HEARD ON THE BEAT / TECHNOLOGY : Always Looking

By KAREN KAPLAN

Aug. 30, 1999 12 AM PT

Bill Gross’ Internet incubator Idealab launches a new company every few weeks. But even as the number of Idealab companies approaches 30, Gross is still searching for more entrepreneurial outlets. Last week, he invested in EHatchery, an Idealab knockoff based in Atlanta that aims to develop Internet companies in “Silicon South.” EHatchery was founded by Jeff Levy, who served as chief executive of Atlanta-based Web audience measurement firm RelevantKnowledge until it merged with Media Metrix last year.

Technology and the Internet Business

Karen Kaplan

Karen Kaplan covers science and medical research for the Los Angeles Times. She has been a member of the science team since 2005, including 13 years as an editor. Her first decade at The Times was spent covering technology in the Business section as both a reporter and editor. She grew up in San Diego and is a graduate of MIT and Columbia University.

HEARD ON THE BEAT / TECHNOLOGY : Always Looking

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