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. Chris Dumler , Co-Founder of Los Angeles Startup Foundation.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

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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.

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Idealab Seed Funding Social Media Los Angeles 157

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike Jones , Investor and Advisor Located In Los Angeles. 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. Navy, Pfizer, & Unisys Corp.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

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MARCH 26, 2013

USC revealed this morning that it has created a new, startup accelerator on campus, the Viterbi Startup Garage , which will help students and alumni start technology companies in Los Angeles. Southern California--and Los Angeles, in particular--appears to become the hub of startup accelerators lately. READ MORE>>.

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USC Startup Southern California Incubator 187

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. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

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JUNE 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media (www.jukinmedia.com) thinks it has figured that out, and instead of trying to create viral videos, has been buying up the rights to those videos--before they really go viral--to create not just a one-hit, viral video wonder, but a sustainable business. What is Jukin Media?

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JUNE 15, 2011

Champagne glasses must be clinking for a few, lucky Southern California investors and executives this morning, as the IPO of Oakland-based Pandora Media had a rousing welcome on Wall Street. Pandora was trading as high as $26.00 Wednesday during morning trading, after pricing at $16.00 per share last night, well above the $10.00

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Los Angeles-based MediaTrust , the operator of a performance-based marketing and online advertising exchange, said this morning that it has named Keith Cohn as its new Chief Executive Officer. MediaTrust has offices in Los Angeles, Ventura, and New York. Cohn was most recently President and member of the firm's board.

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Ventura Idealab Advertising Los Angeles 133

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JUNE 10, 2011

Pandora Media , the online personalized radio station service based out of Oakland, has bumped its estimated IPO pricing range this morning, and upped the number of shares it is planning to offer in its IPO. The firm said it will now offer 14,684,000 shares, estimated to price at between $10.00 and $12.00 per share estimated price.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

The funding came from Idealab's New Ventures Group. The firm is headed by Aigerim Duiseneyeva, and its advisers include Ken Hayes, former President at Nami Media and member of the Pasadena Angels. The firm is housed in the Los Angeles Business Technology Center.

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Altadena Funding Pasadena Angels Idealab 164

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APRIL 26, 2010

Los Angeles-based Bardon Advisors , a cost-per-click (CPC) search and affiliate marketing firm, has been acquired by New York-based MediaTrust. Bardon Advisors was founded by Keith Cohn, who was previously President and CEO of Vendare Media, which was backed by Idealab and other venture firms.

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CPC Paid Search Marketing Idealab 165

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. years there has been an initiative in Los Angeles called Launchpad LA. He previously co-founded Charlie , a Los Angeles based media company and interactive agency. For the past 2.5

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Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Friday evening, August 19th, rolled around and Startup Weekend LA was underway with attendees showing up at Coloft in Santa Monica around 6:00 pm and the classic Idealab keg there to quench everyone’s thirst. Also a big thanks to Efren Toscano of TechZulu for streaming and editing the event Sunday evening.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The magazine turned its attention this month towards the Los Angeles innovation and technology economy in a section guest edited by StartEngine co-founder Howard Marks , including a reception held Wednesday evening at the Viceroy in Santa Monica. Big disclaimer: the author and editor was one of the honorees at the event).

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Ventura Santa Monica Idealab High Tech 182

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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.

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Fandango Idealab Hulu Social Media 100

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JUNE 14, 2010

Los Angeles-based Factual , the open data startup headed by former Google engineering director Gil Elbaz, said this weekend it has partnered with Newsweek on a "America's Best Public High School" initiative. The firm said that Newsweek and Factual will enhance Newsweek's list with a mix of proprietary and open data.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

We spoke with Aaron--a veteran of both clean technology investing, as well as former CEO of a number of clean technology companies here in Los Angeles--on the new fund. So, I shifted by work at Idealab to be an advisor and consultant, and began putting Thin Line together, which has now had its first raise.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Mike Jones is an Internet executive, investor and advisor located in Los Angeles. 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. Community Sponsor.

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Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

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.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going. Treatsa hand delivers fresh baked cookies, brownies, and more throughout Los Angeles. Community Sponsors. Check out Treatsa and send a.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The Santa Monica based startup accelerator, is inviting Los Angeles tech entrepreneurs for an evening of discussion highlighted by a panel of startup founders that have received funding from leading accelerators and incubators on Thursday, Nov. Rafi Gordon , Co-founder at StyleSpot (an Idealab funded company).

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Incubator Santa Monica Idealab Social Media 64

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Where: UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095. upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going. Demeter Interactive is a digital marketing and communications firm based in Los Angeles, California.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Los Angeles that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up and going. Treatsa hand delivers fresh baked cookies, brownies, and more throughout Los Angeles. Community Sponsors. Check out Treatsa and send a.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

We leverage our network in the Los Angeles community to provide members with access to potential employees, mentors and investors. 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 2, 2011

The Santa Monica based startup accelerator, is inviting Los Angeles tech entrepreneurs for an evening of discussion highlighted by a panel of startup founders that have received funding from leading accelerators and incubators on Thursday, Nov. Rafi Gordon , Co-founder at StyleSpot (an Idealab funded company).

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

If a person from outside Los Angeles is a fan of the city, dig a little and you’ll probably find that they like it for the celebrities, Hollywood not LA. Well, they’re all wrong, and Los Angeles is about to prove it. Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media. Bill Gross – Idealab.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

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.

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Marketing Funding Content Writing 232

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

Startup Weekend LA has grown to become a very special event here in Los Angeles. If you missed this Startup Weekend LA, also check out SW in the OC on Mar 30 and the soon to be announced Startup Weekend Media edition. Wow — what a weekend.

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Startup Mahalo Technical Review Idealab 66

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

Based in Los Angeles, California, Insteegram currently ships worldwide. It’s almost a subconscious connection vs. all other media sites. Kim was the Technical Lead at Triptrotting when it was incubated in Idealab and came on board to Insteegran last October. It uses Instagram’s API and prints on American Apparel t-shirts.

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Startup Customer Custom Pricing 98