socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2012

Los Angeles- and Santa Barbara-based DFJ Frontier , the venture capital firm founded by David Cremin and Scott Lenet, has scored an exit at one of its portfolio firms, ClearAccess. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2009

Maverick Angels , one of the angel investment groups in the Los Angeles area, said this afternoon that the group is launching two new chapters, expanding into the Santa Barbara and South Bay area.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Disclaimer: Deloitte is a sponsor of socalTECH, and socalTECH sponsored Deloitte''s LA Fast 500 awards last night in Santa Monica, although that does not affect our coverage.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

When my team of graduate students and I sent the first message over the internet on a warm Los Angeles evening in October, 1969, little did we suspect that we were at the start of a worldwide revolution. After we typed the first two letters from our computer room at UCLA, namely, “Lo” for “Login,” the network crashed.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Join us at the latest incredible restaurant from the owner of Westlake Village's Tuscany for holiday cheer and networking with OSA's team of expert consultants as well as a room full of like-minded professionals from Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles! See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

DTS said the new product also connects directly into existing home audio systems, also make them part of its whole home audio network. The new system looks to be direct competition for Santa Barbara-based Sonos, and its own wireless, whole home audio systems. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Make It Work said today that it has signed a national syndication agreement with Envision Radio Networks , which will make the firm's technology radio show available to radio stations nationwide. Make It Work also runs a show, Tech News powered by Make It Work, in Los Angeles on KNX1070.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The full list follows: 13 EdgeCast Networks 21406% Santa Monica Alex Kazerani 15 Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 18798% San Diego Pedro Lichtinger 22 Phone Power 7642% Winnetka Ari Ramezani 23 TeleSign Corporation Software 7534% Marina del Rey Steve Jillings 26 FastSpring 6742% Santa Barbara Dan Engel 30 Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2010

The firm said it will become Schaaf-PartnerCentric , and will be headquartered in Los Angeles. PartnerCentric was based in Chestertown, MD, and was started in Santa Barbara. The new company will be headed by Brook Schaaf, who was previously the Afiliate Program Manager for Zappos.com, Shoes.com and Edmunds.com.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 9, 2011

Join One Source Alliance for appetizers and incredible networking opportunities with like-minded professionals from the Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles regions! Monday, May 9, 2011 -- One Source Alliance May Mixer.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In my new role as the first executive director for the Alliance for Southern California Innovation, I spent a lot of time outside of my home turf of Pasadena -- visiting innovation nodes such as San Diego, Irvine, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Venice, Santa Monica, and others. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2010

The angel group also mentioned a web site design as part of its initiatives this year. The TCA is the biggest angel investment group in Southern California, and is among the largest nationally.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The group--which was started by Richard Koffler and John Morris , two well known investors in Los Angeles--has been trying to help connect CEOs with interesting university and other technology projects. What is the idea behind the Tech CEO Network? The Tech CEO Network is there to fill the gap. Thanks for the time today.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

The Los Angeles technology crowd turned out in full for last week's Twiistup 5 event--a showcase for startups looking for exposure and funding--with over 1,000 attendees at a private aircraft hangar at the Santa Monica airport. Tags: technology totspot startup twiistup twiistup5 angeles networking event cogi.

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Twiistup Santa Barbara Santa Monica Social Network 113

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2009

Los Angeles-based seed stage venture fund DFJ Frontier is announcing today that it has closed a second, $55M fund, expanded its team, and opened up new offices. The new offices are in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon. The new offices are in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

It was a great conversation and I thought it would be a good idea to do some visible networking with Aaron to get to know him better. I grew up in Los Angeles and went to undergrad at UC Santa Barbara, graduating in 2003 with Honors in Economics. Los Angeles is a great place for startups.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

venture funding and business deals, technology develops, and more from Santa Barbara. It's the source for keeping a pulse on the dynamic world of technology, reaching venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, social media. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

That''s what Los Angeles-based FieldLevel (www.fieldlevel.com) has been working on, making it easier for coaches to network and exchange information on athletes. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

To hear about the firm's interest in Los Angeles, and Southern California investments in general, we spoke with Fouad ElNaggar , Principal at the firm, to hear about where the firm is nowadays and what kind of investments it is making locally. Fouad ElNaggar: If you want to come in for a face to face, I'm the point of the sphere.

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Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2009

We've opened an office in Los Angeles, and continue to maintain one in Santa Barbara. DFJ has done something very innovative in creating their network. If someone needs an introduction to a company--say one of our CEOs needs an introduction to Google--there's someone in the network who can make that intro.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A great opportunity for more visible networking. I frequently work on networking through the social web and building new relationships that will foster knowledge gathering or business growth. Santa Barbara: the home of the clicks (and the calls) , Do your kids Google poo? Great posts.

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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. The company's CEO, Kos Galatsis , spoke to us a few years ago at the very beginning of their journey.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike Jones , Investor and Advisor Located In Los Angeles. He holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a JD from Southwestern University, and suffers from an addiction to cheeseburgers. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Baghdasarian was co-founder of Monterey Networks, which was sold to Cisco Systems back in 1999, has been an active angel investor in Southern California. I worked as a software and hardware engineer, and did lots of software development for networking and telecom firms, mainly networking.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2010

It's a place where companies can network with each other, collaborate the business, in a brainstorming atmosphere. If you're going to have a high tech company, there has been a knee-jerk reaction to go to Santa Barbara, or perhaps stay closer to the Los Angeles area in the Westlake Village or Agoura area.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

He holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a JD from Southwestern University, and suffers from an addiction to cheeseburgers. Chris Dumler , Co-Founder of Los Angeles Startup Foundation. Chris Dumler is an advocate of the Los Angeles startup community and the culture that holds it together.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). He holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a JD from Southwestern University, and suffers from an addiction to cheeseburgers. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. Navy, Pfizer, & Unisys Corp.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2010

Network Hippo, Inc.; Phone Halo; Santa Barbara, California; www.phonehalo.com. Immitter; Los Angeles, California; www.immitter.com. ; Herzeliya Pituach, Israel; www.my6sense.com/. NetToons, Inc.; El Cerrito, California; www.nettoons.com. Ottawa, Ontario; www.networkhippo.com. nyoombl, Inc.; Zerista, Inc.;

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