How I built a killer tech company outside of Silicon Valley
Guest Post Remember 1999? I was incubating my own Web startup, with zero customers, no funding, and only a group of friends and former colleagues committed to my idea.
‘Fastest rising startup’ closes $13.5M for fastest fading photos
February 9, 2013 9:41 AM
Rebecca Grant
SnapChat secures a hefty investment from Benchmark Capital to support the viral growth of its now-you-see-it-now-you-don't photo sharing app.
General Assembly aims to match education to market demands
January 12, 2013 12:15 PM
Tim Lloyd
General Assembly aims to teach technology skills that the market needs, not just what professors think you ought to know -- and it's expanding its locations worldwide.
Aussie pioneer crosses country seeking out truth about American startup scene
December 26, 2012 10:42 AM
Rebecca Grant
An Australian entrepreneur set out on a 10-city, 20-journey across the US creating documentary videos about the startup community in each place.
4 startups reinventing finance from L.A., not NYC
November 28, 2012 9:00 AM
Tim Lloyd
Los Angeles is turning into a surprising hub for financial technology startups. We profile four of the area's interesting "fintech" companies.
Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, L.A., Seattle, and NYC lead top 20 tech hubs on the planet
November 20, 2012 4:39 PM
John Koetsier
The Startup Genome has analyzed 50,000 startups around the world to create what it is calling the first "data-driven ranking" of the top 20 tech hubs on the planet.
Welcome home, Endeavor (time-lapse photography of Space Shuttle Endeavor’s last journey)
October 20, 2012 9:53 PM
John Koetsier
Space shuttle Endeavor is now home in L.A. A very special team of photographers and helper combined to take amazing high-res photography of its journey, which they released just a few days ago.
Sprint plans 100 more cities for 4G LTE, including NYC, LA, Chicago, & Boston
September 10, 2012 9:40 AM
Sean Ludwig
Sprint will launch 4G LTE high-speed data in another 100 cities, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Boston, in the "coming months."
L.A.-based FitKit launches its personalized nutrition website (exclusive)
August 30, 2012 10:24 AM
Christina Farr
Launching today, FitKit prompts you to take a free lifestyle assessment quiz, and then doles out personalized guidance from nutritionists.
Dog-related startup seeks funding, Andreessen Horowitz bites
June 28, 2012 4:30 AM
Jolie O'Dell
Another big-time Silicon Valley name has been linked to SoCal’s premier incubator, Science.
The über VCs at Andreessen Horowitz have just invested in DogVacay, a sort of Airbnb for pets whose owners need to get out of town.
The startup …
How LA’s latest incubator plans to bring a $1B VC fund down south
March 16, 2012 2:59 PM
Jolie O'Dell
We’ve been covering quite a few companies from Science, the latest incubator to make a splash in the L.A. tech scene.
In the above clip, VentureBeat chats with Peter Pham, one of Science’s co-founders, about how Science companies may be …
Just in time for SXSW, Dog Vacay will help you find a home-based dogsitter
March 1, 2012 6:00 AM
Jolie O'Dell
Love the idea of having a dog, but hate the guilt of leaving your pet behind during business trips or vacations?
Dog Vacay, the latest launch from L.A. incubator Science, speaks to exactly that problem, solving it with the power …
Science launches its third startup this month, mom-commerce site Wittlebee
February 13, 2012 6:00 AM
Jolie O'Dell
Sean Percival and his wife, Laurie, are known in the L.A. tech scene for being a particularly stylish couple.
So of course, when the couple welcomed their first child, the world expected the child to, you know, live up to …
LA-based Viddy steals $6M from Silicon Valley VCs for social video
February 7, 2012 12:19 PM
Jolie O'Dell
Social video startup Viddy has raised its first round of institutional funding — a healthy $6 million from Silicon Valley venture firms.
Battery Ventures led the round, which also saw participation from Qualcomm. Outside the Valley, New York’s Greycroft Ventures …
LA’s tech scene gets a shot in the arm from Science, the newest incubator
February 7, 2012 10:00 AM
Jolie O'Dell
The hustling Los Angeles tech scene is revolving around a new center these days: an incubator called Science. It started just a couple months ago and is the work of former MySpace CEO Mike Jones and Color co-founder Peter Pham.…
Want to rent out the Bachelor mansion or Clapton’s pad? Here’s how you can
February 7, 2012 9:00 AM
Jolie O'Dell
Say you want to rent out the Entourage house for your birthday or Eric Clapton’s old house for your rock-and-roll-themed wedding reception.
Eventup, a marketplace for hard-to-get event venues, can make that happen.
Eventup is a brand-spanking-new startup launching today …
BetterWorks lands $8M for revolutionary employee perks platform
August 2, 2011 5:30 AM
Jolie O'Dell
BetterWorks, a startup with a platform for engaging and rewarding employees at small and medium-size business, has sealed an $8 million first institutional round of funding.
The BetterWorks platform is all about perks: the employee rewards that lie beyond salary …
Grubwithus founders want you to get out and meet people
August 1, 2011 6:50 AM
Michael Sinanian
Two lonely entrepreneurs in Chicago, far from their homes in Los Angeles, hacked together a site in 2010 that let people sign up to meet them over lunch or dinner.
Their novel idea was an instant hit, and now, one …
Full of hustle, Los Angeles tech takes on Silicon Valley
July 27, 2011 10:05 AM
Jolie O'Dell
L.A. isn’t just a mecca for film and video game studios. In the past three years, the Los Angeles tech scene has evolved from a small cadre of social media-happy party animals to a legitimate and sustainable tech community …
