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DECEMBER 26, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Our first is with Andy Wilson of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation. You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

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OCTOBER 28, 2012

Saturday, November 3, 2012 -- ProductCamp SoCal 2012. ProductCamp SoCal is a free, user-driven, collaborative ?unconference? for product managers and marketers in Southern California. A one-day gathering of product folks to share, present, network, learn and discuss.See[link]. unconference?

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

San Diego-based sales enablement and marketing software developer Seismic said this week that it has named a new Chief Product Officer. Seismic said it has named Krish Mantipragada as its new Chief Product Officer, joining the company from Medallia, where he also was Chief Product Officer and an Executive Vice President.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Today, we share the thoughts of Andy Wilson , Managing Director of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation (www.alliancesocal.org). The Alliance is following the classic start-up trajectory: transition from the big idea to your beachhead product offering. We'll be featuring contributions all through the holiday season.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Southern California Gas Company the unit of Sempra Energy which supplies natural gas to Southern California, has backed the manufacturer of natural gas, fuel cell equipment. in a Series E financing round, which included Southern California Gas Company, and was led by Artis Capital Management. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Two, Southern California researchers were awarded the nation's top honor for their contributions to science and technology Friday, as President Obama awarded twelve researchers the National Medal of Science, and eleven inventors with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at a ceremony at the White House. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Tinder , one of Southern California''s hottest mobile app startups, might be the ticket, if you''re into the "hot or not" style of finding love. Did we miss your favorite, Southern California-based company providing a product or service particularly applicable for Valentine''s day? Don''t have a significant other?

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JULY 21, 2017

Who are the companies in Southern California that are part of this growing industry? Snap has yet to announce any products in the area, but apparently is working on something that combines drone and the company's new "camera" focus. Interested in getting involved in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones)?

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Venture capital investments in Southern California in Q3 totaled to $464.18M, according to the latest numbers released by the PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA Money Tree Report this evening, based on data from Thomson Reuters. Tags: venture capital southern california angeles orange county diego moneytree nvca. in investments.

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JANUARY 16, 2015

billion in Southern California startup, according to the latest MoneyTree Report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association last night, based on data from Thomson Reuters. The numbers in Southern California were significantly helped by two, mega-funding deals in Los Angeles, including $485.6M

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Not in Southern California's technology market! Southern California technology companies are hiring aggressively, and the high tech job outlook is better than it has ever been, with hundreds of open positions and many companies eagerly seeking high tech talent. Sr Product Manager , West LA, Shopzilla.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

It's been a banner year for acquisitions and IPOs in Southern California--with such acquisitions as the $2 billion acquisition of Vizio in June; the acquisition of Dollar Shave Club in February; and the IPO of The Trade Desk last week. Who else is on the possible exit list? Image courtesy N StJerna via Flickr.

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MAY 7, 2010

A new analysis of Q1, 2010 venture capital investments finds that two Southern California companies drove a 490 percent increase in Clean Technology Industrial Products & Services for the quarter. Clean technology investments totaled $733.3M

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JANUARY 14, 2011

LSI Corporation , a developer of data storage products, has cut a product line it had been developing in Southern California, resulting in the layoffs of employees in Irvine and Westlake Village, as well as Israel and Silicon Valley.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

California boasts one of the most impressive economies in the United States. Southern California alone has a gross domestic product larger than countries including Mexico and Turkey. And, since 2012, just six counties in SoCal have seen their gross domestic product increase from $992 billion to $1.26

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 7, 2023

Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product. It’s understandable - a hands-on developer can produce a product. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas Increasing competitive advantage?

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APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based SHO Products , which is a manufacturer and distributor of products for the growing cannabis (legal marijuana) market, said today that it has raised $3.6M SHO Products is led co-founders Samuel Jurist (CEO) and Vincent D'Accolti (COO). in a Series A funding round.

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MARCH 2, 2018

Two, Southern California venture capital investors-- Core Innovation Capital and Kairos Ventures --have backed a new, fintech startup focused on providing steady retirement income. That product is an alternative to more traditional annuities, and according to the company is aimed at giving consumers an alternative to 401(k) plans.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

Here are a number of Southern California startups who are making waves in the cloud computing, as mined from our subscription venture capital database. OTOY, based in Los Angeles, is developing software which moves graphics rendering operations "into the cloud", including video/film special effects, video games, and other products.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Congratulations Southern California Gelsons store shoppers, you’re getting Impossible Foods on your grocery shelves. The meatless ground meat substitute will be appearing in stores across the Southern California as the first step in a phased nationwide rollout on Friday.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

Irvine-based Esports Entertainment announced this morning that it plans to start covering e-sports news, and offer up live and pre-recorded, streaming content for the esports industry, with a plan to open up what it calls a "Southern California Esports Broadcast Center".

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AUGUST 5, 2009

Southern California was for the most part passed up on the Department of Energy's $2.4 The SCAQMD's project--which is headquartered in Diamond Bar--involves deployment of a fully integration, production plug-in hybrid system for Class 2-5 vehicles, plus a demonstration fleet of 378 trucks and shuttle buses.

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APRIL 23, 2013

Despite the level of venture capital activity in Southern California, the region--according to informal discussions with venture capitalists over the years--continues to suffer from a dearth of local, indigenous capital--at least, compared with the hundreds of investors along Sand Hill Road.

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APRIL 22, 2010

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 -- Southern California Venture Network - LA Monthly Mixer. Kicking out cool, furred-out products to enhance our first love. This month we are pleased to feature Brian Buck of fOXX Pedals! Down in the fOXXhole, our first love is music. Our second love? Come join us at our new location!

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JUNE 25, 2015

On-demand pickup service Curbside , which develops a mobile, on-demand app and associated service that lets users buy products from retailers such as Target and Best Buy, and pick them up later that day, is planning to expand to Southern California. Curbed did not say where in Southern California it expects to launch first.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Chinese global trading site Tradesparq , a Shanghai-based company helping to enable trade with Chinese manufacturers, is setting up shop in Southern California, according to co-founder Michael Kleist. The company''s site features a huge range of products from Chinese manufacturers, and enables inquiries to those suppliers to others.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

A report today from CNN's Term Sheet says that a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Erik Rannala , is leaving Harrison Metal Venture Capital to set up a new venture capital fund in Southern California. According to the report, Rannala is setting up a separate fund to focus on opportunities in Southern California.

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MARCH 30, 2017

Carpinteria-based construction software developer Procore Technologies has launched two, brand new cloud-based software products to the market, Procore Construction Financials and Procore Quality & Safety , according to the company. Pricing on the new offerings was not announced. Pricing on the new offerings was not announced.

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AUGUST 18, 2014

Los Angeles-based Vantage Media , the advertising technology company led by Patrick Quigley, said last week that it has launched a new product, providing a private, self serve, real-time bidding marketplace for publishers. Pricing on the new product was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Los Angeles-based solar power developer 8minute Solar Energy and Southern California's Clean Power Alliance announced on Thursday that the Clean Power Alliance has signed a 15-year, power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 400 megawatt solar power plant, with 180MW/540MwH energy storage project in Tulare County. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

Southern California was for the most part passed up on the Department of Energy's $2.4 The SCAQMD's project--which is headquartered in Diamond Bar--involves deployment of a fully integration, production plug-in hybrid system for Class 2-5 vehicles, plus a demonstration fleet of 378 trucks and shuttle buses.

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APRIL 23, 2013

Despite the level of venture capital activity in Southern California, the region--according to informal discussions with venture capitalists over the years--continues to suffer from a dearth of local, indigenous capital--at least, compared with the hundreds of investors along Sand Hill Road.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Fisker Automotive , the Irvine-based electric auto firm which was recently acquired by Chinese auto parts company Wanxiang, may start production of its Karma electric car as early as this year, according to multiple reports in the auto industry. It''s unclear if Wanxiang intends to keep any of Fisker''s operations in Southern California.

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JULY 6, 2011

In a sign that demand for employees from Southern California technology firms is on the rise, two, separate announcements Wednesday from local companies indicates that hiring demand at local companies is up, and companies are again scrambling to fill positions.

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MARCH 19, 2010

Four Southern California firms are headed to Palm Springs for the DEMO launch conference next week, according to a list of the presenters released Friday. DEMO has traditionally been a major launch event for startups and new technology products.

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JULY 17, 2020

From a partnership with the Russian company 3D Bioprinting Solutions to make chicken meat replacements using plant material and lab cultured chicken cells to an expansion of its Beyond Fried Chicken pilots to Southern California, KFC is aggressively pushing forward with its experiments around the future of food. ”

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

In what is a fairly unusual move, last week, Tradesparq (www.tradesparq.com), a Chinese startup in the area of B2B trade information, said it was planning on setting up its operations here in Southern California, as part of an expansion and scaling of the company. How long has company been around? Michael Kleist: We started in 2010.

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