LA Tech Rise

The Voice of the Silicon Beach Uprising

GeoStory

Area based news, updates and awareness. Never miss out again.
GeoStory, your new platform for area based news, awareness and shameless self-promotion.  Share local updates. Promote community.  Never miss out again.  GeoStory is a mobile platform that allows users to showcase the things happening all around them. Using the ...

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Xtensio

Visualize your business profile in under 15 minutes
Xtensio is the best startup tool to visualize your business profile. Create an overview of your product or services for investor presentations, crowdfunding campaigns, or stakeholder communications. With DIY graphics specially designed for entrepreneurs, Xtensio ...

SaneBox

Inbox Zero is one click away. Automatic email filtering, one-click unsubscribe, email reminders and much more! SaneBox is the answer to email overload.

Cited

Contest Parking Citations With A Picture
Parking citations are an unfortunate part of everyone's life, but they don't have to be anymore. Cited alleviates the headache of contesting your ticket, all without lifting a finger (well, maybe one). All you have to do is snap a photo of your citation in the ...

FreelanceCTO

Senior technology services
FreelanceCTO achitects award winning technologies that scale your business by building, training, and managing your development team using our proprietary 100-step process.

H1 Talent

better monster+linkedin solves the IT talent gap with the best and brightest
Our website is dedicated to connecting Recruiters with H1s. The H1 Talent community is filled with the Best and Brightest from around the world in the US looking for consistent work in hope of becoming a US citizen. There are over 500,000 H1's working in the ...

Slate Studio

Helping startups build quality product
Slate Studio is a Los Angeles UX, design and Ruby on Rails dev shop. We partner with startups and technology companies to build great product. Our collaborators include Machinima, CrowdFunder, LaunchRoch, Summit Series, Standard Treasury and other up and coming ...

TheStartupAngel

A startup community, empowering early stage tech startup entrepreneurs
We are a startup community, empowering early stage tech startup entrepreneurs. We interview startup founders, investors and incubators, and organize and live stream relevant tech events.

Every Equity

Matching Start-Ups to Investors Online
Now, everyone can grab their own slice of ownership in a start-up venture! Apply to or create your own projects, divvy-out equity slices, & form real companies! Mission Every Equity's mission is to provide an intuitive, fun, and free online platform for the start-up ...

NiLi

Twitter for Nightclubs
***Coming Soon*** NiLi answers the question,"What am I going to do for fun tonight?" Scroll through our curated list of events going on in your current city. See something you like? Click on it for all the necessary details you need to get in to that venue. ...

PicaHome.com

Bridging the Millennial gap in Real Estate.
Problem: Generation Y/Z (Millennials, iGen), does not want to buy houses or have anything to do with long term housing contracts. The ones that do want to buy are restricted by the antiquated thinking of previous generations. Solution: Our Company is designed ...

CoGo

a Social planning tool
CoGo lets you plan social events in a collaborative way. It does the work so you and your friends don't have to. It's like Yelp for groups.

Investion

Combining Lendingclub and Kickstarter to create a platform to fund start ups
Typically most start ups cannot receive traditional forms of financing. Investion connects these start ups with nontraditional investors

TrepScore

Automating Data And Making It Useful
TrepScore seamlessly consolidates data from business apps (sensors) and uses it to provide actionable content and prescriptive insights to entrepreneurs and professionals.

5in CoWorking

CoWorking Space in SFV
5in CoWorking allows entrepreneurs in the San Fernando Vally (Los Angeles, CA) to come together and collaborate without any long term commitments in a 28,000 sq feet cool office environment. Can provide startups with consulting, seminars, networking opportunity ...

Marriage.com

Engaging wedding, marriage, dating and relationship videos.
The Marriage.com video network curates, produces and distributes engaging videos about weddings, marriage, dating and relationships.

Rembrandt Productions

We tell stories, for high tech and ingenious products.
We tell clever,creative,imaginative stories . We highlight our clients ingenuity and value to their target audiences.We make sure to do it right and in the target time they require. We do this by combining  creative and strategic business consultancy experience ...

America Innovates

Accelerating America's innovation districts.
AMERICA INNOVATES will accelerate innovation districts in America with a focus on entrepreneurship amongst students, minorities and women. We are disrupting the $6 billion a year EB-5 investor visa program by steering our access to foreign capital into innovation ...

Bellinity

Monetized Social Networking Site With Celebrities (patent pending)
Bellinity has two sites in one with at least two more spin offs coming after our second round of funding. The way we monetize is confidential and NDA strictly enforced, no matter who you are and how much money you have. We are looking at 100-200 more hours of finishing ...

Divshot

Front-End PaaS for Developers
Divshot helps developers ship faster front-end applications faster. We bring the full Platform-as-a-Service approach to the front-end, giving developers powerful release management, multiple environments, command-line integration, and more for HTML/JS/CSS apps. ...

wavesquad

PR and marketing for the social Web
We’re a team of marketing strategists and technologists who help startup and Fortune 500 brands to develop, execute, and measure PR and social media marketing programs. We’re bold and unafraid to take calculated risks to exceed our clients’ expectations. We have ...

IdeaMensch

Community of people who bring ideas to life.

Go Social Now

social media marketing agency
Social Media Agency that services lifestyle, internet, ecommerce, food and beverage, technology, and fashion brands.

illumie

Reddit and Quora love child for the music community.
illumie is the place for music enthusiasts to share and discuss the latest music content - from interest specific curated feeds to genre specific group discussions. illumie was built to bring together the community and allow them to talk in more than 140 characters.

Advancing Women Executives

Improving business by promoting women
Advancing Women Executives (AWE) is a start-up with the mission to increase the number of women in senior management positions and on corporate boards to improve the economy. AWE provides VP-level and above corporate executive women the opportunity to build cross-functional ...

Startuptabs

Launch infront of 1000s of Startup Enthusiasts
We are building a platform for startups to launch infront of startup enthusiasts. A platform for startups to gain User targeted impressions and users. Enthusiasts that are willing to say, "Yes, I will take a look at your landing page". "Yes, I am willing to become ...

Start Engine

Vusay

Social Annotation for Online VIdeo Platforms
Great Team (multiple prior exits) Patents pending. Based at StartEngine in Los Angeles.

StartEngine Crowdfunding Inc.

Kickstarter with equity instead of donations
StartEngine is the revolutionary next step in entrepreneurship. Started by experienced entrepreneurs Howard Marks (Activision, Acclaim!) and Ron Miller, StartEngine’s goal was to foster and support the Southern California tech boom. With a noble aim, StartEngine ...

Assist

Match.com for Entrepreneurs
We are the match.com for entrepreneurs.  Our goal is for users to get connected with one useful contact for any venture within seconds of joining. Assist is a mobile app that is the best way to get matched with driven people within your proximity.  Users will ...

HackUCLA

Showcasing UCLA's top coding and design talent to startups through hack competitions.

Siemer Ventures

Dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build sustainable technology-related businesses

CreditPing

The most pro-consumer credit & card site on the web.
CreditPing.com is a lead gen business that helps consumers seeking credit and debt related products. We signed up +50k members in 100 days--with stellar CPL and conversion rates. Our free matching engine serves our members credit offers that are "tailored" to ...

Smoking Hot Coffee

Startup culture online community & podcast.
Smoking Hot Coffee is the place for the startup community to rally support and stay connected to the latest in web design, development and marketing as it affects internet startups. Jeff & Amul podcast from SD & LA, interviewing startup founders and entrepreneurs ...

Fingertip Maestro Music App

START CREATING MUSIC IN SECONDS!
Fingertip Maestro is a ground-breaking musical instrument APP for people of all ages and abilities. It enables those with no musical training, to play music convincingly, with the feeling and texture of a real musician. For those that can already play, it's a great ...

Shuttle2Vegas™

Virgin Airlines of the Road.
Shuttle2Vegas completely eliminates the hassle involved with traveling by car or air to the Vegas Strip from Southern California. With departure locations placed inside the top Orange County, Los Angeles and Hollywood Hotels, we make it convenient for patrons to ...

Wildebeest

Building smart MVPs locally for Silicon Beach
We believe smart, fast product development doesn't have to be expensive or outsourced. Through a combination of versatile (local) full-stack developers, we can partner with your team to build MVPs and beyond. Our team serves early-to-mid-stage startups, as well ...

The Advertising Society

Networking with industry colleagues for ideas, partnerships and opportunities.
The Advertising Society is a private organization serving the advertising community with the necessary tools and resources to educate and empower industry talent.We fulfill our mission by providing a professional platform for our members to connect face to face, ...

CM Events

Affordable Event Planning for Startups
Specializing in providing affordable event planning packages to startups.

BLEND

Digital agency with a primary focus on the development of highly dynamic web applications
PowerHouse Creative is digital agency startup located in Hollywood, California, with a primary focus on Internet development, mobile apps and graphic design. PHC specializing in the full-cycle development of highly dynamic web and mobile applications, as well as ...

Believable Creations

If you believe it ● We can create it
Believable Creations is a award winning multimedia company that specialize in helping start-ups conceptualize and build out their ideas. If you believe it ● We can create it.

Real Friends

The online to get offline with friends
Product: This app populates a list of your friends along with a status indicating they're available instead of sending out several messages. Real Friends is a organizational tool that makes planning easy for all circles of friends. We organize the chaos in real-time ...

WeAreLATech

LA Startup hub bridging entrepreneurs to resources via a podcast, calendar & job board
WeAreLATech is an LA Startup hub that bridges entrepreneurs to the resources they are seeking via a podcast, calendar and job board, much like a city tourist office for travellers. To get to know the startups fueling this city to become a top destination for tech ...

Power Lotto

The new lottery built for your phone
The new lottery built for your phone

ShopKare

FancyHands for eCommerce Stores
For small business owners that are starting their online store presence, ShopKare is a subscription service for shopping cart maintenance. Unlike freelancers and hiring platforms, with ShopKare, business owners don't need to have a background knowledge on the job ...

Phantom Blogger

Tool to write quality blog posts consistently
Our tool helps you write blog posts. The customer starts with an editorial calendar that helps plan their writing strategy. Each blog post can be started using a template. These templates are classified under themes like Opinion, Holidays, Launch, etc. We also ...

Dream Team Design

UX/UI Design for Startups
Dream Team is a design studio founded by Alison Childs and Bee Elvy. We work with startups, agencies, technology firms, small and large businesses. Our expertise in all areas of design and strategy have been developed across verticals such as entertainment, technology, ...

Yellow Sequoia LLC, 2011

Ideas to experiences

Awesome Job

Disruptive startup and premier, contingency based, tech and creative recruiting firm.
At first glance, we're just another a premier, contingency based, tech and creative recruiting firm that has the privilege of working with many of the nation's hottest startups and fortune 500 companies as well as the some of the most talented professionals on ...

GenCrowd

Crowdsourced Ideation
GenCrowd is an online marketplace which allows people to crowdsource ideas, content, and feedback for their business needs. We have tailor-made our service to help alleviate some of the issues that entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses face while starting ...

StartupToolShop

Angie's List or Yelp for web start-up tools
Intelligently navigate through, and see ratings of all of the online tools able to take anyone from concept to customers. StartupToolShop continually and quickly aggregates, organizes, and filters hundreds of web-resources helping startups and entrepreneurs ...

Userbrite

User Experience Design Studio
Userbrite is a leading LA-based UX Studio specializing in creating user experiences worth experiencing. We focus on mobile, mobile-first, responsive, tablet and desktop application UX consulting solutions available on a contract, sub-contract, full project or ...

Monogram Artists

Digital Media Management
Monogram Artists is a Digital Media Management company based out of Los Angeles, California. It's our job to actively engage and grow your audience across a multitude of channels.  Whether you are starting from scratch, or a pre-existing presence, every client ...

HoneyMelts / Meltpax

1/2 TABLESPOON SIZE EDIBLE WATER SOLUBLE HONEY POUCHES
There is no one company that really is the household name for honey today. HoneyMelts looks to change that. With traditional serving methods, honey tends to end up in places where it isn't really wanted, such as finers, table tops, countertops, and even caked ...

Startup Elite

Skedgy

Where Scheduling goes Social.
Skedgy allows you to interact with you friends, family, your networks, and the media through plans, schedules, and activities. It is the place to streamline and search for what is going on anywhere around the world. It can be used for educational, professional, ...

neurlabs

Tech Incubator
Product Rapid Prototyping, Minimal Viable Product (MVP) in 6-8 weeks Customers Entrepreneurs, Startups with awesome ideas.

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HQ Creative Space

Upscale creative office space in Los Angeles
HQ Creative Space is the premier developer of upscale creative office space in Los Angeles, CA. It is a subsidiary of HQ Development, headed by investor and entrepreneur Robert Herscu, which manages a portfolio of shopping-center development projects, high-end ...

IDverge

Buyerly

B2B Web App: Viability Research & Online Tradeshow For Consumer Goods Startups
2013 grand prize winner in the Sam's Club sponsored business pitch competition. Selected by Sam's Club and Walmart senior executives. Buyerly (www.buyerly.com) is a B2B web application that connects retailers with consumer brands. Buyerly blends online trade shows ...

rayburst

server installs simplified
rayburst simplifies the process of installing software on servers. Physical or virtual. Hosted or local. Choose from a standard set of configurations or create a completely custom one. Install everything with just a single command. Run the latest versions. Configure ...

Joblennials

(match.com) for job seekers and employers
Joblennials is a match making service for job seekers and employers -- simplifying the “JOB SEARCH” process and making the job search process more efficient and specific to the “job seeker” and “Employer”. Job Seeker:  We tailor our technology to identify potential ...

Derivatas

SaaS platform to perform 409A valuations

Wize Crowd crowdfunding magazine

Democratizing Direct Mail channel for startups & SMBs
the Wize Crowd crowdfunding Magazine helps startups & SMBs to reach up to 30,000 influencers in richest local zip codes. We're democratizing Direct Mail channel for startups. Each month we cover only 24 local startups. Apply to get featured in our inaugural January ...

Shap Consulting

Results Oriented Digital Marketing Consulting Firm
Westlake Village based digital marketing consultancy  

YouAskAnyone

The Best Place To Resolve Your Arguments! Have The World Decide Who's Right!
YouAskAnyone helps anyone who is having an argument resolve it anonymously by crowdsourcing votes and commentary so both sides can see who the world thinks is right. Upset that your girlfriend won't let you hang out with friends? Should parents buy their kids their ...

Miracle Entertainment

Casting Company based in LA
Billion Dollar Club

The Neumann Group

Advancing Entrepreneurship for the Betterment of the World.

LA-based Start-Up (by Founder of Ownza)

We collect and interpret massive amounts of data for some of the largest hedge funds.
About us: We collect and interpret massive amounts of data for some of the largest hedge funds.  HIRING Investment Data Analyst:  * Work with programmers to create the right mechanism for collecting the appropriate data  * Consult with hedge fund clients about ...

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Basil

Full Service Digital Media Agency
Basil interrupts the traditional creative process and replaces it with a unique approach to meeting each client’s unique needs. Our philosophy is based on four key elements: Communication • Quality • Creativity • Relationships