NEWS: Incubator Joins Forces with UCSD’s Business School
An incubator that started in SD has joined forces with UCSD’s Rady School of Management -- with the goal of creating a new generation of fintech startups. The partnership between EvoNexus, which also has an outpost in Irvine, leverages
NEWS: Irvine Startup Joins Forces With a Power Plant Operator For Maintenance at Geothermal Facilities
A startup that’s developed predictive analytics software has joined forces with Enel Green Power North America to optimize field maintenance operations at geothermal facilities. NarrativeWave, with HQ in Irvine, enables data-to-decision analytics for the industrial internet of things (IIoT). NarrativeWave’s tech will
NEWS: NGD Collaborates to Create New Storage Resource
An Irvine startup that specializes in edge computing, also known as fog computing, is collaborating with a UK company that designs and develops tools in the realms of AI, the IoT, security and 5G to introduce a computational storage
*PEOPLE: Sudek Gets District Director Award from SBA
The U.S. Small Business Administration, Orange County / Inland Empire District Office presented Richard Sudek, the 2019 District Director Award at the 56th Small Business Week Awards. Sudek is a lifelong entrepreneur and angel investor. He serves as UCI’s Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director of
*INVESTIGATIVE SERIES: Ubiquity Shareholders Accuse the Company of Fraud in a Lawsuit. And Ubiquity is Reportedly Under Multiple Federal Investigations…
About l8 months ago, Ubiquity Inc. was trumpeting its restructuring plan after being delisted by the SEC. The delisting was prompted by investor complaints that the company, with HQ in Irvine, had not filed quarterly financials in years and had not conducted a
NEWS: Local Venture Capital and Private Equity Fund Closes on More Than $50 Million. Huge Score For This Fund to Be Based Here in OC…
The rapid growth in influencer marketing spend across the consumer landscape continues to drive the importance of authenticity in relationships between public figures and the brands they support. A homegrown VC and PE fund seeks to promote relationships in which influencers are stakeholders
NEWS: AgTech Startup Wins EvoNexus SD Pitch Competition at the Incubator’s Annual Demo Day
A startup that developed tech to measure soil moisture and salinity in real-time won first place in EvoNexus' annual Demo Day pitch competition in San Diego on Wednesday. GroGuru beat out eight other competitors to win. The founders of
*PEOPLE: Angel Capital Association Elects John Harbison to its Board of Directors
The chairman emeritus of Tech Coast Angels, has been elected to the board of directors of the Angel Capital Association, which is reportedly the world’s leading professional association for angel investors. The association provides public policy advocacy, professional development, resources,
Q&A: Matt Hayden, Founder of Sea Purity Investments, a Family Office
This Q&A is with Matt Hayden, the founder and owner of Sea Purity Investments. Sea Purity is a family office in San Clemente with a multi-strategy approach. It's an LP in 12 different funds and has completed over 100 direct investments
*OPINION: How I Failed Fastest: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Pressure Testing New Ideas
This opinion piece was written by Pranav Khandelwal, a mobile engineering manager with Cie, an innovation accelerator for large enterprises and a growth accelerator for emerging startups in Irvine. Cie gives their employees funding opps to explore new ideas. I