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We are a diverse team of innovators, builders and entrepreneurs, developing advanced technologies for practical use in robotics, automation and mobility… to name a few. We partner with corporations to build disruptive technology that will drive future growth. We help partners think & execute like startups.
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We are NAX, the New Asset Exchange, a software and services company that rapidly commercializes consumer and enterprise products to achieve adjacent growth in new markets. Powered by NAX technology and a diverse team of product, technology, and business entrepreneurs, we have built a proprietary platform that discovers products within 90 days and launches them at scale within nine months. We aim to better the world with all of the products we commercialize, and provide the unique opportunity to build corporate-backed, high social impact businesses alongside the world’s leading corporations.
Tech Coast Angels is the largest angel investor group in the United States. Its members provide funding and guidance to more early-stage, high-growth companies in Southern California than any other investment group. TCA members invest in companies in a wide range of industries, including the life sciences, biotech, IT, services, retail, Internet, financial, software, media, consumer products and tech startups. TCA members give companies more than just capital; they also provide counsel, mentoring and access to an extensive network of potential investors, customers, strategic partners and management talent. TCA has more than 250 members, including its venture capital affiliates, in five networks in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Westlake/Santa Barbara and the Inland Empire.
The UCLA Venture Capital Fund is a community of UCLA alumni and friends whose core purpose is to support and promote entrepreneurship at UCLA. The VC Fund mentors faculty and students, fosters the growth of UCLA companies, and connects entrepreneurs with an interest in UCLA. Members have the opportunity to advise campus entrepreneurship initiatives, raise funds for UCLA start-ups, and ultimately to advance UCLA as one of the top entrepreneurial universities in the nation. We make early stage investments in promising UCLA-related companies.
We believe that by leveraging our extensive network of investors and contacts we can provide significant value to entrepreneurs and grow with them to achieve mutual success.
Palisades Growth Capital provides growth stage capital for technology enabled companies in Southern California and beyond. Focus Industries include media, entertainment, healthcare, consumer/retail, environmental services, financial services and manufacturing.
Lurkin is a venture company. Our ventures range from technology startups, to motion pictures, and everything in between. We understand growth, take manageable risks, and go against the grain. For us, there is no impossible. Lurkin.com
Boosting startup success with no fee charged and no equity taken! We are a global tech startup pre-accelerator aimed at working with great early-stage entrepreneurs to prepare them for accelerator programs, seed investment, and revenue through a six-week part-time program. Growing Globally 2018!
Susa Ventures is an early stage technology fund investing in entrepreneurs building defensible products, technologies and tools that create, capture, distribute and leverage proprietary and unique data. For many of our investments, data is an enabling platform as well as a monetization engine.
Structure is an advisory and venture investment company that helps established start ups grow from seed stage to institutional stage. Structure provides guidance to entrepreneur-led companies focused on tech, media and real estate via experienced executives and subject matter expertise. Structure also controls an investment fund to invest alongside certain affiliated start ups.
Alcatel Ventures is a value added venture capital partnership that invests in privately held companies which command unique technology. Alcatel Ventures invests primarily in US technology companies that address large or rapidly growing market opportunities related to hardware and software–wireless communications, computer networking, telecommunications infrastructure, optical components and networking, the Internet, and unique semiconductor chips.Alcatel Ventures is primarily focused on investing in early stage technology companies, although it will consider later stage investments where a minimum return of five times or more is likely. Alcatel Ventures’ typical investments are between $500K to $6 million in any given round. Alcatel Ventures is headquartered in Los Angeles and has offices in Silicon Valley, San Diego, Boston and Seoul, Korea.
Foundry Group invests in technology companies throughout the US and Canada. We also invest in the next generation of venture capital fund managers.
Hillcrest Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that takes a methodical approach to investing. Leveraging our experience with venture capital investing, operating startup companies, strategy development, product management, and investment banking in a structured manner, we help promising entrepreneurs create tomorrow's leading technology companies.Industries of InterestHillcrest Venture Partners invests in companies developing technologies in the following industries:Communications InfrastuctureEnterprise ApplicationsFinancial TechnologyInformation Technology InfrastructureLife Science Research ToolsSemiconductorWirelessCompany StageHillcrest Venture Partners invests exclusively in companies that are in the seed to growth (i.e., less than $15 Million in revenue) stage of development. We prefer to invest in companies that have at least completed a working prototype of their product.GeographyWhile Hillcrest Venture Partners will consider investing in a company irrespective of the company's location, we prefer to invest in companies that are proximate to one of our offices. Disciplined InvestingWe invest according to a thorough methodology that yields an objective assessment of each company. Some of the factors we consider are:Problem Addressed. The company's product or service must address a meaningful problem faced by customers. Value Proposition. The product or service must have clear and material advantages (e.g., cheaper, faster, more convenient) over existing solutions. Market Size. The total addressable market for the product or solution must exceed $500 Million per year. Barriers to Entry. There must be substantial barriers which prevent others from duplicating the product or entering the market. Management Team. The company's management team must have a track record of success or have demonstrated potential for success.Hillcrest Venture Partners will make an initial investment between $25,000 to $100,000 in a company and will make a maximum investment of $150,000 over the life of a company.Focused AssistanceWith its diversely skilled management team, Hillcrest Venture Partners assists its portfolio companies with numerous aspects of business. From strategy formulation to recruiting personnel to business development, we provide far more than capital to our companies. Furthermore, Hillcrest Venture Partners assigns its managing directors to its companies according to the specific needs of a portfolio company and the particular skills of the managing directors. By doing so, we insure that a portfolio company receives the optimal value from our team. As our companies grow, we provide connections to larger sources of capital, strategic partnerships, potential acquirers or investment bankers.
An angel investment company that provides angel investment & entrepreneurial experience to companies in the interactive entertainment & technology markets.
ideaTree = id·ea·tr·ee / ˈidəāˌtree – a place or situation that permits and encourages development and acceleration of new ideas and makes them real. We create valuable mobile & internet companies that disrupt the marketplace when surrounded by our resources and ongoing mentorship. Our goal at ideaTree is simple: Give extraordinary ideas access to the resources they need to create exceptional technology companies. This approach helps nurture great ideas into real products which then go on to become independent revenue-generating companies. ideaTree is building the world’s largest conglomerate of mobile and internet brands by identifying, accelerating new ideas and proven internet business models thereby transferring them to new and untapped markets where it seeks to scale them into market leaders. Focused on traditional and disruptive models in mobile and internet space across multiple sectors including financial services, sports, social media, e-Commerce, sports, marketplaces, travel and online dating. Since 2012, ideaTree has a workforce which operates across 10 countries. The Company is headquartered in Los Angeles and has offices worldwide.
Anthos Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on sourcing proprietary opportunities. We focus a large part of our efforts on finding and investing in exceptional, rapidly-growing consumer brands. Past investments include Trunk Club, Honey, MachineZone (Game of War/MobileStrike), and GoPuff.
CSC Generation is saving retail. In just four years, we’ve acquired and turned around several brands to get to a $500M run rate. We’ve also saved over 1,000 jobs, several companies from liquidation, and have over one million happy customers and counting. Starting with DirectBuy Home Improvement Inc in 2017, our acquisition of Z Gallerie in 2019, and our recent acquisitions of One Kings Lane, and Sur La Table, we're consolidating the home furnishings industry, while driving growth through digital. Founded by Justin Yoshimura and backed by world class investors.
INVENT Ventures Invent is a publicly-traded technology venture firm located in Santa Monica, CA that trades as “IDEA” on the OTC market We are the only public company in the U.S. that is focused exclusively on building tech startups. The INVENT structure provides all of our stakeholders with access to early stage venture capital through our curated and actively managed portfolio of technology businesses. We are a new type of company, offering unparalleled access to the fastest growing industries.
Welcome to Hopp.tech, where innovation meets expertise. Co-founded by Lars and Sune, our software company is on a mission to revolutionize the landscape of data migration challenges, driven by a shared commitment to excellence.
TYLT Lab is a venture capital and venture advisory group based in Santa Monica, California with a focus on building innovative companies capable of producing outsized returns for investors. The partners are entrepreneurs themselves and have a hands-on approach to working with founders. Focus areas are consumer lifestyle products, mobile platforms and services, home automation, software focused on transactions and engagements, consumer goods, clean technology, e-healthcare, and entertainment. But the firm scope is agnostic and will assess any company that has a great team seeking to intelligently disrupt an industry with great ideas and products. For information or to submit a pitch, please contact: Phone: (310) [email protected]: @TYLTLab
