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OCTOBER 20, 2011

In just the last few weeks, at least five different incubation/acceleration efforts have booted up in the region. K5Launch , which was announced yesterday, is headed up by Amir Banafatemi, Ray Chan, David Cheng, and Kai Tao, four Southern California angel investors. What's the latest craze in startups in Southern Califonia?

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JULY 16, 2013

Launchpad LA , one of the more high profile startup accelerators in Los Angeles, has opened up applications for its next class. Launchpad LA offers up a $100,000 investment, free office space in Santa Monica, mentoring and access to resources, and much more to companies. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 13, 2021

For today's interview, we spoke to Dave Eastman, the Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage, a startup incubator that is run by the University of Southern California, out of its location in Marina Del Rey. How are you different from other startup incubators, etc? It's not entirely exclusive, however.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

For Bill Gross, the founder of Idealab and brains behind the excursion, the unveiling was simply the latest in a string of demonstrations for new technologies commercialized by his nearly three-decade old startup company incubator. However, it may be the most significant. “That’s where hydrogen comes into play.”

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

Mogul Millennial : a media startup sharing professional resources for Black entrepreneurs. Another investment from this batch, Mogul Millennial, is building a media brand around connecting Black professionals with professional resources. making their way to Los Angeles. Nuggetverse : a web comics media startup.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley , a trend emerged among social media influencers and startup founders alike: move into a mansion with 10 or so collaborators, work day and night together to build fame and wealth, and hope that your new roommates do their dishes.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

One of the biggest complaints you hear from both entrepreneurs and investors in Los Angeles, is the lack of a credible, visible startup accelerator in the Los Angeles area. We caught up with Erik to hear more about MuckerLab, and its efforts to grow the Los Angeles technology ecosystem.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Taking notice of the gap between the amount and depth of research and technology at local universities, and new company formation, a new group has quietly formed in Los Angeles to tackle the issue. The founders of the group, Richard Koffler and John Morris , are two well known investors in the Los Angeles area.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The Los Angeles tech scene has seen a rapid increase of women founding start-ups, mentors, investors and more. Girls in Tech - Los Angeles and WITI will bring together a wide range of women in technology representing the "players" you'll need to drive your company to success.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 5, 2012

In the past year, the number of startup accelerators and incubators across the US has grown faster than expansion league baseball. ” I recently discussed the explosion of seed accelerators and incubators with Brad Feld, who, as the Co-Founder of acclaimed startup accelerator TechStars , is uniquely qualified to opine upon the subject.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

Today, we share the thoughts of Scott Alderton , Managing Partner of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP (www.stubbsalderton.com), which also runs the Preccelerator (www.preccelerator.com) startup incubator. We are hoping to continue to discover amazing entrepreneurs, give them resources and strategic guidance, and watch them take off.

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MARCH 29, 2018

Los Angeles-based nonprofit MAKE IT IN LA , led by Krisztina Holly, is looking to help connect creators with local manufacturers, through a new program it calls Catalyst. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Most relevant to startups is the push to fund initiatives and technologies that can help prevent or protect against extreme wildfires; rising sea levels and hurricanes; new agriculture resource management; and “climate-smart” technologies. Wander is one-such service providing high speed wireless internet in Los Angeles.

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

Los Angeles-based Start Engine , the business accelerator being spearheaded by Activision co-founder Howard Marks, said today that it has created a new, $15M investment fund for its portfolio of startups, and added former Governor Gray Davis as an advisor. McPeak; and Greg Suess of ROAR to its advisory board. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

In an unprecedented surge in startup support activity in Los Angeles this morning, another venture startup accelerator, Start Engine , formally launched this morning, applying the accelerator model to startup in the Los Angeles area.

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From the Venture Trenches

MARCH 29, 2013

Over the past several years there have been a plethora of incubators and accelerators springing up all over southern California and particularly on the west side of Los Angeles. Here is a list of useful resources to help you in your search: News & Resources. Angel List. Employment/Development Resources.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Three, Los Angeles area companies have been selected for a accelerator being run by Silicon Valley Bank and Mastercard, the companies announced this morning. Silicon Valley Bank and Mastercard said the startups will go through a four-month virtual program that provides resources to help refine and enhance their business ideas.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Be Great Partners , a Los Angeles technology incubator, has recently released a report on the startup community in LA and the information shows a positive growth for startups here in LA. Los Angeles is 3 rd in the global startup ecosystem, behind Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley. With Yahoo!,

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Are you an entrepreneur hoping to startup a company in the Los Angeles area? The latest to enter the scene is Los Angeles accelerator Start Engine (www.startengine.com), which was created by Howard Marks and Paul Kessler. We need the resources here in Los Angeles, and not force those companies to go elsewhere.

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socalTECH

JULY 24, 2018

Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF) recently announced the California Climate Cup ([link] a new startup competition tied into the upcoming Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco in September. Now, we've started to bring on corporate partners like BMW.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 13, 2015

Shelon Douglas, based out of Greater Los Angeles, is known as the Innovation Strategist, Businesspreneur of Influence, Author of ‘Turnkey Your Business Model™ Book Series, and the Creator of the Ownership Circa Model™!

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The best person I know to talk about the growing entrepreneurship culture on campuses is Alex Zhang, a student at USC and the Managing Director of the student-run incubator LavaLab. Zhang shares his thoughts about Los Angeles, incubator programs, and more. Resourcefulness to execute through ambiguity.

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JULY 22, 2019

This morning's interview is with Matt Kozlov , the Managing Director of the new Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator , which just got started in Los Angeles. Right now, we're in the beginning of the mentorship phase, where our companies have moved here from all over the world to spend three months in Los Angeles.

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MARCH 21, 2012

If you're looking get your startup off the ground in Los Angeles, it always helps to have help from folks with connections to the venture and angel community. It's not a lot more, juts a little more, but it's because the Los Angeles is more difficult to sustain a startup than in Cincinnati or other places.

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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. So those resources have been fantastic. level technicians there to help.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Incubator: Amplify LA. Fun Fact: Los Angeles heavy hitters J.J. Every small business needs a resource for logistical advise, be it legal, financial, or operations. Docstoc also offers a premium level of resources that can handle just about any scenario encountered by a small business.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

There is a large menu of startup accelerators in the Los Angeles, but one of more established efforts in the area is LaunchpadLA ([link] The effort actually started as an informal mentoring program, but has grown and expanded to follow the accelerator model. Companies like Addroid provides resources for design.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Over the last few years, there''s been an explosion in startup accelerators in Southern California, and in particular along "Silicon Beach" on the Los Angeles westside. We continue to see a ton of interest not only from great companies in Los Angeles, bu companies from all over the world and the country. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

Personal mobility and transportation innovation are absolutely massive issues for citiesespecially Los Angelesand we watch the categories closely. Dynamic entrepreneurs attract talent and outside capital, both vital resources to every startup. The LA technology scene has officially arrived!

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

We spoke with Erick Laubach , the founder of Crash--which is backed by famed startup incubator Idealab--to hear about how the company is hoping to tap the power of the crowd to help others find interesting, local attractions. Number two, the biggest thing Idealab has is a great shared resources pool. What is Crash?

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 2, 2013

Accelerator / Incubator Mentors Most accelerators and incubators have a long list of potential mentors. This happens a lot at the incubators / accelerators. You should begin asking at networking events and people you know in the startup world. For me, I'd use LinkedIn. I'm a mentor at Start Engine and Founders Institute LA.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Southern California has seen a surge in accelerators and incubators looking to spawn new startups in the region. Among those startups is Sandalbay Life , a new healthcare IT firm which is resident at Los Angeles-based StartEngine, the accelerator being run by Howard Marks. That takes a lot of resources to manage and develop.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

This morning, Techstars (www.techstars.org), the startup accelerator which has had great success in spreading its approach to helping to get startups to the next stage of their life�usually, funding�announced it has opened up its third accelerator in Los Angeles, Techstars LA. Cody Simms: We have two new programs in Los Angeles.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2013

There is a plethora of tech innovation going on in Los Angeles right now, and not only in Silicon Beach — but all over from downtown to the valleys to everywhere in between. s own backyard into one central online hub, rich with all the resources and information that L.A. has to offer startups.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Ran gold Resources Ltd. SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

It turns you, you can actually do that, with Burner , a new iPhone app developed by Los Angeles startup Ad Hoc Labs. An actual telephone number is not the scarce resource in our supply chain. I was also very involved in the strategy on Yahoo's Brickhouse incubation effort. Let's talk first about your app.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based Postie (postie.com), backed by Bonfire Ventures and Crosscut Ventures, is applying machine learning and other techniques to direct mail. We had to find other, more diverse ways to allocate our resources and grow businesses. I understand both of you came out of Science Inc, the startup studio/incubator?

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