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The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders. Scott Sangster , President at TechCoastAngels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. There will be plenty of FREE Pizza and drinks! Our Panelist Include. Mike Jones , Founder at Science Inc.
a perks platform for small medium businesses. After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. Scott Sangster, President of TechCoastAngels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup.
Los Angeles-based prodege , the parent company of Swagbucks , said this morning that it has acquired Sodahead , the online polling and discussion platform founded by Jason Feffer. Sodahead was venture backed by Mission Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, and the TechCoastAngels. READ MORE>>.
Los Angeles-based Pagewoo , the mobile advertising startup founded by Holden Steinberg and Jason Crilly, has quietly scored a round of funding, which was disclosed by the TechCoastAngels this morning. Financial details of the angel funding round, which closed earlier this year, have not been announced.
Los Angeles-based Vokle , a provider of an online platform to host interactive broadcasting and discussions, is powering an online town hall meeting hosted by former Vice President Al Gore for Time Warner Cable, according to the firm's investors, the TechCoastAngels. READ MORE>>.
So with out further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall 2011 Judges! Mike Jones , Investor and Advisor Located In Los Angeles. Scott Sangster, President of TechCoastAngels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. Mike Jones is an Internet executive, investor and advisor located in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles-based Mobile-XL , the international mobile information services firm backed by the TechCoastAngels, said this week that it has linked a deal with Oberthur Technologies to include its XLBrowser Content Platform on Oberthur's line of SIM cards. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
We dropped in recently, and found a screening session for the TechCoastAngels; 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. It's up to the community.
Los Angeles-based Ranker , the online site which lets users rank, view, vote, and share their opinions on a wide range of topics, announced today that it has raised $2M in a follow on investment round. The company said the proceeds will go towards hiring, platform expansion, and marketing. READ MORE>>.
The funding came from VantagePoint Capital Partners, Siemer Ventures, and the TechCoastAngels. YouMail said it will use the new funding to roll out more mobile applications and services, expand its platform, and accelerate growth of its services.
YouMail , the developer of personalized voicemail applications and services, said today that it has added complete, Spanish-language support to its platform, including supporting automatic Spanish-language voicemail greetings and transcriptions. The service also says it now supports transcription of Spanish-speaking voice messages.
in a venture capital funding, to launch its social platform for trading goods and services. The funding came from angel investors, including Chris Hameetman (TechCoastAngels) and Joe Addiego (Alsop Louie Partners). angelscoasttechangel social swapping bartering barter trading capital venture tradeya'
Irvine-based Vokle , which operates an online, live web streaming and broadcasting service, has scored $767,000 in a new round of funding, according to lead investor the TechCoastAngels. Vokle's platform includes interactive features and enables both broadcasting of live video and interaction with those video hosts.
San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing an online platform to share a students'' academic portfolio, has raised $900,000 in a seed funding, according to startup incubator EvoNexus. The funding came from the TechCoastAngels, Taner Halicioglu of Keshif Ventures, and others.
Hollywood-based Friendgiftr , a developer of a Facebook application selling retail and restaurant gift cards, disclosed today that it has received funding from a member of the TechCoastAngels. Amount and timing of the funding was not disclosed. The firm said it has been in "stealth mode" for more than a year.
in a Series A financing, to go towards its social and mobile platforms for athletic training. The funding was led by DFJ Frontier and the Pasadena Angels, and also included Gideon Hixon Fund, TechCoastAngels, SLO Seed Ventures, along with Rudy Duran, who was the first coach for Tiger Woods.
Image Metrics said it would merge Big Stag's avatar creation platform into its existing, real-time video animation technology. Big Stage, which was once known as Clone, was venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures and the TechCoastAngels. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.
Los Angeles-based Planana (www.planana.com) found out it's getting sponsors for their events. Planana is a reward platform that has perks like benefits, such as discounts to tickets to attendees who engage with their brands. Sponsors can find events in locations that they want to be in, and find quality events through our platform.
George Collado: We worked with the Pasadena Angels, TechCoastAngels, and Siemer Ventures, and in January we raised a $300,000 seed round. They can use our platform to do the audit. They can use our platform to do the audit. What are you doing now and where''s the product? It works great for everyone.
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>>.
For our Insights and Opinions section this Friday morning, we have How to Network in 10 Easy Steps , from angel investor Frank Peters , of the Frank Peters Show. Coincidentally, the TechCoastAngels have been doing these meet-and-mingle events in Aliso Viejo, too; their next one: June 15th. (If Know what's tired.
According to the firm, the funding was led by the TechCoastAngels, and also included the Desert Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other independent angel investors. According to Yapert, the new funding brings its total raised to $1.7M, including an earlier angel round last year. READ MORE>>.
Los Angeles-based MySpace has been among the most visible of Southern California's Internet era success stories, although the site--now owned by News Corporation--has had its own share of ups-and-downs, as well as questions about its future. Venture backers : Mohr Davidow Ventures, Mission Ventures, TechCoastAngels, Ron Conway.
Fullerton-based Digsy has rolled out a new, sales software platform specifically aimed at helping commercial real estate brokers better manage their sales teams.
TechCoastAngels. ony is the CEO of Yellow Thunder Media, a digital media agency specializing in video seeding and optimization on the YouTube platform to guarantee targeted, organic views and make videos go viral. Monday, February 6, 2012 -- Chat with Yellow Thunder Media CEO and YouTube guru Tony Chen.
The firm, which is venture backed by OVP Venture PArtners, Monitor Ventures, the TechCoastAngels, and the Life Science Angels, said the move better conveys the company's focus on manufacturing platform chemicals and biofuels.
TechCoastAngels. a perks platform for small medium businesses. a perks platform for small medium businesses. After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150 million monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville.
Freebinar is backed by the Pasadena Angels and the TechCoastAngels. I immediately was recruited out into another company in webcasting, CTM Marketing Group, building out their platform for them. What are your specific plans for the new funding from the angels?
Van Nuys-based Audiolife (www.audiolife.com), a new startup focused on providing e-commerce tools to musicians, recently raised $1M in angel funding. It wasn't through the TechCoastAngels, although most of the investors are members of the TechCoastAngels or CVAN, the Coachella Valley Angel Network.
Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the TechCoastAngels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. Plus, exposure through USC led me to the TechCoastAngels.
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.
It's a story you hear too many times: a venture or angel funded firm just can't figure out its business, runs low on cash, can't get another round of funding, and soon all that's left is a few chairs and servers. That's the story at Altadena-based Unified Dispatch , which was recently sold to the On-Demand Division of Veolia.
Shervin Talieh, founder and CEO of Drumbi , an OC-based startup, is one of the bright tech stars in Orange County who is disrupting telephony through the creation of an innovative communications platform. Many consider him to be the godfather of the burgeoning tech scene in the region.
Well, Los Angeles-based KarmaGoat (www.karmagoat.com) has figured out a way to help people get rid of those unwanted items they have--and provide those proceeds to charity. When I was moving to Los Angeles from Paris, I was sorting through my stuff, and I made three bags of things. Where did the idea come from?
Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the TechCoastAngels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests. Phil Kelly: Before Yapert, I was angel investing. Your background was in telecom, wasn''t it?
TechCoastAngel 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. He is looking to find more.
Orange County startup Beatshare --backed by the TechCoastAngels, Pasadena Angels, Harvard Business School Angels, and Archangels, among others�thinks it's figured out the formula to make music the message in its mobile app. That's what really started to get us interest from the angel community.
Please join us in congratulating this quarter’s Spotlight companies: Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. TechCoastAngels is actively seeking great startups to fund.
Leftronic is a real-time data visualization platform for startups. Start Engine is a rapid accelerator focused on helping Los Angeles-based technology startups build a solid foundation for success in 90 days. CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform. We write and create our own content for the game.
And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Companies: Spotlight Companies. Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. Event Details. to 10:30 p.m. Community Sponsors.
Please join TechZulu as well as Los Angelestech savvy elite comprised of VC’s, Angels investors, startups and your fellow entrepreneurs, as we celebrate LA’s most exciting tech creations of the moment with the brightest digital minds and engineering talents this side of Fresno.
A mobile and web platform that lets our users give and receive text messaging advice in a anonymous social community. On our judging panel, we had Scott Sangster (TechCoastAngels), Tyler Crowley (Mahalo), Pamela Coker (Daggerboard), Rick Citron (Citron & Deutsch Law Firm), and Dan Dato (Up.StartLA). Neighborly.
Mike Jones is an Internet executive, investor and advisor located in Los Angeles. 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.
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