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2019 John G. Watson Quick Pitch Competition Achieves Sold-Out Success with $75,000 in Prizes Awarded to Three Companies
Ten Southern California startups vied for prizes at renowned annual event, sponsored this year by Tech Coast Angels, Connect w/ SDVG, Cox Business, the John G. Watson Foundation, and PeakSpan Capital For PR Web, click here IRVINE and SAN DIEGO,
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November 5, 2019
Press on TCA and Portfolio Companies in October 2019
Press Highlights (links provided in table below): Tech Coast Angels: Tech Coast Angels Awards $75,000 to Winners of Quick Pitch Contest Actuate Therapeutics: Raises $6.5 million; Pancreatic Cancer Drug 9-ING-41 (Alone and In Combination) Shows Early Promise in trials Apeel Sciences: Releases a Compelling
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November 1, 2019
How much of a business should go to investors?
By Dave Berkus, Chairman Emeritus, Tech Coast Angels Financial History and Projections Let’s start with the basics. If you are investing in a going business with a track record of revenues, then the importance of accurate current financial statements cannot
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Can you name the two most powerful words for business?
By Dave Berkus, Chairman Emeritus, Tech Coast Angels Here’s a puzzle where the answer come first. “Help me.” Over the years I have heard many stories from entrepreneurs, students, news reporters, even my children, all telling me that they could
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October 15, 2019
Press on TCA and Portfolio Companies in September 2019
Press Highlights (links provided in table below): Tech Coast Angels: Tech Coast Angels Names Quick Pitch Finalists for October 29th Event – Top 3 Winners Get Combined $75,000 Amplyx Pharmaceuticals: Announces Positive Preliminary Data from Ongoing Fosmanogepix Phase 2 Study in Candidemia and
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October 1, 2019
Could the company have created a “dirty cap table?”
By Dave Berkus, Chairman Emeritus, Tech Coast Angels Oh, I know. When an entrepreneur started the business, s/he took investments from friends and family in small amounts just to get started. Of course, that worked at the time. But… Enter
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Do you take those loyal, key customers for granted?
By Dave Berkus, Chairman Emeritus, Tech Coast Angels OK. We know that an executive’s job is not easy. Nor is there much time in a typical day for outreach of any kind. Especially in your growing company, you are drawn
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September 15, 2019
Press on TCA and Portfolio Companies in August 2019
Press Highlights (links provided in table below): Tech Coast Angels: Tech Coast Angels invest $13.7 M in 28 Deals in 1H 2019, Funds 400th Company and Grows to over 400 members Anabios: Provides Human Tissue Samples to NCATS for Pain Research Apeel Sciences: Named to “10
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September 1, 2019
Think ahead when raising early investment rounds
By Dave Berkus, Chairman Emeritus, Tech Coast Angels Some businesses just can’t fit within the angel capital or friends and family model for raising funds. Sooner or later you may need to seek venture capital and accommodate the needs of
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Tech Coast Angels Realizes Two Momentous Milestones: 400th Company Funded and 400 Members
Angel network’s investment in Grolltex highlights angel network’s influence and stature while increased membership brings even deeper levels of experience as well as additional capital For PR Web, click here IRVINE, CALIF. (PRWEB) AUGUST 15, 2019 Tech
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August 15, 2019
Hire for your core. Partner for the rest.
By Dave Berkus, Chairman Emeritus, Tech Coast Angels A trend for businesses large and small There is a major trend shaping up that is worldwide, already identified by hundreds of thousands of startup and small business CEO’s. By carefully recognizing
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Press on TCA and Portfolio Companies in July 2019
Press Highlights (links provided in table below): Tech Coast Angels: Tech Coast Angels invest $13.7 M in 28 Deals in 1H 2019; TCA-OC President Hicham Semaan named to OC 500 Apeel Sciences: Newsweek article on “What’s Your Moonshot? Meet the Man Coating Fruits and Vegetables
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August 1, 2019
What to Expect on Timing of Outcomes in an Angel Portfolio
By John Harbison, Chairman Emeritus, Tech Coast Angels As one gets into angel investment, it is important to have realistic expectations on how long it takes to see exits, and what kind of pattern or mix of exits and failures
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Tech Coast Angels Invest $13.7 M in 28 Deals in 1H 2019
For PR Web, click here Angel network’s investment in first half of this year is highest by far in its 21-year history IRVINE, Calif. – July 31, 2019 – Tech Coast Angels (TCA) today announced that it had invested a
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