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MAY 1, 2015

The Tech Coast Angels , one of the most active angel investment groups nationwide in addition to here in Southern California, said Friday that it invested in eight new and follow on deals in the first quarter of 2015, in addition to seeing two exits out of its portfolio.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Portfolium had been venture backed by SFJ Ventures, University Ventures, USA Funds, the Tech Coast Angels, Taner Halicioglu of Keshif Ventures, and others. Portfolium was founded in 2014, and was led by founder and CEO Adam Markowitz.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Parchment got its start in Los Angeles as Docufide, a startup offering up handling of high school transcripts for colleges and university applications; Docufide was venture backed by the Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 30, 2013

SignNow was venture backed by Khosla Ventures and the Tech Coast Angels. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Barracuda Networks said the acquisition will help it strengthen its offerings in the cloud data storage market. The company raised $2M in funding back in March of 2012. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

As part of the acquisition, Cargill will invest $4M in Evolva shares to support the transaction. Allylix was venture backed by Avrio Ventures, BASF Venture Capital GmbH, Blue Grass Angels, Cultivian Ventures, Life Science Angels, Midpoint Food & Ag Fund, Pasadena Angels, Tate & Lyle Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels.

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MAY 13, 2014

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. dermtech international venture capital healthcare lifescience merger acquisition tech coast angels' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

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. dermtech tech coast angel merger acquisition exit biotech lifescience skin disease gene molecular diagnostics' on the NASDAQ as DMTK.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

TherMark was backed by the Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels, and had announced a total of around $2.55M in funding since 2006. thermark holdings merger acquisition ferro marking label labeling exit tech coast angels pasadena' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded, advised, invested and sold numerous businesses, including application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media, Movoxx, PeopleMedia, Brizzly and Myspace. Scott Sangster , President at Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Although VMware did not announce financial details of the acquisition, sources close to Integrien said the acquisition was worth $102M. The acquisition was a big win for Southern California's investors, particularly from Clearstone Venture Partners and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Bluebeam was a spun out of Alliance Spacesystems, and has received investments from both the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels. architecture document international nemetschek acquisition merger software bluebeam' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 17, 2011

After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. 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

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup.

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JULY 22, 2010

In what might also result in a mini boom in angel investing in Southern California, a significant number of Tech Coast Angels have benefited significantly from their seed investments in Green Dot. Tags: green merger acquisition gdot tech coast angels. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 19, 2010

Green Dot is backed by Sequoia Capital, TTP Fund, and the Tech Coast Angels. Tags: green prepaid credit card merger acquisition exit tech coast angels walmart gdot. Green Dot has indicated it will price at between $32 to $35 a share. Green Dot has applied to list on the NYSE as GDOT. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

Los Angeles-based Yowza , the developer of a mobile coupon and deals app, which was backed by comedian Wayne Brady, the Tech Coast Angels, the Pasadena Angels, and others, has been acqurieed by mobile commerce software provider Spindle , Spindle said today. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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MARCH 30, 2011

The Tech Coast Angels , the biggest angel investment group in Southern California, is trumpeting its involvement in five exits in 2010 today. The Tech Coast Angels said that it saw a 78.75 percent IRR as part of its involvement in the Series D financing of Mind Body Partnerships.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Green Dot is venture backed by Sequoia Capital, TTP Fund, as well as a significant number of Tech Coast Angels. Tags: green financial prepaid merger acquisition tech coast angels. The firm reported net income of $37.16M on revenues of $234.8M Green Dot is headed by Steven Streit.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

Local angel groups have hit the jackpot again with an investment, this time with the October acquisition of Pasadena-based Bluebeam in a $100M deal by German software company Nemetschek AG. The Tech Coast Angels and the Pasadena Angels revealed today that their return on Bluebeam was 20x for angels who participated in funding Bluebeam.

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JULY 9, 2010

Green Dot filed for an IPO in February, and is backed by Sequoia Capital, TTP Fund, and the Tech Coast Angeles. If successful, the IPO will rank among the most successful exits ever for the Tech Coast Angels involved, representing an over 100x return on the initial investment in the firm. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The company's platform is based on artificial intelligence gathering, with tools which automatically pick up important things like merger and acquisitions, financial updates, legal issues, executive turnover, and many other factors. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 11, 2015

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Bass Associates, the Tech Coast Angels, and Western Technology Investment. Irvine-based RF semiconductor developer WiSpry has been acquired by a Hong Kong-based electronics manufacturer, AAC Technologies , the two said this morning. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Velocify was led by President and CEO Nick Hedges, who took over as President and CEO at the firm in 2010; Velocify started life as Leads360, the onetime winner of the Tech Coast Angel's Fast Pitch competition back in 2007. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

The company's investors include the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Keiretsu Forum, and Sand Hill Angels. AnyMeeting offers up an online service which lets users run webinars, run online meetings, share screens and slides, and much more. AnyMeeting got its start as Freebinar. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Tech Coast Angels. Factoring in the Commitment of Resources Join Barbara and Dave Berkus as they explore the impact that the commitment of resources you make today - replacing employees, equipment, etc - will have on your company's potential acquisition tomorrow. Monday, September 12, 2011 -- Exit Minded.

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MAY 22, 2012

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to Alliance Entertainment, Audiolife's founders will remain in Los Angeles, but the company will be moving its fulfillment operations to Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Alliance provides fulfillment of CDs, DVDs, video games, and other merchandise to music retailers.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. in funding, from such backers as Bessemer Venture Partners, First Round Capital, NextStage Capital, and the Tech Coast Angels. Tags: dayak recruit hire merger acquisition jobs recruiting. Dayak had raised around $2.1M READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

in seed funding from the Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels. Tags: ecommerce marketing acquisition merger marketplace business zubican. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Zubican was backed by $1.3M READ MORE>>.

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JULY 15, 2010

Language Weaver was spun out of University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute (ISI) and venture funded by Athenaeum Fund, In-Q-Tel, Palisades Ventures, Sulphur Creek Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. Tags: language weaver merger acquisition translation. SDL is based in Maidenhead, UK. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

Alexander said that the all-stock acquisition will also make him a VP and General Manager at Motion Analysis, which is looking to integrate MaMoCa's markerless capture technology into its existing line of real-time marker system. The acquisition closed August 1st, and the firms had been in discussion since spring. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Roberts headed up FileNet as Chairman and CEO at the time of its acquisition by IBM. Integrien is a developer of IT performance management software, and is backed by Acartha Group, Clearstone Venture Partners, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 19, 2010

Green Dot is backed by Sequoia Capital, TTP Fund, and the Tech Coast Angels. Tags: green merger acquisition. Green Dot would follow the debut last week of Beverly Hills-based RealD , which saw an impressive run up in its first day of trading Friday.Green Dot has said it expects to price between $32.00 and $35.00

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

Melanoma Diagnostics is headed by Dr. Kevin Scanlon, who is known in the technology community for his work with both the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Our new customer acquisition has grown and our costs have plummeted. We are actually getting paid now to obtain customers, so our customer acquisition costs are now negative. A negative customer acquisition cost! I’m going to be using that as an example for a long time! I consider it INVALUABLE!

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

OptionEase, which was headed by Kim Kovacs, was venture backed by the GADS Option Fund, Miramar Venture Partners , Pasadena Angels , and Tech Coast Angels. Solium Capital is a developer of cloud software for equity administration, financial reporting and compliance. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 19, 2015

Morgan, along with the Tech Coast Angels, Frontera Capital, and the Pasadena Angels. The Central Coast company provides cloud-based, appointment and scheduling software for spas, hair stylists, and many other appointment-focused businesses.

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APRIL 26, 2010

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. YouMail is backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners and the Tech Coast Angels. Tags: acquisition merger voicemail transcription voice quicktate youmail. According to Quicktate, the sale will help it focus on growing its wholesale, voice-to-text business.

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