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The City as a Start-up

The City as a Start-up. A Status Report on Los Angeles March 2013. The Good News (our strengths). Huge market City of entrepreneurs World class universities Commercialization programs C ity-owned Infrastructure Policy alignment. What’s Missing?. Learning to play well together

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The City as a Start-up

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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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