Welcome to SBDC @ UCI Applied Innovation as a new Bronze Member of the OC Startup Council! SBDC @ UCI Applied Innovation provides no-cost, confidential, one-on-one consulting to high-tech, high-growth small businesses. Our award-winning consultants assist with business development, strategy, marketing, funding-readiness and technology commercialization. Special Offer For OCSC Members: Consulting services are provided at no cost to the community.... Read more →

Welcome to these new Members of the OC Startup Council! Muzaic: A marketplace, rewards program, and music app- all in one! OC Startup Directory Category: E-commerce & Marketplaces Media Tech http://muzaicshows.com Urban Tykes: an on-demand marketplace for parents to list and rent baby and children's gear. OC Startup Directory Category: E-commerce & Marketplaces Software http://www.urbantykes.life Visit these partners to learn... Read more →

Welcome to Silicon Valley Bank, the founding Gold Sponsor of the OC Startup Council! 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 expertise, oversight and management, and... Read more →

Welcome to these new listings in the OC Startup Council Startup Ecosystem Directory: Co-Working, Shared Office Space: BlankSPACES | IBase Irvine - Irvine Co-Working, Shared Office Space: Culture DTSA - Santa Ana Law Firms: FisherBroyles, LLP - Irvine Co-Working, Shared Office Space: Valley View Executive Suites - Newport Beach Visit these partners to learn how they can help your OC... Read more →

Welcome to Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C., a new Bronze 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 for their expertise... Read more →

Welcome to these new Members of the OC Startup Council! My Stage LLC: The first truly portable stage, it is 5 times lighter and far easier to use then the competition. OC Startup Directory Category: Products LIMVI Studio: Specializes in branding development, packaging design, UI/UX design, Chinese and English website design. Special Offer for OCSC Members: Free one hour consultation.... Read more →

Welcome to Medical Innovation Exchange | MIX, a new Member of the OC Startup Council! Medical Innovation Exchange | MIx is an organization of medical technology professionals fostering innovation and collaboration in healthcare. It holds educational and networking events for health care, life sciences, and medical device people and companies in Orange County, CA. Special Offer for OCSC Members: MIX... Read more →

Welcome to InPlay Technologies - A New SILVER Member of the OC Startup Council! InPlay Technologies, LLC is a leading industrial IoT wireless SoC and solution provider based in Irvine. Our team's ground-breaking innovations start from fundamental silicon and protocol design to system level integration. The goal is to solve the most challenging issues facing today's wireless IoT industry and... Read more →

Welcome to OCTANe, a new Bronze Member of the OC Startup Council! OCTANe is the convening organization for the Southern California tech and medtech ecosystem. OCTANe wants to help your company grow and scale whether its through our award winning accelerator, LaunchPad SBDC, or through our Growth Services Platform. Our events bring together the Southern California network for rich content... Read more →

Welcome to Rutan & Tucker, a new 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 industries in Orange... Read more →

Welcome new OC Startup Council members: Foreknow and Next Level Management! The Foreknow Experience Platform allows brands to predict exactly when and where their customer will be, along with what purchases they might make, engaging with them at the most opportune moment. http://www.foreknow.com OC Startup Ecosystem Directory Category: Advertising Startups Artificial Intelligence Startups Software Startups Next Level Management: We are... Read more →

The OC Startup Council is pleased to announce the debut of the new “OC Startups Ecosystem Map”. The new map of the OC Startups Ecosystem allows anyone to quickly locate our community’s best entrepreneurship resources. SEE THE NEW OC STARTUPS ECOSYSTEM MAP HERE Featuring the Members of the OC Startup Council in a familiar, easy-to-use Google Maps format, we’re just... Read more →

Thanks to Gigasavvy for joining the OC Startup Council as a new Bronze Member. Gigasavvy is an Irvine-based, full service creative marketing and advertising agency. We help brands ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies tell their stories, connect with their customers, and grow their businesses. We have built our expertise over 10 years of servicing ambitious brands and helping... Read more →

Welcome to Okapi Venture Capital, a new Member of the OC Startup Council! Okapi Venture Capital: The longest standing early stage venture capital firm in OC, Okapi invests in technology driven companies, particularly those leveraging software and focused on enterprise B2B applications. We are based in Laguna Beach and are hands-on investors, bringing our capital, experience and networks to aid... Read more →

Please welcome EventMeow, WellTuned, and TerraManta as the newest Bronze Members of the OC Startups Directory! EVENTMEOW EventMeow is a low cost DIY mobile app platform that allows conference organizers, event planners, and corporate marketing directors to easily and inexpensively build their own conference schedule apps. A self-serve DIY SAAS platform based in Anaheim, EventMeow’s solutions are 10x better than... Read more →

Welcome to VYRL, a new Silver Member of the OC Startup Council! VYRL is building the Global Commerce Network for Modern Brands. A community for social influencers, VYRL enables users to connect, collaborate, and transact with each other in an exclusive environment. And for brands, VYRL’s “Carro” mission control system makes finding influencers that love their brands easier than ever... Read more →

Hiring is competitive in Orange County, especially for high tech jobs like programmers, developers, engineers, and other technical talent. Posting job openings on our OC tech jobs board listings can help. We’re dedicated to helping grow the Orange County technology startup ecosystem. Our blog attracts a highly targeted, growing, and professional audience, including many job seekers. You can list the... Read more →

Ten partners from local law firm, Stradling, were recently named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America list. The winners were selected based on a national peer review survey submitted by other attorneys nationwide. While Stradling partners from multiple disciplines were honored, the names of top local startup lawyers are of most interest to our readers. These included Chris Ivey... Read more →

Public relations and media coverage is critical for any startup company to gain attention these days. Our OC Startups Blog is on a #GrowthOC mission to help promote and grow the Orange County startup ecosystem, so we’re happy to help share your startup news with our audiences. If you have a press release, new product announcement, news of a big... Read more →

How to promote your startup and high tech events in OC? Publicity is important for your startup or high tech events to attract enough attendees. Our startup event calendar listings are here to help build the Orange County tech and startup ecosystem, so we’re also available to help publicize your events to the local startup community. If you’re organizing or... Read more →