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JANUARY 23, 2020

Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder is getting set to add a new, emergency panic button to the app--in the case a date really goes bad--which will immediately summon emergency authorities and send them to a person's location. Financial details of the investment in Noonlight were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 21, 2014

In a world with a rash of startup incubators and accelerators, super angels, crowdfunding sites, and more, what''s the relevance of organized angel investments groups? First off, for those not familiar with the Pasadena Angels, talk about the group? He started the group because he wanted to help companies succeed.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 14, 2010

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 -- Maverick Angels Arena Meeting. Angel investment screening event. Email brian@maverickangels.com.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 15, 2010

Thursday, January 21, 2010 -- Maverick Angels Arena Meeting. Angel investment screening event. Email jerry@maverickangels.com.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 13, 2010

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 -- Maverick Angels Arena Meeting. Angel investment screening event. Email mike@maverickangels.com.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

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. fundraising.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded early by one of the 318,000 active Angel investors in the USA alone. Most of these investors are members of Angel groups that have a rigorous filtering and screening process, to select the top 3% and most fundable proposals. Get your Internet domain name and website.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 -- Maverick Angels Arena. Angel investment screening event. Email brian@maverickangels.com.

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MARCH 18, 2014

Los Angeles-based RadPad , which develops a mobile app which helps connect renters and landlords, announced this morning that it has raised $1M in additional capital, from Deep Fork Capital, Post Investments, Michael Huffington, and Brian Lee (BAM Ventures & Honest Co.), along with others. The startup is led by Jonathan Eppers.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Thursday, October 22, 2009 -- Space Angels Network: Aerospace Venture Forum. Join Space Angels Network for a unique half-day event designed to bring together selected emerging aerospace ventures with an exclusive group of early-stage investors interested in aerospace opportunities.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Today's insights & opinion column comes from Frank Peters, Chairman Emeritus of the Tech Coast Angels, and podcaster at the Frank Peters Show (www.frankpetersshow.com). Frank takes a look at the angel investing process, and thinks about how to make it better: There must be a better way.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Uber for X" startups have been a ongoing theme at local pitch events, angel investment screening sessions, and among startup business plans in the area for the last few years. The draft regulations were issued from the California Department of Consumer Affairs. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 31, 2012

Los Angeles-based RealD , which provides 3D movie projection technology, reported Thursday that it has scored another deal with a Chinese theater chain. RealD said that HNA Group will install RealD's 3D technology on up to 500 cinema screens across a newly formed cinema circuit, HNA Vigor Film Investment. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Robotoki , a Los Angeles-based game developer headed by Robert Bowling, formerly working on Call of Duty, has raised a funding round from NEXON Co., Financial details of the investment were not announced. Nexon said the investment will go towards developing games based on Robotoki's multi-screen, cross-platform games.

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JUNE 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based The Gores Group , the private equity investment firm, reported this morning that it has completed its acquisition of touch screen technology provider TE Connectivity. The deal was worth $380M in cash. Elo Touch was based in Menlo Park, California. Gores had originally announced the buy in April.

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JANUARY 23, 2013

We dropped in recently, and found a screening session for the Tech Coast Angels; a number of former StartEngine, MuckerLab, and LaunchpadLA startups in residence; not more than a few startup founders wandering the halls; and a long list of upcoming technology networking events on the calendar. We just see so much potential.

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JULY 14, 2009

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?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Los Angeles-based RealD , the provider of 3D theater projection technology, has signed another Chinese theater chain, the company reported today. RealD said it has signed an agreement with SHIMAO Cinema Investment Company Limited, to install its technology in 100 cinema screens in China. READ MORE>>.

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Screening Los Angeles Report Invest 124

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for your, and for your situation. Angel investors are people too. Or does it? Keiretsu Forum.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

With unrivaled weather, a host of high-profile universities and unlimited array of daytime and nightlife entertainment, Los Angeles seems like a dreamland for young tech professionals and the companies hoping to employ their talents. People don’t just solely watch TV nowadays; they multitask with a handful of screens.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

My favorite new VC blogger, Hunter Walk, weighed in with some thoughtful comments about how Syndicates might actually pit, “ angel vs. angel.” AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. Less investments, more active.

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Venture Capital Invest Course Technical Review 356

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded by an angel investor. The AngelSoft Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. Prepare an investment-grade business plan. are eliminated during due diligence. Finalize your financial model.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

We're helping Los Angeles-based StartEngine screen possible startups this Wednesday at their offices all day. StartEngine is the startup accelerator headed by Howard Marks , the co-founder of Activision, which invests up to $20,000 in startups and helps them build their businesses through a 90 day mentoring program.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The theme for Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is startups and Hollywood, featuring leaders from movie studios, music labels, agencies, and startups in entertainment – how Hollywood studios are investing and working with startups, and how Silicon Beach startups are making entertainment businesses. See you there!

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Steve Reich

AUGUST 9, 2012

At a recent accelerator event on the West Side, a friendly young founder told me that he had been coached by his mentor not to talk to Angel groups. As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasn’t. The Angel funding process can be arduous. To help with the capital shortage, we have to tap the Angel community.

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Steve Reich

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

was launched with nearly $2mm in Angel funding from the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels. We had an advocate in each Angel group who aggressively lead the effort. Someone has to do the heavy lifting of advocating, organizing, and building enthusiasm about your company within their Angel group.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Angel investors, like me, have long figured out that asking to see the prototype is a quick way to separate the ‘wannabes’ from serious players. In reality, it doesn’t take a huge investment of money and time to build a prototype today. Talk is cheap, but entrepreneurs who show you a working model of their idea know how to execute.

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Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 110

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APRIL 4, 2011

In our Insights and Opinions section today, we have an article from Frank Peters , angel investor and podcaster at the Frank Peters Show , who talks about how he's suddenly taking another look at social entrepreneurship and ventures in a new light. That's what I thought 3 years ago when the Tech Coast Angels screened BikeStation.

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JULY 11, 2014

Los Angeles-based deal site Slickdeals (www.slickdeals.com), an online deal site, has nine million, highly loyal users and a daily updated list of great, user-generated, deal listings. Those might be on household items like laundry detergent, or it might be gadgets like tablets or a large screen television.

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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.

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Tips Capital Tech Coast Angels Screening 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

We strive to invest in companies that are consciously working to create a diverse leadership team?—?one We have much work still to do but: A few data points on Upfront Ventures - 25% of our investment dollars in the past three funds have gone to founding teams with at least one female founder.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Our interview today is with Jamey Edwards, the CEO of Cloudbreak Health, a Los Angeles-based telemedicine company, which provides telehealth services, including interpretation and access to specialists, within healthcare facilities. The iPad Pro is better, and has a larger screen size, and better audio and acoustics.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2010

San Diego-based OpenCandy , which develops technology to encourage software downloads by consumers, is hailing its success with TechSmith, a developer of screen capture and recording capture. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

We are in phase three of the influencer economy,” Bain Capital Ventures senior principal Jamison Hill, who led the firm’s investment in the influencer shoutout marketplace Cameo , tells TechCrunch. 2020 will be a watershed year for investment in businesses around the creator economy,” Neil Robertson tells TechCrunch. Rethinking value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. One of the most common questions I get is “How do I find angel investors?” Here are three of the largest flocks: Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Cody Simms: Techstars tripled down on Los Angeles in 2016 with the launch of three investment and mentorship programs for startups through which we will be investing in more than 30 startups per year in LA. What was the biggest news from you or your firm this year?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

But as we’ve all gotten used to the standard “banner&# across the top of our screens or the “sky scraper&# along the right-hand side we’ve trained ourselves not to look there any longer. The standards were set by the IAB ( Interactive Advertising Bureau ), which was founded in 1996. It certainly resonates with me.

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