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APRIL 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based Ranker , the online rankings website where consumers can rank anything they like, has scored a new round of funding, in an inside round. The funding came from Siemer Venture Capital, Rincon Venture Partners, Draper Associates, the Tech Coast Angels, and the Pasadena Angels, according to CEO Clark Benson.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

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 Tech Coast Angels this morning. Financial details of the angel funding round, which closed earlier this year, have not been announced.

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APRIL 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based EV Connect , a new startup which helps install, manage, and integrate electric vehicle charging stations for the commercial and government market, announced an initial round of funding this morning. Size of that funding was not disclosed. The firm is led by Jordan Ramer. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 14, 2018

Los Angeles- and Las Vegas-based Influential , which operates a service to help match brands with influencers, has raised $12M more in a Series B funding, the company disclosed today. The funding came from Capital Zed, ECA Ventures, Paradigm Talent Agency, ROAR, the Tech Coast Angels, plus WME.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

Los Angeles-based HitFix , the online film, TV, and entertainment news site founded by Gregory Ellwood and Jennifer Sargent, said today that it has closed a funding round. Hitfix said the round included investors Golden Seeds, Tech Coast Angels, Liquid Capital Group and a number of prominent individual angels.

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JULY 6, 2017

Los Angeles-based Kangarootime , a startup developing cloud-based software for childcare centers, has raised a seed funding round, the company said this week. The funding came from Skyview Ventures LLC, Mucker Capital, and the Tech Coast Angels.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

Scott Sangster , President at Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. Paul Bricault is an active angel investor and advisor in start-ups such as Beach Mint (LA), Burstly (LA), ContextLogic (SF), Gamesalad (Austin), Needly (LA), Mtime (China), Pose (LA) and Wide Orbit (SF).

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JANUARY 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based Atlas Powered , a developer of software for managing calendar, task, and contact data on iOS and Android, has raised $700,000 in a funding round, the firm said today. According to Atlas Powered, the funding will go towards development and commercialization of its app for iOS and Android.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Los Angeles-based Somabar , which is developing a robotic bartender which automatically mixes cocktails for you, has raised $1.5M in a bridge funding round, according to lead investor the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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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. He has contributed to the success of dozens of companies, including the funding and strategic acquisitions of Movoxx, Tsavo and People Media. Navy, Pfizer, & Unisys Corp. Event Details.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

The Tech Coast Angels is stressing its mixer program, seed investment efforts, and a new website, as it kicks off a 2010 program, according to the angel investing group. The group also said it is focusing on its SeedTrack program, which is specifically focused on seed stage funding and extensive mentoring.

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JUNE 5, 2015

Los Angeles-based game analytics software developer Ninja Metrics has raised $2.8M of an ongoing, $5M funding round, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing this week. The company's other backers include the Harvard Business School Angels and Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 27, 2013

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>>.

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JUNE 17, 2011

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 Summer will take place Thursday, July 14, at 6pm. Navy, Pfizer, & Unisys Corp.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Los Angeles-based Yowza!! , The firm--which has previously raised funding from the Tech Coast Angels and the Pasadena Angels--said that Brady will also become spokesperson for the company. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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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. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based Social Rewards , which operates an online, loyalty program which rewards users for social media activity for brands, has raised $600,000 in a seed funding round. Social Rewards was founded by Joseph Morin and Mike Uesugi.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Los Angeles-based Ninja Metrics announced this morning that it has raised $2.8M in a funding round, to bring its social analytics engine for gaming companies to market. in funding came from the Harvard Business School Angels and Tech Coast Angels.

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APRIL 21, 2015

Los Angeles-based startup Twigtale , a service which helps parents create personalized books to help kids through everything from giving up a pacifier to moving to a new home, said today that it has raised $1M in a seed funding round.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Parchment , the startup which operates Docufide, a service to help transfer high school transcripts to colleges and universities, said Monday that it has raised $6M in funding. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 8, 2013

Los Angeles-based GetAtlas has launched its mobile apps for iOS and Android into beta this week, looking to make it easier for users to track and schedule their appointments and calendar. Wish you had a better calendar app? READ MORE>>. getatlast atlas mobile appointments android calendar'

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JUNE 28, 2011

Los Angeles-based LendAmend , a developer of online software for managing the amendment of leveraged loans, has raised $750,000 in a Series A funding round. The round came from the Tech Coast Angels. The TCA's investment in the firm was led by Doug Swets. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 17, 2014

According to the report, there was $472.15M invested in Los Angeles, $222.4M The biggest investments for the quarter were for Culver City-based NantHealth , the digital health venture of billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, which raised $135M in a funding; El Segundo-based Prodege (aka Swagbucks), which raised $60.1M

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

Los Angeles led the region in investments, with $348.6M in funding for its location-based intelligence software. The most active local investors for the quarter were the Tech Coast Angels , with 12 investments in the quarter; Correlation Ventures , with 10 investments; and Upfront Ventures , which made 9 investments.

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JULY 18, 2013

Across the region, Los Angeles led in terms of dollars and deals, with $277.4M The biggest deal for the quarter was for Venice-based photo messaging app developer Snapchat , which raised a huge, $60M funding round in the quarter. invested across 45 companies. Orange County was second, with $161.9M

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JUNE 28, 2010

Los Angeles-based HitFix , an online web site focused on entertainment news and information, has raised $1.6M in a new funding round, according to investor the Tech Coast Angels. According to the TCA, it joined in a second round of funding worth $1.6M in Hitfix, led by investor Yuri Pikover.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Los Angeles-based Docufide , which develops educational software and services used to transfer high school transcripts to colleges, said today that it has raised $4.5M in a funding round, and also appointed Blackboard founder Matthew Pittinsky as its CEO. The firm said the funding came from Novak Biddle Venture Partners.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

This morning, Moonshots Capital (www.moonshotscapital.com), led by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings , announced its first formal fund, a $19M seed stage fund. What we would do, is we would round up ten other angel investors, get $25,000 from each of them, and then roll up our sleeves and help that entrepreneur find venture capital.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Karlin Ventures , one of the newest venture capital funds to emerge in the Los Angeles area, said today that it has launched a new "community hour" with Santa Monica's ROC, where the venture capital investment will help provide feedback on startup ideas and chat with companies. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

A new startup incubator and coworking space in the Los Angeles area-- Voivoda Labs --said this week that it is looking to looking to vet new startups in the area to join its newly built incubator in Glendale. Voivoda says that Babajov has ties to the Band of Angels, Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Keiretsu Forum Angel networks.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Los Angeles-based Zubican , an online business-to-business marketplace, has been acquired by Inuvo, a Florida-based provider of performance-based online marketing services, Inuvo announced Monday. in seed funding from the Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels. Zubican was backed by $1.3M

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based MyShape , the online personalized fashion and women's clothing firm, has shut down. MyShape had raised north of $36M in funding from such investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels, and Tenaya Capital.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Taking notice of the gap between the amount and depth of research and technology at local universities, and new company formation, a new group has quietly formed in Los Angeles to tackle the issue. The founders of the group, Richard Koffler and John Morris , are two well known investors in the Los Angeles area.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2012

This presentation will address the latest trends and differences in VCs, Angels, Accelerators and Incubators. Our Featured speaker, John Morris is Chairman Emeritus of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA), and a co-founder and a past president of their Los Angeles network. See [link] (more)

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JULY 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based Language Weaver , the University of Southern California spinout which provides statistical machine translation software, has been acquired by UK-based SDL. According to SDL, it has signed an agreement to acquire Language Weaver for $42.5M in cash, in a deal which is expected to complete by July 28th.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

Evening guests and judges arrived including Scott Sangster (President of LA Tech Coast Angels ), Farhad Mohit (Founder of BizRate/Shopzilla and Gri.pe ) and David Carter (Entrepreneur, Investor, Mentor, advisor at UCLA/USC/Chapman). Chris Dumler.

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MAY 11, 2012

The group said that the winners with Stanford Nitrogen Group , Greenbiotics , and Xite Solar will split the $200,000 in prize money, and also will gain access to the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. READ MORE>>.

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