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Los Angeles as a Start-Up: Strengths, Challenges, and Future Opportunities

This 2013 status report analyzes Los Angeles' potential as a start-up city, highlighting its strengths as a vast market, an entrepreneurial hub, and home to world-class universities. It addresses key challenges, including the need for improved collaboration and better access to capital. The report discusses ongoing investments in innovation and partnerships to foster an ecosystem conducive to growth. With a focus on energy infrastructure, renewable energy, and advanced technology start-ups, it provides insights on ten portfolio companies making an impact in the sustainability sector.

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Los Angeles as a Start-Up: Strengths, Challenges, and Future Opportunities

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  1. The City as a Start-up A Status Report on Los Angeles March 2013

  2. The Good News (our strengths) • Huge market • City of entrepreneurs • World class universities • Commercialization programs • City-owned Infrastructure • Policy alignment

  3. What’s Missing? • Learning to play well together • Cracking open our buying power • Access to capital • A physical hub for innovation

  4. What’s Ahead? • Investing in our ecosystem • Building partnerships • Encouraging innovation!

  5. 14 Portfolio Companies ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE Smart Grid / EV charger testing & diagnostics Seed Round & Graduation Turned Profitable in March 2013 ENERGY STORAGE Advanced Battery Technology RENEWABLE ENERGY / INFRASTRUCTURE Full solutions for commercial solar thermal installations ENERGY EFFICIENCY Smart, real-time measurement & alerts of home energy usage DOE License ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE EV Charging Station owner / operator (350Green) Successful Exit & Graduation ENERGY EFFICIENCY Super-efficient, high-quality, affordable plasma lighting technology Seed Round Int’l Strategic Partners RENEWABLE ENERGY / EFFICIENCY Disruptive Electric Motors & Generators

  6. 14 Portfolio Companies RENEWABLE ENERGY Disruptive turbine for water and wind applications RENEWABLE ENERGY/ GREEN BUILDINGS Building-integrated solar systems RENEWABLE ENERGY Online lead-gen and matching engine for solar installations RENEWABLE ENERGY / EFFICIENCY Energy harvesting, sensing, and advanced robotics Growth Financing Round MATERIALS Disruptive, sustainable magnet tech with multiple industry applications RECYCLING / WASTE MANGEMENT Electronic Waste roll-up – international focus. TRANSPORTATION Battery-swapping for fleets – proven at Beijing Olympics Port Pilot Program (DB New Energy)

  7. Thank You Fred Walti Executive Director CTLA/LACI 323.854.3332 fred@laincubator.org

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