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Making The Pasadena Angels Relevant To Today's Startups, With Terry Kay

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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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2014 Was An Amazing Year for the Pasadena Angels

Steve Reich

2014 Pasadena Angels Performance. • 4 Exits, including Bluebeam for $100mm. • $4.7mm in new funding for portfolio companies. • 20 New Angels joined. I have never seen such energy at the Pasadena Angels in my decade+ as a member. 17 Deals closed, 10 new and 7 follow-on rounds. •

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AnyMeeting Offers Free Accounts to SoCal Startups

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Local startup AnyMeeting is looking to help fellow Southern California startups out, saying this morning that it will provide free, one-year accounts to its premium, ad-free service to any employee of companies within select Los Angeles area incubators and accelerators. READ MORE>>.

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Meet Launchpad LA’s Graduating Startups

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. · Atlas Powered has raised $700k from Tech Coast Angels, Maverick Angels, Pasadena Angels, Angel Capital Entrepreneur Fund, LaunchpadLA, and Clark Landry. The company’s CEO, Brendon McQueen, graduated from Columbia with 12 loans that totaled over $120,000.

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The Odd Couple: Angels and Accelerators

Steve Reich

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. The entrepreneurs in startups are trained to go fast and run lean.

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Interview with Costin Tuculescu, Freebinar

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In recent years, one of the more common ways to share information, conduct training, or pitch your company to other has been through online, web-based webinar and conferencing. We spoke with Costin Tuculescu , CEO of Freebinar, about the firm, how it's reaching out to Dimdim users, and the background on the company.

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Progress in Pasadena, Part II

Steve Reich

Ted Tekippe, CEO of Doublebeam joined us, as did Kevin Scanlon, Chairman of the Pasadena Angels. Several members of the old Overture mafia attended, as did a number of entrepreneurs who have recently started companies in the area. Andy Wilson, CEO of Rexter and leader of the Innovation Council, hosted us.