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Southern California Accelerator Report Card: Q1 2013

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2013

There''s been a lot of activity over the past two years in the Southern California accelerator/incubator market, with numerous groups (Amplify, EvoNexus, K5, LaunchpadLA, MediaCamp, Science, StartEngine, and many, many others) looking to help entrepreneurs start and fund their companies. But, how successful have they been?

Southern California

Southern California Incubator Report Startup

Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

We''re proud to announce the Socaltech 50 , our list of the 50, up-and-coming people in Southern California''s technology ecosystem. Getting to this list was not easy: we received over 700 nominations for people to be considered on the list, and it took a lot of work by our selection committee to whittle down the list to the finalists.

Southern California

Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica

VC in the OC - OCTANe Innovation Showcase

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 12, 2010

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 -- VC in the OC - OCTANe Innovation Showcase. The premier venture and technology organizations in Orange County, OCVG and OCTANe, have teamed up to produce a one-of-a-kind business event.

OCTANE

OCTANE Venture Capital Orange County Startup

Interview with Matthew Jenusaitis, OCTANe

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

At the same time, the need for the products and services that OCTANe provides are greater in a recessionary economy than in when the economy is booming. For OCTANe to be successful, we want to see our technology ecosystem grow. Historically, OCTANe has been loosely married to UC Irvine, where OCTANe first started five or six years ago.

OCTANE

OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California

socaltech: Last day for Nominations for the Socaltech 100!

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

We''re trying to identify the top 100 up-and-coming individuals in Southern California''s technology industry! We''re honored to have the following folks helping us to pare down the hundreds of names we''ve received so far for the Socaltech 100, and we''ll be providing profiles of our selection committee in the coming weeks.

SoCalTech

SoCalTech Southern California Venture Capital OCTANE

Meet The VC

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 28, 2009

Thursday, May 28, 2009 -- Meet The VC. Join us for an informative (and informal) discussion with Dave Ryan of Mission Ventures. Dave will describe his firm's investment philosphy, investment process, and the current state of VC fundraising and investment. This event is for entrepreneurs only. See [link] (more).

Venture Capital

Venture Capital OCTANE Southern California Mission Ventures

Meet the VC: Saban Ventures

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Thursday, September 10, 2009 -- Meet the VC: Saban Ventures. Join us as we meet Craig Cooper and Richard Yen from Saban Ventures. Together, they have experience at six leading VC firms from across the country so attendees will also get insight into the VC community in Silicon Valley, Southern California, and New York.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital OCTANE Southern California Mobile

VC in the OC Deadline

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 25, 2010

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 -- VC in the OC and OCTANe Innovation Showcase 2010 Deadline. VC in the OC will focus on the Orange County venture capital ecosystem with opportunities to meet VCs from throughout California and see investment presentations from some of the most promising OC start-ups.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Orange County OCTANE Startup

VC in the OC

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 18, 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 -- VC in the OC. Join OCTANe for this unique conference to get the inside view on cutting edge technologies, hot start-ups, venture investments, and industry leaders. You'll have access to VC insight, industry panels, VC speed dating, the very popular Innovation Showcase, and much more!

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Orange County OCTANE Conference

LAVA Names Kovacs As President

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

LAVA says it has recently been working on strengthening ties across the region with the Innovation Network of Southern California (INSoCal) with OCTANe and the San Diego Venture Group. LAVA's day to day operations are managed by Executive Director Len Lanzai. READ MORE>>.

LAVA

LAVA OCTANE Southern California Pasadena Angels

OCVG/OCTANe Digital Media Mix

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 17, 2009

Thursday, April 23, 2009 -- OCVG/OCTANe Digital Media Mix. OCVG teams up with OCTANe for our first evening event of '09. Learn from some of the quickest minds in Digital Media how they're challenging the powers that be, raising BIG $$$ from VC's and creating some of the coolest companies on planet earth.

OCTANE

OCTANE Media Venture Capital Networking

Meet the VC

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 19, 2009

Thursday, June 25, 2009 -- Meet the VC: Anthem Venture Partners. Meet the VC brings entrepreneurs and VCs together. See [link] (more).

Venture Capital

Venture Capital OCTANE Anthem Entrepreneur

Meet the VC: Accuitive Medical Ventures

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009 -- Meet the VC: Accuitive Medical Ventures. OCTANe's Meet the VC series brings entrepreneurs and VCs together. Join us as we meet Gerard van Hamel Platerink from Accuitive Medical Ventures.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital OCTANE Entrepreneur Invest

5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Venture capital. 5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California. For anyone from California, you know there are vast differences between the northern and southern parts of the state – so vast in fact that, to us, they could just as easily stand alone as two separate states. Enterprise.

Southern California

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County

Raising Money

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 17, 2009

Thursday, July 23, 2009 -- Special Joint TCVN and OCTANe Forum - Raising Money: Meet The VC's. For this special program, TCVN and OCTANe are joining forces to produce a timely, interactive program on venture capital financing in todays difficult times. Two programs for the price of one! See [link] (more).

TCVN

TCVN Venture Capital OCTANE Pricing

Cleantech Investor Forum

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 8, 2012

Join CleanTechOC and OCTANe for the inaugural Cleantech Investor Forum on May 14. The Forum will bring together over 250 innovators and experts in the cleantech space across California.

OCTANE

OCTANE Venture Capital Startup Invest

PwC MoneyTree Report

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 31, 2012

The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States. As a collaboration between PwC and the National Venture Capital Association, based upon data from Thomson Reuters, it is the only industry-endorsed research of its kind. Wednesday, June 6, 2012 -- PwC MoneyTree Report.

Report

Report OCTANE Press Venture Capital

So You Want to be a CleanTech CEO?

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 29, 2012

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 -- So You Want to be a CleanTech CEO? CleanTechOC and OCTANe. California companies continue to bring in the majority of cleantech venture capital dollars, raising $2.8 Experiences and stories from the trenches with a panel of cleantech company CEOs. billion in 2011.

OCTANE

OCTANE Venture Capital Capital Company

Successful Medical Device Company Commercialization

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2012

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 -- Successful Medical Device Company Commercialization Without Venture Capital.

Case Study

Case Study Company Companies OCTANE

UCI TechPortal Event

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 14, 2010

Marc Averitt, Okapi Venture Capital; Douglas Crawford, QB3 Garage; Michael Guiliana, Knobbe Martens; Stephen Jenks, UCI/Hiperwall; Matthew Jenusaitis, OCTANe; and Jacob Levin, UCI. Speakers include B. See [link] (more).

UCI

UCI OCTANE Incubator Mentor

Angel Funding Advice

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. Quick caveats: having fewer investors (3-5) is better than many investors (10-15) and PLEASE make sure you hire a great lawyer who has experience in doing start-ups to avoid pitfalls that will make VC harder down the line. They might be as hard as raising VC.

Angel

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup

Funding Sources Within the Federal Government

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 8, 2010

As private and venture capital sources of funding are shrinking, the Federal government has expanded the amount of funding available to private sector companies. Thursday, January 14, 2010 -- Funding Sources Within the Federal Government.

Funding

Funding OCTANE Venture Capital Capital

Southern California Tech Central

Southern California Accelerator Report Card: Q1 2013

Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

Trending Sources

VC in the OC - OCTANe Innovation Showcase

Interview with Matthew Jenusaitis, OCTANe

socaltech: Last day for Nominations for the Socaltech 100!

Meet The VC

Meet the VC: Saban Ventures

VC in the OC Deadline

VC in the OC

LAVA Names Kovacs As President

OCVG/OCTANe Digital Media Mix

Meet the VC

Meet the VC: Accuitive Medical Ventures

5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

Raising Money

Cleantech Investor Forum

PwC MoneyTree Report

So You Want to be a CleanTech CEO?

Successful Medical Device Company Commercialization

UCI TechPortal Event

Angel Funding Advice

Funding Sources Within the Federal Government

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