socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

In your opinion, are your angels more or less active this year? It used to be there was a geographical composition to our prescreening panel--for example, if an LA company, regardless of what they did, applied for funding, the LA network of the TCA would process them. So, we're pretty accessible to talk to.

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 231

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2012

The San Diego chapter of the Tech Coast Angels , the largest angel investment group in Southern California, as well as the United States, said today that it has established a new, memorial fund, the John G. Watson, who was an active angel investor with the TCA until his untimely death in 2010.

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Tech Coast Angels San Diego Angel Funding 159

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Monday, September 24, 2012 -- Tech Coast Angels Open Forum. Listen to Angels, Investors, Venture Capitalists and Catalysts and what they have to say about investing and being investor ready. Pitch your business, idea or concept through live video feed and hear feedback from industry veterans. Ask questions and learn.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Orange County Angel Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

The group is a member of the TechStars Network, and boasts a who's who of successful local CEOs and investors. K5Launch , which was announced yesterday, is headed up by Amir Banafatemi, Ray Chan, David Cheng, and Kai Tao, four Southern California angel investors.

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Southern California Orange County Incubator Tech Coast Angels 216

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 10, 2012

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -- First Annual Southern California Angel Summit. The Maverick Angels, Arch Angels, Golden Seeds, Harvard Business Angels, Pasadena Angels, Private Capital Network and Tech Coast Angels will all be participating. Invite only.

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Southern California Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Angel 100

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2010

The Tech Coast Angels said today that the angel group invested in seven new deals, and seventeen follow-on deals in 2009, a total of $4.7M The group said that as part of those deals, its portfolio companies raised an additional $57M in funding from venture capital groups and other angel investors.

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Tech Coast Angels Invest MyShape Angel 150

socalTECH

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Ralph Mayer , most recently the chairman of angel group the Tech Coast Angels , has just been appointed to the Angel Capital Association 's board of directors, the group said Thursday. Mayer heads up the TCA's San Diego network, and also sits on the board of Airsis.

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Tech Coast Angels Capital Angel Southern California 159

socalTECH

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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Tech Coast Angels Southern California Activity Angel 169

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 21, 2019

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 -- Orange County Fundingpost VC and Angel Investor Conference. Interested in meeting and pitching to early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Southern California? Register for the FundingPost event on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019. Interested in pitching? See [link] (more)

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Orange County Venture Capital Conference Tech Coast Angels 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2010

The acquisition was a big win for Southern California's investors, particularly from Clearstone Venture Partners and the Tech Coast Angels. Integrien was venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Acartha Group, Mariner Capital Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels.

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Tech Coast Angels Clearstone Southern California Acquisition 197

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2008

A study of the venture capital deal flow in Southern California conducted by socalTECH shows that venture capital deals dropped for Q3, to around $720M in deals, in a market dominated by clean technology firms. in venture capital deals in the third quarter, down dramatically from $1.2B

Southern California 100

Southern California SoCalTech Technical Review Draper 100

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 TCA is the biggest angel investment group in Southern California, and is among the largest nationally. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Orange County Seed Funding Santa Barbara 157

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch - February 24th - UCLA.

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Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 23, 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010 -- Growth Capital Conference. Network wit * Angels: Tech Coast Angels and Maverick Angels * Venture Capital Firms - Early Stage * Strategic Investors * Investment Bankers * Advisors and Deal Makers * 50+ Entrepreneurs Seeking Capital, Advisors, Strategic Partners.

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Conference Capital Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. If you’d like to see some of the best technologies and meet some of the brightest minds in beautiful Southern California, SIGN UP NOW. Making Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Possible.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Earlier this week, the Tech Coast Angels , the largest and most active organized angel group in Southern California, announced a new effort to create an angel group network, which will share and syndicate deals between groups--current the TCA, Golden Seeds, and Band of Angels.

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Technical Review Networking Angel Tech Coast Angels 145

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. If you’d like to see some of the best technologies and meet some of the brightest minds in beautiful Southern California, SIGN UP NOW. 8:30 – 9:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. Dinesh earned his B.S.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A number of investors with strong ties to Southern California have invested in a Silicon Valley firm developing business continuity appliances, QuorumLabs , as part of a $5.3M According to Quorum, it raised the funding from a group of insiders involved with Sandpiper Networks, Tekelec, Ixia, and Orolia, in addition to Themis Computer.

Tech Coast Angels 133

Tech Coast Angels Southern California Venture Capital Acquisition 133

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Southern California's top startups showed up in force Friday at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, for the Technology Council of Southern California's annual VentureNet conference. socalTECH was a media sponsor of the conference). READ MORE>>

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Southern California Conference SoCal Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

In the current economic and venture capital climate, angel investment is an increasingly important component of the start-up capital structure. Angel networks, where high-net-worth individuals come together to screen and vet deals, are the source of much of this funding.

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Invest Angel Tech Coast Angels Southern California 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 29, 2012

Angel Launch, a new event for startups and investors, is producing a networking venture pitch, networking dinner and party the night before E3 Expo in LA for digital media, mobile and tech startups.

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Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Clearstone Pasadena 113

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Last year, venture capitalists and angels who co-invested with them placed $7 billion into seed and early-stage deals, an 11 percent increase from 2009, according to the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report. Meet angels via the entrepreneurs they’ve funded. Be coachable.

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Tips Capital Tech Coast Angels Screening 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). Love to hear more views! .

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Venture Capital Technical Review Southern California Company 241

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Panel includes: Doug Pennington, Private Capital Network; Paul Work, Tech Coast Angels; David J. Our panel will speak to the proven methods of execution and what it truly means to a company and its stakeholders, from investors, customers, partners, employees and vendors. Cohen, Mobolize. See [link] (more)

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Organization Networking Customer 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based MySpace has been among the most visible of Southern California's Internet era success stories, although the site--now owned by News Corporation--has had its own share of ups-and-downs, as well as questions about its future. Generation Partners. www.sodahead.com).

Startup 178

Startup Tech Coast Angels Demand News 178

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Neal Roche: I spent twenty years in the Internet networking business, working on internal hardware for test and measurement. I left there in 2010, and starting looking at the electric vehicle market, what Southern California Edison was planning, saw these charging networks, and how all of this was planned to be an intelligence network.

Help 178

Help Startup San Fernando Southern California 178

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

TechZulu and The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) are pleased to announce Spotlight: LA Tech Winter. Spotlight: LA Tech is part of a quarterly demo series that will highlight the finest technology entrepreneurship in Southern California. 9:00 – 10:00pm – cocktail reception and networking.

CalTech 79

CalTech Idealab Tech Coast Angels Enterprise Forum 79

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more. In SoCal we have Crosscut Ventures, Matt Coffin, Mike Jones, Klaus Schauser, etc. If you’re really an entrepreneur you’ll find a way to network with the right people.

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Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 19, 2013

It can be a confusing world to seek funding when you’re just starting out and Silicon Beach Fest (#SBF) was a great place to learn what investors are looking for, meet investors of all levels in a collaborative environment, network with like-minded entrepreneurs, and develop relationships to further your dream and business.

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Invest Venture Capital 87

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

One of Southern California's biggest assets are the number of world class, local universities researching and developing technology and knowledge across a large number of disciplines. Beyond that, I remember submitting an application to the Tech Coast Angels two years ago, and we didn't have a paying client at the time.

UCLA 204

UCLA Research Tech Coast Angels Offshore 204

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Bill received his B.S.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Bill founded Idealab to create and build successful businesses that capitalize on innovations in areas with significant growth opportunities, including the Internet. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

After months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Event Details.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Mingle is a networking service that uses location to discover and create relevant connections. As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. This marks the fourth installment of TechZulu Spotlight: LA Tech and the one year anniversary of the series.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Adrenaline Fueled Angel. Stewart Roberts , President of Orange County of Tech Coast Angels. Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications. Be sure to tune in at 5:30pm PT. Panel speakers: Paige Craig , aka. Mark Suster , GRP Partners.

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Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Adrenaline Fueled Angel. Stewart Roberts , President of Orange County of Tech Coast Angels. Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications. Panel speakers: Paige Craig , aka. Allen Morgan , Mayfield Ventures. Mark Suster , GRP Partners.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Mingle is a networking service that uses location to discover and create relevant connections. As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. This marks the fourth installment of TechZulu Spotlight: LA Tech and the one year anniversary of the series.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49