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Jason Calacanis , CEO of Santa Monica-based Mahalo.com and co-producer of the TechCrunch50 conference--not known for pulling his punches--publicly targeted angel group The Keiretsu Forum today for their presentation fees. In Calacanis' personal blog, he called for bloggers to launch a public campaign against Keiretsu.
Three active angel investment groups--The Tech Coast Angels , the largest and most active angel investment group in Southern California; Maverick Angels , and Keiretsu Forum , have backed a developer of transcription services, TranscribeMe.
A personal campaign by Santa Monica-based Mahalo.com 's CEO, Jason Calacanis, to put pressure on for-profit angel investment firms to stop charging entrepreneurs to pitch, has ramped up, as Calacanis said Tuesday that he has been informed that Keiretsu Forum is filing a lawsuit against him.
Calacanis--who launched his campaign earlier this week, targeting angel group the Keiretsu Forum --has now expanded his list of target angel groups to not only Keiretsu, but also Westlake Village-based Maverick Angels , PrivateEquityForums.com , Los Angeles-based iHollywoodForum's Tech Supper Club , and Angels Den UK.
AnyMeeting, which is headed by Costin Tuculescu, says it offers six-way video conferencing, VoIP support, conference calling, screen sharing, and many other tools important to small businesses; the firm is backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Maverick Angels, Sand Hill Angels and Keiretsu Forum. READ MORE>>.
Calacanis--who started the group as an outgrowth of his crusade against pay-to-pitch angel groups like The Keiretsu Forum--said in his blog today that he has signed up Matt Coffin , Sky Dayton , and Bill Woodward as members of his group.
The ACA''s Southern California members include the Tech Coast Angels, the Pasadena Angels, and the Keiretsu Forum. The ACA said the new SEC rules require either pay stubs for the two most recent years for an angel, or review of IRS forms that report income (include a W-2, 1099, or 1040)--which it says its angels would be unwilling to provide.
The firm said the funding came from 37 Technology Ventures, Jackrel Ventures , Tech Coast Angels , Maverick Angels , Keiretsu Forum , and other angels. Size of that funding was not disclosed.
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Voivoda says that Babajov has ties to the Band of Angels, Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Keiretsu Forum Angel networks. Voivoda Labs--headed by Val Babajov, the former CEO of WebMessenger--said it is looking to vet around 15 startups via a pitch event later this month, to help secure investment for the winner.
Maverick is based in Westlake Village, to be more specific, which once hosted a Keiretsu Forum chapter. Is Maverick Keiretsu reincarnated? For today's Insights and Opinions section, Frank Peters, of the Frank Peters Show, interviews John Dilts of angel group, the Maverick Angels. Just how are they unique? I do ask that question.
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AnyMeeting is backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Keiretsu Forum, Pasadena Angels, and Sand Hill Angels. AnyMeeting, which is based in Huntington Beach, has slowly been ramping its premium offerings, ever since adding a premium account offering back in 2011. The firm''s pro accounts start at $17.99 READ MORE>>.
Rady Venture Fund , the student run venture capital fund run by students at UC San Diego's Rady School of Management, also participated, in addition to the Keiretsu Forum , the Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN) and the North Texas Angel Network (NTAN).
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The firm said it received investments from both friends and family, Tim Draper, as well as the BlockChain Founders Fund and the Keiretsu Capital Blockchain Fund of Funds. The startup investment fund said that it will invest internationally, and will have both a presence in Los Angeles as well as Europe, with an office in Vienna, Austria.
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The company's investors include the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Keiretsu Forum, and Sand Hill Angels. AnyMeeting offers up an online service which lets users run webinars, run online meetings, share screens and slides, and much more. AnyMeeting got its start as Freebinar. READ MORE>>.
But my conversations with countless Chicago entrepreneurs suggests it has similar issues to all non-Silicon Valley centers: not enough venture capital, too few tech angel investors, not enough talent for product management or engineering, not enough local tech powerhouses to drive local biz dev / keiretsu.
Boston Heart Lab is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, and according to local Boston publication citybizlist has previously received funding from the Tech Coast Angels, Beacon Angels, Launchpad Venture Group, InvestIN Forum, Sustainable Resource Ventures, Cherrystone Angel Group, Granite State Angels, North Country Angels, and Keiretsu Forum.
Earth Class Mail -- which is venture backed by the Keiretsu Forum -- said the new location will help "entertainment-industry professionals and jet-setters" to gain a Hollywood area mail address.
Keiretsu Forum. Since Keiretsu Forum’s founding in 2000, its members have invested over $200M in 260 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, and real estate.
Keiretsu Forum. They claim to have already raised over $560 million for 1400 startups, primarily in the US and Europe. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups. This one claims to be the world’s largest single angel investor network, with 3000 accredited investor members throughout 52 chapters on 3 continents.
Keiretsu Forum. Although relatively new, AngelList already has featured over 42,000 businesses and provided over 28,000 introductions to potential investors in a format that''s, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and Angels. They claim to have already raised up to $200 million for startups, primarily in the US and Europe.
Keiretsu Forum. The format is more social networking in nature, and they also will soon provide a recruiting portal for crowdfunding with unaccredited investors, now that the US JOBS Act has been passed.
Keiretsu Forum. They claim to have already raised over $560 million for 1400 startups, primarily in the US and Europe. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups. This one claims to be the world’s largest single angel investor network, with 3000 accredited investor members throughout 53 chapters on 3 continents.
Other well-positioned groups outside the ACA, such as Keiretsu Forum in Silicon Valley , charge up to $1,500. According to the Angel Capital Association (ACA), only about a third of its member groups charge any fee, and in all cases less than $500.
Keiretsu Forum. Since Keiretsu Forum’s founding in 2000, its members have invested over $180M in 200 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, and real estate.
Keiretsu Forum. They claim to have already raised over $560 million for 1400 startups, primarily in the US and Europe. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups. This one claims to be the world’s largest single angel investor network, with 2500 accredited investor members throughout 52 chapters on 3 continents.
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