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OCTOBER 13, 2009

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.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

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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MAY 14, 2019

Monday, May 20, 2019 -- Keiretsu Forum. San Diego Forum. Angel investor event. See [link] (more)

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MARCH 19, 2019

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 -- Keiretsu Forum Westlake Village. Angel investment meeting. See [link].

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MAY 1, 2017

The Keiretsu Forum was ranked number one in the nation in terms of deal activity in 2016 overall. The rankings were released in the Angel Resource Insitute's 2016 ARI HALO Report. The ARI did not release individual deal counts for the various angel groups. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

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>>.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

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.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

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.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

AnyMeeting , the small business web conferencing service which is backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Maverick Angels, Sand Hill Angels and Keiretsu Forum, has linked with Comcast Business, the company said Thursday.

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APRIL 25, 2013

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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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The firm, which is based in Huntington Beach, said that it has added addtional funding from the Sand Hill Angels and Keiretsu Forum, in addition to support from current Southern California investors. Size of that new funding round was not announced by the company.

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APRIL 3, 2013

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>>.

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JULY 17, 2013

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.

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JANUARY 30, 2014

AnyMeeting--which is based in Huntington Beach--is venture backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Maverick Angels, Sand Hill Angels and Keiretsu Forum. The company said those plans start at $480 per year for three employees, and up to $7,200 per year for up to 50 employees. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2013

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>>.

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MARCH 20, 2013

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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APRIL 26, 2012

The funding was led by HealthTech Capital, and also included the Sand Hill Angels, Tech Coast Angels, ACE Fund, Frontier Angel Fund, WINGS, Alliance of Angels, and Keiretsu Forum Northwest. According to Cadence Biomedical , the Tech Coast Angels are among a number of new investors in a $1.1M, Series A2 funding for the company.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

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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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

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.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

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, Grnaite State angels, North Country Angels, and Keiretsu Forum.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Keiretsu Forum. Wednesday, September 21, 2011 -- Angel Investors Forum. See [link] (more)

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The firm has previously raised funding from the Keiretsu Forum and TVC Ventures. According to Digital Map Products, Union City is using its product to collect and share GIS data among its departments and with the public. Financial details of the win were not disclosed. Digital Map Products is headed by Jim Skurzynski. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

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.

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DECEMBER 1, 2008

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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

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.

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JUNE 14, 2019

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.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2014

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.

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JUNE 15, 2010

And during the 1980’s in California there was also a period of explosive growth of sushi restaurants (introducing Americans to a little bit more of the Japanese culture) as well as a growth in the Japanese economy that had all American companies trying to understand Japanese processes and business structure ( Kanban , Keiretsu , etc.).

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

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.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

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.

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JUNE 11, 2017

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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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2015

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.

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JANUARY 20, 2013

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.

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