Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 15, 2014
And consider Snapchat – one of our hometown favorites as they’re based in LA (Venice Beach). Local mentors matter. I figured if we couldn’t fund every company locally we should at least embrace them as a community and show that we’re willing to mentor them whether they raise their money in town or not.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 27, 2012
The biggest news for Digital LA this year has been creating and spearheading Silicon Beach Fest, LA's first startup entertainment community festival in Santa Monica and Venice in June, 2012. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?
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socalTECH
MARCH 11, 2016
Venice, California-based Rally Networks , a startup which uses free charging stations in public locations to help spread the word about mobile apps, has been selected for the new Virgin Media Accelerator that is launching in London. READ MORE>>.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 8, 2014
A move to more urban environments (SF over SV, Cambridge over Waltham, London over Thames Valley, Santa Monica / Venice, Flatiron and so forth) as basically young people want to live where young people want to live. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. I wish every city could have an 1871.
socalTECH
JANUARY 7, 2019
We continue to have a steady stream of industry and thought leaders raising their hands to be mentors for our upcoming cohorts. Our most recent Demo Day in November 2018 (at Google/Venice on the main stage) was the most well-attended Demo Day in the history of Startup Boost. The desire to build and advance this community is strong.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
And while none has yet had the lasting power of the much bigger NorCal successes I imagine his next moves will continue to be closely watched by those in the know and the countless younger LA entrepreneurs who count Rosenblatt as a mentor may leave an even more lasting impact.
Tech Zulu Event
JULY 16, 2013
Fun Fact: Walk into their Venice-based office and you’ll find a giant giraffe (dubbed their co-founder’s “spirit animal”) stuffed in their version of a startup treehouse. Abrams, Jim Wiatt, and Zach James have presented at Amplify’s Wednesday evening mentor events. Marketing: SteelHouse. Fun Fact: Los Angeles heavy hitters J.J.
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