Summer is here, and it couldn’t come at a better time now that we are returning to some normalcy. While the economy continues to rebound, the housing market has been crazy, with tech companies like Zillow, Houzz, and Better.com increasing their presence in OC. OC is also home to Corelogic’s...

Happy June! In another strong signal of our local software ecosystem, public analytics software maker Alteryx is launching a $50M venture fund. The deep analytics roots and talent in OC is producing a number of early stage startups and now local capital will help fund them. This is a great win for...

The headlines have been full of ransomware hitting major companies, hospitals, and infrastructure. Due to today’s cyber climate, we have become numb to it unfortunately. Yet Southern California has been the epicenter of great cybersecurity technology and therefore is on the front lines of...

As we drive into May, I’m pretty pumped to see the auto scene alive, well and innovating in OC. While HAAS Motors of Lake Forest is building SUVs, the automaker is still working on a US manufacturing site. This adds to Hyundai, besides the local electric vehicle makers we’ve mentioned in...

Well the cat is out of the bag and I can finally announce that I have launched an angel investment syndicate to support our local companies. My partner Al Bsharah and I have been quietly recruiting local entrepreneurs and operators to combine small checks together to invest in companies. We were...

“What are you working on, Neal?” I actually get this question multiple times per day. Read my blog post here to learn about my recent journey and where I’m focusing my time between companies, investing, and community building. Here’s some stories I’ve been watching: Newport-based...

The Orange County tech scene has serial entrepreneur Richard Sudek’s fingerprints all over it. From taking initiative at the multiple local universities to catalyzing a de facto startup headquarters at The Cove, and coalescing local investors is just the tip of the iceberg of Rich’s successes...

Howdy all, I hope you're having a good week. It is IPO city right now for OC companies! Between Viant, LoanDepot, Hancock Jaffe listing and then MeridianLink (and maybe Rivian?) coming up, it's great to see some exits through going public. As always the hope is to unlock capital that works its way...

Hi all, we've talked a lot about how OC is playing a major role in EV adoption through new vehicle production and technology infrastructure development. With the announcement of another $2.5B in funding by Rivian, the electric truck maker will definitely be growing locally. With Irvine as its head...

Well, that's a wrap. 2020 that is. Can't say much more than what's been said about the year as a whole, but looking under the hood, OC has a lot to be proud of. We continued supporting our startups in an upside down world - many of our companies gained due to the economics of digitization,...