Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Los Angeles.
Founder @cheezburger, @circa • Studied at @northwestern-university. Allergic to cats.
http://benhuh.org
Founder & CEO @flipagram, Founder @shopzilla ($562MM exit), Founder @bizrate.com (top 100 website)
http://herenowwow.org
founder @unvael-fm. engineer at @oracle, @tinyco, @shareablee-1. cs @ brown. currently addicted to mobile, node, meteor.js
Founder @affinity-networks, @amplifyla, @Leads360• Studied at @arizona-state-university
http://www.cmplx.ly
Co-founder of @swim • Formerly General Manager, US for @myheritage • CEO of @geni • Worked at @yammer
Founder and CTO at @pogoseat • Founder @data-fluency • Worked at @nasa-jpl • MS CSci at @university-of-southern-california
Berklee College of Music Graduate with 10+ years as a COO in Mobile Health and in the Automotive Aftermarket.
Internet Executive. CEO, Founder of (mt) Media Temple, (mt) Ventures. Investor.
http://demiansellfors.com/about
founder @unvael-fm. founded @pict (@angelpad S12, acquired by @popsugar). founded @vael-project (manufacturing/footwear brand). engineer @broadcom
Founder @artwalktv. Master's – Arts & Letters, SOU.
http://kimsherrell.com
Founder and Executive Chairman @lookout
Online organizer and social movement strategist. Citizen journalism @the-huffington-post and strategy @purpose while incubating unPAC and Peers.org.
Co-Founder and CEO at Benny; former Partner at MESA+
http://www.jacobbrody.me
Founder of Workpop. GM of Zynga mobile platform. Going to change the way people find jobs.
Founder @pogoseat (@angelpad S'13). Founder & CEO @yocal-music. Programmed early electronic medical record system in high school, honors @santa-clara-university
Founder and CEO of be2 and C-Date, a profitable $60M+ business. Investor in @airhelp @auditfile @famebit @tradeshift @ubiome @mayvenn @terravion @tripping-com
Founder & Head of Product @remark • Learned SaaS @appfolio • Studied Supply Chain @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Mentor, Adviser, Strategist, Board Member, Advocate. Founder @startup-hive , CoFounder @crowdpad , CEO @sgb-media-group , ** Available for C-Level Position **
http://www.crowdfundingtimes.wordpress.com
Co-founder of @seedinvest; Spent time at @francisco-partners, @morgan-stanley IBD (Technology Group), @cisco, @riot-games. MBA @wharton-school School 2012, UG Finance/CS @university-of-pennsylvania
Founder of @silicon-beach-la Concordia University-Irvine '09 Alum. American and Australian citizenship. Eagle Scout. Car Guy. Pilot-In-Training. Christian.
I excel in helping clients gain traction, earn customers, launch businesses and products, and communicate with influencers, investors, users, and the press.
http://insidesiliconvalley.net
Founder Awesome Job
Entrepreneur
http://dakotayounger.tumblr.com/
Co-founder @beatdeck, YC Alum. First software startup at 15.
Founder UberOnTime.com • Worked at @campus-explorer, @kohls-department-store • Studied at @university-of-california-extension-los-angeles, @santa-monica-college
http://www.uberontime.com/blog
Entrepreneur. Co-founder @lawkick
http://lawkick.com/blog.html
Global location-based advertising, commerce, mapping, traffic @here, @nokia, @navteq, @traffic.com. Invested & launched several data centric start-ups as well.
Product Management Executive, General Manager @zynga @the-walt-disney-company @yahoo
CEO of Water Canary • TED Fellow • Studied at @oxford-university, @bowdoin-college @nyu
founder/hustler/point guard @statistified • co-founder/product @rexter • BS/MEng @cornell-university • MBA @university-of-california-los-angeles.
founder @unvael-fm. 5+ yrs music industry experience @voiceless-artists, @trinative-productions. business @university-of-colorado-boulder
Currently: Founder + CEO @bubbl-3
Formerly: VC @YASCapitalPartners; Fellow/President @insite; Founder @collegecraig
Global Serial Entrepreneur, CEO @unified-inbox, President @viva-lite, Consultant/Advisor to Startups/Corp./Govt. and Musician.
http://www.tobyruckert.com
Founder @gelt, Inc., @domuso-inc • Investor @loverly, @gelt • Studied at @university-of-southern-california
Co-founder @beatdeck - Musician signed to Interscope Records in another life.
Hands-on technology entrepreneur with 17+ years experience building technology products and companies. Founder of GoToTags.
http://gototags.com/blog/
Founder @6th Street Investments, LLC @6th Street Fitness, LLC @Westside Trading Company • Investor @Event Farm @OnFarm Systems @balqon @unvael.fm
Founder @synapse-international • Studied at @mcgill-university
http://www.synapseint.com/blog
Founder @showkit, @pickup • Worked at @curious-minds, @fixup • Studied at @university-of-southern-california