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JULY 31, 2014

San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing an online platform to share a students'' academic portfolio, has raised $900,000 in a seed funding, according to startup incubator EvoNexus. The funding came from the Tech Coast Angels, Taner Halicioglu of Keshif Ventures, and others. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 6, 2013

SharesPost , the private company marketplace headed by Greg Brogger, which had been incubated and started in Santa Monica via Brighthouse, the startup incubator run by Brogger and Scott Painter, is in a joint venture with NASDA OMX , the two said this morning. Financial details of the joint venture were not disclosed.

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CarsDirect Marketing Incubator Truecar 170

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

We caught up with Mickie Rosen , the firm's CEO, about the company, its links to Best Buy, and how it was incubated out of Fuse Capital. Rosen--in addition to being CEO of Tecca, also is Partner at Fuse Capital. Ross Levinsohn of Fuse Capital also is involved in incubating Tecca. READ MORE>>.

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Incubator Startup Web Technical Review 239

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AUGUST 14, 2014

Vadio , the developer of a platform which helps match music videos and ads with streaming music , said Thursday that it has raised $2M in a seed funding round, which included Mucker Capital, Amplify.LA, as well as other LA investors. READ MORE>>.

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Capital Funding Seed Funding Incubator 138

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? I need to take some VC meetings. But it did take Brad as a public spokesman, consummate networker and successful VC to help create legitimacy to let David’s ideas flourish.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

Pagewoo--which is in private beta--was part of Howard Marks' StartEngine incubator earlier in the year. Financial details of the angel funding round, which closed earlier this year, have not been announced.

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Tech Coast Angels Funding Incubator Mobile 190

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APRIL 4, 2013

We spoke with co-founder Brenton Sullivan about the company''s platform, and how it''s hoping to transform the athletic recruiting process. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes. We think it''s really powerful in our platform.

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Coach USC Statistics Startup 252

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC. Talking about whether to raise more money or not, their VC allegedly said to them: “If you had more capital, could you get to the future faster? It takes options off of the table. It produces only one kind of outcome.

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Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

Xconomy

APRIL 18, 2017

Following a six-month trial of its digital mortgage platform, San Diego-based Approved has officially launched its Web-based software for home loan applications. Sadhal and Taylor (pictured above) founded Approved in August 2015, and moved into the San Diego tech incubator.

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Platform San Diego Incubator Web 79

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Los Angeles based startup incubator/studio Science --which is behind such local startups as Dollar Shave Club and DogVacay--has quietly raised $20M in a debt financing round, according to the companies. Science said that it will use the new growth funding to enhance its technology platform. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

According to recent statistics , there are already over 500 website crowdfunding platforms, such as Kickstarter , available; and over $5 billion was raised this way last year. A micro venture capital firm. Currently, there are about 250 micro-VC firms , including such notable names as Mike Maples of FloodGate Fund.

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Funding Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding 104

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APRIL 8, 2014

There seems to a perpetual shortage of local venture capital investors in the region, despite the huge growth in startup activity here, particularly along Silicon Beach. We''re now trying to tie into the local universities, incubators, and other centers of entrepreneurship. That said, we still need investors here. READ MORE>>.

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Seed Funding Santa Monica Funding Startup 220

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APRIL 6, 2015

Also participating in the funding was Avalon Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, and angels, including Kevin Plank (Under Armour) and Paul Palmieri (Millennial Media). ScoreStream''s platform uses the crowd to offer up real-time local sports scores, photos and social conversations for television, newspaper, radio, and Internet publishers.

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Avalon San Diego Incubator News 100

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

We caught Rahul in a more serious conversation, and spoke to him about his venture funded, location-based information startup and what it's up to, as well as got the story behind the firm's incubation at Clearstone Ventures. This runs on a number of platforms? How did the incubation part come about?

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DECEMBER 26, 2017

Our team has an eye for identifying legacy industries and nascent trends, and creating platforms for innovation. So this fall, we launched Science Blockchain, a new incubator that partners with leading entrepreneurs to build a portfolio of blockchain and cryptocurrency related businesses.

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Dollar Shave Club Tsavo Userplane Southern California 140

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

What happens when you apply big data and computer science to digest all of that social data being fed into Twitter and other social platforms--and cross match that to location information? Those three organizations have very strong networks inventure capital, entertainment, and academia, and put together the incubator.

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JUNE 8, 2017

Los Angeles-based StartEngine , the equity crowdfunding service run by serial entrepeneur Howard Marks, has chalked up 25 companies raising money on its platform since the start of 2017, according to the company. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

I then became and EIR at UC San Diego, and joined EvoNexus, the not-for-profit incubator run by the Irvine Company. But, there is broad agreement that it would be a wonderful thing to get more entrepreneurs and venture capital into the region. As you know, Silicon Valley has a locker grip on the venture capital community.

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Southern California Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 170

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

According to a classic article on Thrinacia , there were over 600 crowdfunding platforms in existence then, estimated to add more than $89 billion to the economy at a compound growth rate of 17% from 2019 to today. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S.,

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Funding Startup Outsource Development Satisfaction 141

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. Business incubators were all the rage before the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). The elements include communications, mobile platforms, and location-based services. Smartphone apps can be built for less than $10K, so who needs an investor?

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Startup Social Media Satisfaction Entrepreneur 128

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Silicon Valley’s big VC firm’s The Social+Capital Partnership, Andreessen Horowitz, Formation8, Ron Conway, and Anand Rajaraman have today launched Data Elite , to help tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges through data science. Venture lab & early stage fund for big data startups and scientists.

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Netflix Incubator Class Funding 82

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

According to a recent article on Thrinacia , there are now aver 600 crowdfunding platforms in existence, currently estimated to add more than $89 billion to the economy at a compound growth rate of 17% from 2019 to 2022. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S.,

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Entrepreneur Outsource Development Satisfaction Equity 129

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. Business incubators were all the rage before the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). The elements include communications, mobile platforms, and location-based services. Smartphone apps can be built for less than $10K, so who needs an investor?

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Startup Social Media Entrepreneur Satisfaction 108

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Twitter was one of the most notable, with a market capitalization now up to $38 billion all by itself. According to David Rose , CEO of Gust, venture capital investors funded about 1500 startups last year, with Angel investors backing over 50,000 more. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere.

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Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction 109

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 17, 2012

Richard grew up just outside of Toronto, entering the tech scene a few years ago, co-founding Ratehub.ca , a mortgage comparison and lead platform, with her technical brother; who left Microsoft Canada for the project. I sat down with Andrew Peek of Rocketr, a social idea platform, regarding his move through the scene.

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Startup Incubator Seed Funding Platform 109

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Solicit venture capital investors. Use online platforms like Gust to find them, and local networking to find ones that relate to your industry and passion. Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements. Start a crowdfunding campaign online.

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Funding Startup Equity Examples 174

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JANUARY 3, 2011

I had been doing some angel investing, and incubating several projects. What lots of people do instead, is they use the spam button or delete button in their email platform. I had just sold my last company, Phonetag, and was starting to look at doing new things. They'll just keep getting it. What are you doing with that funding?

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Newsletter Startup CTO Hire Blogging 216

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2013

a crowd-powered platform that gives accredited investors access to exclusive deal flow and technology transfer opportunities has launched in beta its crowd-powered portal for startups, JumpStartFund. How its online incubation works. El Segundo, CA based JumpStarter Inc.,

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El Segundo Social Network Startup Patents 76

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

Crowdfunding is just the latest alternative for assistance to entrepreneurs who need help, supplementing the existing alternatives of loans, grants, angel investors, venture capital and many others. The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors.

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Entrepreneur Tips Startup Education 137

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures. Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Their Behavioral Marketing Platform even broke new ground at ad:tech 2011 winning an innovation award. Incubator: Amplify LA. E-Commerce: Nasty Gal.

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Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Moderated by 500 Startups founder Dave McClure (who openly admits to knowing nothing about Bitcoin), our panel consisted of a mix of venture capitalists, angel, and accelerator investors: Joyce Kim – VC at Freestyle Capital. Adam Draper – Of Boost VC, an SF Incubator/Accelerator. Trading platforms.

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Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

Crowdfunding is just the latest alternative for assistance to entrepreneurs who need help, supplementing the existing alternatives of loans, grants, angel investors, venture capital and many others. The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors.

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Entrepreneur Startup Education Tool 112

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

This was a big year for Crosscut because were finally delivering on our promise of implementing a full-scale investing platform after 11+ years in business. Growing our practice from 3 original partners who would meet at coffee shops into a full institutional investing platform is a constant evolution.

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Southern California News Platform Class 100

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders. OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. There will be plenty of FREE Pizza and drinks!

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Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2013

According to Snodgrass, SGL wants to deliver products and services that can quickly help entrepreneurs get the attention, and funding they need and have been overwhelmed with mentor, Angels, and VC requests since launch and to date.

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Google Technical Review Press Software Review 87

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

s first accelerator called The Fort and raised VC funding. In November 2011, they launched the CoFoundersLab.com platform. CoFoundersLab has gained ground quickly creating partnerships with entrepreneurial programs at Ivy League universities, top incubators and accelerators, and investors.

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Entrepreneur Santa Monica Startup CTO Hire 87

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

That said, YouTube Network Fullscreen platform is blazing this new trail with 2.5 ” She is redefining how business is taught and using her personal online platform apart from a designated channel platform to do so. Online content isn’t a small market, nor is it going away anytime soon.

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Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100