SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 2, 2010

Thursday, July 8, 2010 -- Maverick Angels Boot Camp for Entrepreneurs. Many entrepreneurs have promising business plans, but are not skilled in how to present their ideas to investors. Do you have a great business idea but are not quite ready to present to angel investors? See [link] (more).

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MAY 14, 2010

Thursday, May 20, 2010 -- Tech Coast Angels Mixer Angel/Entrepreneur Meetup. LA Angel Investors Looking for Great Entrepreneurs to Fund If you are an entrepreneur with a new business or idea and want to talk to angel investors, dont miss the Tech Coast Angels LA Angel/Entrepreneur Mixer.

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Tech Coast Angels Angel Entrepreneur Ideas 100

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JULY 7, 2010

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 -- Funding of Healthcare Information Technology Ventures. Our panel of investors, entrepreneurs, healthcare providers and payors will dissect whether or not this is the case in a highly interactive format with the audience. See [link] (more).

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Technology LAVA Funding Entrepreneur 100

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APRIL 12, 2010

Thursday, April 15, 2010 -- Navigating the Waters of Venture Funding. Join us for a discussion about female entrepreneurs, the types of companies they start, why they start them and whether VC is right for them. Broadscircle. Speaker: FRAN SEEGULL, COO and Board Director, Funk Ventures, Santa Monica, CA.

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Funding Santa Monica Venture Capital Entrepreneur 100

Xconomy

JANUARY 11, 2017

GoFundMe, the Redwood City, CA-based fund-raising platform for charities and nonprofits, has acquired CrowdRise , a Detroit, MI-based rival founded by entrepreneurs Robert Wolfe and Jeffrey Wolfe, and Hollywood philanthropists Edward Norton and Shauna Robertson. Brad Damphousse and Andy Ballester founded GoFundMe in San Diego in 2010.

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Funding San Diego Hollywood Platform 40

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DECEMBER 3, 2010

Thursday, December 9, 2010 -- If the Venture Model is Broken, Whos Funding All These Startups? What is the new business of investing  startups are getting funded at rapid speeds, if venture is broken, whos doing the investing? Dealmaker Media LA.

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GRP Partners Clearstone Funding Startup 100

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MARCH 24, 2014

That company was Invoca, which just announced a $20 million fund raise led by Accel. In 2010 somebody posed the question on Quora, “Is Mark Suster a Successful Venture Capitalist?” Helping companies get to next financing round successfully: I was just beginning this phase in Sept 2010 and said so. 5 years ago.

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Venture Capital Downey Writing Press 387

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

LumaTax , a new startup has offices in both San Diego and Seattle, Washington, has raised $2M in a funding, the company said on Thursday. The funding came from Madrona Venture Group, Greycroft Partners, and angels. LumaTax develops software which can be used by small businesses to automate the paperwork required for paying sales taxes.

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Software San Diego Report Sales 100

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MAY 1, 2011

Saturday, May 7, 2011 -- Renewable Energy and the Smarter Grid: Opportunities for the Entrepreneur. In 2010, investors poured $3.7 Federal stimulus money is playing a major role both nationally and regionally, funding major smart grid efforts in our own backyard. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum.

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Enterprise Forum Entrepreneur CalTech Startup 100

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

It all started with one Meetup in November 2010 in D.C. Together they envisioned a Match.com type of site for entrepreneurs to find each other and make things happen. s first accelerator called The Fort and raised VC funding. s first accelerator called The Fort and raised VC funding. titled “Co-Founders Wanted.”

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Entrepreneur Santa Monica Startup CTO Hire 87

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MARCH 1, 2010

Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs , February 2, 2010 Looks at the critical equation around customer acquisition cost vs. customer lifetime value similar to what I discussed in Startup Metrics but in more depth. Great stuff. This post looks at the implementation details of HTML 5 video.

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Pricing Acquisition Customer Custom 150

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. We also had our first exit for Moonshots Capital Fund 1 --Threatcare. Since 2010, $6.3B

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Capital Technical Review Truecar Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2012

Watson had been found dead by fellow Tech Coast Angels members in June of 2010. Watson Foundation, which will honor his memory by fund specific TCA-San Diego network activities that promote entrepreneurism. It was later discovered that Keigwin had stolen $9M after killing Watson, who had been a friend.

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Tech Coast Angels Angel San Diego Activity 174

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2012

FileTrek is headed by Dale Quayle, a serial entrepreneur whose last firm, Integrien, was sold to VMware in 2010. FileTrek is venture backed by Anthem Venture Partners, Telesystem, and the Ontario Emerging Technologies Funds, and also has operations in Ottawa, Canada. The new app is free. READ MORE>>.

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Tool Anthem Los Angeles Activity 133

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Monday, October 4, 2010 -- Meet The Angels. Stephanie Hanbury-Brown, Chairwoman of Golden Seeds, will share how they empower and fund female entrepreneurs. Followed by experience and advice from two women CEOs who have just recieved funding from TCA. Tech Coast Angels. It's an event you can't afford to miss!

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Tech Coast Angels Angel Entrepreneur Funding 113

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). I should say that I agree that naive optimism in entrepreneurs can produce higher beta (upside or flops) and that’s good from an investment standpoint if you’re looking for big returns.

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Invest Angel Venture Capital Startup 284

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2010

The Tech Coast Angels is stressing its mixer program, seed investment efforts, and a new website, as it kicks off a 2010 program, according to the angel investing group. The group also said it is focusing on its SeedTrack program, which is specifically focused on seed stage funding and extensive mentoring. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Orange County Seed Funding Santa Barbara 157

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

In other news we announced the closing of $61 million in funding at Maker Studios , which I’ll talk publicly about soon. As more consumers were skipping commercials the idea of authentically integrating brands into media seemed obvious to me and ended up informing a lot of my investments in 2009 and 2010. Startup DNA.

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Invest Venture Capital Startup News 340

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Because I stepped out of an operational role early last year, I am now in a position of providing financing to aspiring life sciences entrepreneurs. During the process of arranging early funding for Organovo in 2008-2010, I worked with angels in San Diego, all over the country, and around the world.

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San Diego Capital Funding Entrepreneur 45

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2010

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 -- Raising the First Round of Capital. With 2009 finally behind us, what can we expect in 2010? Where will the funding come from? What exactly will it take to get funded? What can an entrepreneur do to improve his or her company's chances of raising money in this environment?

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Tech Coast Angels Capital GRP Partners Southern California 100

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MARCH 18, 2010

Applications are due April 6th, 2010, the form is on the website and the Twitter address is @launchpadlad. Find the best and brightest next generation of entrepreneurs and help them to be more successful. Help these companies get funded and let them know that if they stayed in LA there was an ecosystem to support them.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Southern California Tech Coast Angels 259

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 -- CONNECT Life Sciences Venture Roundtable. Selected entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to present to a group of premier venture capital providers actively funding investments. See [link] (more).

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The VC industry has different segments in it that have different fund sizes, different investment amounts and different risk / return expectations. We need people at all stages of the funding lifecycle and not just VCs. These days that’s not the case and it’s a great outcome for entrepreneurs and for innovation.

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Venture Capital Training Startup Entrepreneur 308

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AUGUST 30, 2010

I’ve written about the topic of convertible debt at length before specifically about how angels & entrepreneurs should think about pricing. Convertible debt is an investment that “converts&# into equity in the future usually at a discount to your next funding round price and sometimes has a “cap&# (maximum price).

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Equity Pricing Venture Capital Entrepreneur 319

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MARCH 18, 2010

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 -- ACG 101 Networking Event. An Evening To Meet Start-Up Entrepreneurs and the Organizations That Back Them. You can meet the entrepreneurs behind those companies, and network with the venture investors, university professors, funding sources and business partners who are contributing to their success.

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ACG Networking High Tech Ventura 100

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Thursday, October 7, 2010 -- San Diego Tech Coast Angels Fourth Annual Quick Pitch Competition. Announcing the Fourth Annual Quick Pitch Competition, showcasing talented entrepreneurs seeking funding.

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San Diego Tech Coast Angels Competition Entrepreneur 100

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JULY 23, 2014

The rise of “micro VCs” or seed-stage funds. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). Lower costs to start a business (95% reduction), many more companies created & funded by angels / seed. ” Stated simply – if you seed funded Uber at $4.5m Why is this?

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

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JUNE 5, 2015

The truth is that I’ve been warning about convertible notes since 2010 it was first declared that “convertible notes have won.” In the old days VCs funded off of a “pre-money” valuation. It’s worth reading his post to understand the problem. I can boil it down to how this tension plays out.

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Venture Capital Pricing Startup Invest 150

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Want to be an entrepreneur? In addition, Entrepreneur Magazine recently included UCSB in its Top 50 Schools For VC Backed Entrepreneurs at number 37. A decent showing, but well below a number of larger schools, as the ranking is based on the number of graduates who secured VC funding. Don''t go to Wharton or Harvard.

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Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 -- The Tech Coast Angels 5th Annual Fast Pitch Competition will take place on February 24th at UCLA Anderson School of Management. Dinner and refreshments will be served after the program at a networking event attended by hundreds of investors, entrepreneurs and other industry experts. See [link] (more).

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Tech Coast Angels Angel UCLA Tips 100

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MARCH 21, 2010

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 -- Attracting Angel Capital: Tips from Frontline Experts. Angel networks such are the source of the majority of this funding. In the current economic and venture capital climate, angel investment is one of the most critical sources of start-up capital. See [link] (more).

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Capital Angel Startup Tips 100

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JUNE 18, 2010

Venture Capital funds: the different between “closed funds&# (which typically have a 10-year time horizon) and “evergreen funds&# which re-invest profits back into the fund. industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 -- Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch. Our Fast Pitch Competitions are "the" place for Southern California entrepreneurs to present their ideas to investors. Over the years, Tech Coast Angels and several venture capital firms have funded many companies that have been Fast Pitch participants.

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Tech Coast Angels Angel Southern California Competition 100

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MARCH 6, 2015

*. If you are a 20-something tech entrepreneur you could be forgiven for thinking that seed-stage investors, Angellist Syndicates and widely available angel money always existed. At the time almost nobody had heard of the following funds: FirstRound Capital, TrueVentures, Floodgate and SoftTech.

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Venture Capital Startup Invest Cloud Computing 150

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MARCH 7, 2010

Saturday, March 13, 2010 -- Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals: Great Opportunity and Great Challenges. We will discuss the progress-to-date, the promise for the future, and the opportunities for entrepreneurs. We will discuss the progress-to-date, the promise for the future, and the opportunities for entrepreneurs.

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Enterprise Forum CalTech Entrepreneur Capital 100

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MAY 4, 2010

It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. Segment Three: “VC Deals Funded this Week”.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Investors and entrepreneurs who won at the fundraising game during and after the Great Recession offer advice on landing equity money. To help you get a jump-start with fundraising, I’ve gathered tips from active early-stage investors and entrepreneurs who managed to beat the odds by raising capital during and after the Great Recession.

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Tips Capital Tech Coast Angels Screening 100