Founder, Entrepreneur, Visionary
Kurling Robinson
Kurling is a co-founder, musician and startup visionary with over 25 years of expertise in software development and entrepreneurship. Kurling has been co-founder of several companies, including NetZero and Internet Productions.
Kurling’s unique path was woven by the arts (Getty), automotive (Toyota), technology (NetZero), energy (IFS) and the drive to help his fellow man. Through a formative internship at Toyota, he was exposed to their unique approach to continuous improvement. With his first startup at age 19, he learned very early that information and responsibility go hand and hand.
Leveraging the University of Southern California, where he studied Computer Science, Robinson has facilitated many successful companies. He is most proud of his work with the Code For America project, bringing the Family Assessment Form (FAF) to the cloud. FAF allows governments to analyze big data on how individual states/provinces are dealing with teen pregnancy, suicide and other social issues, providing insight into applying successes in other states to “help children, families, and make the world a better place.”
Robinson was selected as one of the top mentors for SCORE nationally. With the incubator through USC Viterbi, he acted as an advisor and served on the board for several companies that were funded. He is a Venture Consultant at the USC Blackstone Launchpad. In collaboration with key partners like Apple, Blackstone, Google and Universities, he is leading a team to create the Fōkcus platform, which uses machine learning to quickly assess entrepreneurs and match them with screened, certified business mentors.