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While Silicon Beach is home to nearly 600 startups, which include high profile unicorns such as Bird and Snap, it is but one concentrated tech hub within SoCal (Santa Barbara…
DIVERSITY INNOVATION FORUM April 30 2019 Skirball Cultural Center Highlights from the Event
A recent family vacation to Israel and Greece forced me to briefly step back from my single-minded focus on our upcoming Diversity Innovation Forum on April 30 (click here for…
As an Alliance devoted to “innovation”, we’ve done a lot of thinking about the meaning of the word and how to best harness it to create economic gain for the…
There are a lot of places where you’ll find people who look the same, dress the same and talk the same but that’s probably not how you think of Southern…
Alliance Commits to Integrated Program Strategy to Enhance Ecosystem Since our launch in 2017, community members have often asked how a small non-profit like the Alliance could possibly have a meaningful…
THE FIRST ANNUAL UNICORN QUEST IN LOS ANGELES, CA November 15 2018 CBRE Global Headquarters Did you attend? Please fill out the feedback survey to help shape future programming from the Alliance…
It seems like every day there’s another huge funding or acquisition announcement that, while awesome, makes one wonder how this pace can be sustainable. According to Pitchbook, US VC firms…
The recently published article in the Economist titled “Why startups are leaving Silicon Valley” expertly describes the waning dominance long held by Silicon Valley, especially the larger forces at work…
After hosting the SoCal First Look event at UCLA on June 20, the Alliance staff took a beat to reflect on the progress we’ve made so far and to plan…