Category: Portfolio Companies
Los Angeles Downtown News-Homeboy Industries feature – February 27, 2017 – How Homeboy Industries Now Runs an Electronics Recycling Center
Pasadena Business Now- February 24, 2017 – Pasadena Angels: The Color of Money is Green Tech
This startup is changing the construction business
Homeboy Industries’ Innovative New Business Venture Will Create Employment Opportunities for Formerly Gang-affiliated and Previously Incarcerated Men and Women
Innovative Recycling Brings Second Chances to People Who Need Them – Mashable
What do you get when you transform trash into jobs? For one LA-based recycling company, it means a whole new way of doing business.
Yahoo! Finance – January 24, 2017 – New Resource Bank and Green Commuter Finalize Agreement to Finance the Launch of Vanpool and Car Sharing Program Throughout Southern California
New Resource Bank has approved a $1.5 million line of credit to facilitate Green Commuter’s fleet expansion to 30 all-electric, long range, 7-passenger vehicles. With this financing, Green Commuter will launch its vanpool, car share and fleet replacement program geared to disrupt traditional commuting in Los Angeles.
50 LA Startups to Watch 2017 – Built in Los Angeles
As it becomes clear to the rest of the world that Los Angeles is no longer just a hub for entertainment, the amount of tech talent and new companies popping up means 2017 will be a big year. For our annual top 50 startups to watch list, we looked at companies founded within the last five years that are poised to usher in a new era of innovation, creativity and success.
Black Enterprise—Avisare Featured – January 12, 2017 – #techies Win Contract Opportunities from Former Wall Street Investment Banker
Sky Kelley is no stranger to being a #techie. Yet, throughout her career, receiving strategic insights and knowledge has paved a road to success.
KCRW Design & Architecture CES Preview with Chai Energy
How does a small start-up company get heard above the noise? Evan Birenbaum of Chai Energy, an LA-based startup going to CES for the first time, shares their strategy.
