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Southern California Accelerator Report Card: Q1 2013

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There''s been a lot of activity over the past two years in the Southern California accelerator/incubator market, with numerous groups (Amplify, EvoNexus, K5, LaunchpadLA, MediaCamp, Science, StartEngine, and many, many others) looking to help entrepreneurs start and fund their companies. But, how successful have they been?

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Clean Technology Council Summer Mixer

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Meet Tech Executives, Entrepreneurs, Inventors, Angel/VC Investors, Joint Venture Partners, Deal Makers, Start Up Mentors, CTC and 101 Incubator founders. Bring your friends and join CTC members for loads of fun, games, great food and drinks (5-6pm earlybird specials!) Hear new Fast Pitch and Kickstarter proposals.

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Start Engine Takes On Startup Acceleration

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The accelerator is one of nearly a dozen startup accelerators in some stage of formation in the Southern California region to emerge in recent months. On the venture side, Greg Martin of Archer Venture Capital and Rick Smith of Crosscut Ventures are among the investors associated with Start Engine.

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Interview with Erik Rannala, MuckerLab

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To that end, last week, Los Angeles-based MuckerLab (www.muckerlab.com) announced its plans--and a big lineup of local CEO mentors--to start up a new, YCombinator- and TechStars-type program in Los Angeles, headed by former Silicon Valley venture capitalist Erik Rannala , and affiliated with the TechStars Network.

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Start Engine Creates $15M Fund, Adds Governor Gray Davis As Advisor

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The accelerator--just one of the many accelerators to emerge in Southern California in recent weeks--also said it has added John Maataa, the COO of the CW; Hayward D. Fisk, former VP and General Counsel of Computer Sciences Corporation; General Merrill A. READ MORE>>.

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UCI TechPortal Event

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On Thursday, May 20, 2010, Calit2 will unveil a new technology business incubator located in the institute's building at UC Irvine. Marc Averitt, Okapi Venture Capital; Douglas Crawford, QB3 Garage; Michael Guiliana, Knobbe Martens; Stephen Jenks, UCI/Hiperwall; Matthew Jenusaitis, OCTANe; and Jacob Levin, UCI.

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Meet Launchpad LA’s Graduating Startups

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They have hired great people, have brought on great mentors, have raised money from top tier investors, and we are excited for a bunch of big announcements in the months ahead,” said Teller. Atlas Powered has raised $700k from Tech Coast Angels, Maverick Angels, Pasadena Angels, Angel Capital Entrepreneur Fund, LaunchpadLA, and Clark Landry.