week”. Terms not disclosed.

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Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ). I won’t belabor this – I have an investment in this space ( ad.ly ) so I’m biased. We had a big discussion about DST and why these investments. billion to Yahoo!

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

Xavor invest through our dependable consulting services. We have helped many other startups through our carefully designed investment model. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers. New models for improving the search experience are at the core of several companies currently growing inside of Idealab.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Alex Benzer , founder of FanMix (a TechStars company), a social media engine that allows you to find who cares about what and how to engage them. Rafi Gordon , founder of StyleSpot (an Idealab company), a personalized shopping engine combined with high quality editorial publications.

Incubator 107

Incubator Startup Mentor Entrepreneur 107

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Scott’s first big foray into industry-changing companies came with CarsDirect, an IdeaLab company where he was the initial founder & CEO. Competitors: Google (Invite Media) , MediaMath , X+1. Investing much of new cash to build presence in Android platform. Current round: $4.2mm led by Spark Capital and Foundry Group.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2011

We caught up with Julie Schoenfeld , the firm's CEO, to hear about how the firm's offerings have evolved, an interesting comparison of the firm's software to what Demand Media is doing, and what this new funding will go towards. It's some of the kinds of things Demand Media does, except, for the newsroom. Congrats on funding.

Marketing 232

Marketing Funding Content Writing 232

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

TechCrunch, Forbes, PandoDaily, and other national and local media covered the fest, centered in Santa Monica and Venice at venues with views of the beach on picture-perfect sunny days. Panels were based at hubs including Leadership, Branding / Advertising, Social Media, Entrepreneurs, Community and more. Highlights.

Hollywood 67

Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. is a good monthly investment? Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media. You might know Demand Media better as the people behind Cracked, DailyPuppy, and GolfLink.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

It’s almost a subconscious connection vs. all other media sites. Park had a screen-printing business in 2004, starting with his own $4,000 investment. Kim was the Technical Lead at Triptrotting when it was incubated in Idealab and came on board to Insteegran last October. It’s a breath of fresh air.

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Startup Custom Customer Pricing 98