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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 -- SoCal Startup Day. We are proud to announce the first annual SoCal Startup Day. If you are looking to network and connect with Southern California's top startups, seeking funding, or just curious about the startup community, this is the event for you.

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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>>.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Prologis, a major provider of third party logistics facilities, said it is making a major installation of electric charging infrastructure in Southern California.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

Steve Poizner: The Alliance is a new nonprofit, whose mission it is to bring together a lot of the amazing, unique assets of Southern California. We are devoted to the mission of supercharging Southern California's technology ecosystem, and help it emerge as a world class technology hub by 2025.

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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>>.

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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.

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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. READ MORE>>

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

A new program, run by the Alliance for Southern California Innovation, is looking to connect startups with Series A funding, according to the group. According to the two, the program recruits and selects top SoCal-based startups that have demonstrated clear market traction and provides introductions to leading venture funds.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

What's going on with Southern California's innovation economy, and where is the action? Personally, I couldn't be more excited about the SoCal tech scene and burgeoning local capital market. . Personally, I couldn't be more excited about the SoCal tech scene and burgeoning local capital market. Continued.).

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JANUARY 23, 2018

The Alliance for Southern California Innovation , the nonprofit founed by Steve Poizner to help bolster Southern California's entrepreneurial ecosystem, said on Tuesday that it has named Andy Wilson as its first Executive Director.

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APRIL 3, 2017

A new report, issued by Silicon Valley Bank over the last week, has found that Southern California startups are far more focused on being acquired than on IPOs, and also on making profits, compared with most startups. and China.

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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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DECEMBER 5, 2017

Redlands-based mapping technology developer Esri has released a new, interactive map which provides information on the reach and extent of the fires in Southern California, covering both the Thomas Fire in Ventura County, and the Creek Fire near Sylmar--as well as the Rye Fire just developing in Santa Clarita.

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JANUARY 11, 2019

Southern California raised $2.96 By far, the biggest area of investment for Southern California was for software investments, where there were 29 funding deals; other areas of activity included biopharmaceuticals (13 deals), business support services (12 deals), and consumer information services (10).

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In an unusual crime, truckload of accelerated video cards (GPUs) heading from San Francisco to Southern California was stolen, according to the manufacturer, EVGA. The accelerated video cards--which are extremely hard to find now due to their popularity among Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency miners--are worth anywhere from $329.99

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MAY 14, 2019

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 -- Southern California Quantum Computing Meetup. Joe Latone from IBM will discuss a quantum computing performance metric called quantum volume that they have developed. A representative from quantum communications company Qubitekk in Vista, Calif.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Friday, November 4, 2016 -- SoCal Bio Annual Conference. The 30-plus companies include many of Southern California’s most innovative biotech, medtech and digital health ventures. They focus on market segments ranging from regenerative medicine and bio-pharmaceuticals to molecular imaging, biosensors and personalized medicine.

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JUNE 27, 2018

Southern California Edison , Southern California's biggest electric utility, said on Tuesday that it is launching a new, $760M effort to expand the region's electric vehicle infrastructure.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Are you a startup looking to find funding in Southern California? 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. Looking for more insights into the venture deal flow here in Southern California?

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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). 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.

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APRIL 2, 2020

Employees at six, Amazon Fulfillment Centers across Southern California have now tested positive for COVID-19, with centers in San Bernardino, Rialto, Hawthorne, and Glassell Park, including four all tested in the last 24 hours.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Here are some images of Southern California's Woolsey Fire, as seen from space and aerial sensors. 179 structures were tallied as destroyed as of 10:00pm on Sunday evening, and hundreds of thousands of residents evacuated at one time, with continuing evacuations and displacements of entire cities and communities.

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JULY 18, 2017

The list of technology startups in Southern California who are "unicorns"--valued at more than $1 billion--surprisingly, might not be who you think, and in the sectors you might expect. Did we miss your favorite Southern California unicorn? Send tips our way at info@socaltech.com! READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 22, 2019

According to a new report, issued this week, Southern California still has a big "digital divide", between those who have access to affordable, wired broadband, and those that do not.

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JANUARY 17, 2014

Southern California''s venture capital investments totaled a little more than $598.4M billion was invested across Southern California''s technology industry. southern california venture capital investment moneytree quarterly q42013 2013' The investments were a drop from Q4 of 2012, $711.8M For Q4, $8.4

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JULY 8, 2020

Uber said on Wednesday that drivers in Southern California and Sacramento are now allowed to set their own price, as part of an effort by the company to show that its drivers are independent contractors and not employees.

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MAY 19, 2014

Mobile children''s story app developer FarFaria and online parenting and education site Education.com are targeting the Southern California market, with an offer to provide 10,000 local teachers with a year of access to FarFaria''s storytime application. farfaria education southern california teachers teaching mobile books iphone'

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JULY 6, 2020

A very long list of Southern California's high tech companies are on the list of companies who have taken advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) put into place by the United States, in an attempt to stem job losses from the ongoing pandemic.

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JUNE 29, 2017

To the newly initiated, it might seem that Southern California is not particularly well known for its venture capital funds--however, for those insiders keeping track, Southern California is actually seeing an unprecedented upsurge in local venture capital firms seeking to make funding available to entrepreneurs, particularly at the seed and Series (..)

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JANUARY 12, 2018

Southern California Edison said late Thursday afternoon that it has received approval to launch four new, electric vehicle transportation pilots, which will help expand the adoption of electric vehicles.

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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. unconference? A one-day gathering of product folks to share, present, network, learn and discuss.See[link].

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Now celebrating its 15th year, the Southern California Linux Expo SCALE 15X is the largest Linux and Open Source Software show in North America. Thursday, March 2, 2017 -- SCALE. See [link] (more)

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

Internet giant Google has made another alternative energy investment in Southern California, investing $103M in a utility-scale, solar photovoltaic generating plant in Imperial County. google southern california utility cleantech solar project photovoltai' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 27, 2017

Southern California Edison (SCE), which serves a significant chunk of Southern California, says it has been ranked number one in the U.S. If it seems like there are an awful lot of your neighbors with solar panels nowadays, you might be right. in terms of the amount of solar power connected to its grid.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

was invested across Southern California in Q4 of 2012. The funding brings Southern California's total 2012 investments to $3.2 The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report were released today, finding that a total of $683.7M That total was less than the $859.6M

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JULY 19, 2018

Reali , a Silicon Valley startup which offers up a high-tech, and artificial intelligence-enabled real estate service, said this week that it has raised $20M in a Series B funding round, which it specifically will use to launch in Southern California. The funding was led by Zeev Ventures, and also included Signia Venture Capital.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

A recent analysis by the Wall Street Journal uncovers a surprising number of Southern California startups in the billion dollar valuation -- led by Hawthorne-based SpaceX , with a $4.8 Along with SpaceX, Southern California includes Snapchat ($2.0 Think Silicon Valley has a lock on billion dollar startups? READ MORE>>.

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