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Tech Coast Angels Looks To Shorten Funding Cycle

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The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's most active , organized angel investment group, has a goal: cut down the time it takes to fund a startup presenting to the organization.

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Freebinar Looks To Fill Webcasting Hole Left By DimDim

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Freebinar told socalTECH today that it is looking to help users of Dimdim, which was just acquired by Salesforce.com and stopped allowing new user signups this week. Bolstering Freebinar's efforts is new funding from the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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TCA Gets First Close On Angel Fund

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The Tech Coast Angels announced this morning that it has had a first close on its Angel Capital Entrepreneurial (ACE) Fund 1, the firm's new early-stage investment fund. The fund--which has been in the works since last year--is aimed at making it easier for the TCA to move quickly to invest in companies.

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YouMail Gets New Competition: Google

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The venture backed startup--which has scored funding from the Tech Coast Angels and VantagePoint Venture Partners--appears to have significant overlap to Google's new Google Voice services. However, Alex Quilici, the firm's CEO, told socalTECH that he actually sees something good from the competition.

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Insights and Opinions: Top 10 Attributes of Successful VC Investments

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The bulk of all professional Venture Capital is managed out of offices based in Silicon Valley and most of these fund managers like to invest close to home. So how does an entrepreneur based in SoCal get the attention of VC funds today? Read Jeff's full list in our Insights and Opinions section.

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Interview with Costin Tuculescu, Freebinar

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Freebinar is backed by the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. Freebinar gives them a solution that includes screen sharing, voice over IP audio, broadcast, conference calling, and allow you to meet with as many as 150 people at the same time. What are your specific plans for the new funding from the angels?

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Interview with Sherry Gunther, Masher Media

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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. Plus, exposure through USC led me to the Tech Coast Angels.

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