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JULY 18, 2013

A new report today, from the Angel Resource Institute, Silicon Valley Bank, and CB Insights, has found that the Tech Coast Angels is again one of the most active angel investment groups in the country. The Tech Coast Angels were among a number of groups who invested the most per deal in the last 12 months.

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MAY 1, 2017

A new report, released by the Angel Resource Institute in the last week, has spotlighted the Tech Coast Angels and the Pasadena Angels as among the top four angel groups in California, and the Tech Coast Angeles as number two in the nation in terms of the number of deals in 2016.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's most active , organized angel investment group, has a goal: cut down the time it takes to fund a startup presenting to the organization.

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JUNE 28, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest angel investment group in Southern California, has backed a developer of treatments for the flu., Gemmus Pharma is based in San Francisco; the firm did not announce who at the Tech Coast Angels led the deal. funding round. funding round. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Local angel investment group Maverick Angels is merging its membership base into the much larger Tech Coast Angels , according to members of the groups. In recent years, the Maverick Angels had mostly been focused on running coaching programs and seminars for entrepreneurs. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2013

Both the Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's largest organized angel investment group, as well as San Diego's Rady Venture Fund are part of a $16M funding round for Savara. According to the Tech Coast Angels , it contributed $3M to the funding, the largest single funding ever raised by the group.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels said today that it has totalled up its investments for the first half of 2012, and found that it invested $4,571,000 in direct investments--as part of $10M in funding--for 17 companies. The group said that investments were fairly consistent compared with the same period in 2011, when it invested $4.4M

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels was the most active group in the first half of the year, in terms of investments, the group said Friday, citing a the HALO Report from Silicon Valley Bank, Angel Resource Institute and CB Insights.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

The San Diego chapter of the Tech Coast Angels , the largest angel investment group in Southern California, as well as the United States, said today that it has established a new, memorial fund, the John G. Watson, who was an active angel investor with the TCA until his untimely death in 2010.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

A new, angel investment group based in the Phillipines is basing its effort on the model set by Southern California's Tech Coast Angels , according to a report today from Phillipine publication Sun.Star Cebu.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest organized angel investment group in Southern California--and the nation--said Wednesday that it was part of $45M in funding in companies during last year, with $11M directly invested across 37 companies during 2011.

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JULY 18, 2012

Startups interested in pitching to the San Diego arm of the Tech Coast Angels can now submit their applications to the group, the TCA announced Tuesday evening.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

The Tech Coast Angels San Diego (TCA-SD) angel investment network, the San Diego arm of the Tech Coast Angels, has seen a big growth in the number of angel investors who are members of the group this year, the group said this week.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's biggest angel investment group, says its performance record and returns on its investments are higher than the average angel, in nearly all categories, based on a new academic study. average of all angels. According to the TCA, it had a 3.3x

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The Tech Coast Angels said this morning that its members said a 16x return from their investment in CaseStack , the logistics and supply chain company led by Dan Sanker, after its acquisition last year for $255M. According to the Tech Coast Angels, this is the company's sixth highest ever. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2020

The Tech Coast Angels says it has launched a new, annual fund, and is continuing to invest--despite the pandemic. The angel group, the largest in the nation, said it invested over $19M in 2019, in part due to a similar fund created by its San Diego chapter, the TCA-San Diego, last year.

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MAY 11, 2017

Irvine-based angel investment group Tech Coast Angels said this morning that it has had it's best Q1 ever, both in terms of dollars and total deals. According to the TCA, it invested $3.8M in total across 17 deals, for the quarter ending March 31st, 2017.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The Tech Coast Angels (TCA), Southern California's big angel network, says it has seen a successful exit in its investment in Parcel Pending , a provider of package management solutions. The Tech Coast Angels were part of the $1.25 million original funding of Parcel Pending in 2014. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 13, 2017

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 -- Tech Coast Angeles Los Angeles Dinner. Members Only. See [link] (more)

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MAY 7, 2018

Friday, May 11, 2018 -- Tech Coast Angeles Los Angeles Screening. Must be a member or invited. See [link] (more)

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MARCH 10, 2020

The Orange County arm of Southern California's largest, angel investment group--the Tech Coast Angels --said today that it has opened up a new fund, the TCA OC Fund 20 , the first in a set of annual funds which will go to invest in startups in the region. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 23, 2018

Sunday, April 29, 2018 -- Tech Coast Angels: EXTREME Coaching. Perfect your 60-second pitch with valuable coaching from Tech Coast Angels investors and startup experts. Incredible networking and exposure to media and active investors of Orange County.

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APRIL 23, 2018

Saturday, April 28, 2018 -- Tech Coast Angels: EXTREME Coaching. Perfect your 60-second pitch with valuable coaching from Tech Coast Angels investors and startup experts. Incredible networking and exposure to media and active investors of Orange County.

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JANUARY 29, 2015

Southern California''s biggest organized, angel investment group, the Tech Coast Angels , said this morning that the group had its biggest investment year ever in 2014, investing a total of $16.37M across 61 total deals. tech coast angels venture capital investment exits totals' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 12, 2016

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 -- Tech Coast Angels Central Coast Screening. Email arash@techcoastangels.com.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

Friday, January 18, 2019 -- Tech Coast Angels-LA Screening. Members and invited guests only. See [link] (more)

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JULY 21, 2015

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's most active organized angel group,said today that it had its most active Q2, and had a record number of deals and dollars invested in the quarter. The TCA said that it also had a five exits in the quarter, of CRISI Medical Systems, Mindbody, Olive Medical, Thermark and WiSpry.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

In the sad conclusion of the trial in the murder of a local angel investor, a man was sentenced to life in prison Friday without the possibility of parole, in the murder of angel investor John G. Watson had been found dead by fellow Tech Coast Angels members in June of 2010. Watson two years ago.

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MAY 7, 2019

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest organized angel investment group both in Southern California as well as across the venture ecosystem, says it backed a total of 53 companies in all of 2018, putting in a total of $10.8M across those companies. million in Tourmaline Labs.

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JULY 17, 2013

The Angel Capital Association , a group which represents angel investors, says this week that the changes in the final rules banning "general solicitation" of companies seeking investments from accredited investors, could "kill most angel investment in the country." Image courtesy Bigstock. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

in a funding round from the Tech Coast Angels. San Diego-based MatriSys Bioscience , which is developing treatments for treating skin and dermatologic conditions, says it has raised $1.5M The lead investor in the investment was Jeff Friedman, MD, Ph.D., who is head of the TCA's Life Sciences Committee.

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MAY 30, 2013

SignNow was venture backed by Khosla Ventures and the Tech Coast Angels. barracuda networks signnow merger acquisition electronic signature tech coast angels' Newport Beach-based SignNow , a developer of mobile signature capture and document storage services, has been acquired by Barracuda Networks.

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AUGUST 17, 2011

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's biggest and most active angel investing group, appears to be backing a developer of prescription drug validation systems, based in Lebanon, N.H. According to a regulatory filing from PharmaSecure , it has raised $2.5M out of a $6M funding round, currently in progress.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

In the end of a sad saga for the startup investment community in Southern California, a San Diego man has been convicted in the murder of a Tech Coast Angels member last year. The San Diego Union Tribune reported that Kent Thomas Keigwin has been convicted of the murder of angel investor and retired biotech executive John G.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Los Angeles-based Health In Reach , a new startup founded by Scott Sangster, has launched its new service today at the DEMO Fall conference. Sangster is well known in Los Angeles for his work with the Tech Coast Angels, and previously was in strategic planning and corporate development at Walt Disney Internet Group.

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MAY 19, 2010

I’m planning on going to a Tech Coast Angels mixer tomorrow and the topic for me is whether there is angel funding out there for startups that don’t meet classic VC models. By way of background for the question, there’s a great post by Bob Aholt, a Pasadena Angel: An Angel Investor’s Thoughts on Valuation.

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MAY 1, 2015

The Tech Coast Angels , one of the most active angel investment groups nationwide in addition to here in Southern California, said Friday that it invested in eight new and follow on deals in the first quarter of 2015, in addition to seeing two exits out of its portfolio. READ MORE>>.

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