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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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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 in investments. Last year, the TCA said it invested in 15 first-time fundings in firms, and 16 follow-on funding rounds.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

If you seek funds from an organized investment group such as an angel fund, venture capital entity, or even an investment club, the first thing you want to do is to find one person to buy into your vision, become excited by your enthusiasm and be willing to become the internal champion for your fund-raising effort.

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JUNE 13, 2019

in a seed funding round. 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 in the round.

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

Tech Coast Angels is the largest angel investor group in the US, with nearly 300 members and $100M personally invested in startups over the last decade. Some of their major hits include Sandpiper Networks (acquired by Digital Island for $630M) and Green Dot (NYSE: GDOT).

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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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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.

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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.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

This morning, Moonshots Capital (www.moonshotscapital.com), led by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings , announced its first formal fund, a $19M seed stage fund. What we would do, is we would round up ten other angel investors, get $25,000 from each of them, and then roll up our sleeves and help that entrepreneur find venture capital.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 19, 2014

If you seek funds from an organized investment group such as an angel fund, venture capital entity, or even an investment club, the first thing you want to do is to find one person to buy into your vision, become excited by your enthusiasm and be willing to become the internal champion for your fund-raising effort.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 -- Angel Investing - Demystified. In the current economic and venture capital climate, angel investment is an increasingly important component of the start-up capital structure. See [link] (more).

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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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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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JUNE 17, 2011

sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. Dinesh earned his B.S.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

He has contributed to the success of dozens of companies, including the funding and strategic acquisitions of Movoxx, Tsavo and People Media. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. 8:30 – 9:30pm – cocktail reception and networking. Dinesh earned his B.S.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

Hub101 celebrated the funding of member startups, including Beyond Limits, Pray.com and Pure Spectrum. I'm hopeful that that LA tech community will not only weather it but emerge stronger. That's often the best time to invest. There were so many innovative ideas and interest in entrepreneurship among students in Ventura County!

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Both Sides of the Table

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. Very few people fund individuals. They know that the money they invest may be lost. Team: You need a team.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Voivoda Labs--headed by Val Babajov, the former CEO of WebMessenger--said it is looking to vet around 15 startups via a pitch event later this month, to help secure investment for the winner. Voivoda says that Babajov has ties to the Band of Angels, Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Keiretsu Forum Angel networks.

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JUNE 7, 2019

At this OC Event, we will be showcasing some of the newest early-stage venture funds and angel groups in the San Diego area! The panels of seasoned and newer investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check!

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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 Series A funding for the firm.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Middle Market Investment Banking. Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch - February 24th - UCLA. www.pitchtheangels.com) Join Tech Coast Angels members and other start up investors at the 5th Annual Los Angeles Fast Pitch Competition. Costello and Sons Insurance Brokers (www.costelloandsons.com).

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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.

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JUNE 10, 2016

The event will feature live music, networking, food, and drinks. A Fire Side Chat with San Diego’s Tech Coast Angels. Angel investors from San Diego’s Tech Coast Angels discuss how entrepreneurs in the San Diego-Tijuana region can position themselves to win seed-stage and Series A funding.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Venture backers : Oak Investment Partners, Spectrum Equity, W Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co., Demand offers up a network of online, content driven web sites--plus a healthy domain name registration business--and has garnered lots of attention for specifically creating content for search engines. www.demandmedia.com).

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

The clean technology sector is infamous for taking a big toll on startups--requiring large investments, risky technology propositions, steep international competition, and fickle government policies. Neal Roche: I spent twenty years in the Internet networking business, working on internal hardware for test and measurement.

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OCTOBER 1, 2008

invested in Q3 of 2007, and down slightly from venture numbers in Q2, when there was approximately $966M in venture deals. The numbers were driven by large dollar fundings in the clean technology sector, including large rounds to PowerGenix, Aptera Motors, and Pentadyne.

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MARCH 20, 2013

Two, Southern California investment groups have backed a developer of treatments for infections in cystic fibrosis patients, Savara Pharmaceuticals , they announced today. According to the Tech Coast Angels , it contributed $3M to the funding, the largest single funding ever raised by the group.

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MARCH 25, 2013

Investor networks like Tech Coast Angels are becoming one of the leading sources of funding to startup companies in the region — having invested over $120 million in more than 200 companies.

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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. Or maybe a goldmine. Founded by L.A.’s

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A great opportunity for more visible networking. I frequently work on networking through the social web and building new relationships that will foster knowledge gathering or business growth. I'd rather invest time investing in social media to drive traffic to our site. Very important, but less than before.

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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). We feature a prominent speaker at every event.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

LA is a vibrant community with a rich network of angels that fund early stage companies, lots of VCs, easy access to big media, lots of innovation in media, mobile content, games, green, health care, and many, many others. Some events, like a recent Tech Coast Angel event at UCLA are really worth it.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over must have content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Adrenaline Fueled Angel. Stewart Roberts , President of Orange County of Tech Coast Angels. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Stewart Roberts , President of Orange County of Tech Coast Angels. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. Allen Morgan , Mayfield Ventures. Mark Suster , GRP Partners. The Startups.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

It's a full-blown, B2B social network. How are you funded and backed? I went into my network--and I have pretty extensive experience in the internet space, with Digital Evolution and with U.S. We were funded a little over a year ago, which allowed us to get past some key milestones and get a higher valuation.

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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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