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The TechCoastAngels , 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.
Monday, August 13, 2012 -- TechCoastAngels (TCA) - Southern California Tech Company Screening. TechCoastAngels is the largest angel investor network in the United States and one of the leading sources of funding to early-stage companies in Southern California.
Bolstering Freebinar's efforts is new funding from the Pasadena Angels and the TechCoastAngels. 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. READ MORE>>.
We dropped in recently, and found a screening session for the TechCoastAngels; a number of former StartEngine, MuckerLab, and LaunchpadLA startups in residence; not more than a few startup founders wandering the halls; and a long list of upcoming technology networking events on the calendar.
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 TechCoastAngels, Pasadena Angels, Maverick Angels, Sand Hill Angels and Keiretsu Forum.
The update--which went live Friday--includes a redesigned interface, faster screen sharing, and better overall web conferencing management features. AnyMeeting is headed by Costin Tuculescu, and is backed by both the Pasadena Angels and the TechCoastAngels. READ MORE>>.
AnyMeeting , the small business web conferencing service which is backed by the TechCoastAngels, Pasadena Angels, Maverick Angels, Sand Hill Angels and Keiretsu Forum, has linked with Comcast Business, the company said Thursday. Financial details of the link were not announced. READ MORE>>.
The TechCoastAngels announced this morning that it has had a first close on its Angel Capital Entrepreneurial (ACE) Fund 1, the firm's new early-stage investment fund. The fund--which has been in the works since last year--is aimed at making it easier for the TCA to move quickly to invest in companies.
Jeff Cohn , the founder and CEO of Syndicated Maps (www.syndicatedmaps.com) previously helped start up the TechCoastAngels' efforts and company screenings in Los Angeles. He gives other entrepreneurs advice about making a startup successful, and what he's learned over the years of bootstrapping his own startup.
Today's insights & opinion column comes from Frank Peters, Chairman Emeritus of the TechCoastAngels, and podcaster at the Frank Peters Show (www.frankpetersshow.com). Frank takes a look at the angel investing process, and thinks about how to make it better: There must be a better way.
AnyMeeting offers up an online service which lets users run webinars, run online meetings, share screens and slides, and much more. The company's investors include the TechCoastAngels, Pasadena Angels, Keiretsu Forum, and Sand Hill Angels. AnyMeeting got its start as Freebinar. READ MORE>>.
In our Insights and Opinions section today, we have an article from Frank Peters , angel investor and podcaster at the Frank Peters Show , who talks about how he's suddenly taking another look at social entrepreneurship and ventures in a new light. That's what I thought 3 years ago when the TechCoastAngelsscreened BikeStation.
In the current economic and venture capital climate, angel investment is an increasingly important component of the start-up capital structure. Angel networks, where high-net-worth individuals come together to screen and vet deals, are the source of much of this funding.
Freebinar is backed by the Pasadena Angels and the TechCoastAngels. Freebinar gives them a solution that includes screen sharing, voice over IP audio, broadcast, conference calling, and allow you to meet with as many as 150 people at the same time.
Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the TechCoastAngels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. Plus, exposure through USC led me to the TechCoastAngels.
Contrary to the common belief that Southern California "should be an easy place to raise money" with all of its' entertainment and real estate wealth, it is a very difficult place to raise Venture Capital for technology start-ups.
. “While most angel groups don’t post a list of members, they do publicize the companies they’ve funded on their websites,” says Richard Sudek, a member of TechCoastAngels , a group in southern California whose members invested about $6.2 million in 2010. The group invested $8.7 million in 2010.
The venture backed startup--which has scored funding from the TechCoastAngels and VantagePoint Venture Partners--appears to have significant overlap to Google's new Google Voice services. All of those features are key features of YouMail's service.
Currently an active angel investor (venture capital) with over 20 investments in startup companies, Mr. Sudek sits on the TechCoastAngels board of governors (the largest angel investment organization in the US). Through TechCoastAngels, he has screened in excess of four hundred start-up companies.
TechCoastAngel investor Dale Okuno came out because he believes that MuckerLab attracts better talent because they keep their class size small and focused. Okuno has been investing in Los Angeles startups for the past three years after selling his own company E-Z Data.
Evening guests and judges arrived including Scott Sangster (President of LA TechCoastAngels ), Farhad Mohit (Founder of BizRate/Shopzilla and Gri.pe ) and David Carter (Entrepreneur, Investor, Mentor, advisor at UCLA/USC/Chapman). Chris Dumler. All presentations were of extremely high quality and teams did a killer job.
For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. It’s a gathering of friends and tech enthusiasts of all stripes. Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens!
was launched with nearly $2mm in Angel funding from the Pasadena Angels and TechCoastAngels. We had an advocate in each Angel group who aggressively lead the effort. Someone has to do the heavy lifting of advocating, organizing, and building enthusiasm about your company within their Angel group.
For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. It’s a gathering of friends and tech enthusiasts of all stripes. TechCoastAngels is actively seeking great startups to fund.
For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. It’s a gathering of friends and tech enthusiasts of all stripes. TechCoastAngels is actively seeking great startups to fund.
We also have to work to streamline the Angel process, and I’m seeing some real forward motion on this front. At the PA, we’re also allowing any company that passes TCA initial screening to present to our monthly meeting with no further formalities. The problem will get solved.
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