Alliance Blog
Last week, The Alliance for Southern California Innovation hosted a mini-showcase of researchers whose work fit the theme of The Human Side of Data: Understanding and Influencing Human Behavior. This virtual…
Over the last few months we’ve reviewed nearly 70 startups applying to be accepted into our SoCal Venture Pipeline brought to you by Silicon Valley Bank. Most have been very promising…
On June 29th, on a rooftop in downtown LA (DTLA), the Alliance helped global accelerator and VC firm Plug and Play launch a new Work Live Play accelerator that will help SoCal founders access…
Corporate VC-backed funding soared to an all-time high in 2020 (over $73 Billion, up 24% and representing almost 50% of all VC dollars invested) despite the pandemic. This was top…
I feel lucky to call Brad Feld both a collaborator and a friend. We both share a deep passion for supporting entrepreneurs and strengthening the startup ecosystem, yet we take…
The First Look SoCal Innovation Showcase 2021 [virtual] Sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, KPPB LP, Alexandria Venture Investments, and EastWest Bank Presented by the Alliance for SoCal Innovation…
On Tuesday, May 4th, the Alliance for SoCal Innovation virtually hosted 18 top corporate leaders from across the SoCal region for a discussion on Corporate Innovation, focusing on disrupting from…
NOTE: Image above is an incomplete/partial representation of the Alliance partner network to illustrate the breadth and diversity of the ecosystem collaborators we work with. We could not list all…
On a recent Friday, the Alliance convened the second edition of our Bring Your Own Bias (BYOB) workshop generously sponsored by Amgen. We were again led by UCI Law School Dean, Song…
I guess I need to admit it – I am an old-timer when it comes to the SoCal startup and venture ecosystem. I led my first venture-backed startup in 1999…