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AUGUST 8, 2012

What do you get when you combine beer and startups? The group launched its inaugural event--which combines the idea of a "bar crawl" with tours of local technology startups and accelerators--in July, touring such companies as ParkMe, Coloft, Goodreads, CallFire, and LaunchpadLA. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

One of my favorite events last year was attending Startup Grind where I got to interview Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma. ” We talked about my influences as a younger person and what got me started in technology and entrepreneurship. And of course we talked about many of my views of building startups.

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JULY 26, 2012

Findmypast.com , a British family history website, said today that it has launched--and has set up a new office in Venice, California, to run its U.S. which includes such competitors as Ancestry.com and MyHeritage.com, as well as local family tree startup Geni.com, which is in West Hollywood. operations. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

A Los Angeles startup has launched itself into the streaming music fray today on iOS, saying it has debuted an iOS version of Radical.FM , a new music streaming service offering up a catalog of 25 million songs--and including such artists as The Beatles, AC/DC, and Bob Seger. The new app is available from iTunes. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

Of course this can be done and of course I am a big proponent of the rise of startup centers across the country as the Internet has moved from the “infrastructure phase” to the “application phase” dominated by the three C’s: content, communications and commerce. ” But I think this misses the point.

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Company Companies Startup Snapchat 369

L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 22, 2021

Venice-based startup Universal Hydrogen Co. has raised $20.5 million for its hydrogen fuel cell technology.

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Venice Startup Technology 264

SoCal CTO

MAY 22, 2012

I recently posted about the Increase in Early-Stage Startup Activity in Los Angeles. In that post, I mentioned how one of the signals is the big increase in number of startup events and the number of attendees at those events. Of course, given the size of this list and having kids, I really can't attend a lot of these.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

Let’s start with the fund. Santa Monica is the place where the highest concentration of early-stage startups are created if you consider also the contiguous geography of Venice Beach. What’s up with that? To start, we believe that our industry was too closed-door and secretive. So what changed?

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Tech.Co

MARCH 13, 2015

Silicon Beach Start-Ups was formed to get together like minded people involved in tech start-ups on the West Side of Los Angeles. The founders run a start-up making and marketing mobile applications out of their offices in Santa Monica.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I think that’s one of the reasons that many of the most interesting bay area startups are choosing to locate themselves in the city. And make-up artists. These days it’s Santa Monica and Venice. But there does seem to be huge startup energy around the Flatiron District / Union Square. And with startups so go VCs.

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socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2016

Bombd , a startup which develops a social networking and messaging app revolving around sharing instant photos with others, has set up shop in Venice Beach. The startup--originally started in Australia--said its team and founders have moved to Venice Beach to scale the app in the U.S.,

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JANUARY 15, 2014

Venice, California-based startup incubator Amplify LA , the startup accelerator headed by Paul Bricault and Richard Wolpert, disclosed today that it has raised $8M in a second investment fund for its companies. capital venture startup incubator angeles amplify' READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 13, 2012

Thursday, May 17, 2012 -- Digital LA - Venice Cocktails @ 31Ten. West side design, creative and VFX houses, startups and new Googlers and more welcome to network by the fire pit. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 16, 2017

Wednesday, March 22, 2017 -- Venice Beach Tech Networking Mixer. Join the fastest growing tech startup community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an Early Bird Ticket. See [link] (more)

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Venice Networking Los Angeles Startup 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 8, 2012

We had such a great response from July’s TZ Tech Crawl Silicon Beach Santa Monica edition, that we decided to get another one in before the summer was out and this time focus around the Venice area. Where: Venice, CA (Silicon Beach!). It’s like a bar crawl, but with startup/Accelerator/Incubator offices instead of bars.

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

The popularity of setting up a startup on Silicon Beach is pushing up office rent on the Westside of Los Angeles, according to an article from Businessweek posted Tuesday. Photo of Amplify's building in Venice, courtesy of Amplify. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2013

Venice, California-based PromoJam , the social marketing startup headed by Matt and Amanda MacNaughton, said this week that it has launched a new tool for launching social, direct, and mobile marketing campaigns. The company said the new offering starts at $29.99. READ MORE>>. tool software marketing social promojam'

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Tool Marketing Venice Design 225

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JANUARY 31, 2013

The service has been only available previously in San Francisco, but said it will now start serving trips in Santa Monica, Venice and West L.A. Lyft's app--which works with both iPhone and Android--lets users offer rides to people on-demand, at what it says is a "fraction of the cost" of a cab.

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Santa Monica Venice Hollywood Mobile 204

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 15, 2017

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche In Venice. Join Us For A Night Of Networking With Startup Professionals In Silicon Beach! Join the fastest growing tech networking and startup community in LA! Register immediately for an early bird ticket!

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Venice Networking Startup 100

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Startup Boost Los Angeles has opened up applications for its Fall 2019 class, according to the group. The programs--which does not charge fees or take equity from companies in its program--says it is seeking nine early stage startups to take part in its eight-week program, designed to help early stage startups.

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Los Angeles Class Angel Startup 154

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join the fastest growing startup and tech community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an early bird ticket. See [link] (more)

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Venice Networking Los Angeles Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join the fastest growing startup and tech community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an early bird ticket. See [link] (more)

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Venice Networking Los Angeles Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join the fastest growing startup and tech community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an early bird ticket. See [link] (more)

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Venice Networking Los Angeles Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join the fastest growing startup and tech community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an early bird ticket. See [link] (more)

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Venice Networking Los Angeles Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join the fastest growing startup and tech community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an early bird ticket. See [link] (more)

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Venice Networking Los Angeles Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join the fastest growing startup and tech community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an early bird ticket. See [link] (more)

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Venice Networking Los Angeles Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join the fastest growing startup and tech community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an early bird ticket. See [link] (more)

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Venice Networking Los Angeles Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 28, 2017

Wednesday, August 30, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join the fastest growing startup and tech community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an early bird ticket. See [link] (more)

Venice 100

Venice Networking Los Angeles Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 25, 2017

Wednesday, July 26, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join the fastest growing startup and tech community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an early bird ticket. See [link] (more)

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Venice Networking Los Angeles Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 11, 2017

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join the fastest growing startup and tech community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an early bird ticket. See [link] (more)

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Venice Networking Los Angeles Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 13, 2017

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join Us For A Night Of Networking With Startup Professionals In Silicon Beach! Support women entrepreneurs and Join the fastest growing tech community in Los Angeles!

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Venice Networking Los Angeles Entrepreneur 100

L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Venice-based startup Altruist Corp. raised an $8.5 million Series A round.

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Venice Startup 130

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2013

SideCar--which quietly launched February 15--said it has begun accepting rides city-wide, teaming up app users with drivers who are willing to give other people a lift around town for a donation. The company--which also has operations in San Francisco, Seattle, Austin and Philadelphia--is run locally by City Manager Drew Crofton.

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JUNE 10, 2013

In the latest services-meets-smartphone service to launch in the Los Angeles area, a new startup, Naki Laundry , said today that it has launched its service in Santa Monica, letting the tech set use their smartphone or the web to get their laundry cleaned. Naki''s name comes from the Hebrew for the word "clean". READ MORE>>.

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Santa Monica Marina Del Rey Services Santa Barbara 268

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Seed-stage companies in Los Angeles received a total of $369 million in funding in 2016, according to report from Venice tech accelerator Amplify.LA.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2016

In an unusual twist for the car sharing market, a new, Los Angeles startup-- WaiveCar --said today that it has launched a new, mobile phone-driven car sharing program in Santa Monica and Venice, which lets drivers drive cars for free. The startup, led by Isaac Deutsch, said it is launching with a 20 car fleet. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2013

Southern California--and particularly, Los Angeles--has become somewhat of a startup accelerator/incubator hub over the last couple of years, as more than a dozen startup accelerators, incubators, coworking spaces , and more have set up shop in the area.

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