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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Newly funded and launched startup Crash --backed by Idealab--said today that it has launched its iOS-based attraction discovery app and website. Idealab says it is incubating Crash. What's the best way to find local tourist locations? How about a mobile app which taps the power of its users to find cool and unique spots in their city?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Pasadena-based Idealab , the startup incubator run by Bill Gross, has made another external investment in a company, funding London-based Top10. Top10 said today that it raised $3.5M, in a round led by Accel Partners, which also included Idealab, Founder Collective, Forward Venture Partners, and Shakil Khan.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Pasadena-based Idealab has led a round into LA-spawned Mingly , a developer of software which connects Gmail with a user's social networks. Mingly said it raised $500,000 in a seed round of financing from Idealab, Allen Morgan, Alex Karelin, and other angels Wednesday. and Startup Nights here in LOs Angeles.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Pasadena-based Idealab , the startup business incubator founded by Bill Gross, announced this morning that it has added Andy Steuer to its team. The firm said Steuer will work on new company creation, particularly in the new mobile applications area.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology provider OpenX announced this morning that it has appointed Douglas McPherson, the former General Counsel of Idealab, as its new Chief Legal Officer. OpenX said that McPherson has joined the board of directors of Idealab as part of the move. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 -- Idealab Job Fair. Come explore a variety of tech opportunities and network with some of LA's top startups at the offices of Idealab, the Pasadena-based technology incubator. See [link] (more)

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Pasadena-based Foodme , a new startup looking to connect restaurants with diners, has scored new funding from Idealab's New Venture Group. Delacruz said that the firm is one of the first investments from a new effort at Idealab to invest in outside ideas. Size of the funding round was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 27, 2011

Pasadena-based Idealab has made another investment in a Twitter-related service, in GoPollGo , which said today that it has launched an online polling service based on Twitter. The firm said it recently closed a seed funding from Idealab. Financial details of that funding were not disclosed. GoPollGo was founded by Ben Schaechter.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Pasadena-based Energy Innovations , the Idealab startup working on concentrating photovoltaic solar systems, is looking for a buyer, according to a report Friday. Energy Innovations is backed by both Idealab and Mohr Davidow Ventures. The report quoted un-named sources close to the firm.

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JUNE 26, 2013

A new, startup incubator-created by the Art Center College of Design and the California Insitute of Technology --said this morning that it has launched a brand new, design-focused incubator, housed at Idealab.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

In all of the recent rush to create internet accelerators in the region, William talks about, Bill Gross, the person behind the "original" tech incubator, Idealab. Bill was like a Willy Wonka who didnt want to confine himself to the chocolate bar, and in my work for Idealab Capital Partners, I felt a bit like Charlie. Continued.).

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JULY 21, 2011

Pasadena-based Idealab announced today that it has invested in a developer of clean energy generation technology. The firm has invested in Cool Energy , a Boulder, Colorado based developer of Stirling engine technology, used to convert heat energy into power. Financial details of the funding were not announced.

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MARCH 30, 2010

com from Pasadena-based Idealab , in a deal worth over $1M. Top 10 said Idealab has received a 7 percent share in the company as part of the deal, and that Idealab's Bill Gross has joined the firm's advisory board. Tags: idealab domain name top10 merger acquisition domainer. com Media Ltd.--the million UK users a month.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

StyleSpot was venture backed by Idealab, and had been founded in 2009. Los Angeles-based StyleSpot , an online fashion and social shopping site founded by Rafi Gordon and Alex Amin, has been acquired by Kaboodle , the online social shopping site owned by Hearst Corp. Kaboodle announced the acquisition late Friday.

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MARCH 2, 2011

Los Angeles-based Energy Cache , a new startup backed by Idealab, is eyeing the energy storage and smart grid market with its technology. The firm, which is headed by Aaron Fyke, recently scored one of the top prizes at the recent Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch in Los Angeles.

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APRIL 12, 2010

Pasadena-based Idealab has launched a new company, TweetUp , which focused on showcasing Twitter users and helping them to grow an online following. its new Twitter marketplace was founded by Idealab's Bill Gross, and has scored funding from Index Ventures, betaworks, Revolution LLC, First Round Capital, Jason Calacanis, and Jeff Jarvis.

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MARCH 9, 2015

We spoke with CEO Steve Schell on how Idealab believes its past experience with starting up a 3D printing company--and some new ideas on how to create a marketplace of 3D designs--are the key to making the leap from hobbyist to the mass market. Steve Schell: I glad you brought that up, Idealab and Desktop Factory. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2011

That’s right folks Idealab is hosting a job fair at their offices for 10 of their startups companies. Bill Gross and Idealab have founded or advanced development of more than 75 companies including Overture Services, eSolar, UberMedia, CitySearch, Picasa and Internet Brands. Where: Idealab. REGISTER HERE. 6:00pm – 9:30pm.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

EI Solutions, the solar integration startup backed by Pasadena-based Idealab, has scored a win in the City of Santa Barbara. EI Solutions is based in the Bay Area with sales offices in Pasadena, and is one of a number of energy related companies out of Idealab.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

the funding came from Prime Movers Lab, Rio Tinto, Idealab Studio, and Marc Benioff's TIME Ventures, along with others. Pasadena-based Carbon Capture, a new startup which says it is developing machines that remove CO2 directly from the atmosphere, has raised $35M in a Series A funding round.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

We have been holding off on this announcement for quite a bit and now we can officially announce Bill Gross of Idealab as our SuperDemo presenter. Bill Gross founded Idealab in March 1996 and serves as the company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.

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AUGUST 25, 2021

The funding was led by Prime Movers Lab, and also included SoftBank Vision Fund, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Helena, and Idealab X plus new investors, including Pickering Energy Partners through its Energy Equity Opportunity Fund, SailingStone Global Energy Transition, A.T.

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MARCH 11, 2021

in seed funding from Ifly.vc, Amplify, Adam Nash (former CEO of Wealthfront), Spencer Rascoff (Zillow), Wedbush Ventures, Idealab, and Operate Venture Studio. The company has tapped Asian actor, musician, and host Jimmy Wong, who will service as "Chief Community Ambassador" for the company. The company has raised $3.6M

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Papaya is led by co-founder and CEO Patrick Kann, who the company said has previously served at such companies as World Bank and IdeaLab. The funding was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, and also included Sequoia Capital, Acrew Capital, 01 Advisors, Mucker Capital, Fika Ventures, F-Prime, and Sound Ventures.

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MAY 11, 2021

The company originally was in the business of developing social apps, and was part of Idealab, having started way back in 2010. UberMedia had been led by CEO Gladys Kong, who becomes CEO of near North America. UberMedia developed business intelligence and data analytics software.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

Pasadena-based Perfect Market , the Idealab-backed developer of programmatic advertising technology, has been acquired by New York-based Taboola. Perfect Market was backed by Comcast Ventures, Idealab, Rustic Canyon Partners, Square 1 Bank, Tribune Company, and Trinity Ventures. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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MARCH 30, 2021

The company was originally spun out of Idealab. UberMedia previously started under the name TweetUp, changed its name to PostUp, then acquired Twitter client UberTwitter, changing the new company name to UberMedia.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

X1 Discovery is one of the companies out of Pasadena's Idealab startup incubator, and shares its headquarters with Idealab. Carpenter was most recently CEO of Fronteo, and also served at Kroll Ontrack, Recommind, and AccessData. Carpenter--who also is an attorney--had been a quarterback for UCLA.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab. Alex is a member of the New Venture Group at Idealab, headed by Allen Morgan. Alex previously helped lead the Proto Group at Idealab, working to determine the feasibility of new business ideas. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab. Alex is a member of the New Venture Group at Idealab, headed by Allen Morgan. Alex previously helped lead the Proto Group at Idealab, working to determine the feasibility of new business ideas. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.

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JUNE 26, 2013

One of those areas is Pasadena, home to Idealab, Caltech, and a large number of technology companies, big and small. materia caltech idealab group economic startup pasadena innovate' According to the group, it will focus on promoting local opportunities, share resources, and more between local institutions, businesses, and investors.

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

As part of the funding, Fika's Eva Ho has joined the company's board, which also included Bill Gross of Idealab and Elementary co-founder and CEO Arye Barnehama. The company has now raised $4.8M in total funding, including a pre-seed funding it raised in October of last year. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 7, 2021

Pasadena-based concentrated solar energy technology developer Heliogen, a spinout of the Idealab startup incubator, has gone public via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) deal, the company said on Wednesday. According to Heliogen and Athena Technology Acquisition Corp.,

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MAY 5, 2014

UberMedia--which is led by Idealab''s Bill Gross--currently offers up mobile advertising technology which uses social signals and location infromation to optimize ad campaigns. ubermedia venture capital mobile advertising idealab bill gross gordon crawford' The company previously had developed Twitter-focused mobile apps. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

ideamarket venture capital idealab marketplace' Ideas posted on the site include "Pizza Bot" -- mobile app for pizza delivery; "Trashnado" -- mobile app for garbage removal; "Power Belt" - a wearable belt to charge your cell phone--and others. All of those ideas have a pre-commited amount of capital from investors willing to back those ideas.

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JANUARY 13, 2014

Crash City Guides had been backed by Idealab, and was founded by Erick Laubach. oversee crash city guides crashcity idealab merger acquisition wanderwe travel information' WanderWe is the new online travel and getaway site that Oversee.net launched in September. Oversee.net''s online travel group is headed by Raj Beri. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Howard Morgan , the venture capitalist who helped found Idealab back in 1996, and has since been Founding Partner at seed stage investment fund First Round Capital , is returning to angel investing and will not participate in First Round Capital's new fund. First Round Capital just filed paperwork on a new, $175M fund. READ MORE>>.

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