Thank you to 1-800-Battery, a renewing Premium Member of the OC Startup Council! 1-800-Battery the Worlds First Disconnected Omni-Channel Platform. They are reinventing the auto parts market by creating the finest geolocation eCommerce platform and leveraging its unique omni-channel integrations. They are the pioneer of a disruptive business model: Connecting geolocated consumers with independent retail brick and mortar or mobile... Read more →

Thank you to Quantum Computing Report, a renewing Member of the OC Startup Council: Quantum Computing Report provides news, analysis, and other data about the emerging market for quantum computers and associated software. Is the leading market analysis site for quantum computing. It has the highest quality international audience of readers including executives at quantum computing companies, venture capitalists, government... Read more →

Thanks to Vitalistic Healing Arts Center for renewing as a Supporting Member of the OC Startup Council. Vitalistic Healing Arts Center: Their center provides services, technologies and an environment to support and enhance people in order to create a healthy, joyful, fulfilling, integrated long life. They offer Network Spinal Care sessions, Bemer Vascular Therapy, Infrared Sauna, ZYTO Evox (Reframing Perception... Read more →

An article we liked from Thought Leader Mirela Mohan on STORAGECafé: Best Cities for Active Lifestyles Ranking Led By CA’s Irvine With Seattle Shaping Up To Be The Most Physically Active City Key takeaways: CA’s Irvine and Long Beach emerge as the best cities for active lifestyles, based on a combination of 18 metrics, followed by Chandler, AZ Breaking down... Read more →

Thanks to The Savvy Founder's Philip Topham for interviewing our CEO Scott Fox for startup founder advice. Ep 11: Scott Fox on Building a Diverse Startup Community in Orange County In this episode we discuss what it was like to raise money just before the dot bomb and what it’s like today; how to get more entrepreneurs capable to launch,... Read more →

Thank you to TerraManta, a renewing Member of the OC Startup Council! TerraManta: Platform for forecasting commodity prices using machine learning, starting with crude oil and corn futures. Their business plan is to manage outside capital and trade crude oil futures in a separate trading entity with TerraManta providing an exclusive license. OC Startup Ecosystem Directory Category: Artificial Intelligence AI... Read more →

Thank you to CloutHub, a renewing Supporting Member of the OC Startup Council! CloutHub is a social network for meaningful civic, social & political networking and engagement. They use the power of social networking to connect and empower people to positively influence the issues that impact their communities, lives, families, and country. Members can socialize, share content, express themselves, get... Read more →

Thanks to Portola Valley Partners for joining the OC Startup Council as a new Supporting Member. Portola Valley Partners provides unique growth, investment, and M&A services to data-focused, emerging-growth software companies. Their model elevates companies' chances for success by establishing sustainable revenue and improving products while strengthening valuations in short periods of time. Customers obtain stronger, faster, and higher value... Read more →

Thank you to AWM Smart Shelf, a renewing Member of the OC Startup Council! AWM Smart Shelf is a vision technology company with a comprehensive retail solution. The underlying technologies are built utilizing artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, and application engineering to reinvent the retail space as it is known today. The ecosystem of solutions improves operational efficiencies, increases... Read more →

Thank you to K&L Gates, a renewing Silver Sponsor of the OC Startup Council! K&L Gates attorneys represent leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies. Their lawyers also serve public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations, and individuals. They are leaders in legal issues related to industries critical to the... Read more →

Welcome back to VYRL, a renewing Supporting Member of the OC Startup Council! VYRL - Over fifteen thousand brands use Carro as a new kind of retail sharing network. Brands can never have enough attention. “Attention” delivers visitors, customers, followers, subscribers, growth and relevance. The only problem with attention is that it’s expensive. That’s why Carro is the largest partnership... Read more →

Thanks to Startup Steroid's Dhaval Kapadia for interviewing our CEO Scott Fox for startup founder advice. Catch Scott as he shares his experience and journey as the CEO of OC Startup Council and explains the Startup Council's mission to accelerate the #GrowthOC ecosystem. Per Wikipedia: Scott Fox is an American financial and self-help author, specializing in entrepreneurship and startup company... Read more →

Thank you to Silicon Valley Bank, the founding Gold Sponsor of the OC Startup Council, for renewing its sponsorship! Silicon Valley Bank helps innovators, enterprises and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. For over 36 years, SVB's diversified platform has offered the most inclusive and effective models for global commercial banking for innovators, enterprises and investors, private venture investing... Read more →

Thank you to Next Level Management, a renewing Member of the OC Startup Council! Next Level Management: We are a family office with over 25 years of experience in early stage/start up investing. In addition to providing growth capital, we are active investors and leverage our business experience to help companies achieve success. We generally focus on companies that are... Read more →

Thank you to UCI Beall Applied Innovation, a renewing Member of the OC Startup Council. UCI Beall Applied Innovation partners with the university and the community to accelerate discoveries that matter in our world, give entrepreneurs access to everything so they can go anywhere and do anything to create their next big thing and help rebuild and improve the regional... Read more →

Thank you to KPMG, a renewing Silver Sponsor of the OC Startup Council! KPMG is passionate about solving the business challenges that keep their clients up at night. The 1000+ professionals in Southern California understand KPMG clients because they have been there themselves. Special Offer For OCSC Members: KPMG Spark bookkeeping services for 3 months free and additional discounts on... Read more →

Thank you to Trio Rewards, Inc., a renewing Premium Member of the OC Startup Council! Trio Rewards, Inc. is a free app that earns you up to 5% credit for purchases at local businesses. Use Trio credits earned at one business to make real purchases at any of the other Trio businesses. Each time you use Trio you also are... Read more →

Thank you to Blue C Creative Marketing Agency, a renewing Sponsor of the OC Startup Council! Blue C Creative Marketing Agency is an Orange County based, full service creative marketing and advertising agency. Since 1998, they have been transforming brands by helping them solve marketing challenges, developing strategies that allow them to outshine the competition and repositioning them for the... Read more →

Welcome to BehaveWare, a new Member of the OC Startup Council! BehaveWare: A software company dedicated to making the world more accessible and inclusive for those on the Autism spectrum and their families through the use of assistive technology. As a company, their goal is to create software that empowers all their users and fosters their independence. By building tools... Read more →

Thank you to Rutan & Tucker for renewing as a Gold Sponsor of the OC Startup Council! Rutan & Tucker has been a pillar of the Orange County business community for over 100 years. As part of its involvement with the community, Rutan & Tucker has been a great supporter of start-ups and other entrepreneurial ventures. While the landscape and... Read more →

Thank you to Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C. for renewing as a Silver Sponsor of the OC Startup Council! Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C. is a premier business law firm representing a diverse array of companies at all stages of their existence, from incorporation and organization to major corporate transactions. Their corporate, finance and litigation practices are known... Read more →

Thank you to Labratfinder, a renewing Premium Member of the OC Startup Council! Labratfinder decrease cost of sales of life science products via generating highly targeted leads and help find proper researchers and organizations for collaboration in life science research. They generate highly targeted and qualified leads for life science industry and provide additional services to dramatically increase marketing and... Read more →

Welcome back to these renewing free listings in the OC Startup Council Startups Directory: Healthcare: The Blue Box Biomedical Solutions Inc. - Irvine Visit these local startups to learn more! (And get a free listing for your company or organization in the OCSC Startups Ecosystem Directory HERE.) Read more →

Welcome back to these renewing free listings of the OC Startup Council! Software Development: Completing - Laguna Niguel Marketing & Design: Ma Consulting Services - Menifee Visit these partners to learn how they can help your OC startup grow! (And get a free listing for your company or organization in the OCSC Startups Ecosystem Directory HERE.) Read more →

Thank you to Savills, a renewing Bronze Sponsor of the OC Startup Council! Savills is a Commercial Real Estate consultancy firm specializing in assisting users of office, industrial and retail space. With a broad array of services we assist corporations to effectively manage their corporate real estate needs, large or small. As one of the world's leading property agents, Savills... Read more →