Alliance Blog
A recent report from Pitchbook showed a 14.5% year over year decline in capital raised for climate tech in 2023, yet it predicts a stellar 2024 in part due to…
Southern California’s unsurpassed diversity of industries and innovation communities is a compelling differentiator of our ecosystem but it can be difficult to bring all of the stakeholders together, unless you…
On a loud and rambunctious Wednesday night, a crowd of nearly 40 founders squeezed into a packed private room at the Left Coast Brewery in Irvine. Over the noise of…
California is an extraordinary place to live and work; however, we cannot take its future for granted. While our work at the Alliance is focused on expanding the innovation economy,…
With a large year-over-year decline in early stage venture capital investment in Los Angeles/OC (-58%) and San Diego (-54%), it is no surprise that we’ve seen an increase in startups…
A few short weeks ago, we hosted our fifth annual SoCal Ecosystem Leadership Forum which is a facilitated half day workshop for selected leaders from around the region who represent…
In the thrilling world of startups, there are three kinds of founders: good founders who are good fundraisers, bad founders who are good fundraisers, and good founders who are bad…
In the heart of Southern California’s innovation hub, the Alliance for SoCal Innovation recently brought together some of the brightest minds in the fields of healthcare, data, and artificial intelligence….
What is the role of a major University in the community and how does that change in relation to the shifting conditions within the community and the University? Over the…
Lots of shade, cocktails and appetizers awaited a group of Pasadena-area Venture Capital investors at The Athenaeum, the members only club on Caltech’s campus. The local VC’s were convened by…