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Making The Pasadena Angels Relevant To Today's Startups, With Terry Kay

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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? He started the group because he wanted to help companies succeed.

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The Design Accelerator Launches Incubator At Idealab

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A new, startup incubator-created by the Art Center College of Design and the California Insitute of Technology --said this morning that it has launched a brand new, design-focused incubator, housed at Idealab. The new incubator is headed by Mark Breitenberg and Erik Hovanec. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab's Energy Vault Launches Energy Storage Technology

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Energy Vault , a startup created by Pasadena-based startup incubator Idealab , announced this morning that it has launched its utility-scale energy storage technology into commercial availability. The company claims that its energy storage technology will make baseload power cheaper than fossil fuels.

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University Students Get $200K For Clean Technology Startups

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The group said that the winners with Stanford Nitrogen Group , Greenbiotics , and Xite Solar will split the $200,000 in prize money, and also will gain access to the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. The effort is part of a larger national effort by the Department of Energy (DOE) to spur businesses in clean technologies from university labs.

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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

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Back in 2006/07 when I sold my company and then worked at Salesforce.com there were very few options in SF for technology folk to build their careers at big, growing companies. Technology innovation doesn’t occur in a vacuum. And sci-fi writers are but one example of the way society impacts technology. And make-up artists.

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Heliogen Goes Public Via SPAC Acquisition

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Pasadena-based concentrated solar energy technology developer Heliogen, a spinout of the Idealab startup incubator, has gone public via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) deal, the company said on Wednesday. According to Heliogen and Athena Technology Acquisition Corp.,

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Cross Campus Set To Launch In Downtown Location In April

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Cross Campus , the coworking space operator which is home to many of LA's startups, told its customers today that it is planning to open up a new location in Downtown LA starting in April. The coworking operator already has locations in Old Pasadena and Santa Monica. The company expanded into Old Pasadena a year ago.