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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

We thought today for our interview, that we'd get an update on the angel investment environment here in Southern California from Scott Sangster , the incoming President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Tech Coast Angels , the biggest angel investment group in Southern California.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

The Tech Coast Angels said this morning that the group has made an investment in Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, a drug development firm developing small molecule drugs. The TCA's investment was led by San Diego Tech Coast Angel Jack Florio. Amplyx is based in the Bay Area.

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APRIL 6, 2012

Thursday, April 12, 2012 -- Power of Angel Investing Seminar. Tech Coast Angels. This full-day definitive seminar provides an overview of the angel investing process including the details of finding, evaluating, and structuring deals.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders. As an active early stage investor, Mike has personally invested in over 30 startup businesses including Klout, Betterworks, Formspring, ShoeDazzle and LunchMoney to name a few. There will be plenty of FREE Pizza and drinks!

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MAY 13, 2014

La Jolla-based Dermtech , a developer of non-invasive, gene expression tests for helping to diagnose skin cancer, has filed for an IPO. The company is backed by angel investors, including Gary Jacobs and his firm, Jacobs Investment Company, as well as angels from the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2019

Kairos Ventures , a Los Angeles-based venture capital investor, as well as Southern California's Tech Coast Angels , have backed a clinical stage biopharmaceuticals company in a Series B funding. Actuate, which is based in Texas, is developing treatments for cancer and inflammatory disease. in a Series B funding.

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MAY 4, 2010

Monday, May 10, 2010 -- Power of Angel Investing. San Diego Tech Coast Angels. This full-day seminar provides an overview of the angel investing process including the details of finding, evaluating, and structuring deals and developing angel-entrepreneur relationships that lead to success.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

La Jolla-based DermTech , a developer of diagnostic, gene-based testing for skin diseases, has withdrawn its IPO, saying in a filing with the SEC that it has determined not to proceed with an offering at this time. dermtech tech coast angel merger acquisition exit biotech lifescience skin disease gene molecular diagnostics'

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AUGUST 17, 2011

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's biggest and most active angel investing group, appears to be backing a developer of prescription drug validation systems, based in Lebanon, N.H. According to a regulatory filing from PharmaSecure , it has raised $2.5M READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 13, 2019

San Diego-based Atlazo , a startup developing systems-on-a-chip (SoC) semiconductors aimed at used in healthcare and Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications, has raised $3.4M The funding round was led by the Tech Coast Angels, and the TCA's San Diego chapter. According to the TCA, its angel network members invested $2.5M

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JUNE 17, 2011

He also designed the Farmville iPhone application (top iPhone app), and worked on corporate development deals including Microsoft, Yahoo, Zynga Japan, and Zynga corporate strategy. He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. He received a B.S.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall 2011 Judges! Mike Jones , Investor and Advisor Located In Los Angeles. Dinesh’s passion is developing VoIP-driven startups and creating unique online growth strategies. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Three active angel investment groups--The Tech Coast Angels , the largest and most active angel investment group in Southern California; Maverick Angels , and Keiretsu Forum , have backed a developer of transcription services, TranscribeMe. operations in Emeryville.

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MAY 3, 2011

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest and most active angel investment group in Southern California, is backing a firm developing testing for cervical cancer. According to fellow investor the Sand Hill Angels , OncoHealth Corporation has raised $1.6M in an oversubscribed, Series A funding round.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Pasadena-based software developer Bluebeam Software has been acquired by German software company Nemetschek AG , the two said late Friday. According to the two, Nemetschek will pay $100M for BlueBeam, which is a developer of PDF software used for architecture, engineering, and construction. Bluebeam Software was led by Richard Lee.

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MAY 21, 2012

Makucell , a life sciences company developing anti-aging skin products, said this morning that it has appointed Kevin J. Scanlon is Chairman of the Pasadena Angels and also an active member of the Tech Coast Angels. Makucell did not say if it received an investment from either group as part of the appointment.

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JUNE 1, 2011

Irvine-based Vokle , which operates an online, live web streaming and broadcasting service, has scored $767,000 in a new round of funding, according to lead investor the Tech Coast Angels. Vokle will use the new funding to develop its audience and users, as well as to add staff and facilities.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

San Diego-based IntraStage , a developer of quality management software for companies who design and manufacture electronic products, including statistical process control (SPC) and other testing and data analytics tools, has raised a round of angel funding. Other investors were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based Atlas Powered , a developer of software for managing calendar, task, and contact data on iOS and Android, has raised $700,000 in a funding round, the firm said today. The investment in Atlas Powered by the TCA was led by Yuri Pikover. The startup was founded by Hunter Gray and Michel Bayan.

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JULY 17, 2014

The latest venture capital totals from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association''s MoneyTree Report was released this evening, tallying up $761.12M in investments in Q2 of 2014 in Southern California, up from Q2 of 2013, when $616.83M was invested in the region. Nationally, there was $13.0 READ MORE>>.

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MAY 7, 2010

The first, national Luis Villalobos Award , named after deceased Tech Coast Angels founder Luis Villalobos, was given yesterday by the Angel Capital Association , to a startup based in Seattle. Richard Sudek, current Chairman of the Tech Coast Angels, is chair of the Luis Villalobos Award committee.

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MAY 16, 2013

Santa Barbara-based Active Life Scientific , a developer of life sciences research and diagnostics tools, said this morning that it has raised $500K in a Series A follow on investment. The funding came from members of the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Bitvore has created an intelligence gathering and analysis system--originally developed for secretive intelligence agencies--but is now being used by finance and Wall Street customers to mine data for tracking investments. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 18, 2013

in venture capital investments in Q2 2013 across Southern California, spread across 80 deals. Those numbers reflected a drop from Q2 of last year, when there was $868.98M in investments across 97 deals. However, venture dollars invested were above Q1, when Southern California saw $569.1M in investments across 90 deals.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

Irvine-based Buy It Installed , which develops an automated system that automatically connects consumers with installers when they purchase products from online retailers, has raised a round of funding, the company disclosed this week.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

billion in investments, according to the Q3 analysis of venture capital deals by socalTECH.com. According to an analysis of socalTECH's proprietary database of venture capital deals, venture investors invested slightly more than the $966M in Q3 of 2009, but less than the $1.6 billion invested in Q2.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest angel investment group in Southern California, is part of a syndicate funding Pittsburgh-based Cognition Therapeutics , a drug discovery firm focused on Alzheimer's. in a Series A funding, led by Golden Seeds and including the Tech Coast Angels.

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APRIL 26, 2017

Eugene Cho is CEO of San Diego-based Echo Laboratories (www.discover-echo.com), a startup which is developing a new kind of microscope. The startup is backed by the Tech Coast Angels and Dolby Ventures. Eugene Cho: We have developed the first and only hybrid microscope. There are typically two types of microscopes.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Los Angeles-based Somabar , which is developing a robotic bartender which automatically mixes cocktails for you, has raised $1.5M in a bridge funding round, according to lead investor the Tech Coast Angels.

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APRIL 24, 2014

San Diego-based GroundMetrics , a developer of electromagnetic surveying technology used by the oil and gas industry, has raised $2.73M in a Series B funding round. According to the company, the funding came from Cowboy Technology Angels, an Oklahoma-based angel group made up of oil industry executives. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 22, 2013

San Dieog-based GroundMetrics , which develops electromagnetic sensing technology for the oil, gas, mining, geothermal, and environmental market, said late Monday that it has raised $1.5M GroundMetrics develops electromagnetic sensing technology used for enhanced oil recovery and other efforts. in a second round of financing.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

I recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but I realized I was thinking about the issue more from investor perspective and a very narrow topic of how to price the round. This post is for those who want to raise angel money. At an angel round you can get away with no market validation.

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JANUARY 9, 2012

San Diego-based MicroPower Technologies , the developer of wireless video products used for the video surveillance market, has scored a strategic investment from Motorola Solutions Venture Capital. MicroPower is led by Jonathan Siann, and previously had raised angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels.

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JUNE 28, 2011

Los Angeles-based LendAmend , a developer of online software for managing the amendment of leveraged loans, has raised $750,000 in a Series A funding round. The round came from the Tech Coast Angels. The TCA's investment in the firm was led by Doug Swets. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In one of the largest rounds for a Central Coast company in recent years--and the largest venture investment in San Luis Obispo ever--cloud software maker MindBody has raised $50M in a funding round. Mindbody first raised funding back in 2009, when it gained backing from the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other local angels.

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AUGUST 10, 2009

Calabasas-based Masher Media , which is developing the online virtual world MyMiniPeeps.com for children, has received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels. According to the TCA, Masher Media has received $300,000 from the angel group in a round, which is open for a total of $500K in investments.

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MARCH 20, 2012

Los Angeles-based Gridtest Systems , a developer of measurement tools for the electric vehicle (EV) market, said this morning that it has raised a seed round of funding from the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. Financial terms of the investment were not announced.

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