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Reflections on 2020: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation
socalTECH
JANUARY 5, 2021
Today, we have Andy Wilson, Executive Director of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation (www.alliancesocal.org). In short, we accelerated our virtual and digital capabilities which has enhanced our ability to unify and elevate the massive and diverse SoCal region. We've been posting these throughout the next two weeks.
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Alliance For SoCal Innovation Aims To Connect Startups, Venture Capital
socalTECH
JUNE 17, 2021
The Alliance for Southern California Innovation said on Thursday that it is launching a new program, the SoCal Venture Pipeline. The Alliance said the program came about, because SoCal founders continue to struggle to raise growth capital despite "a wealth of talent and potential".
Video Interview: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation
socalTECH
JULY 2, 2019
For our video interview this morning, we have Andy Wilson, the Executive Director of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation (www.alliancesocal.org), a new nonprofit which is trying to bring together Southern California's technology industry, universities, and others in the local ecosystem. READ MORE>>.
Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19
Advertiser: Aggregage
Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.
Reflections On 2019: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation
socalTECH
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Today, we share the thoughts of Andy Wilson , Managing Director of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation (www.alliancesocal.org). While 2018 was all about better understanding the SoCal opportunity, 2019 was about honing our focus and defining our core programs. We'll be featuring contributions all through the holiday season.
SoCal Startup Day
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 -- SoCal Startup Day is back! SoCal Startup Day is on Nov 8th in Hangar 244 at the Irvine Great Park. The 2023 SoCal Startup Day will feature startups, VCs and Angel Investors from all over Southern California, to meet, network and help startups raise capital. SoCal Startup Day $10 OFF VIP Passes.
SoCal Startup Day
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 -- SoCal Startup Day. We are proud to announce the first annual SoCal Startup Day. We will have a jam packed day of festivities, exhibitors, investors, keynotes, fireside chats, activites, food trucks and cocktails, and the biggest startup event Orange County has ever seen!
Alliance for SoCal Innovation, Verizon Media In Partnership
socalTECH
DECEMBER 9, 2020
The Alliance for SoCal Innovation , a nonprofit looking to help connect Southern California's innovation ecosystem, has partnered with Verizon Media to help launch microsites to connect the local technology community, and grow the ecosystem, Verizon said on Wednesday. READ MORE>>.
SoCal BitCoin Angel Brock Pierce Leads Investment In ZipZap
socalTECH
JULY 30, 2014
Brock Pierce , the Southern California angel investor who is one of the most active proponents and investors in Bitcoin and its startups, has made another investment in the space, leading an AngelList syndicate funding of ZipZap.
Insights and Opinions: What's Ahead for SoCal Startups?
socalTECH
MARCH 5, 2019
Predicting what 2019 will hold for the SoCal innovation economy is risky. Our SoCal startup ecosystem which is barely recognizable from 10 years ago when we debuted the first US Startup Outlook. Read What's Ahead for SoCal Startups? One thing that has certainly changed on my watch? Some color around the findings: Continued.
Bonfire Ventures closes $60 million to invest in SoCal B2B startups
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 29, 2018
Los Angeles is becoming one of the more interesting destinations for startups and the investors that provide money for venture capital firms to place bets on young companies are increasingly starting to take notice. New funds are launching in Los Angeles at a pretty feverish clip, and the latest to plant its flag in the […].
First Look SoCal Showcase: How Do You Create More SoCal Startup Success?
socalTECH
JUNE 21, 2018
That was the question at the SoCal First Look Showcase , run by the Alliance for SoCal Innovation and the Los Angeles Venture Association at UCLA on Wednesday.
Reflections on 2018: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation
socalTECH
DECEMBER 26, 2018
Our first is with Andy Wilson of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation. In the Spring we publicly released the Boston Consulting Group's extremely thoughtful strategic assessment of the SoCal region. Their report crystallized the opportunity and pathways to moving SoCal forward as one of the leading global innovation ecosystem.
SoCal First Look Innovation Showcase 2019
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 13, 2019
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 -- SoCal First Look Innovation Showcase 2019. The SoCal First Look Innovation Showcase supports, nurtures and stimulates our unique innovation culture in Southern California and promotes its position as a vibrant hub for start-ups and emerging technology.
Validated Expands In SoCal
socalTECH
APRIL 19, 2017
Validated , a new startup which offers up a mobile app which lets consumers earn transportation credits for parking, ridesharing, mass transit, and more for dining and shopping at stores, is in an expansion to Southern California today.
Enterprise Software Is Back: SoCal Sees Surge In Software Deals
socalTECH
JANUARY 28, 2014
Think Southern California''s tech industry is all about fashion, Hollywood, and content? If you look at the last few weeks of deals here, you might be surprised: it''s almost been entirely enterprise software. for its cloud-based medical offices software.
GoPro, With SoCal Ties, Files For IPO
socalTECH
MAY 19, 2014
Action sports camera maker GoPro , which has a few Southern California connections, has filed for an IPO, saying Monday in a regulatory filing that it is looking to raise $100M on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as GPRO.
Event Honors Sky Dayton, Identifies SoCal's Tech and Innovation Leaders
socalTECH
JANUARY 29, 2013
Who are the top technology and innovations leaders? C-Suite Quarterly has identified the top leaders in Southern California's technology industry, and is honoring them Wednesday evening at an event at the Viceroy in Santa Monica.
Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 22, 2018
Recognizing the tens of billions of dollars that the Southern Californian region leaves on the table, because it hasn’t taken its rightful place in the American technology industry, a new group called the Alliance for Southern California Innovation has just released a report to analyze how SoCal can work to assume its pole position.
New Program Aims To Connect Startups, Series A Funding
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The Alliance said it has launched its new SoCal Venture Pipeline program, to help bridge a key funding gap for Southern California entrepreneurs, by connecting them to relevant venture capital firms. The new program is being run in partnership with Silicon Valley Bank.
Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010
SoCal CTO
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Recap & Photos of our First Ever Investor & Founder Mixer with TechCon SoCal!
Startup San Diego
MAY 30, 2024
We invited local investors and founders […] The post Recap & Photos of our First Ever Investor & Founder Mixer with TechCon SoCal! Last week over 80+ attendees came together for our very first Investor & Founder Mixer at the brand new Legacy Resort Hotel & Spa. appeared first on Startup San Diego.
SoCal Takes Top Two Spots In Instagram Tags
socalTECH
DECEMBER 5, 2014
Southern California looks to be the top location for Instagram tags, based on a ranking of tags on the app released this week. According to Instagram, the top two spots in Instagram''s list of the top tagged locations in 2014 were Disneyland , in Anaheim, and Dodger Stadium , in Los Angeles.
Startup World Cup - SoCal Regional hosted by LAVA and Pepperdine
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 22, 2020
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 -- Startup World Cup - SoCal Regional hosted by LAVA and Pepperdine. Startups worldwide first compete at regional events, and the regional finalists will showcase themselves at the Grand Finale event in San Francisco and compete for a $1m investment prize.
SoCal Sees Summertime Surge In Exits
socalTECH
AUGUST 10, 2016
In what looks to be an unprecedented surge in high profile, high value exits for high tech companies in Southern California, there have now been six big exits in the region over the last month worth over $100M. Those exits--worth more than a collected $3.8
Three SoCal Startups That Beat Snapchat To $100M In Revenues
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 26, 2016
Venice-based Snapchat might be the darling of the technology startup scene, but there are at least three, privately held startups--and maybe, more--in Southern California who recently passed $100M in revenues, according to a look through recent announcements.
BlankSpaces Renews Faith In Coworking
socalTECH
JANUARY 17, 2013
In an email announcing the renewal, Jerome Chang, the coworking space's founder, said that he believes that--having already been in the location for five years--that makes the coworking space the oldest, and therefore first coworking spot in SoCal.
See Jane Go Snags $2.47M To Expand In SoCal
socalTECH
JUNE 13, 2017
Laguna Hills-based See Jane Go , a startup which operates a ridesharing service driven by, and which serves just women, has raised $2.47M in an angel funding, the company said Tuesday. Name of the investors in the company were not announced.
Startup CTO or Developer
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. Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Exploring new technologies? Increasing competitive advantage? The answer is: it depends.
Next SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch, Saturday, Should Be Visible Across SoCal
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
Anyone who someone managed to completely miss the last SpaceX launch in Southern California--the UFO-report-spurring, traffic-stopping launch of a set of satellites in December --might want to get up a little early on Saturday morning, and look to the North and West.
In Venice Beach, A Coming Out for Silicon Beach
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
To those like Avesta and Cameron Rasouli of CoLoft , there isn't anything surprising about all of the attention SoCal is receiving. "We With all of the attention the LA tech scene has been getting lately (Forbes has been predicting it to outpace it's northern neighbor all year ), many were calling this a "coming out party" for Silicon Beach.
SideCar Debuts Ridesharing App In LA
socalTECH
MARCH 4, 2013
SideCar might be familiar to the SoCal tech crowd just showing up today in Austin for SXSW--the company has been planning a big push at the tech/music conference-- despite a legal battle in Austin. The company--which also has operations in San Francisco, Seattle, Austin and Philadelphia--is run locally by City Manager Drew Crofton.
Tech Scenes Episode 1: A Look At SoCal's Startup Ecosystem
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Welcome to Tech Scenes where we explore what makes tech leaders and the cities they live in thrive.
Everbridge Raises $90M In IPO, Sees Pop On Market Debut
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Everbridge , a developer of emergency notification tools which was founded and still has major operations in both Glendale and Pasadena, has had an IPO, raising $90M for the company and marking another major, SoCal linked technology startup exit in what has been a busy year for deals.
Insights: Attracting Tech Talent to SoCal: It's Not as Hard as You Think
socalTECH
OCTOBER 10, 2014
Think it''s tough to attract talent from the Bay Area to Southern California? For our Insights and Opinions section, executive recruiter Eric Larsen gives some hints on tips on how he attracts candidates to relocate here to Southern California. The greater Los Angeles area is on a phenomenal roll in terms of movement in the tech space.
Tech Study Critical Of Region's Fragmentation, Geography
socalTECH
MARCH 26, 2018
Poizner's group cited "demonstrated potential" in SoCal in the tech industry, citing SpaceX, Snap, and Cornerstone OnDemand, expansion of Google, Yahoo! and Facebook in Silicon Beach, and the relocations of such Silicon Valley tech executives as Meg Whitman and Peter Thiel to the region.
Tesla Motors Selected For Massive Battery Storage Project In SoCal
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Tesla Motors has been selected to build and install massive, 80 megawatt battery storage facility in Southern California, as part of a new contract with Southern California Edison , the two announced on Thursday. The plant--to be build at SCE's Mira Loma plant--is designed to store up energy from renewables, for use during peak hours.
SoCal's Big New Crop Of Venture Investors And Funds
socalTECH
MARCH 16, 2017
Are you an entrepreneur, looking for capital here in Southern California? It's turning out to be a great time for entrepreneurs looking for funding in the region, with not only high profile exits of such companies as Snap Inc., but a bunch of new, early stage investors looking to seed or fund the next big tech success story.
Impossible Foods will debut in SoCal grocery stores on Friday as first step in phased national rollout
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.
Insights: How to Build Your Innovation Community
socalTECH
JUNE 28, 2019
For our Insights and Opinions section today, where we share contributed articles from the Southern California technology community, we have Eric Eide , of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation , a nonprofit that recently has been working on trying to help support the local entrepreneurial community across the region.
Pelion Ventures Sets Up Shop In SoCal
socalTECH
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Pelion Venture Partners , a venture capital firm based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is expanding its efforts into Southern California, and has named Jeff Kearl as Managing Director in the region for the firm. Pelion has made investments in such companies as Domo, Redhat, Riverbed, MX Logic, and others.
Here's Who Is Funding Companies In Southern California Today
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
Here are the venture firms who have been most active in SoCal (Santa Babrara - Los Angeles - Orange County - San Diego) in the last twelve months, based on the number of deals: 1. It's often tough to figure exactly who the venture capital funds are who are funding startups in the area. Upfront Partners - 11 deals.
Reflections on 2020: Carey Ransom, Operate
socalTECH
DECEMBER 23, 2020
We made 7 investments in SoCal founders in our first year (out of 8 total), and even the 1 exception has deep SoCal ties and we hope to relocate her here in 2021. We've expanded our network activity outside of SoCal to potentially invest in and recruit founders and talent to the region. Contact our editors for details.
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