socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

a new, Santa Monica based company headed by former Myspace CEO Mike Jones , announced this morning that it has scored capital and funding, and is building a "technology studio" to develop new businesses, provide them with advice, and provide them with funding. > Science, Inc. ,

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

Article after article points out that Los Angeles is on its way to becoming one of the most robust startup communities in the United States. It is meant to bring everyone together so that they can learn, network and leave with the sense that they now belong to a family of entrepreneurs, all trying to make LA a startup hub.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

OnGreen.com is seeking green tech start-ups to exhibit at Demo Day III on February 15, 2010, in Los Angeles, California OnGreen.com is a LA based start-up building a global cleantech community of entrepreneurs, investors, academic institutions, government industries, and business and technical experts.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

A new, technology startup accelerator modeled after the TechStars venture incubator in Boulder said today it has launched, and will bring business acceleration to Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Santa Monica-based Factual , the new data focused startup run by Gil Elbaz , the co-founder of Applied Semantics , which invented Google's AdSense technology, is announcing the investors in the firm this evening. Factual is developing an online platform which allows anyone to share and mash open data. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Santa Monica-based Factual , the open data startup headed by Gil Elbaz, the inventor of Google's AdSense technology, said today that it has launched a new open set of data that the firm says provides geo-coded data for 14 million local U.S. businesses.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Jason Nazar is CEO of Santa Monica-based Docstoc (www.docstoc.com), the online document sharing site, and a fixture at Los Angeles technology events. Given all of the work you've been doing with helping other entrepreneurs out, what is the biggest message you are trying to get to entrepreneurs and startups?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Chatsworth-based Kinetic Traction Systems , a new startup headed by former Pentadyne Power COO Richard Newark, said today that it has launched the firm, and is looking to apply flywheel energy storage to the mass transit and rail market.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

But VC is an “illiquid asset&# so funds didn’t disappear quickly - In 2000/01 the stock market quickly adjusted punishing investors in the NASDAQ and in individual public technology stocks. Many funds have not performed and will start to disappear. So as of 2008 total LP commitments were still at nearly $250 billion.

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2009

Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Startups Made Simple. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com).

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2010

for the quarter, up from both Q4 of last year as well as the comparable Q1 quarter in 2009, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the NVCA. in Q1, up from $588.033M tallied by the report in Q4 of 2009, and up significantly from the $320.2M Clean technology in Southern California represented $230.0M

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2011

Quarter to quarter, investments were up from Q1, when $585M was invested in the region. across 966 deals, up 19 percent from the first quarter, when there was $6.3 In terms of industry, nationally, Internet-specific investments hit a 10-year high--up 72 percent in terms of dollars, and 46 percent in terms of deals, with $2.3

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 19, 2012

LA City Council Member Eric Garcetti will give the opening keynote for the inaugural Silicon Beach Fest , a celebration of digital innovators in startups and entertainment happening June 21 – 23. The moniker Silicon Beach refers to the technology scene in Los Angeles concentrated around the areas of Santa Monica and Venice.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Excited to announce MuckerLab , a new startup accelerator and member of the TechStars Network, launched today in L.A. Los Angeles is on the cusp of becoming a major technology hub, but the ecosystem here isn’t yet as developed as Silicon Valley. What are you waiting for startups! Can you feel it folks? Cause I can.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2009

Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Startups Made Simple. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com).

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socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2009

Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Startups Made Simple. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com).

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socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2009

Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Startups Made Simple. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com).

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. More than 150 speakers include top executives from local accelerators, venture capitalists, entertainment powerhouses, brands, and emerging and established start-ups.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

Nate Redmond is the managing partner of Rustic Canyon Partners – he’s probably one of the youngest managing partners of a major fund you’ll meet. But my take: Gaikai had superior technology & a superior business strategy. Nate, tell us a bit about Rustic Canyon Venture Partners.

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2010

Investments by venture capitalists in Southern California were up, both in terms of deals and dollars in Q2, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). in 91 investments, up significantly from the $451.8M Both LA and OC were both up in terms of deals and dollars.

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2009

Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Startups Made Simple. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com).

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Venture Capital for Technology Innovators. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Startups Made Simple. Technology.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Tonight starting at 7:00pm PST we will be streaming and bringing you all the action live from Cross Campus in Santa Monica. A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. Make sure to tune in!

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2009

Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Startups Made Simple. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com).

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2009

Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Startups Made Simple. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com).

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SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon Technology Council 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The fund--started by Brian Garrett and Rick Smith --has been focused on digital media investments, and so far has made investments in six companies. Let's start with an overview of the fund. Brian Garrett: We started Crosscut Ventures about a year ago. How tough was it to start up a new fund? What do you invest in?

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

Jason is also behind the popular "Startups Uncensored" events in Los Angeles, so we also pinged him on how those events have been going. We want to make sure the marketplace is for professional content, so we screen to make sure the seller is a professional or small business owner, or a startup or entrepreneur.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

But I thought I’d take some more time here to expand on what I think are the challenges, and opportunities, of starting a tech company in LA. Challenge #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists. Opportunity #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

Back in 2006/07 when I sold my company and then worked at Salesforce.com there were very few options in SF for technology folk to build their careers at big, growing companies. Technology innovation doesn’t occur in a vacuum. And sci-fi writers are but one example of the way society impacts technology. And make-up artists.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. Mark Suster: Let's start at the 50,000 foot level, then I'll segue into that question.

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