socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2013

Lynch and Curry are technology veterans, having managed cloud deployments for Yahoo and Ticketmaster. A number of cloud companies here are involved in the OpenStack effort, including Inktank, parent firm DreamHost, Morphlabs, and Media Temple. The companies said the funding will go towards growth and global expansion of its services.

Services 187

Services Cloud Computing Ticketmaster Southern California 187

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. Commission Junction, MySpace, TicketMaster and many more. Walk into any Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Southern California and you can’t miss their digital screens.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005). And what happened in L.A.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2009

I meet these founders one-on-one, and I'm introduced to them through our own personal network -- Mike Paolucci, John Waller, and myself have been in the startup game on and off, in New York and Southern California for a lot of years between us. John Waller met him 10 years ago at 24/7 Media as well. We've got lots of contacts.

Venture Capital 165

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Technical Review 165