San Diego Tech Coast Angels Open Quick Pitch Apps
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JULY 18, 2012
Startups interested in pitching to the San Diego arm of the Tech Coast Angels can now submit their applications to the group, the TCA announced Tuesday evening. READ MORE>>.
Interview with Scott Sangster, Tech Coast Angels
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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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Tech Coast Angels: $100M Invested
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MAY 19, 2009
The Tech Coast Angels is reporting this morning that its members have now invested a total of $100M in Southern California companies, since it started in 1997. Tags: tech coast angels venture capital investment.
Orange County Fundingpost VC and Angel Investor Conference
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MARCH 21, 2019
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 -- Orange County Fundingpost VC and Angel Investor Conference. Interested in meeting and pitching to early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Southern California? Register for the FundingPost event on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019. We will have a sign up sheet at the registration table.
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AnyMeeting Debuts New Web Conferencing Product
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JANUARY 30, 2014
AnyMeeting , the developer of web and video conferencing software aimed at the small business market, said today that it has launched a new, web conferencing product called AnyMeeting Company Pro. AnyMeeting also said in announcing the new product that it has just passed over 500,000 registered meeting hosts on the service.
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Bluebeam Nets Local Angel Groups 20X Return
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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.
TechZulu Presents 2012 Startup Forecast | Featuring Science, Tech Coast Angels, Amplify, StartEngine, upStart.LA
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DECEMBER 30, 2011
The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders. Scott Sangster , President at Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. There will be plenty of FREE Pizza and drinks! Our Panelist Include. Mike Jones , Founder at Science Inc.
MicroPower Expands Product To Australia
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JULY 15, 2015
San Diego-based MicroPower Technologies , which develops solar powered, wireless surveillance systems, said late Tuesday evening that it has expanded distribution of its products to Australia. The company's investors include Karmel Capital, Motorola, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.
Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Judges Includes BetterWorks, CallFire, Idealab, and Tech Coast Angeles
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 17, 2011
He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. Sangster lives in Los Angeles and is actively involved in improving early childhood education.
Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Judges Include Mike Jones, CallFire, Idealab, Tech Coast Angels, Coloft
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
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 Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. Mike Jones is an Internet executive, investor and advisor located in Los Angeles.
MicroPower Technologies Launches New Surveillance Video Product
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MARCH 26, 2015
San Diego-based MicroPower Technologies , which develops wireless video surveillance hardware, has rolled out a new product. The new product offers up 720p resolution and frame rates of up to 15 fps, and is aimed at offering up high resolution security video coverage in perimeter and outdoor areas. READ MORE>>.
MicroPower Turns To Financing To Spur Demand
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FEBRUARY 6, 2014
The startup said it will provide installment purchases and financing for its products, which use solar power and lower power technology to make it easy to deploy outdoor and perimeter surveillance cameras. MicroPower is backed by Karmel Capital, Motorola, and the Tech Coast Angels. The company is led by Aaron Tankersley.
Makucell Names Pasadena Angels' Scanlon To Board
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MAY 21, 2012
Makucell , a life sciences company developing anti-aging skin products, said this morning that it has appointed Kevin J. Scanlon is Chairman of the Pasadena Angels and also an active member of the Tech Coast Angels. Scanlon, Ph.D., to its board of advisors.
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Angel Investment Criteria
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MAY 19, 2010
I’m planning on going to a Tech Coast Angels mixer tomorrow and the topic for me is whether there is angel funding out there for startups that don’t meet classic VC models. By way of background for the question, there’s a great post by Bob Aholt, a Pasadena Angel: An Angel Investor’s Thoughts on Valuation.
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Buy It Installed Gets Funding Round
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AUGUST 4, 2017
Irvine-based Buy It Installed , which develops an automated system that automatically connects consumers with installers when they purchase products from online retailers, has raised a round of funding, the company disclosed this week. But It Installed's founder is Todd Banhidy.
IntraStage Raises Angel Funding
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AUGUST 26, 2010
San Diego-based IntraStage , a developer of quality management software for companies who design and manufacture electronic products, including statistical process control (SPC) and other testing and data analytics tools, has raised a round of angel funding. Other investors were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.
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Interview with Eugene Cho, Echo Laboratories
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APRIL 26, 2017
The startup is backed by the Tech Coast Angels and Dolby Ventures. Eugene Cho: We had a seed round for less than $3M, and we did a note round with the Tech Coast Angels for $2M after we won their Quick Pitch competition, over about 150 other companies. Talk about how the company is backed?
PageWoo Targets Mobile Advertising For Small Businesses
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JULY 17, 2013
PageWoo , the mobile advertising company headed by Jason Crilly and Holden Steinberg, has rolled out a brand new product aimed at small businesses. According to PageWoo, its new NearWoo product helps small businesses identify, target, and acquire new customers, using geofencing and big data for targeting ads to those customers.
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Angel Funding Advice
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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. This post is for those who want to raise angel money. Product : You should build a product or a prototype.
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AnyMeeting Integrates With Zimbra
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OCTOBER 19, 2012
Huntington Beach-based AnyMeeting , the provider of free web conferencing and online meeting software, said this week that it has integrated its products with VMware's Zimbra Collaboration Software. Zimbra is an email and collaboration software product which acquired by VMware in 2010. READ MORE>>.
Bitvore Brings Latest Funding Round To $14.2M
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FEBRUARY 2, 2018
The company's products now include a tool to track information relevant to municipal bond investors; high yield bonds, investment grade bonds; direct lending and syndicated debt, private placements, and more. READ MORE>>.
Yowza Acquired By Spindle
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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.
AnyMeeting Links Into Comcast Business Marketplace
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OCTOBER 3, 2013
AnyMeeting , the small business web conferencing service which is backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Maverick Angels, Sand Hill Angels and Keiretsu Forum, has linked with Comcast Business, the company said Thursday. Financial details of the link were not announced.
YouMail Launches New Business Service As It Hits 4M Users
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JANUARY 30, 2013
YouMail said the expansion comes as it has begun seeing a "big chunk" of its user base actually using the company's service as a business productivity tool; the firm had originally launched geared towards consumers looking for a better voicemail service and features like personalized voicemail greetings. READ MORE>>.
Ranker Hits 1M Uniques
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NOVEMBER 1, 2010
The site, which allows users to create their own ranked lists of products, movies, video games, and anything else users want to, said it now has over 6 million items that can be dragged and dropped into its lists. Tags: benson clark ecrush angels coast tech startup lists ranker. READ MORE>>.
Green Dot's Steve Streit Gets National Award
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NOVEMBER 16, 2011
Steve Streit , the founder of Monrovia, California-based Green Dot , which provides prepaid debit cards and other products, has been tapped for a national award recognizing entrepreneurs. Green Dot was backed by Sequoia Capital and the Tech Coast Angels, and has been the best return, ever, for the Tech Coast Angels.
TextPower Finds $525,0000 For Text Messaging Handling
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OCTOBER 17, 2013
San Juan Capistrano-based TextPower , a developer of text messaging products aimed at enterprise alerts and the security and authentication market, said today that it has raised $525,000 in a Series A financing round. The financing came from the Tech Coast Angel''s ACE Fund, as well as angel investors from Orange County.
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MicroPower Technologies Launches New Infrared Camera
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
San Diego-based security technology developer MicroPower Technologies has rolled out a new product, a new, infrared camera which can wirelessly send its images up to a half mile away.
MicroPower Launches Training, Certification Program
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JULY 21, 2015
MicroPower said its online certification and training is aimed at helping resellers gain the technical expertise on its products. MicroPower was part of the CommNexus incubator, and is backed by Karmel Capital, the Tech Coast Angels, and others. READ MORE>>.
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Melanoma Diagnostics Sells Genetic Marker Technology
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DECEMBER 9, 2010
Altadena-based Melanoma Diagnostics , a developer of technology for the diagnosis and prognosis of malignant melanoma using genetic markers, is in a deal to sell its technology to Myriad Genetics , a publicly traded provider of molecular diagnostics products.
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MARCH 20, 2012
Los Angeles-based Gridtest Systems , a developer of measurement tools for the electric vehicle (EV) market, said this morning that it has raised a seed round of funding from the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. Financial terms of the investment were not announced.
MicroPower Lands Funding From Motorola
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JANUARY 9, 2012
San Diego-based MicroPower Technologies , the developer of wireless video products used for the video surveillance market, has scored a strategic investment from Motorola Solutions Venture Capital. MicroPower is led by Jonathan Siann, and previously had raised angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels.
LeisureLink Ties With Software Firm
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MARCH 29, 2011
Pasadena-based LeisureLink , which develops travel distribution and management software for specialty lodging providers, said Tuesday that it has linked its product with software provider InnQuest Software. LeisureLink said that InnQuest's system is used in more than 4,500 properties in more than 90 countries. READ MORE>>.
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MicroPower Technologies Finds $5.7M In Funding
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AUGUST 5, 2013
The company said the new funding will go towards product development, sales, and marketing. The company has previously announced funding from Motorola and the Tech Coast Angels. San Diego-based MicroPower Technologies , which develops wireless, solar-powered surveillance hardware, has raised $5.7M READ MORE>>.
Ninja Metrics Ties With Mobile Analytics Firm
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JANUARY 23, 2015
Los Angeles-based Ninja Metrics , the social analytics software developer led by Dmitri Williams, said this week that it has tied with mobile analytics company TUNE. Ninja Metrics'' backers include the Harvard Business School Angels and Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.
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100 WiSpry Acquired By Hong Kong Company
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MAY 11, 2015
The companies said WiSpry will continue to develop its RF MEMS products as a subsidiary of AAC Technologies. Bass Associates, the Tech Coast Angels, and Western Technology Investment. WiSpry is a developer of tunable, MEMs-based radio frequency semiconductors used for antenna tuning and filtering. READ MORE>>.
Cyber Rain Gets EPA WaterSense Certification
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MAY 10, 2012
The company said that its products--which use weather data downloaded from the Internet to better control how much to water--which meets specifications for weather-based irrigation controllers developed by the EPA. Cyber Rain said that it is the first smart irrigation product to achieve full Watersense certification. READ MORE>>.
Verdezyne Raises $10.6M More
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MAY 7, 2012
Carlsbad-based Verdezyne , which is developing biotechnology used for biofuels production and chemicals manufacturing, has raised $10.6M the Life Science Angels , Seraphim Fund , and the Tech Coast Angels. in a new, debt funding round, according to a filing from the firm last week. and DSM Venturing B.V.
Planana Ties Brands With Local Events
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
Planana said that users will gain such perks as discounted tickets, products, or VIP benefits for their actions. Planana was founded by Fei Xiao and Anna Sergeeva; the startup is backed by OrganicStartup and the Tech Coast Angels.
Ondax Names Belz To Board
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JANUARY 4, 2011
Monrovia-based Ondax , which develops laser products and holographic gratings used in defense, industrial, medical diagnostics, analytical instrumentation, and consumer electronics markets, has added Andrea Belz to its board, the firm said Monday. Belz was the lead investor on the funding round. Belz is President of Belz Consulting Group.
eGuardian Partners With Education Firm
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JUNE 24, 2009
Irvine-based eGuardian , a provider of service aimed at protecting children on the web, has partnered with safety education firm i-SAFE, according to investor the Tech Coast Angels. As part of the deal, i-SAFE will offer eGuardian's products as part of its educational program for schools from kindergarten to 12th grade.
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100 MINDBODY Signs Customers For Booking Technology
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AUGUST 17, 2010
San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY , a developer of software-as-a-service for the yoga, pilates, wellness, and spa market, said today that wellness businesses are signing up for its MINDBODY Finder product, technology which allows consumers to book and pay for fitness classes and wellness appointments online. READ MORE>>.
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Interview with Eugene Cho, Echo
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APRIL 26, 2017
The startup is backed by the Tech Coast Angels and Dolby Ventures. Eugene Cho: We had a seed round for less than $3M, and we did a note round with the Tech Coast Angels for $2M after we won their Quick Pitch competition, over about 150 other companies. Talk about how the company is backed?
Audiolife Acquired By Alliance Entertainment
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MAY 22, 2012
Van Nuys-based Audiolife , the startup which provided product fulfillment for the music industry and artists, has been acquired by Florida firm Alliance Entertainment. According to Alliance Entertainment, Audiolife's founders will remain in Los Angeles, but the company will be moving its fulfillment operations to Shepherdsville, Kentucky.
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