Not one but TWO Los Angeles-area landmarks top Instagram’s most-posted locations. According to this article, Disneyland and Dodgers Stadium beat out such varied worldwide landmarks as Yankee Stadium, Madison Square Garden, Times Square, Red Square, the Louvre, Gorky Park, and… a couple of shopping malls around the world.
KAIROS SOCIETY, which supports young entrepreneurs solving the planet’s most difficult issues through technology, recently named the KAIROS 50 (K50) via Inc Magazine. The K50 include disruptive new technologies from a low-cost, 3D bio-printer and ink to create organ models with human cells; to an education start-up that helps high schools teach coding with web-based curriculum, teacher tools, and teacher training; to…
Paige Craig is not your typical Angel Investor; his buttoned-down demeanor belies an intensity to succeed that is unmatched in these parts. Anyone who follows Craig’s socials knows that he lives life to the fullest, staying connected to his portfolio of companies yet still finding time to snowboard, scuba dive, rock climb, and hit dirt trails in some remote parts of the…
Dog boarding & care is a $15 Billion service market, largely made up of mom & pop workers, groomers, and pet sitters, who mostly get business by word of mouth. Even with Yelp reviews, it can be hard to get that right match between your pup and a host. Even harder is finding a place to put up your pup without costing…
JUKIN MEDIA, the global leader in user-generated entertainment with more than one billion monthly views across digital platforms, has raised $2 million in funding from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (“Samsung Venture”). The new capital will provide financial flexibility for Jukin as it continues to grow rapidly. “We have several profitable and expanding business units, which is rare for a company at this…
How big is the Campus at Playa Vista? Big. The area already houses LA offices for Yahoo, Facebook, YouTube (and eventually Google), as well as Belkin, IMAX, Fox, Fullscreen, tech labs for UCLA & USC, and many more tech-friendly businesses. But anyone that has driven along Jefferson Ave as of late has spotted a few new cranes in one of the last…
It all started three years ago at a dinner of about three dozen leaders in Pasadena government, industry, and education. You had the Mayor, the City Manager, the heads of local companies, and local colleges, all networking and discussing the state of the city. It was pretty apparent even from the attendees that Pasadena was host to a deep bench of talent,…
LA Angel Investor Paige Craig met New York-based Fortress trader Jeff Lo through a mutual friend in Vegas in 2012, in a conversation that started about poker — namely, why Lo liked to back good players. Turns out that Lo staking players was a lot like how Craig sought and backed early stage founders in the VC space. Over the course of…