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An Overview of 2015 Los Angeles Tech Fund Raises

Happy New Year! Part of planning for a strong new year involves taking a look back at the previous year’s work, something I did over the holiday break (well, in between bingeing on Mr Robot, Making a Murderer, The Big Short, multiple viewings of Star Wars, that is…). And even though the official numbers aren’t in yet (I leave that to real…

MEET THE MAYORS: Kevin McKeown of Santa Monica

Santa Monica Mayor Kevin McKeown has deep ties to technology, and has been at the center of the city’s technology boom since day one –- literally. In the 80s, with an early Apple II computer, McKeown became publisher of an international online newsletter and a local activist on Santa Monica’s Public Electronic Network. McKeown served on SMMUSD’s technology advisory committee, the City’s…

Fullscreen, Maker, Machinima on Tap for 2015 NewFronts

The Interactive Advertising Bureau released the preliminary schedule for the fourth annual Digital Content NewFronts marketplace, held in New York City, April 27- May 6, 2015, spotlighting the best in upcoming digital video programming for marketers and media buyers trying to reach engaged audiences. Click here for a complete lineup. The eight-day lineup will consist of a series of presentations from prominent media…

Check Out This 2016 Map of Playa Vista

Tip of the hat once again to our pal Matt Sprowles at Madison Partners, whose team put together this map of Playa Vista, LA’s fastest-growing business community. Playa Vista, which is minutes in either direction from Venice and LAX, was the original home of Howard Hughes’s Spruce Goose; in fact, the original hangar has been used to film Iron Man and Avatar…

TechWeek Names TECHWEEK100, LA's Top 100 Companies

Techweek just announced its list of LA’s top 100 tech company leaders, the TECHWEEK100. Techweek Los Angeles will be at the Santa Monica Pier November 9-15 here. Topping the Techweek100 are Elon Musk of SpaceX, Evan Spiegel & Bobby Murphy of Snapchat, and Olav Nergheim of Fjord Ventures. The Techweek100 includes leaders from a wide array of verticals, including: VC / Accelerators…

INNOVATE LA 2016 (October 6-23) Calls for Events

Are you planning an event October 6th-23rd that celebrates Innovation in Los Angeles County? Please make sure your event is included in the incredible line-up of InnovateLA events! Last year Los Angeles Innovation Week(s) saw 160 events unfold over 22 days in over 25 cities across L.A. County. This year Innovation Week(s) becomes InnovateLA 2016 and they are raising the bar even…

Vote TECH LA CARES for #LA2050 Challenge

Upon the first anniversary of LA Tech Digest, founder Scott Perry seeks to build TECH LA CARES, an organization that efficiently matches local tech companies with charitable organizations and events throughout the Los Angeles community: As many of you know, I have spent the past year immersing myself in LA’s fast-growing tech scene. And in doing so, I have met some fascinating…