- Creativity, Design, Content, Media, and Entertainment
-Los Angeles’ creative economy generates over $140,000,000,000 (US) in economic output each year
- Software
- Retail and Trade
– Annually, $400,000,000,000+ (US) in Imports/Exports through LA ports
– 36% of ALL US retail jobs are in Los Angeles
- Consulting
- Aerospace and Defense
- Bio-Pharmaceuticals
- Medical Devices
As a region, Los Angeles also graduates MORE engineers than ANY other US City through 25+ TOP engineering programs including those at:
- Caltech
- USC
- UCLA
- Harvey Mudd
- Loyola Marymount
- UCSD
- UC Riverside
- UC Irvine
- UC Santa Barbara
There are endless reasons why Los Angeles is a great place for technology and innovation. Here are just a few more:
- Los Angeles has the highest percentage of entrepreneurs than ANY US city/region
- Los Angeles is the 3rd largest AND fastest growing tech ecosystem in the US
- There are MORE high tech jobs in Los Angeles than Silicon Valley
- Many of today’s dominant technology companies (example: Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Facebook, YouTube, etc.) have a significant presence in LA with many highly talented workers
More Top Tech Companies
More Quality Engineers
More Tech Talent in LA
More New Ventures being launched in LA
- Los Angeles is the undeniable worldwide leader in creativity and video content creation and monetization
- Los Angeles has the busiest port in the US
- Los Angeles is the TOP US International Trade and Manufacturing Center
- Los Angeles is the 2nd busiest US airport (LAX)
LA’s Tech Ecosystem by the Numbers
Recent Venture Capital Investment Activity
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Just as Investments in LA Startup Companies are Growing, so too are the Returns
In 2014 Alone, Los Angeles Based Companies Realized OVER $8,000,000,000 (US) in Returns Through:
- 80 Acquisitions and 2 IPOs (TrueCar and Cornerstone OnDemand)
- Additional Notable Exits Include:
- Maker (acquired by Disney)
- Beats (acquired by Apple)
- Rubicon
- Burstly