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Accelerator Crazy In Southern California

socalTECH

In just the last few weeks, at least five different incubation/acceleration efforts have booted up in the region. Similarly, the firm is using a Y-Combinator/TechStars model to startups, and covers Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. What's the latest craze in startups in Southern Califonia?

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New Bootstrap Fund Pulls Itself Up in World of Health IT Deals

Xconomy

Healthtech entrepreneur Parker Hinshaw and his wife Jean Balgrosky said they intended to take a step back when they founded Bootstrap Incubation near San Diego in the fall of 2012. They came to San Diego in 1996, when Scripps Health hired Balgrosky as CIO and senior vice president. Jean Balgrosky.

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Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem

TechCrunch LA

Caltech generates more patents than any other university while UCLA boasts more startups founded by its graduate than any other school in the nation. Suster has also noted for years that the region produces more technology doctorates than any other geography in the United States.

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Interview with Steve Poizner, Alliance for Southern California Innovation

socalTECH

My last company got acquired by Qualcomm, and Qualcomm wanted me to move to San Diego to run their emerging business portfolio. I then became and EIR at UC San Diego, and joined EvoNexus, the not-for-profit incubator run by the Irvine Company. Having them all together could really draw national attention.