Starburst, UCLA Launch Aerospace Accelerator
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Starburst Aerospace and UCLA announced the launch of SCALE Aerospace Ventures, a startup accelerator and “innovation hub.”
UCLA's Magnify Opens Accelerator To LA Tech, Life Sciences Startups
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MAY 24, 2018
Magnify , the startup incubator which is part of UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), says it has opened up its incubator to the greater Los Angeles area, and is now inviting startups in the early stage technology and life sciences areas to join its program.
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Startup UCLA Summer Accelerator Demo Day
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
Thursday, September 7, 2017 -- Startup UCLA Summer Accelerator Demo Day. After 10 weeks of intense preparation, Startup UCLA's Summer Accelerator teams will be showcasing their startups to Los Angeles and the surrounding community. Don't miss your chance to see UCLA entrepreneurs pitch their latest innovations.
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UCLA To Tap Outside Board For Startup Deals
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
The group will tap a yet un-named group of outside experts to help technology startups coming out of UCLA to better navigate their way through commercialization efforts. innovation ucla technology xfer transfer education school growth entrepreneurship startup' READ MORE>>. Image courtesy Chris Radcliff , via Flickr.
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Adobe Buys UCLA Startup Auditude
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NOVEMBER 1, 2011
Auditude, although now based in Palo Alto, had originally been developed for a UCLA MBA business plan competition, by Nicholas Seet. Seet founded Auditude for the KNAPP competition at UCLA, while he was at the UCLA Anderson School of Management at its fully employed MBA program. READ MORE>>.
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UCLA Extension Creates New Innovation Lab Program
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AUGUST 15, 2017
UCLA Extension , the extension arm of UCLA, said today that it is launching a new, membership program called the Silicon Beach Innovation Lab , where it will look to deliver networking opportunities, hackathons, webinars to entrepreneurs and professionals. READ MORE>>.
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157 Interview with Bruce Huang, UCLA Silicon Beach Innovation Lab
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
The UCLA Extension recently launched a program called the Silicon Beach Innovation Lab , aimed at that gap. We caught up with Founding Director Bruce Huang , to learn more about what the UCLA Extension is trying to do with its program. What is the UCLA Silicon Beach Innovation Lab? However, it's very difficult.
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UCLA Launches New Startup Incubator Space On Campus
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JANUARY 26, 2016
The UCLA Anderson School of Management has launched a new, 10,000-square-foot startup accelerator space on campus, which it says is aimed at encouraging students, faculty, and alumni to create new businesses. The school plans to run "demo days" and other events in the same space. The incubator is being sponsored by Cadillac.
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ThousandEyes, Spawned At UCLA, Raises Funding From Sequoia
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JUNE 19, 2013
A new startup, which was created at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has just raised a first funding round from Sequoia Capital. ThousandEyes , created by two UCLA computer science Ph.D.''s, in Computer Science from UCLA; his co-founder is Ricardo Oliveira, who also received his Ph.D. READ MORE>>.
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Startup Founded By UCLA Students Offers Scholarship
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MARCH 27, 2012
A startup, Sparefoot , headed by two former UCLA students who founded the company out of their experiences at the school, said today that it is offering up a $5,000 scholarship to students who use its service. Sparefoot is venture backed by Silverton Partners, FLOODGATE, and Capital Factory, and is located in Austin, Texas.
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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. Almost all of the finalists were MBAs (Stanford x2, Wharton, Harvard x2, MIT, UCLA).
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New Startup Accelerator, SCALE Aerospace Ventures, Launches In LA
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
A new startup accelerator, SCALE Aerospace Ventures, launched in Los Angeles on Tuesday, backed by UCLA and Starburst, the company that had backed the Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator. Starburst said it was awarded a 2020 Venture Challenge grant of $1.4 The first class of the accelerator runs from May 10th through August 6th.
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Why the Future of Space Starts in LA
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 12, 2024
And if you spend much time in LA, you’ll quickly realize that we’re in a groundswell of space and defense startups. Is it because of the rich engineering talent coming out of Caltech, UCLA, USC, Harvey Mudd, and all the other universities? Recently I had the pleasure of speaking with Ian on This Week in Startups.
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UCLA Hack Olympics
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 15, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012 -- UCLA CS Majors -- You're invited to the first ever 24hr UCLA Hack Olympics! HackUCLA is hosting a 24-hour hackathon on October 20th-21st, sponsored by UCLA alums and the top LA startup incubators. The event will be held just off campus at Originate Labs (Wilshire and Veteran).
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UCLA Startup AutoESL Acquired By Xilinx
socalTECH
JANUARY 31, 2011
AutoESL Design Technologies , a developer of software tools used for high level synthesis of electronic circuit designs, and a spinout of UCLA, was acquired this morning by Xilinx. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
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UCLA 48hr Startup | Catch It Live On TechZulu
Tech Zulu Event
APRIL 10, 2012
This weekend UCLA has put together 48hr Startup and TechZulu will be there to bring you all the final startup presentations live. UCLA 48hr Startup brings together people with technical, design or business background to share ideas, form teams, build products and launch startups. You can signup here.
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Startup UCLA Demo Day
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012 -- Startup UCLA!
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113 UCLA Internship Fair for Small and Start-up Businesses
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 7, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 -- UCLA Internship Fair for Small and Start-up Businesses. The goal of the Fair is to match entrepreneurial companies in need of talent in a variety of corporate functions with Anderson MBA students searching for both academic and paid internships.
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Verge Genomics, Founded By UCLA Scientists, Raises $4M In Seed Funding
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NOVEMBER 4, 2015
Verge Genomics , a biopharmaceuticals startup founded by scientists out of UCLA, said Tuesday that it has raised $4M in a seed financing round. The company's founders are Alice Zhang, a current 5th year MD/PhD candidate at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and Jason Chen, also a 5th year MD/PhD candidate at UCLA Geffen.
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Interview with Dave Eastman, Viterbi Startup Garage
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. What is Viterbi Startup Garage? The Startup Garage is located physically in Marina Del Rey, in the twin tower on Admiralty.
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150 Online Learning Company Ties With UCLA Extension, CAA
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JUNE 23, 2011
A new, venture backed online education company, Encore Career Institute , headed by Steve Poizner, said today that it has linked with the UCLA Extension to offer up professional certificates and career counseling online. Encore explained that its offerings will be based on UCLA Extension's content and courses. READ MORE>>.
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UCLA Spinout Looks To Commercialize Supercapacitor Advance
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OCTOBER 13, 2015
A new, Los Angeles-based startup, spun out of UCLA, is in the midst of looking to commercialize a technique developed by researchers at the school to create easily printable supercapacitors--circuits which, in the future, could further shrink the size of mobile electronics.
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100 Gevo, With Ties To Caltech and UCLA, Files For IPO
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AUGUST 12, 2010
Gevo , a startup which is developing renewable chemicals and biofuels technology, has filed for an IPO, according to an S-1 filing by the firm Thursday afternoon. Gevo--which is now based in Englewood, Colorado--was started in Pasadena, and has licensed technology from both the University of California, Los Angeles, and Caltech.
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Practical Advice for Entrepreneurs and Start-ups
SoCal Tech Calendar
APRIL 12, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 -- Practical Advice for Entrepreneurs and Start-ups. Society of Postdoctoral Scholars at UCLA. Information about the Tech Coast Angels Mentorship Program. See [link] (more).
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100 CircuitHub, With Roots At UCLA, Launches Hub For Hardware Designers
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JANUARY 24, 2013
A new startup looking to revolutionize the sharing of information on electronic parts for hardware designers, CircuitHub , launched today, looking to bring an open source, collaborative community to the sharing of electronic part libraries.
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164 Startup UCLA Fireside Chat with Mich Mathews, former CMO and SVP of Microsoft
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 10, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 -- Startup UCLA Fireside Chat with Mich Mathews, former CMO and SVP of Microsoft. As the former CMO and SVP of Microsoft, Mich Mathews oversaw the company's global marketing function, spanning a diverse set of household brands including Windows, Office, Xbox and Bing.
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Four Founders of Hot Startups With Links To Southern California
socalTECH
MARCH 12, 2014
Anyone who has been in the technology industry for awhile has heard that oft repeated myth , that most startup founders in Silicon Valley are from Stanford. Here are four startup founders, who are among the hottest companies in the technology world, who got their start in Southern California. Aaron Levie. Travis Klanick.
Bridging The Gap Between Students And Startups, With TechLA
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FEBRUARY 12, 2014
There''s a gap between the robust, growing technology startups in Los Angeles and the many students graduating from local universities, according to Steven Dietz , who is a venture capitalist at LA''s Upfront Ventures. We caught up with Steve earlier this week to learn more about the program. That''s also true of UCLA.
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185 UCLA Hack-a-thon Starts Today!
Tech Zulu Event
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
This weekend, February 22-24th, will be your chance to attend UCLA Anderson School of Management’s 42 hour Developers Contest, hosted at ROC in Santa Monica. UCLA’s ASM has partnered with Microsoft, Nokia, WIX, Yahoo! The post UCLA Hack-a-thon Starts Today! Fri, Feb 22. 3:00pm Doors Open. 6:00pm Dinner.
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88 Trojans and Bruins Battle on the Startup Field
Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 31, 2014
It isn’t the biggest secret that the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins aren’t the best of friends, especially on the football field. On Sunday, March 2 nd at USC, these rivals took their battle to a new platform: startups.
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MARCH 12, 2014
Anyone who has been in the technology indusry for awhile has heard that oft repeated myth , that most startup founders in Silicon Valley are from Stanford. Here are four startup founders, who are among the hottest companies in the technology world, who got their start in Southern California. Aaron Levie. Travis Klanick.
LiveEdu Raises $10M Via Crowdfunding, Sets Headquarters In LA
socalTECH
MARCH 16, 2018
LiveEdu (aka Education Ecosystem), a new startup in the blockchain area which wants to enable the live streaming of educational content, said it has raised $10M in crowdfunding, and set up its headquarters in Los Angeles.
Zuma Ventures: Creating A New Technology Startup Model
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NOVEMBER 6, 2014
David Carter and Allen Hurff are two startup veterans, who believe they have a new formula to help create early stage, technology companies, through their new "startup studio", Zuma Ventures (www.zumavc.com). We sat down with David and Allen to learn more about how the company wants to change how startups are created.
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231 Snapchat's Spectacles And Another, Untold, LA Startup Story
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NOVEMBER 28, 2016
Venice-based Snapchat 's newest product--Snap-recording sunglasses--is the result of the work of another, Los Angeles startup--Vergence Labs--which was quietly acquired by Snapchat back in 2014. Business Insider tells the story of Vergence Labs , founded by Erick Miller and Jonathan Rodriguez, and their roots at UCLA and Stanford.
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Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 9, 2022
They were early to that idea: Danna describes it as “creator tools for YouTube before YouTube built them itself,” and he said they came up with the idea for Boulevard out of a joke between them. “We started obsessing about this,” Danna went on. Things then took an investigative, plainclothes turn.
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Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 22, 2018
Founded by Steve Poizner last year to accelerate the growth of a startup entrepreneurial ecosystem in Southern California, The Alliance is building a network of investors, entrepreneurs and universities to provide ballast in the south to the dominance of the Northern California tech industry.
Announcing the agenda for TC Sessions: AR/VR in LA on October 18
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
TechCrunch is heading to UCLA on October 18 and we’ve assembled some of the AR/VR industry’s most prescient founders, investors and executives to chat about the startups and trends driving virtual and augmented reality in 2018. UCLA, Los Angeles // October 18. See full agenda here. Kickstarting an Industry.
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185 One Simple Way You Can Make an Actual Difference in Somebody’s Life
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 25, 2017
So my wife sprung into action and contacted our nearest university, UCLA, to see whether they had a need for “care packages” for incoming students who had no parents or support system. It turned out that UCLA had a Guardian Scholar program set up since they have around 100 students entering every year out of foster care / homelessness.
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221 University of California Plans $250M Venture Capital Fund
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
Startups related to the many University of California campuses in Southern California may soon have a new source of funding: The University of California itself, via a new, $250M venture capital. The fund would seek to invest in companies started on campus, from University research, and from students. READ MORE>>.
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FitKit Launches Personalized Nutrition Service
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AUGUST 15, 2012
A new, Los Angeles startup, FitKit --started by a team of doctors and computer science students at UCLA--is launching today, looking to help make nutrition advice personal for online users. The startup was founded by Dr. Robin Bernhoft, Josh Haynam, Matthew Clark, Rohit Seth, along with Dr. Nicholas Bitz and Ethan Paulson.
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185 Startup Equinox
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 4, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 -- Startup Equinox. Form your startup team at Startup Equinox! If you have a startup or project idea, you too can pitch your idea on stage at Startup Equinox to build a team! Participation in a competition is not a prerequisite for attending Startup Equinox. See [link] (more)
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Could you be the next Ford, Jobs or Musk?
Berkonomics
JUNE 1, 2023
Leonard Kleinrock and a few of his UCLA computer lab students worked to send the first several text characters from UCLA to Stanford in 1969 over a direct line established for the test. My experience describing innovation. ARPANET becomes the Internet.
Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 17, 2012
Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. I recommend that you start by writing down the attributes you would want people to think about when they think about your brand. This is the list I would start with.
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CAST-LA/ CEA-UCLA Entrepreneur Lecture Series
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008 -- CAST-LA/ CEA-UCLA Entrepreneur Lecture Series. In Co-host with the Startups and Entrepreneurs Association of UCLA. Speakers: 1. John Dilts, President, Maverick Angels 2. Alex Schneider, Director, Ventura Venture Tech Center. See [link] (more).
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