Los Angeles Startup Community

I was just talking with someone who's new to Los Angeles and wanting to connect into the Los Angeles Startup Community.  I told them that I had recently seen several posts/articles talking about how vibrant the community has become.  As is usual, I couldn't remember where I had seen those posts.  So, I promised I would create this post to help point them in the right direction.  I will do my best to keep this up to date.

Los Angeles Startup Community Posts/Articles

Here are some interesting articles and posts on the ecosystem around startups in Los Angeles.

• LA Tech Survival Guide
• A Tale of Two Tech Cities – Silicon Valley vs. Los Angeles
• Guide to the LA Startup Community
• Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles
• LA Tech 101: The Company We Keep
• A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference
• The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Los Angeles Startup Networking

Here are some guides to many of the different networking events around startups, technology, etc.:

• Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California
• More Web Events in Los Angeles
• Technology Networking in the Greater Los Angeles area
• Technical Networking Groups and Meetups in Los Angeles
• SoCal Networking Event Organizations
• Los Angeles Tech 101 - Conferences

and if you want to find informal networking, you might head over to CoLoft, in Santa Monica.

I'd also recommend you subscribe to So Cal Tech Central.  It brings together events and content for Los Angeles.

Venture Capital

As long as I'm pulling this together, here are some venture capital firms in Los Angeles that can help get you wired in.

• Rustic Canyon
• GRP Parners
• Clearstone Venture Partners
• Redpoint Ventures
• Mission Ventures
• Anthem Venture Partners
• Greycroft
• Crosscut
• Palomar Ventures
• Rincon Ventures

Los Angeles Startup People

Some people to meet in the Los Angeles Startup Community in order to get wired in:

• Tony Karrer (me) - organizes LA CTO Forum private group of over 150 web/software CTOs
• Jason Calacanis - founder Open Angel Forum, long-time startup guy
• Jason Nazar - founder DocStoc and organizes Startups Uncensored
• Mark Suster - VC GRP Partners and one of the bigger voices in LA Startup world
• Tyler Crowley

I wanted to put a bunch more, but was hoping I could get some help.  Who are the people you should meet in the Los Angeles Startup Community to get wired in?