socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report were released today, finding that a total of $683.7M billion in venture capital. 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

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Southern California Orange County GRP Partners San Diego 237

socalTECH

JULY 17, 2014

The latest venture capital totals from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association''s MoneyTree Report was released this evening, tallying up $761.12M in investments in Q2 of 2014 in Southern California, up from Q2 of 2013, when $616.83M was invested in the region.

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Southern California El Segundo Culver City Orange County 240

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report finds that companies here in Southern California raised $695.4M billion has been invested in the region via venture capital. Nationally, venture capitalists invested $6.5 was raised.

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Southern California GRP Partners Funding Orange County 210

socalTECH

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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Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Monrovia 159

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report finds that companies here in Southern California raised $695.4M billion has been invested in the region via venture capital. Nationally, venture capitalists invested $6.5 was raised.

Southern California 180

Southern California GRP Partners Funding Orange County 180

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2009

LeisureLink has previously raised funding from Clearstone Venture Partners, Group RCI, Kodiak Ventures LP, Mission Ventures, Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. Tags: leisurelink vacation rental travel venture capital. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Clearstone Pasadena Angels Mission Ventures 164

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

The firm is headed by Rick Stollmeyer, and has also received backing from the Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels, and Frontera Capital. Tags: mindbody software saas venture capital. The firm said it reached nearly $10M in revenues in 2009, and has over 9,300 customers in 62 countries. READ MORE>>.

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Software Tech Coast Angels SoCalTech Pasadena Angels 181

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Southern California venture totals for Q3 totaled around $1.0 billion in investments, according to the Q3 analysis of venture capital deals by socalTECH.com. Interestingly enough, that area of perpetual interest for the Los Angeles area--Content and Media--only garnered $10.68M in funding during the quarter.

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Southern California Invest Westlake Village SoCal 196

socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2011

The funding was led by Tim Draper of Draper Fisher Jurvetson , and also included Rincon Venture Partners , Newport Coast Investments , Gil Elbax of Factual, the Pasadena Angels , and Siemer Venture Capital. The firm said it is looking to help provide credible answers to questions through the "wisdom of crowds".

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Draper Pasadena Angels Pasadena Venture Capital 162

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY has raised a big, $35M venture capital round this morning, led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), along with Catalyst Investors (Catalyst) and Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP).

Tech Coast Angels 173

Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Commerce 173

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2009

No details on the funding have yet been announced by the company, which is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, the Pasadena Angels, and the Tech Coast Angels. Tags: myshape fashion ecommerce venture capital. READ MORE>>.

MyShape 154

MyShape Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels 154

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2010

According to Allylix, the new funding came from Middleland Capital, and also included prior investors Blue Grass Angels, Life Science Angels, Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels and Tate & Lyle Ventures. Tags: allylix fragrance venture capital food chemical chemistry. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 150

Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels San Diego Pasadena 150

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2012

At a recent accelerator event on the West Side, a friendly young founder told me that he had been coached by his mentor not to talk to Angel groups. As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasnt. The Angel funding process can be arduous.

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Angel Southern California Pasadena Angels Coach 174

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2011

Bolstering Freebinar's efforts is new funding from the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. Freebinar told socalTECH today that it is looking to help users of Dimdim, which was just acquired by Salesforce.com and stopped allowing new user signups this week.

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Tech Coast Angels SoCalTech Pasadena Angels IP 244

socalTECH

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. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels San Diego Pasadena 147

SoCal CTO

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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Invest Angel Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels 205

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Mindbody first raised funding back in 2009, when it gained backing from the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other local angels. mindbody venture capital ecommerce small business scheduling' Mindbody''s software is used by spas, beauty salons, and other similar local businesses. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Venture Capital 147

socalTECH

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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Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels .Net Angel 100

socalTECH

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. Tags: myshape ecommerce fashion clothing women venture capital executive. READ MORE>>.

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MyShape Funding Tech Coast Angels Glendale 138

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Please join LAVA, PwC and a distinguished panel of industry experts and local VCs for their insights on the results of the Q3 2010 PwC/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree Report based on data from Thomson Reuters. Thursday, December 2, 2010 -- LAVA hosts PwC's Shaking the MoneyTree. See [link] (more).

LAVA 113

LAVA Rustic Canyon Allegis Pasadena Angels 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2011

The round was led by Prospector Equity Capital and Arcturus Capital, and also included the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels. Andrea Belz joins the firm's board as part of the funding, representing both the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Arcturus Pasadena Angels Monrovia 133

socalTECH

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.

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Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Tool 174

socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2011

The firm is headed by Aigerim Duiseneyeva, and its advisers include Ken Hayes, former President at Nami Media and member of the Pasadena Angels. The firm is housed in the Los Angeles Business Technology Center. Details on the funding, and size, have not yet been announced by the startup.

Altadena 164

Altadena Funding Pasadena Angels Idealab 164

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2011

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. READ MORE>>.

Software 157

Software Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena 157

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

Numira has previously raised funding from the Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels and vSpring Capital. Paul DeRidder, of Crystal Cove Capital and a member of the TCA, sits on the board, as does Dinesh Patel of vSpring. No details on the funding have been announced by the company.

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Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Research Pasadena 100

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2012

The deal is the second, out-of-the-area health and medical related investment for an angel group this week; just yesterday, the Pasadena Angels announced it had funded a scientific equipment maker in Utah. Cadence Biomedical is based in Seattle. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Angel Keiretsu Funding 162

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 6, 2011

Saturday, March 12, 2011 -- Angel Investing and Technology Trends. Bootstrap2+2.

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Invest Angel Technology Pasadena Angels 100

socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2009

Los Angeles-based XCast Labs is announcing this morning that it has raised $2.4M According to XCast, the funding includes an investment by Siemer and Associates, as well as Frontera Capital and the Pasadena Angels. Tags: xcast labs voip telecom venture capital.

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IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2009

One of the biggest questions we get from entrepreneurs is if they should be having to pay to present to angel groups. Joe Platnick , a member of the Pasadena Angels , talks about whether fees are ever appropriate to present to an angel investors group. Imagine also that the requests for.

Angel 100

Angel Pasadena Angels Pasadena Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2015

The startup, which is based in Orange County, said that the funding round came from the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels and Harvard Business School Alumni Angels. ipourit beer serving self serve venture capital angel alcohol wine hospitality retail restaurant' READ MORE>>.

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Orange County Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2008

A study of the venture capital deal flow in Southern California conducted by socalTECH shows that venture capital deals dropped for Q3, to around $720M in deals, in a market dominated by clean technology firms. in venture capital deals in the third quarter, down dramatically from $1.2B

Southern California 100

Southern California SoCalTech Technical Review Draper 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Docufide had previously raised funding from local, Los Angeles angel investors, including the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels; it's unclear if those angels were involved in this latest round, or still have stakes in Parchment. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 150

Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Pasadena-based MyShape has raised $12M in a round of venture capital, the company's CEO, Louise Wannier, confirmed Monday after reports that the firm had closed a round of funding, but said the round was still in progress.

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MyShape Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels 100

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2019

Los Angeles-based Ready Set Food , a startup developing a system which introduces babies to peanut, egg, and milk--potential allergens--has raised $2.2M The funding came from Amplify.LA, Wavemaker 360, PLG Ventures, Adam Miller, David Rogier, the Pasadena Angels, and John Burry.

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Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles Funding 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Docufide said it will maintain its Los Angeles offices. The firm did not say if prior investors AltoTech Ventures, Pasadena Angels, and the Tech Coast Angels participated in the funding.

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Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Education Pasadena 145

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Kovacs co-founded OptionEase, and also is managing director of Arroyo Ventures and is the founder and CEO of MyJane, a startup online wellness community. LAVA also said it has added Chris Wadden, the President of the Pasadena Angels as Treasurer of the group, and Shuki Lehavi, the CEO of Amiggi, as its secretary.

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LAVA OCTANE Southern California Pasadena Angels 113

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

We talked to venture capitalists, but being here in Orange County, there''s not that much venture capital here right now. We had our easrly investors in the round, Yuri Pikover got involved, and got other notable folks involved, and we even had our eye on our first customer--but we were not in revenue.

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Orange County Startup News IBM 245