socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2017

Pasadena-based Episona has raised $4M in seed funding, to go towards expansion of its male fertility testing product, Seed, the company said last week. According to Episona, the funding came from the Pasadena Angeles, as well as other high-net worth individuals from Pasadena and San Francisco.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2013

in a seed funding round, and set up its U.S. The UK-based company did not disclose the source of the funding. Glow said the funding will specifically go towards opening up a new, regional headquarters in Los Angeles, headed up by David Wamsley, who formerly founded GravityEight, campsix, and Adauction.com. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2013

in a seed funding round, for its interactive mobile magazine. According to the firm, the funding was led by the Tech Coast Angels, and also included the Desert Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other independent angel investors. San Diego-based Yapert said this morning that it has raised $1.2M

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2017

Pasadena-based ShadeCraft , which is developing a "smart" sunshade/umbrella which tracks the sun, absorbs solar energy, and includes built in speakers, a camera, and smartphone charger, has reportedly raised $2M in a seed funding. Source and details of that funding have not been announced.

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socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2017

Pasadena-based Virtualitics , a developer of analytics software aimed at the virtual reality and augmented reality application market, has raised $4.4M in a funding led by The Venture Reality Fund, the company said today. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

in a seed funding round, the company disclosed this week. The funding was led by General Catalyst Partners. HubHaus--which shows locations right now in Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Glendale, and Pasadena--matches up applicants for its houses with others with similar professions and personal interests.

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socalTECH

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. The firm, which was founded by Neal Roche, said the funds go to accelerate launch of its first product.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 6, 2011

Bruce Blomstrom of the Pasadena Angels will present a talk on ANGEL INVESTING: WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT OPERATES describing how angel capital fills the gap in start-up financing by providing seed funding prior to venture capital to advance high-growth, start-up businesses and economic development in local communities.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 11, 2012

They were graduates of Start Engine's first batch and now reside at Idea Lab in Pasadena, CA after receiving 350k in seed funding. Join Poly Founders as we host Tim Sae Koo, the founder and CEO of Hypemarks for a night of stories, questions, and networking. Hypemarks is a social way to share and find content on the web.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Pasadena-based 17hats , a developer of business automation software, has raised $1.25M in a seed funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Wavemaker Partners, along with un-named strategic investors and angels. Eric Manlunas of Wavemaker Partners joins 17hats'' board as part of the funding.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2009

Pasadena-based FastSoft, which develops network acceleration technology, announced today that it has named J. Snyder has been involved in seed funding and founding such companies as Netboost (acquired by Intel), Jibe Networks, and Proxinet (acquired by Puma Technologies). Edward Synder as the firm's CEO.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2017

Pasadena-based Virtualitics , a new startup which provides data visualization in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) environments, and says it uses machine learning and artificial intelligence, has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding came from un-named angel investors.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

of seed funding and launching our popular subscription service for kids ages 4-10. Grant was formerly an executive at eHarmony and Idealab and lives near Pasadena with his author wife and 3 kid coders. You can see all of our holiday reflections here. What's was biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year? READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2019

in a funding round, according to the company. The funding came from Amplify.LA, Wavemaker 360, PLG Ventures, Adam Miller, David Rogier, the Pasadena Angels, and John Burry. According to the startup, the new funding will help it advance its mission to save 200,000 children from developing a food allergy.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

After an initial round of seed funding of $500k led by Pasadena’s Idealab, Mingly saw great success as they built up their Gmail user base. Fast forward to the present with Mingly announcing the launch of two new products to expand their services to a wider audience of users.

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Steve Reich

AUGUST 15, 2015

If you can’t raise from a few strong angels, from seed funds or from a VC then raising from a ton (let’s say 20+) angels is a perfectly acceptable strategy. MindBody (MB on Nasdaq), just went public with a $500mm market cap, and they had a significant number of Pasadena Angel as investors. ” Well said, Mark.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The Pasadena, CA-based urban office real estate investment trust (REIT), founded in 1994, has grown into one of the country’s largest developers of world-class collaborative science and technology campuses. Both are accompanied by separate new investment funds of between $10 million and $25 million. So it ranges.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Very few people fund individuals. Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more. And whenever I needed to round up signatures for future fund raisings it was difficult to track him down / get him to care.

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