socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2008

A study of the venture capital deal flow in Southern California conducted by socalTECH shows that venture capital deals dropped for Q3, to around $720M in deals, in a market dominated by clean technology firms. invested in Q3 of 2007, and down slightly from venture numbers in Q2, when there was approximately $966M in venture deals.

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Southern California SoCalTech Technical Review Draper 100

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2010

Here are three, Southern California startup firms--and their competitors--who are engaged in head to head battles to dominate their industry. Backers: ACME Group, Google, Idealab, NRG, Oak Investment Partners, The Quercus Trust of California. DocStoc vs. Scribd. DocStoc - Profile. BrightSource Energy.

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Southern California Rustic Canyon SoCal Startup 124

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners (www.marchcp.com) has just announced a brand new, $240M venture investment fund, led by longtime venture investing veterans Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken and Jamie Montgomery. What is the investment focus for this fund?

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Southern California Capital Funding Invest 113

socalTECH

MAY 15, 2013

Peter Csathy , the CEO of San Diego''s Sorenson Media , and digital media veteran, has departed the company, and will head up a new legal and investment group formed by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. The new digital media venture from Manatt was created by Los Angeles partner T. READ MORE>>.

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Media High Tech Santa Monica Southern California 168

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab. Alex is a member of the New Venture Group at Idealab, headed by Allen Morgan. Alex previously helped lead the Proto Group at Idealab, working to determine the feasibility of new business ideas. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Event Details.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 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.

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Southern California Idealab Startup Custom 245

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. Always looking to provide the very best for our community so that you may learn and grow as a startup or entrepreneur, Bill Gross is one of the best experts we could provide. Event Details.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab. Alex is a member of the New Venture Group at Idealab, headed by Allen Morgan. Alex previously helped lead the Proto Group at Idealab, working to determine the feasibility of new business ideas. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Southern California's only finalist in the Automotive X Prize, Aptera , which is based in San Diego and backed by Idealab, did not win, but was being displayed at the announcement in Washington, D.C. Edison2 won the $5M mainstream class for the prize, the Li-ion entry received $2.5M alternative tandem class. READ MORE>>.

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Class Southern California Competition SoCalTech 157

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2009

The firm has relationships with DFJ Gotham, Idealab, and others. I meet these founders one-on-one, and I'm introduced to them through our own personal network -- Mike Paolucci, John Waller, and myself have been in the startup game on and off, in New York and Southern California for a lot of years between us.

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Venture Capital Startup Idealab Technical Review 165

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

What they do, is accelerate that team or company to get them to the next level, and then go through and put in some investment money, help them build out the management team, and help with vendor relationships, help with overall strategy, and then help those companies riase their next round of capital. We actually are ideating internally.

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Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 22, 2015

And… You don’t need a fully functioning prototype, but you do need a proof of concept and some significant investment, be it TIME or money (ideally more TIME than money…right?). And not just software. We want hardware startups as well. You haven’t received oodles of press coverage for your idea/product.

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Startup Idealab Press SoCal 40

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The Los Angeles area has seen a surge in the last month in companies and organizations looking to bolster entrepreneurial activity and startups in Southern California. Science is looking to incubate its own set of companies, make investments, and otherwise work to create the next successful startups.

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Incubator Startup Commerce Los Angeles 196

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Home to the Internet’s first true “accelerator,” Idealab led by Bill Gross. Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena]. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC. I know that I call them often to co-invest.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

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 do they offer and how do they differ?

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Incubator Santa Monica Idealab Social Media 64

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 do they offer and how do they differ?

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Incubator Santa Monica Idealab Social Media 40

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

I once mentioned this idea to a fellow SoCal VC when I told him I wanted a CIC in LA and he said, “Co-location is dead. These are not to be confused with incubators like YCombinator or IdeaLab which look to invest in your company and take equity positions. We don’t believe in it anymore.

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Startup Venture Capital Incubator Entrepreneur 285

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

Its mission is to encourage the growth and success of technology-based entrepreneurial ventures in Southern California. 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.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

The Startup UCLA Accelerator Is About Entrepreneurship Not Investment Returns. There are five prominent ones in town, Launchpad, Amplify, MuckerLab, StartEngine, and IdeaLab. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Post navigation. ← Previous.

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UCLA Invest Startup Class 47

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

.” Residents of Northern California (everyone north of Bakersfield) don’t understand how we do it, constantly touting Palo Alto’s tech scene. Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

June 17: Silicon Beach Fest: Pasadena Day , Hosted by Idealab. billion was invested in Southern California start-ups with 220 new companies launching in Los Angeles. Sponsors include Esri, Scopely, and more offer more than $20,000 in prizes. In 2012 over $3.2

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GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

I don’t try to optimize for who might be a great investment opportunity or somebody that I really “should know.” The camp attracts people from many different backgrounds from NorCal and SoCal (there’s no easy airports so people don’t seem to come from out of state). And we also shot rifles!

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Startup Organization Entrepreneur Blogging 319