How I Got Funded
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 13, 2018
Thursday, March 15, 2018 -- Join us for an evening celebrating entrepreneurship at Expert Dojo, Santa Monica CA. A successful start-up requires funding, mentoring, and smart connections.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 13, 2018
Thursday, March 15, 2018 -- Join us for an evening celebrating entrepreneurship at Expert Dojo, Santa Monica CA. A successful start-up requires funding, mentoring, and smart connections.
socalTECH
JANUARY 30, 2013
StartEngine , the startup accelerator headed by Howard Marks, is launching its newest class of startups today in a private event in Santa Monica. The eight startups are pitching their investors to startups at CrossCampus in Santa Monica this afternoon.
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socalTECH
DECEMBER 27, 2012
Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. We'll head back to the beach on the first week of summer for a week-long Silicon Beach Fest in Santa Monica June 2013.
socalTECH
JANUARY 31, 2013
It was standing room only at StartEngine 's Demo Day Wednesday afternoon, held at Santa Monica's Cross Campus , as the startup accelerator launched eight of its latest startups into the world, after a 90 day process of mentoring, honing their business model, and heads down development.
Tech.Co
MARCH 5, 2015
” We offer each accepted company $25k – $100k, free office space in the heart of Santa Monica (one block from the beach) for four months, a ton of perks and discounts, and most importantly, access to a massive network of mentors, advisors, and investors.
socalTECH
JUNE 20, 2012
There is a large menu of startup accelerators in the Los Angeles, but one of more established efforts in the area is LaunchpadLA ([link] The effort actually started as an informal mentoring program, but has grown and expanded to follow the accelerator model. Sam Teller: Launchpad is an accelerator in Santa Monica.
CEO Flow
MARCH 2, 2009
Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session.
CEO Flow
MARCH 2, 2009
Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session.
CEO Flow
MARCH 2, 2009
Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles. 9:30a – 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session.
CEO Flow
MARCH 2, 2009
Aaron is also the Program Director for Entretech’s Nitro.la , a non-profit mentoring network in partnership with USC, UCLA and Caltech, to help develop LA’s entrepreneurial community by “getting more companies funded in greater Los Angeles. 9:30a - 10a: Network with CEOs from this and the next session.
Tech Zulu Event
JULY 2, 2013
Whether you were a startup, an investor, a blogger, a fashionista, or someone just curious about what is happening in Santa Monica aka “Silicon Beach,” the recent Silicon Beach Fest had something for everyone which included panels, parties and more. Most companies are referred by other VC’s, founders or mentors.
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
Today marks another great day for the LA startup community as one of the city’s prominent mentoring programs , Launchpad LA, received VC funding – for each startup. Congratulations Launchpad LA, and those who have an idea or a company looking for opportunities and one of the best networks to make it grow… apply now.
Tech Zulu Event
APRIL 18, 2013
On May 2 from 7-10pm, join experienced CEOs and mentors for the premiere Business Rockstars Academy at the ROC Center in Santa Monica. If you’ve new to the startup world and have never launched a company, this event is for you. The post Ken Rutkowski Launches Business Rockstars Academy appeared first on TechZulu.
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
Today marks another great day for the LA startup community as one of the city’s prominent mentoring programs , Launchpad LA, received VC funding – for each startup. Congratulations Launchpad LA, and those who have an idea or a company looking for opportunities and one of the best networks to make it grow… apply now.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 24, 2011
To that end, last week, Los Angeles-based MuckerLab (www.muckerlab.com) announced its plans--and a big lineup of local CEO mentors--to start up a new, YCombinator- and TechStars-type program in Los Angeles, headed by former Silicon Valley venture capitalist Erik Rannala , and affiliated with the TechStars Network.
Tech Zulu Event
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
Also joining the team will be Yohei Nakajima , former academy program director at CoLoft, a popular co-working space for tech entrepreneurs in Santa Monica, California.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 10, 2016
Move our offices to Santa Monica so we could be closer to the early-stage companies being created in LA. I created an accelerator & mentor network (Launchpad LA). Rebrand with a name that would authentically lay out our values. He’s even challenged some of our sacred cows on investment philosophy. I keynoted.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 23, 2015
Last week Fred Wilson and I sat down in Santa Monica for an hour+ discussion with the video cameras rolling. Fred has of course been a public mentor to us all with his market-defining terminology that he popularized including “freemium” and “mobile first.”
socalTECH
JUNE 18, 2009
Our interview today is with Santa Monica-based OneCubicle (www.onecubicle.com), a new startup we ran across recently, which is looking to provide a more professional social networking site for younger people. Gregg Champion: OneCubicle.com is a social business network for people on their first, second, and third jobs.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Tracy is knowledgeable enough to talk tech and swap design & product stories with other founders, but she realized early that networking amongst this group and reading and writing in their journals would not bring her more customers. Once off the ground she could attract mentors from her industry. She focused on her customer.
Tech Zulu Event
FEBRUARY 18, 2013
Creating very natural and appealing social engagement opportunity, as well as video without the television network costs. GumGum HQ, is tucked away on 4 th Street in Santa Monica in a hipster building (that holds other notable startups), and like its young founder, Ophir Tanz , feels warm and inviting.
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
Courtesy of upStart.LA , our very own local accelerator based out of Santa Monica, we were able to get some of these questions answered by some very real people. And while some of the answers slightly differed between speakers, it seems like the one HUGE tying value point for these incubator programs is guidance and the network.
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 20, 2011
9:00 – 10:00pm – cocktail reception and networking. Headquarted in Santa Monica, CA, CallFire is dedicated to providing high-availability systems, intuitive user interfaces, furious developer support, and unparalleled customer care in order to transform how companies do business. 7:00 – 7:45pm – check-in. Diamond Sponsor.
Tech Zulu Event
JANUARY 12, 2015
at the Dethrone Base Camp in Santa Monica. Alyse joined the March Capital Partners’ Investment Team as an Associate in 2013, and is focused on early stage opportunities in big data and artificial intelligence, IoT, distributed ledger technologies, p2p networks, marketplace innovation and healthcare IT. Silicon Valley Bank.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
I ran Altavista from 2001 to 2002 in Europe, and came back to the states, doing a lot of consulting between the Dot Com crash and the beginning of social networking. I think it all crystallized in 2010 on the Santa Monica promenade. We had people in fourteen cities worldwide, including San Francisco and Seattle.
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 17, 2011
sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). CODA Automotive is a privately held company headquartered in Santa Monica, California that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery systems purpose-built for transportation and utility applications. 8:30 – 9:30pm – cocktail reception and networking.
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. I then worked as a product manager at NetZero/United Online in the VOIP group, and then most recently at Google as a product manager on the Picasa/Photos team based in Santa Monica.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 20, 2011
Mingle is a networking service that uses location to discover and create relevant connections. As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. 9:00 – 10:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. 7:00 – 7:45pm – check-in. 7:45 – 7:55pm – introductory remarks.
Tech Zulu Event
JANUARY 30, 2012
Headquarted in Santa Monica, CA, CallFire is dedicated to providing high-availability systems, intuitive user interfaces, furious developer support, and unparalleled customer care in order to transform how companies do business. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.
Tech Zulu Event
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
This included stabilizing a historically negative traffic and user trend, reducing the operational cost of the business by nearly 90 percent and pivoting the product from its legacy as a social network to a social entertainment destination. 8:30 – 9:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. RSVP: AGENDA. 6:00 – 7:00pm – check-in.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 28, 2011
Mingle is a networking service that uses location to discover and create relevant connections. As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry.
Tech Zulu Event
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
This included stabilizing a historically negative traffic and user trend, reducing the operational cost of the business by nearly 90 percent and pivoting the product from its legacy as a social network to a social entertainment destination. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica.
Tech Zulu Event
JANUARY 20, 2012
Headquarted in Santa Monica, CA, CallFire is dedicated to providing high-availability systems, intuitive user interfaces, furious developer support, and unparalleled customer care in order to transform how companies do business. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 31, 2011
Friday evening, August 19th, rolled around and Startup Weekend LA was underway with attendees showing up at Coloft in Santa Monica around 6:00 pm and the classic Idealab keg there to quench everyone’s thirst. Guests, visitors and teams mingled away enjoying appetizers and snacks along with this LASW’s 3rd keg. Rob Maigret.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 28, 2011
Mingle is a networking service that uses location to discover and create relevant connections. As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry.
SoCal Delicious
AUGUST 23, 2010
MySpace is one of the world’s largest social networks, with about 125 million users. Mark founded Launchpad LA, a program designed to help mentor LA’s most promising first-time startup CEO’s. a network of widely read blogs including Engadget – ranked # 1 by Technorati, Joystiq, Autoblog, and Blogging Baby. Want to sponsor?
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 8, 2014
To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. And when you think about the three C’s you begin to realize that the first two of these activities are ones where the economic powerhouse networks are driven in cities outside of Silicon Valley.
socalTECH
MAY 10, 2018
We have a number of locations, including one in Santa Monica, one in Pasadena, one in Downtown, and one in El Segundo and the South Bay Area. In Silicon Beach, and in Santa Monica, we've adapted to that community as far as staffing and circumstance. Cross Campus is really a community oriented around coworking.
Tech Zulu Event
JULY 8, 2011
CODA Automotive is a privately held company headquartered in Santa Monica, California that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery systems purpose-built for transportation and utility applications. 8:30 – 10:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. RSVP: AGENDA. 6:00 – 7:00pm – check-in.
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 16, 2011
Soon I moved towards TV and worked at large networks like, VH1, CMT, and E! We started out with our first event at South Bar (in Santa Monica) with about 30 people in attendance. This month we’re doing a holiday party at the 31Ten Lounge (in Santa Monica). Entertainment. While at E!, So it grew really fast.
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 3, 2015
Almost all credited their spouse, or a mentor, in helping them achieve their success. It’s been a fascinating sociology study starting with the first panel of all female executives I heard during a conference on the Santa Monica Pier all the way up until now. But I digress.
socalTECH
JANUARY 19, 2017
Since then, I have worked extensively with mentoring youth, and helping them figure out what's possible in terms of careers. My partner and I started working on this two years ago, and had researched the situation. We will have a new release, probably in the next four weeks, which has all of Marriott's jobs, upfront with their branding.
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