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OCTOBER 8, 2013

According to the United Talent Agency, it has hired Robyn Ward as part of its Digital Media practice, to work closely with its existing portfolio of early stage companies and help identify new investment, incubation and representation opportunities. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

A new startup incubator and coworking space in the Los Angeles area-- Voivoda Labs --said this week that it is looking to looking to vet new startups in the area to join its newly built incubator in Glendale. Voivoda says that Babajov has ties to the Band of Angels, Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Keiretsu Forum Angel networks.

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JULY 1, 2013

A couple of weeks ago, a brand new, startup incubator launched in town--with a slightly different focus, on biomedical technology. The incubator-- Greenwings Biomedical (www.greenwingsbiomedical.com), is led by Richard Koffler , a serial entrepreneur and angel investor in Los Angeles. What is Greenwings Biomedical?

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APRIL 2, 2012

If the Los Angeles accelerator/incubator market is not yet crowded enough, Hollywood-based io/LA opened its doors over the weekend, looking to recruit a class of five to six companies in a three month mentorship program. Io/LA is an offshoot of an incubator in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

EvoNexus , the San Diego-based startup incubator, has opened up application for its next program, with a deadline of January 23rd. CommNexus, which is led by Rory Moore, said that it has admitted 39 companies since 2009 to the incubator, with five new companies admitted to the last cycle of the program. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 4, 2014

Startup entrepreneurs in San Diego have yet more resources at the EvoNexus startup incubator, after EvoNexus and Cisco said that they will be launching a new, joint incubation program called CiscoEIR@EvoNexus. The two did not say how much Cisco is investing in the program or how much it will invest in those companies.

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MAY 28, 2013

A new, angel investment group, BitAngels , said this morning that it has raised $6.7M in funding to invest in Bitcoin startups--and also has launched three, physical locations to help incubate companies in the sector. bitangels bitcoin investment startup incubation currency dollars financial' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

It seems like there are almost nearly as many startup incubators and accelerators launching in the Los Angeles area as startups. Be Great Partners said Monday that it has launched a new technology incubator and accelerator, in the Variety Building at 5900 Wilshire Blvd. The incubator said it was founded by Lin Miao. The newest?

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JULY 30, 2014

The new company is led by Matthew Pierce, and will be managed by an "investment committee" from the respective companies. The company''s investment committee includes Manatt''s Hale Boggs, Keyvan Peymani of ICM, and Jeff Scheinrock of Originate. Sarah Chambless of Manatt is an advisor. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2012

Los Angeles-based Siemer & Associates , and its affiliated venture capital fund, Siemer Ventures , said today that it has launched a new, technology incubator--in the country of Singapore. The deal will provude up to $400,000 of co-investment from the NRF in startups who join the incubator, which is a 5.7x

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

In recent months, a dozen accelerators and incubators have emerged in the Southern California area, looking to help take the new generation of technology startups to funding and beyond. However, with the proliferation of incubators, the difficulty in figuring out. Part II: The In-house Incubators. What is an in-house incubator?

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MARCH 19, 2021

Red Cell Partners, a newly formed investment and incubation company targeting healthcare and defense technology, announced it has launched the firm out of Washington and Los Angeles. The company said it will look to invest in companies and technologies in the areas of health care and defense.

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

Los Angeles has a new, well funded, investment firm in town, with big plans for local investments: Karlin Ventures. The investment firm's website went live Friday, when we spoke with Zhou for an upcoming interview, and the firm has already made a number of investment in companies, including Wallaby Financial and Saygent.

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JULY 15, 2020

San Diego-based nonprofit startup and technology incubator operator EvoNexus announced this morning that it has launched a brand new, 5G startup incubator program, which is being sponsored by Qualcomm. According to the company, the new program will assist early-stage companies who are helping to build the wireless 5G ecosystem.

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MAY 22, 2012

One of the newest accelerator and incubators to open in the Los Angeles area, io/LA , is planning to invest $500,000 in local startups as part of its efforts to incubate 25 companies in its new space in Hollywood. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 23, 2012

Anecdotally, the effect has been positive -- coverage on this publication, as well as others has ramped significantly due to new startups in the region, both funded and unfunded, and there's been a number of successful venture and angel investments in companies associated with those efforts. Of that, $97.47

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

SoCalGas said it created the new fund with the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator , to help fund startups in the area of fuel cells, renewable natural gas and distributed natural gas products. socalgas company utility investment fund cleantech incubator accelerator laci' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels said today that it has totalled up its investments for the first half of 2012, and found that it invested $4,571,000 in direct investments--as part of $10M in funding--for 17 companies. The group said that investments were fairly consistent compared with the same period in 2011, when it invested $4.4M

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

San Diego-based DNA sequencing giant Illumina, and venture capital investor Sequoia Capital via its Sequoia Capital China arm--said they are partnering to launch a new, genomics incubator based in China. The two did not say how much they are investing in the Chinese incubator.

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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.

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JULY 2, 2013

Los Angeles-based Be Great Partners , one of the many startup incubators and accelerators now populating Los Angeles, said Tuesday that it has launched a new, $6M investment fund, which it intends to spread across 250 promising startups. The startup accelerator/incubator is headed by Lin Miao. READ MORE>>.

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Incubator Funding Los Angeles Venture Capital 168

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Soon-Shiong has been investing in a hodgepodge of technology related firms, including therapeutic peptide firm ConjuChem, healthcare systems firm Net.Orange, massively multiplayer online game firm Fourth Wall Studios, smart pill firm Vitality Corp., among others.

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Incubator Technology Education Los Angeles 168

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JANUARY 27, 2010

On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. The incubator so far includes startups Lottay , Geodelic , and a number of other Internet and other technology firms. Tell us about the incubator--how long as it been around?

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

In at least the third piece of accelerator-related news today, San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina said it has made an investment in three startups, as part of its first, startup accelerator class. Size of the investments in those companies were not announced by Illumina. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 12, 2013

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? Science Inc.

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Southern California Incubator Report Startup 222

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MAY 17, 2017

Newport Beach-based Swell , a new fintech startup, said on Tuesday that it has launched a new online platform which lets consumers invest in specific portfolios focused on social impact. Swell said it was incubated by Pacific Life, with creative help from IDEO, and software development from Carbon Five. READ MORE>>.

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Platform Invest Incubator Software Development 124

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APRIL 22, 2009

Capital Factory , a business incubation program based in Austin, Texas, has lured away a Los Angeles startup, Homstie , which operates an online marketplace which helps people find places to store their stuff. Tags: factory capital startup angeles incubator texas.

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Incubator Startup UCLA Los Angeles 100

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MAY 15, 2013

Peter Csathy , the CEO of San Diego''s Sorenson Media , and digital media veteran, has departed the company, and will head up a new legal and investment group formed by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. The new digital media venture from Manatt was created by Los Angeles partner T. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, twelve companies moved into the new downtown San Diego, EvoNexus incubator--which is run by CommNexus. Kevin Hell: What makes EvoNexus unique, is that it is--as far as we know--the only completely free, no-strings-attached incubator in the nation. Once they pass that, they get into the incubator.

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JUNE 20, 2013

BitAngels , the brand new angel investment group co-founded by Michael Terpin, has just made its first investment--and is gearing up for more, the firm said Thursday. BitAngels said four of its members invested $25,000 each in BlueSeed. in capital committed to invest in Bitcoin related companies. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

the technology startup incubator and studio headed by former MySpace CEO Michael Jones, has raised around $30M in funding from Hearst Ventures , the venture capital arm of Hearst Corporation, Hearst said this morning. Science Inc. , Science Inc. Science Inc.

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Rustic Canyon Incubator Venture Capital Entertainment 223

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

San Diego-based Sense4Baby , a brand new starting spawned out of the West Health Institute, has licensed a wireless fetal monitoring system from West Health, and moved into that firm's new incubator. West Health Institute also said that Sense4Baby has received a "significant" funding commitment from the West Health Investment Fund.

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JUNE 5, 2013

the startup incubator headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones, is reportedly raising another $30M in funding to put towards its startups. According to a report this morning, the fund will also invest in non-Science incubated startups. Science, Inc. ,

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Dollar Shave Club Funding Incubator Startup 185

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APRIL 13, 2012

Los Angeles-based investment banking firm Siemer & Associates , the merchant banking firm headed by David Siemer, said this week that it has named Dan Chen as Managing Director of the company. Editor's note: Siemer is a sponsor of socalTECH, although that does not affect our coverage). Merrill Lynch, and TPG Capital.

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JUNE 28, 2012

Size of the investment was not disclosed. Ben Ling, Ted Rheingold, Quest Venture Partners, and Baroda Ventures, which invested in a round of funding for the firm in March. startup incubator/studio. According to DogVacay, Andreessen Horowitz joins existing investors First Round Capital, Science Inc.,

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SoCalTech Incubator Los Angeles Invest 133

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Lawrence Ng , the co-founder of Oversee.net, said this morning that it has launched a new, startup fund called the OnRamp Fund , a $10M, international incubation fund that invests in early stage startups. The company said one of its first investments is bridal retailer SimplyBridal.

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Oversee.net Incubator Startup Funding 100

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

How is this different than accelerator or incubator? David Carter: There is a lot of misunderstanding on what an incubator is, and what an accelerator is. When I was at Amplify, we had a lot of people wondering what an accelerator was, and how we differentiated from an incubator. David Carter: I started out as an engineer.

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