socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics , the developer of robotic technology backed by Idealab, is now distributing its Mint automatic floor clear through Bed, Bath, and Beyond. The firm's robot, which competes head to head with the Roomba, uses electrostatic cleaning cloths to clean hard floors.

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Idealab Pasadena Education Research 145

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The firm was originally known as CarsDirect, the automotive buying site of Idealab, and was headed by Scott Painter--who is now head of both Zag Automotive and TrueCar. The move is an interesting one, given the number of Southern California technology companies trying to go the other direction, and to hit the public markets.

Internet Brands 190

Internet Brands Westlake Village Woodland Hills Beverly Hills 190

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

You can check out Parenting.com, MyWedding.com, ThePennyHoarder.com, all these sites are using Search IQ technology, and it's our own version of inside search. We got into the pay-per-click space early on, when Idealab launched Goto.com, which eventually became Overture and was acquired by Yahoo. Thanks for the interview!

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Advertising Startup Google Commerce 203

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Santa Monica-based Factual , the open data startup headed by Gil Elbaz, the inventor of Google's AdSense technology, said today that it has launched a new open set of data that the firm says provides geo-coded data for 14 million local U.S. businesses.

Software Review 206

Software Review Rustic Canyon Miramar Google 206

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Pasadena-based eSolar , which is developing technology for utility-scale, solar thermal energy plants, has scored a deal with power generator NRG Energy, NRG said today. The deal calls for NRG to use eSolar to develop solar plants with a capacity of 500 megawatts, and will invest $10M in equity in three project sites. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Outsource Development Pasadena Sites 100

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. The goal is to create a place where it's relatively easy to find current content and highly relevant content surrounding Los Angeles Technology. This technology allows us to see what is hot.

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Los Angeles Angel Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 150

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Crowd Seats is the only Group Buying/Daily Deals site for sports fans. has created a simple to use, online application for your business to create a mobile site and secure its mobile presence.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, July 14, at The California Institute of Technology (CalTech). Their focus is green technology. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Thank you all for your continued support in highlighting the many innovative technologies emerging in Southern California!

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

They also gave a quick tour of the dashboard that clients would be using to customize their now mobile ready sites. To close off the evening we had an especially inspirational super demo from Idealab’s Bill Gross. in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. Bill received his B.S.

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Technical Review Idealab Startup Mobile 94

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Gladys Kong: UberMedia today is an ad and technology solutions company. We started out as a social media apps company, and pivoted to mobile advertising, and now we are providing broader data and technology, not just for advertising, but also other business decisions. What kind of decisions and data are those businesses using?

Advertising 100

Advertising Mobile Social Media Startup 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Thank you all for your continued support in highlighting the many innovative technologies emerging in Southern California!

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

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. Danish VOIP technology company founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Tanveer Sharif. They raised around $350 million to try and sell cars direct over the Internet. Total raised: $10.5mm.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Grant Hosford: I was working at Idealab, for Bill Gross, when I had the idea. There is no such thing as a technology company now, because we use technology everywhere in our everyday existence. We want kids to be comfortable manipulating technology for any purpose. You are going to be using computers and technology.

Software 100

Software Template Startup Study 100

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2014

In a world with a rash of startup incubators and accelerators, super angels, crowdfunding sites, and more, what''s the relevance of organized angel investments groups? First off, for those not familiar with the Pasadena Angels, talk about the group?

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Pasadena Angels Pasadena Angel Startup 162

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 ). Overture never built the destination site to monetize from. So when Google started pushing AdSense (ads for affiliate or 3rd party sites) they had a HUGE cost advantage.

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Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

They were started in affiliation with IdeaLab and were the first-round lead in PayPal. Investors: Allen Morgan of Mayfield Fund, ff Asset Management, Bobby Yazdani, Nova Spivack of Lucid Ventures, Zelkova Ventures, Paige Craig, Tom McInerney, Michael Yavonditte of Quigo Technologies, Ofer Ronan. AppDynamics. Read more: TechCrunch.

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Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236