TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

One customer assumed that poor usage rates at a particular station was due to a lack of EVs in the area, Terry recalled in a recent interview. Demand for ChargerHelp’s service has attracted customers and investors. Terry, who co-founded ChargerHelp! , That wasn’t the problem. The company said it has raised $2.75

Incubator 287

Incubator Outsource Development Los Angeles Startup 287

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2016

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give.

Incubator 106

Incubator Startup Help Resource 106

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2016

The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) has officially opened up its La Kretz Innovation Campus , its own building at 5th and Hewitt Street, the incubator said on Friday. In addition to housing clean technology companies, it will also serve as the home of LADWP's customer service and engineering staff.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles Incubator Angel Training 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give.

Incubator 98

Incubator Startup Help Resource 98

socalTECH

MAY 4, 2010

According to Teleflora, it will allow its customers to send flowers to Facebook users via a partnership with RealGifts. RealGifts is backed by the Facebook fbFund, and recently moved into the CommNexus EvoNexus incubator. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 236

San Diego Incubator Customer Custom 236

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based technology incubator and studio Science said today that it has hired on Matt Monahan as its new Vice President of Social Media Marketing. Science said that Monahan will head up social customer acquisition for its portfolio firms. science executive incubator accelerator social alphaboost' READ MORE>>.

Marketing 178

Marketing Incubator Social Media Google 178

InfoChachkie

MARCH 5, 2012

In the past year, the number of startup accelerators and incubators across the US has grown faster than expansion league baseball. ” I recently discussed the explosion of seed accelerators and incubators with Brad Feld, who, as the Co-Founder of acclaimed startup accelerator TechStars , is uniquely qualified to opine upon the subject.

Startup 270

Startup Incubator Doc Mentor 270

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

We’ve had an explosion of alternate sources of financing from crowd-sourcing, angels, accelerators, incubators, corporates, corporate incubators. It’s when the noise stops and you can actually get customer attention, press articles and VC meetings. And importantly we’ve had revenue. ROI studies were published.

Marketing 354

Marketing Case Study Metrics Sales 354

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

The latest startup out of Los Angeles-based startup studio/incubator Science, Inc. The startup, TripleThread , said it has launched a new service called Fourth and Grand , which figures out a customer's style and delivers a shipment of fashionable shirts, ties, pants, sweaters, and other accessories every month. READ MORE>>.

Dollar Shave Club 173

Dollar Shave Club Incubator Los Angeles Services 173

socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2014

Preact , a developer of software to help software companies reduce churn in their subscription customers which came out of Los Angeles-based startup incubator/accelerator Launchpad LA , has raised $4.6M in a funding round. The company said the funding came from Trinity Ventures. READ MORE>>.

Orange County 197

Orange County Incubator Venture Capital Software 197

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give.

Incubator 87

Incubator Startup Resource Seed Funding 87

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

According to DogVacay--which already has more than 50 employees--it is hiring customer service representatives for the startup, looking for technologically proficient dog lovers to help with its customer service team. the business studio and incubator run by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones. READ MORE>>.

Technical Review 191

Technical Review Incubator Blogging Los Angeles 191

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2014

demoday demo incubator capital venture software accelerator startup muckerlab' Muckerlab said it previous, 18 portfolio companies have now raised over $40M to date from venture investors. READ MORE>>.

Class 174

Class Startup Santa Monica Incubator 174

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2010

By Jim Flowers A few months ago, Marty invited me to comment on business incubation and what a startup company ought to expect from an incubator. Tags: entrepreneurs incubators relationships startups. Relationships , I said back then. And I stand by that assertion. And it all happens in the span of 90 days.

Incubator 80

Incubator Mentor Capital Startup 80

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2014

San Diego-based RapidEngage , a developer of online survey software and tools used to collect customer feedback and to engage users, has been acquired by fellow online survey company QuestionPro. RapidEngage was one of the companies incubated at EvoNexus. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

SoCalTech 185

SoCalTech San Diego Incubator Acquisition 185

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give.

Resource 159

Resource Startup Incubator Seed Funding 159

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I’ve been meeting with LPs (those who invest in VC funds) over the past year and discussing trends I see in the market and where I think we need to be as a firm to be near to and meet the needs of our customers. So we’ve seen an explosion in the number of startup companies and subsequently a huge burst in the number of incubators.

Technology 313

Technology Rustic Canyon Cloud Computing Beverly Hills 313

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

We caught up with Mickie Rosen , the firm's CEO, about the company, its links to Best Buy, and how it was incubated out of Fuse Capital. Ross Levinsohn of Fuse Capital also is involved in incubating Tecca. Why did you decide to incubate this firm--rather than fund something already in the market?

Incubator 239

Incubator Startup Web Technical Review 239

socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The new company is headed by Ian Miller, and is backed by startup incubator Elevator Labs. The company said it already has a number of customers, including Cricket Wireless's Muve Music streaming service. Miller has previously served at such companies as IBM, Platform Computing, Cray Inc., PolyServe and Hewlett-Packard.

Develop 180

Develop Development IBM IBM 180

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

I know this will fall like a lead balloon to the many people who believe it is possible to have a [insert: startup incubator or technology accelerator or technology consultant or outsource firm] build your technology. They care about the quality of what is build more than they care about end customers. I don’t believe it.

CTO Hire 400

CTO Hire Fractional VPE Startup Outsource Development 400

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

A new, Los Angeles startup, Artisan Park , is hoping to help connect artists with customers, by launching an online, name-your-own-price marketplace for art and handcrafted wares. The firm, whose team includes a former SharesPost executive, lets users bid on items posted by artists and artisans, who set a minimum price on their items.

Incubator 178

Incubator Pricing Los Angeles Sites 178

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2012

BetterWorks--headed by prolific angel investor Paige Craig--apparently was not able to sustain a large enough market, relative to its high costs of customer acquisition. Incubators, Part I - In February, we put together a guide to the list of (then. existant) Southern California accelerators, incubators, and coworking spaces.

Southern California 211

Southern California Thousand Oaks Incubator SpaceX 211

socalTECH

MAY 15, 2013

According to the company, its Series A financing will go towards expanding its team, meeting customer demand, and scaling for growth. Airware is led by Jonathan Downey.

Google 174

Google Downey Incubator Technology 174

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2012

One of the companies out of San Diego's EvoNexus incubator sent out an email Friday via EvoNexus, saying that it's looking for a new name to offer up a service to provide customer care over social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. The company--Face It Corp.,

Company 157

Company Companies Incubator San Diego 157

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Clean, safe and reliable natural gas company Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has established $1 million innovation fund in partnership with Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) , to speed the development of clean technologies to meet current global energy needs and become a sustainable energy source.

Incubator 80

Incubator Los Angeles Southern California Funding 80

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He wanted to build direct customer relationships to get product feedback but only 2% of customers would ever return their registration cards. So when he saw the browser it instantly dawned on him that this would be the greatest customer development tool ever. I think this makes no sense.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2019

San Diego- and Irvine-based startup incubator operator EvoNexus says it is looking to attract financial technology (fintech) startups, and is now accepting startup applications for a new financial technology incubator it has launched with Franklin Templeton and Royal Bank of Canada. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Incubator Startup San Diego 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

San Diego-based wireless video surveillance developer MicroPower Technologies --which was part of the EvoNexus business incubator--said this week that it has started up a financing program, to spur demand for its surveillance systems. micropower financing surveillance systems customers evonexus tech coast angels' READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 138

Tech Coast Angels Demand Startup San Diego 138

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2012

the business incubator and studio headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones, offers up a online, subscription service which delivers high quality razors to customers on a monthly basis. The new startup, which spawned out of the walls of Science Inc.,

Dollar Shave Club 178

Dollar Shave Club SoCalTech Incubator Los Angeles 178

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

Content 175

Content Startup Social Media IP 175

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

In the initial phases of any new market you’re developing a product (hopefully with a minimal set of features), getting feedback from customers, refining your product based on user feedback and then re-launching your product. Rinse & repeat. It seemed to be purely speculative. I was a victim of this kind of thinking.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

iChange offers up a site for personal counseling from licensed nutritionists, combined with custom meal plans and support groups. iChange has previously raised funding from business mentoring firm and incubator Momentum Ventures. iChange has previously raised funding from business mentoring firm and incubator Momentum Ventures.

El Segundo 147

El Segundo CitySearch .Net Incubator 147

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2021

For today's interview, we spoke to Dave Eastman, the Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage, a startup incubator that is run by the University of Southern California, out of its location in Marina Del Rey. How are you different from other startup incubators, etc? What we do, is regional customer discovery for teams, typically academic.

Marina Del Rey 150

Marina Del Rey Startup USC Incubator 150

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Cirro''s software is being used as part of a system to analyze how customers are engaging with WildTangent''s business. Cirro said that WildTangent is using Cirro as part of its enterprise analytics architecture. Financial impact of the win was not announced.

Miramar 138

Miramar Incubator Software Report 138

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2016

A question I often get as an adviser is whether or not to join a business incubator or accelerator as a way to move forward faster and smarter and increase the odds of business success. Most incubators start their program with some aptitude and business acumen tests. Costs, returns in equity and funding access.

Incubator 58

Incubator Startup Seed Funding Equity 58

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Even with advantages that independent startups can never hope to match, including brand recognition, customers, financial capital, and distribution, I don’t often see the entrepreneurial passion for innovation, agility, and team perseverance exhibited by new startups. Commit a source of internal or external seed funding.

Incubator 143

Incubator Seed Funding Metrics Customer 143

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

At this point, they have a product, and released a women's line, and are scaling their customer base. But, as you know, there seem to be a huge number of new accelerators and incubators in Los Angeles right now. You're in the position to see a lot of startups in Los Angeles, and to pick out the best for Science.

Beverly Hills 203

Beverly Hills Incubator Commerce Los Angeles 203