We thought today for our interview, that we'd get an update on the angel investment environment here in Southern California from Scott Sangster , the incoming President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Tech Coast Angels , the biggest angel investment group in Southern California. Scott sat down with us last week and gave us some hints and tips about finding angel investment nowadays, and how the economy has affected local angel investors. It It seems that the economy hit angel investors pretty badly over the last couple of years, along

Luis Villalobos , the founder of the Tech Coast Angels , the largest and arguably the most influential angel group in Southern California, has passed away. Villalobos was instrumental in creating the Tech Coast Angels, which has been one of the most active groups in both investing, as well as mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs across Southern California. "His Villalobos was 72, and had been in the intensive care unit at St. Joseph's in Orange for treatment of a lung infection.

The Tech Coast Angels talk about improving your chances for long-term success in the lead article of the November SCribe Newsletter.  Lessons For Entrepreneurs From Tech Coast Angels 10 Check this out, along with our other feature articles and links to the upcoming event schedule. Here Here are quick links to the feature articles in this issue: Lessons

The Tech Coast Angels talk about improving your chances for long-term success in the lead article of the November SCribe Newsletter.  Lessons For Entrepreneurs From Tech Coast Angels 10 Tags: Company News Events Guest Article Internet Marketing Member Profiles Venture Capital business threats email is cool entrepreneurs Gideon Informatics los angeles corporate real estate Newsletter non-compete Check this out, along with our other feature articles and links to the upcoming event schedule. Here Here are quick links to the feature articles

Thursday, November 5, 2009 -- Tech Coast Angels Happy Hour. The Tech Coast Angels is having its first ever "entrepreneur happy hour", and I would like to invite you to attend - something new for Orange County. Come down and hang with us, the Angels at TCA, and let's chat about your business plan or anything you want to know about Tech Coast Angels at our newly formed "TCA Entrepreneur Happy Hours". The goal is to create an open forum in which local Orange County entrepreneurs can have easy and informal access to TCA angels.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 -- Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch. Our Fast Pitch Competitions are "the" place for Southern California entrepreneurs to present their ideas to investors. Each competition consists of 10-12 entrepreneurs giving fast pitches to a panel of investors and other members of Southern California's entrepreneurial community. Pitches are judged on the quality of the CEO��s presentation and the company��s investment potential. Over the years, Tech Coast Angels and several venture capital firms have funded many companies that have been Fast Pitch

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 -- The Tech Coast Angels 5th Annual Fast Pitch Competition will take place on February 24th at UCLA Anderson School of Management. CEOs of 12 early stage companies, selected from more than 100 applicants, will have 90 seconds to pitch their companies to a panel of judges.The event will also include a keynote presentation by Steve Streit, CEO of TCA-funded Green Dot, a panel of CEOs discussing their funding war stories and angels and venture capitalists providing tips on how to get early stage funding. Dinner and refreshments will be served after the program at a networking event attended by hundreds of investors, entrepreneurs and other industry experts.

Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. When I drill down on that term, you can see why with posts like: Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Lops A Third Of Company THQ Lays Off 100 Employees, Closes San Diego Office Citrix Cuts 10 Percent; Santa Barbara Hit And it's also interesting to see what geographies are being associated with "Layoffs" more often than others: Layoffs Woodland Hills Layoffs San Diego Layoffs Santa Monica Layoffs Los Angeles I guess this is a sign

The Tech Coast Angels is stressing its mixer program, seed investment efforts, and a new website, as it kicks off a 2010 program, according to the angel investing group. According to the Tech Coast Angels' Richard Sudek, Chairman of the TCA, the group is looking to hold bi-monthly mixers which will help entrepreneurs connect with its angel investors, after a successful mixer in late 2009. The group also said it is focusing on its SeedTrack program, which is specifically focused on seed stage funding and extensive mentoring. The angel

Sounds like a natural, so that's what former Tech Coast Angel Dan Caulfield has jumped into: TweetPhoto . Is it another case of "it's more fun to be an entrepreneur than an angel"? So, if you're a former Tech Coast Angel, I'd assume you take your deal back to your friends, right? Photos for twitter? Well, not exactly, because now he's ex-CEO and there's trouble in paradise.