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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.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

MINDBODY provides online, software-as-a-service which lets health, wellness, and beauty businesses manage their businesses, including everything from e-commerce, payment processing, marketing, to staffing and scheduling.

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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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Web Product Tech Coast Angels Keiretsu 157

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MAY 29, 2012

ANGEL INVESTOR JUDGES: Emil Babadjov, Viovoda Labs; Brad Feldman, Pasadena Angels; Mark Landay, Harvard Business Angels; Jeff Lapin, Tech Coast Angels; Brock Pierce, Clearstone Global Gaming Fund; Joe Platnick, Pasadena Angels, Pan Pacific Capital; Scott Sangster, Tech Coast Angels; Mark Schwartz, Harvard Business Angels.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In one of the largest rounds for a Central Coast company in recent years--and the largest venture investment in San Luis Obispo ever--cloud software maker MindBody has raised $50M in a funding round. The company, led by Rick Stollmeyer, says it now has over 33,000 businesses using its service.

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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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MARCH 4, 2015

Irvine-based YouMail , the cloud voicemail service led by Alex Quilici, has raised $5.5M YouMail said the funding came as a private placement, offered up thanks ot the JOBS Act, where the company was able to market its offering through the Internet, open webcasts, and other similar means. READ MORE>>.

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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 READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based Mobile-XL , the mobile information provider for Africa backed by the Tech Coast Angels, said this week that it has expanded a partnership with XScores , a provider of sports content, to deliver scores to sports fan through its XLBrowser product. Mobile-XL is headed by Guy Kamgaing-Kouam. READ MORE>>.

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Mobile Tech Coast Angels News Los Angeles 145

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JULY 25, 2011

MINDBODY is venture backed by Bessemer Venture Partners , Catalyst Investors , the Pasadena Angels , Tech Coast Angels and Frontera Capital. SpaFinder operates a marketing service which helps connect consumers with spas and other wellness facilities. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Report 140

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APRIL 30, 2010

Los Angeles-based Mobile-XL , the text messaging-based information service targeting the emerging world markets, said Friday that it has opened up a new Silicon Valley office. Mobile-XL operates a service--heavily used in developing countries in Africa and elsewhere--which gives information to mobile phone users.

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Mobile Tech Coast Angels Los Angeles Media 140

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JULY 18, 2011

Tech Coast Angels. Jackson, a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur, advises startups and nonprofits on their product and business strategies. Monday, July 18, 2011 -- How to Raise Money in a Tough Economy. oin Barbara and Eric M. Jackson as we delve into the endlessly fascinating topic of raising capital in tough times.

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APRIL 26, 2010

Aliso Viejo-based YouMail , the advanced voicemail service run by Alex Quilici, has acquired the retail voicemail customers of San Francisco-based Quicktate , Quicktate announced today. Quicktate provides its transcription services to Youmail. Quicktate provides its transcription services to Youmail. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Need office or Tech Space? Middle Market Investment Banking. Yarnell Design (www.masonyarnell.com/tech). Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch - February 24th - UCLA. Fast Pitch Los Angeles is one of the best start up networking events of the year.

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JUNE 22, 2010

Irvine-based YouMail , the advanced voicemail service, isn't afraid of Google Voice, which announced today that it was finally opening up general access to its unified calling and voicemail services. Tags: youmail google voice voicemail services communications. READ MORE>>.

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Google Tech Coast Angels Mobile Services 140

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I’ve recently had a chance to reconnect with Eric David Greenspan ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) He’s the CEO of Make It Work a high quality, personal, high touch technology service provider for homes and small businesses. I’m more familiar with content marketing in B2B Marketing. Look forward to the discussion. Great posts.

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Orange County startup Beatshare --backed by the Tech Coast Angels, 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.

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Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach Startup Pasadena Angels 100

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Pasadena-based LeisureLink has signed on a loyalty and incentive company, Destination Rewards, as part of its travel services, the firm said earlier this week. LeisureLink's vacation property service markets vacation rentals, timeshares and other properties through online travel sites and travel agents. READ MORE>>

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Jeff is the founder of crowd-sourcing location based mapping services web sites DeadCellZones.com and PhotoEnforced.com. It has been a long 10 year drought of no IPOs and sub par M&A activity that has stifled the startup, venture capital and angel investment community throughout the US.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Frank, who podcasts every week on topics of interest to entrepreneurs, angel investors, and venture capitalists, talks about mixer events, such the Open Angel Forums from Jason Calacanis, and similar entrepreneur mixers from the Tech Coast Angels--and how to best take advantage of them. We know better.

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MARCH 25, 2013

So you click the company’s contact on your smartphone which leads you to a listed menu of service options. As soon as you click on the service you need, your customer profile and service request is automatically pre-loaded into the company’s system prior to the phone call.

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JANUARY 12, 2009

Playa del Rey-based The Smart Action Company is looking to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to the interactive voice response market, and has released a new producted focused on internative voice response, or IVR.

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Artificial Inteligence Playa Del Rey Tech Coast Angels Customer 100

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NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Maneesh focuses on the medical information technology markets. Maneesh has more than nine years of product development and operational experience in the high tech industry. He also has product strategy and business development experience in the areas of video-on-demand services and RF CMOS components. Sean Ellis.

Orange County 106

Orange County Miramar Startup Tech Coast Angels 106

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NOVEMBER 14, 2008

San Diego-based BrightQube, an angel-backed stock photo search site, has updated its web services to make it easier for photo buyers to find images. The firm is angel backed by the Tech Coast Angels and the Pasadena Angels. READ MORE>>

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Sites Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels San Diego 100

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AUGUST 1, 2014

However, Redondo Beach-based StaffRanker (www.staffranker.com) has rolled out a system to help those companies better manage what is a notoriously difficult segment of the labor market, which has a lot of turnover and which just doesn''t match existing, corporate performance management systems. What does StaffRanker do?

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OCTOBER 5, 2011

The options are anything from medical detox, going to a hospital, to residential inpatient services, to a couple of different outpatients things, to seeking a shrink or psychologist or things of that nature. Adi Jaffe: Our first, and primary model is the idea of having service providers pay to become recommended providers.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

However, those services can be expensive, particularly for individual users and small and medium sized businesses. Freebinar is backed by the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. First, for folks who haven't used your service, what is Freebinar? It's not a freemium model. Thanks, and good luck!

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

HealthInReach was founded by Scott Sangster , who some will know best as the President of the Los Angeles chapter of the Tech Coast Angels. People receive a discount on their service and care they select, which makes healthcare more accessible and affordable. Scott, thanks for the time. What's Health In Reach?

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Tech Coast Angels Incubator Organization Startup 164

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MARCH 24, 2010

Plus, we provide all of the back end fulfillment--it's soup to nuts--from manufacturing, to fulfillment, to customer service. It wasn't through the Tech Coast Angels, although most of the investors are members of the Tech Coast Angels or CVAN, the Coachella Valley Angel Network.

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Van Nuys Tech Coast Angels Startup Web 191

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MARCH 31, 2014

That data--if you could just find the right piece--could be useful in a number of areas, particularly in the financial markets. Bitvore is based in Irvine, and is backed by serial entrepreneur Yuri Pikover, as well as other angels. I was hired to head up strategy, marketing development, and product management.

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Orange County Startup News IBM 245

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JANUARY 20, 2012

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Chris Dumler , Co-Founder of Los Angeles Startup Foundation.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

In 2014, a West Point buddy of mine, and also a serial entrepreneur, Craig Cummings started working together to find entrepreneurs we liked, to help them an invest in them, along with Luis Villalobos of the Tech Coast Angels. For each of those, there are hundreds of VCs who service those sectors.

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Capital Funding Startup Venture Capital 164

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JULY 19, 2013

In just the past 24 months we’ve added key ingredients – layers of funding, successful companies and sophisticated professional services. Then it may be time to “pivot” or change direction to capture what the market is really looking for, rather than what you think they want. Same goes for investors.

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Invest Venture Capital 87

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

CallFire provides Voice and SMS Solutions to over 40,000 customers including political groups, non-profits, insurance agents, small business owners, and marketers. Demeter Interactive is a digital marketing and communications firm based in Los Angeles, California. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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CalTech Idealab Tech Coast Angels Enterprise Forum 79

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. Mingle is a networking service that uses location to discover and create relevant connections. Additionally, the database includes on-street meter and sign restrictions in the top 26 US markets. Diamond Sponsor.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

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AUGUST 2, 2013

Right now, that''s a jumble of different social services, websites, and more--which is the problem that Yapert (www.yapert.com) thinks it has solved. Your background isn''t in celebrity/brand marketing--how''d you end up here? That''s the marketing side. Phil Kelly: It''s kind of interesting.

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Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Those who didn’t get a ticket in time, turned to Zaarly where tickets sold on the SUW “grey-market” for up to $450 per ticket (this being up for discussion with potential upcoming policy changes). If Avesta sees someone drinking Coloft coffee (organic of course), he quickly asks if they’ve sold anything. Chris Dumler.

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