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OCTOBER 18, 2012

in funding in Q3, up in terms of dollars from Q3 of last year, when $670.9M In Los Angeles, near $324.2M Finally, the third biggest area for funding was Retailing/Distribution, which had a total of $105.7M was raised. billion in investments; followed by New England, with $826.1M in investments. in investments. in investments.

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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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AUGUST 10, 2012

Southern California has the one of the largest gathering of organized angel investment groups, and a huge crop of startup accelerators: there's only one problem, which is they don't naturally work together. As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasnt. The Angel funding process can be arduous.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

Bolstering Freebinar's efforts is new funding from the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. Financial details of that funding were not disclosed, however, CEO Costin Tuculescu confirmed that it just saw a first close on its Series A.

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

in funding in Q3, up in terms of dollars from Q3 of last year, when $670.9M In Los Angeles, near $324.2M Finally, the third biggest area for funding was Retailing/Distribution, which had a total of $105.7M was raised. billion in investments; followed by New England, with $826.1M in investments. in investments. in investments.

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JULY 26, 2010

Pasadena-based Rockoco , a spinout of Caltech, has raised $1.5M in a funding round, according to lead investor the Pasadena Angels. According to the firm, it will use the funding to move the firm out of its current home at Caltech into its own facility.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Glendale-based MyShape , which operates an online retailer focused on matching women to clothing based on their body type, confirmed this morning that it has raised a third round of venture funding. Amount of the funding round was not disclosed, although a regulatory filing last week placed the round target at $12.1M.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

According to the Pasadena Angels, one of the investors in the firm, the round also included the Tech Coast Angels and un-named venture capital firms. The Pasadena Angels said the funding will go towards expanding and growing Ondax's optic solutions. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

The funding brings Southern California's total 2012 investments to $3.2 Los Angeles had a total of $311.25M in deals for the quarter, followed by Orange County with $197.8M, then San Diego, with $174.6M in funding. in funding. That total was less than the $859.6M billion in venture capital. or the year, $26.5

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The Pasadena Angels have redesigned our site with a new focus on Entrepreneurs and LA Basin tech resources. We took a lesson from successful companies we have funded–we talked to the market first. You’ll see a long list of companies we’ve funded. We rebuilt the site with that in mind.

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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.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

Talk about your funding? George Collado: We worked with the Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels, and Siemer Ventures, and in January we raised a $300,000 seed round. angel siemer pasadena angels coast tech startup interview enterpreneur raker staff staffranker collado george' READ MORE>>.

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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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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Thursday, October 19, 2017 -- How I Got Funded. Pasadena Angels. A successful start-up requires funding, mentoring and strong community partnerships. Engage in our panel discussion with Pasadena Angels' portfolio companies and network with our angel investors. See [link] (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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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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JANUARY 4, 2011

The firm, which recently completed a $2.0M, Series E funding round from the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels, said Belz will represent both of those angel groups on its board. Belz was the lead investor on the funding round.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , which operates an online marketplace and service for vacation rental booking, has raised $3.5M in a funding round. Details on the funding have not been announced by the firm. The round came to light through last week's PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report. 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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AUGUST 10, 2017

Pasadena-based Ocular Data Systems , a startup that develops a high resolution camera which is used by law enforcement to document signs of drug and alcohol impairment and other issues with drivers, has raised a round of investment from the Pasadena Angels. Ocular, led by CEO Marcus O.

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MAY 12, 2015

Local angel investors--including the Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels --might just have another big hit on their hands, with the news today that San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody has filed for an IPO. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody Software has confirmed that it has raised $14M in a new funding round for the firm's health and wellness business management software. The firm is headed by Rick Stollmeyer, and has also received backing from the Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels, and Frontera Capital. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 13, 2018

Presented by the Pasadena Angels in partnership with LAVA and Expert Dojo Launching a successful start-up requires more than grit, caffeine and an innovative idea. A successful start-up requires funding, mentoring, and smart connections.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 17, 2012

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 -- Start-Up Funding In Southern California. Panel includes Ray Chan, Managing Partner at K5 Venture Partners; Anil Tammineedi, Vice President at Angeleno Group; Kiran Rao, Associate at Vicente Capital Partners; Al Schneider, Co-Founder and Past Chairman of Pasadena Angels.

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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. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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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. a developer of mobile coupon applications, said today that it has signed on comedian Wayne Brady as a co-owner of the company.

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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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JUNE 27, 2011

in a new funding round. Source of the new funding was not disclosed, however, the firm has previously raised capital from Bessemer Venture Partners, Catalyst Investors, Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, and Frontera Capital. The disclosure came via a regulatory filing from the firm.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 6, 2011

Saturday, March 12, 2011 -- Angel Investing and Technology Trends. He will also touch on the technology trends that angels are currently interested in funding. Bootstrap2+2. See [link] (more)

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

MINDBODY, which is headed by Rick Stollmeyer, is also backed by the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels, which were first to put their backing behind the company. As part of the funding, MINDBODY said that Norm Fogelsong of IVP has joined the company's board of directors. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 4, 2011

Los Angeles-based Ranker , the startup headed by Clark Benson which allows users to rank anything they want in a list, has raised $1.3M in a Series A funding.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Monrovia-based Ondax , a manufacturer of volume holographic grating filters and lasers, said Tuesday that it has officially closed its $2.2M, Series E funding round. The round was led by Prospector Equity Capital and Arcturus Capital, and also included the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The funding was led by DFJ Frontier and the Pasadena Angels, and also included Gideon Hixon Fund, Tech Coast Angels, SLO Seed Ventures, along with Rudy Duran, who was the first coach for Tiger Woods. As part of the funding, DFJ Frontier''s Frank Foster joins the company''s board of directors. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2009

Pasadena-based MyShape , the personalized fashion retailer run by Louise Wannier, has raised $10.5M in a new round of equity funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Wednesday. The filing says the fundraising is part of a nearly $12.1M

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APRIL 14, 2010

San Diego-based Allylix , which is developing chemical products for the flavor and fragrance industry, said yesterday that it has closed out its Series C funding round at $9M. The firm said the funding will go towards commercializing its initial three products, and also to advance other products in its pipeline. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 16, 2008

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 -- Funding Early Stage Tech Companies. Pasadena Angels. How will the stock market and possible recession impact early-stage company financing? What are the metrics investors look for today? What companies and deals are most attractive to investors? Can you build a high growth startup inexpensively?

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Allylix was venture backed by Avrio Ventures, BASF Venture Capital GmbH, Blue Grass Angels, Cultivian Ventures, Life Science Angels, Midpoint Food & Ag Fund, Pasadena Angels, Tate & Lyle Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. allylix evolva flavors fragrances merger acquisition tech coast angels'

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