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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Hollywood-based Friendgiftr , an angel funded startup developing Facebook applications, said today that it has launched a new Facebook application which allows users to send real gift cards to friends, family, and others. The startup said it is now offering over 120 U.S. The startup said it is now offering over 120 U.S. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 25, 2011

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY , the developer of online software for the health and wellness industry, reported Friday that SpaFinder is using its software for its online booking engine. MINDBODY is venture backed by Bessemer Venture Partners , Catalyst Investors , the Pasadena Angels , Tech Coast Angels and Frontera Capital.

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JUNE 24, 2009

Irvine-based eGuardian , a provider of service aimed at protecting children on the web, has partnered with safety education firm i-SAFE, according to investor the Tech Coast Angels. eGuardian develops technology for verifying the age, gender, and location of children on web sites.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , a developer of facial animation technology, announced Thursday morning that it has acquired Big Stage , the developer of avatar creation software. Those avatars could be used in virtual worlds, video clips, video games, and for social networking sites. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based MyShape , the online personalized fashion and women's clothing firm, has shut down. According to a message on the firm's site, it is "temporarily suspending its retail operations" and is no longer offering products.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

Cyber-Rain is the developer of a smart sprinkler controller, which uses the Internet to adjust watering schedules for users. As part of the funding release, the firm disclose that so far, it has installed more than 1200 of its units at residential and commercial sites.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 5, 2011

Tech Coast Angels. Monday, May 9, 2011 -- The Art of Leveraging and Maximizing LinkedIn. Join Barbara and LinkedIn expert Neal Schaffer as he shares with us concrete steps to help optimize your LinkedIn presence and start integrating it as an effective and natural way to do business. and Neal Schaffer is here to help!

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MAY 20, 2009

San Diego-based Loop'd Network , an online site focused on action sports, announced this morning that it has raised $800,000 in additional funding. According to Loop'd, the funding came from its existing investors, along with new investor the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based MyShape , which develops a personalized shopping site for women's apparel, said today that it has named Mercedes De Luca as CEO of the firm. The company also said that it has added De Luca to the board. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops 3D avatar technology, said today that it has partnered with video game company GGL Global Gaming, to provide free game content on its web site. According to Big Stage, the deal will allow users on the site to insert the firm's 3D avatars into game photos and videos.

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JUNE 25, 2009

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , a developer of 3D avatar creation software, has released new software today which allows users of the popular Skype voice calling application to lip synch spoken words through a photo-realistic avatar. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , the venture-backed startup which is developing photo-realistic avatar technology, has exited its beta and officially launched its site. The firm had launched a beta of its site in August. The firm had launched a beta of its site in August.

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DECEMBER 10, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment, which is developing 3D avatar technology, said today that it has opened up its proprietary 3-D facial modeling system to third parties. Big Stage is backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Venture, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>

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JANUARY 22, 2009

Santa Monica-based Zag , which has developed an automobile configuration and buying service for affinity organizations like credit unions and automobile organizations, has a funding round of undisclosed size. The firm recently spun out True Car, an automotive pricing information site. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 22, 2009

Santa Monica-based Zag , which has developed an automobile configuration and buying service for affinity organizations like credit unions and automobile organizations, has raised around $32.4M The firm recently spun out True Car, an automotive pricing information site. in a funding round. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. They're looking for deeper social networking, and more of a gaming element on sites.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Cannell productions will offer a collection of short clips from classic TV shows on BigStage.com's site. Big Stage is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels; the firm's technology is based on research developed at the University of Southern California and for the CIA.

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APRIL 21, 2009

The new content deal also came in conjunction with new features which allow users to add their own, custom backgrounds into BigStage's site. Big Stage is a spinout of technology from USC, originally developed for the CIA. Big Stage is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 9, 2019

Read on for news of recent financings, plus upcoming opportunities to connect with the local tech community. —Ezoic, a startup that developed software for web publishers that uses machine learning techniques to personalize layouts and ad placements for site visitors, raised $33 million to further develop its technology.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Site Unseen. Site Unseen is a mobile app that serves as a personal tour guide for exploring a city. On our judging panel, we had Scott Sangster (Tech Coast Angels), Tyler Crowley (Mahalo), Pamela Coker (Daggerboard), Rick Citron (Citron & Deutsch Law Firm), and Dan Dato (Up.StartLA). GiftMunk.co. Lloyd Script.

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MARCH 14, 2011

For this morning's interview, we spoke with Scot Richardson , CEO of Los Angeles-based LaughStub (www.laughstub.com), which develops software which helps comedy clubs and others manage ticket sales, online marketing, and customer relationship management. Scot Richardson: We've done two rounds of funding, both angel rounds.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

David Sacks, one of the co-founders of PayPal, pitched Geni.com, an online site focused on both family trees and social networking. The "best of show" prize went to Magnify360, which develops software for optimizing content and web sites for specific users. READ MORE>>

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JUNE 13, 2011

Jonathan Lehmann: I was awarded the Larry Wolfen Entrepreneurial Spirit Award at UCLA, after getting amazing coaching from Matt Ridenour in our business plan development class. That allowed me to take a summer to develop the new idea, and transform it into a business. We have a really good team that brought this site up.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

Tech Coast Angel investor Dale Okuno came out because he believes that MuckerLab attracts better talent because they keep their class size small and focused. Okuno has been investing in Los Angeles startups for the past three years after selling his own company E-Z Data. Founded by L.A.’s

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter Companies: Spotlight Companies. Crowd Seats is the only Group Buying/Daily Deals site for sports fans. has created a simple to use, online application for your business to create a mobile site and secure its mobile presence. Mobile Web America, Inc.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund. Gold Sponsor. . Applications are now open for the January 2012 program.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Some events, like a recent Tech Coast Angel event at UCLA are really worth it. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Evening events in Orange County require about 2 hours of round trip drive time.

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MARCH 31, 2014

I was hired to head up strategy, marketing development, and product management. We started to talk to the angel networks, through the Tech Coast Angels, the Pasadena Angels, and were making progress through our goals, and we even tried AngelList, where there was lots happening, and we had a good response with that.

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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). 2009 has been the worst year for M&A in a decade.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund. Gold Sponsor. . Applications are now open for the January 2012 program.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

It's been awhile since we last caught up with Los Angeles-based Language Weaver (www.languageweaver.com), a venture-backed firm which develops language translation software, so we sat down the other day with Mark Tapling , the President and CEO of the firm, to hear more about where the company is nowadays--plus its strategy for growth and an exit.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

GumGum was founded in 2007 when a team of seasoned Internet entrepreneurs realized web site publishers were missing out on valuable revenue by not monetizing their image-based content. Making Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Possible. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund. Diamond Sponsor.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

Additionally, the site allows lawyers to market their legal services by sharing expert advice and engaging in discussion. andi also lets users share text, photos, videos, live panels, and soon even comprehensive queues consitsting of offline and online content in all of your popular social sites including Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.

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