socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2013

This was a situation where we had the opportunity to take on funding, at a point where we could utilize it to scale our technology platform, and to increase our global reach and expand our content, beyond what we'd do normally. We already had a presence there, and are moving into a standalone building in Calabasas focused on web development.

Funding 164

Funding Calabasas Course Platform 164

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

I was very excited by how inclusion was such a priority in the space, Startup of the Year wanted to work with us to make sure the event reflected our community ,” said Denayja Reese, Partnerships and Production Manager of BlackTech Week. This crowdfunding platform has a goal to empower women-led startups to grow better businesses.

Startup 141

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 141

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2010

Morphlabs is a cloud computing company, part of a good cluster of firms that we now have in Southern California, including 3Tera in Orange County, and Eucalyptus in Santa Barbara. The company is about three years old, and we had our first product initially in Japan. We brought that to the U.S.

Southern California 242

Southern California Startup Cloud Computing El Segundo 242

Xconomy

JULY 21, 2016

The funding, provided by Santa Barbara, CA-based Rincon Venture Partners and Venice, CA-based CrossCut Ventures, represents the first institutional investment for Zingle. The company raised $1 million last year, according to a 2015 regulatory filing. Happy #TBT from our fearless Founder & CEO @fordblakely !

Technology 40

Technology Santa Barbara Venture Capital Venice 40

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

I review these tenets with my entrepreneurial students at UC Santa Barbara at the beginning of each quarter to reinforce many of the key topics we will cover in the following weeks. If improperly administered, meetings become counter-productive, especially as an organization grows beyond its initial startup phase.

Tips 279

Tips Startup Framework Customer 279

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2011

It also allows celebrities to talk to their fans, and offer them the opportunity purchase innovative, digital, personalized products like e-cards and invitiations. If you're an IP holder, if you're Coldplay, you can generate revenue from our innovative digital products, while building your fan base. How did the company come about?

Entertainment 159

Entertainment Startup Class Santa Barbara 159

socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2009

Earlier this month, Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue (www.ringrevenue.com) announced that it had raised a round of venture funding. The way it works today, is a web site might have an affiliate link, people looking for a mortgage or refi will input their info, and hit submit. Explain your technology?

Advertising 113

Advertising Networking Santa Barbara Startup 113

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

We typically do not ask entrepreneurs to visit our offices in Santa Barbara, but Jeff wanted to meet with Kevin, an investor in our Fund who helped us vet opportunities and occasionally invested alongside of us. It also wasn’t clear at the time what types of apps would be built on top of the platform, other than cheaper IVR systems.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

a perks platform for small medium businesses. After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. daqri is an augmented reality and mobile web content publishing platform that utilizes QR codes to deliver content.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. is a web hosting and virtualization service provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In high school, he founded Solar Devices, a firm that sold plans and kits for solar energy products. which made a natural language product for Lotus 1-2-3 called HAL. He holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a JD from Southwestern University, and suffers from an addiction to cheeseburgers.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84