socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

How do you keep up with everything that''s happening with your favorite interests, brands, and personalities on your mobile phone? Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests.

Mobile 159

Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

We did our first close in the summer of 2014, and over the first nine months we raised our fund and started investing. Fund I was fully deployed by June 30th of 2017, and we went out to raised Fund II, which was a wet close, where you invest as you close. Those investments have really broken out. They're all big winners.

Funding 160

Funding Capital Artificial Inteligence Startup 160

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Silicon Valley Bank is big supporter and has been a sponsor of socaltech for many, many years. I studied East Asian religions in college and was intrigued to hear that a Buddhist monk was delivering meditation and mindfulness via a mobile app. Here, we have the thoughts of Rob Freelen of Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

Santa Monica 124

Santa Monica Southern California Venture Capital SoCalTech 124

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

com) is using technology--mobile apps, telemedicine, and more--to overcome those and other challenges. It's really hard to do the study which requires you to drive weekly to a clinic, find parking, deal with traffic, and wait in a waiting room. Belinda Tan: Most of our trials are Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies.

Technology 133

Technology Study UCLA Research 133

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2015

TVC Capital has also been a big supporter of socaltech over the years. Just this year alone we have studied 3,400 North American enterprise software companies including many in SoCal and dug in deep on over 200 of these companies. Our first investment in the new fund was a $12 million investment in Beverly Hills based MediaPlatform.

Capital 100

Capital Beverly Hills Artificial Inteligence Equity 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

When I first joined Crosscut Ventures five years ago, the firm had $20 million under management and was just starting to invest out of its second fund. We now have $250 million under management, are investing out of our fourth fund and have made more than 80 investments.

Riot Games 133

Riot Games Southern California Startup Santa Monica 133

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

How do you come up with a compelling, mobile videogame title? We thought it would be interesting to hear the story behind Jonathan's startup efforts and where he hopes his mobile gaming startup will go. Now that we have the technology for mobile phones and tablets, to put out a game like Infinity Blade, that's what we are going to do.

Startup 217

Startup Mobile Venture Capital Resource 217