GoDocs Attracts Investment from M33 Growth and Adds Industry Veteran Steve Butler as CEO The investment and added leadership will accelerate growth for the document preparation software provider by scaling sales and marketing resources, broadening the product offering to all types of commercial lending, and expanding integrations to banking systems. IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- GoDocs, the leading... Read more →

An article we liked from Thought Leader Matt Preuss of Visible: The 23 Best Books for Startup Founders at Any Stage Being a startup founder and CEO is difficult. CEOs of large corporations are oftentimes groomed over the course of years for the position. There is no playbook for startup founders. Most first-time founders are learning on the fly and... Read more →

Welcome to this new free listing in the OC Startup Council Startup Ecosystem Directory: Consulting: Infologic - Irvine (And get a free listing for your company or organization in the OCSC Startups Ecosystem Directory HERE.) Read more →

Orange County startups are hiring engineers and developers! Check out these new senior DevOps engineer, senior software engineer, and senior application developer job opportunities: TaxRise - Senior DevOps Engineer - Irvine The first technology-driven tax resolution company. Docbot - Senior Software Engineer - Irvine An artificial intelligence technology company focusing on gastrointestinal (GI) disease. VIZIO - Senior Application Developer -... Read more →

Best Lawyers has named 17 Stradling partners to its 2022 list of Best Lawyers in America. The annual recognition of leading lawyers is based on a rigorous, national peer-review survey involving more than five million evaluations. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal... Read more →

An article we liked from The Hub: How to Value Your Startup? - 8 Effective Formulas To Get You Started Nordic startups did well in 2019. Finnish company IQM raised €11.45M for their quantum computing hardware, Fintech Pleo raised $56M from a US investor and Minna technologies from Sweden obtained €5.6 M in another round of funding. And while the... Read more →

MasterMinds Startup Fundraising Video Office Hours help early stage company founders raise money for their startups. The fun, friendly live video Q&A sessions answer financing and strategy questions from entrepreneurs from all over the world with FREE expert startup advice. Startup Founder Discussion Questions This month Startup Council CEO Scott Fox took questions from startup founders live on camera and... Read more →

CEO Moms is a cohort-style series for women entrepreneurs to actively work on scaling their businesses or already-established side hustles. This program is presented to you by the CSUF SBDC in partnership with HeraHub Irvine. Join them Tuesdays, Sept 7, 14, 21, 28, and Oct 5 from 10:00AM to 12:00PM online. GET MORE EVENT INFO HERE… Want more events? Please... Read more →

Welcome to Goshsha, a new Member of the OC Startup Council! Goshsha is an augmented reality platform that puts the power of augmented reality creation in the hands of everyone anywhere with ease, creating a universal AR Cloud together. Bringing augmented reality mainstream, available in Apple App Store, Goshsha is an augmented reality platform that brings your memories, precious moments,... Read more →

Orange County startups are hiring engineers! Check out these new DevOps engineer, site reliability engineer, and senior software engineer job opportunities: Restaurant365 - DevOps Engineer - Irvine A young SaaS company disrupting the restaurant industry! ODK Media, Incorporated - Site Reliability Engineer - Fullerton An online streaming media service provider. Big Purple Dot - Senior Software Engineer - Irvine An... Read more →

Kareo Acquires PatientlySpeaking to Add RPA-Powered Capabilities for Billing Companies and Medical Practices Acquisition Expands Kareo's Billing Company Offerings to Increase Automation and Efficiency IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kareo, the leading provider of cloud-based clinical and business management software solutions for independent healthcare practices and billing companies, today announced the acquisition of PatientlySpeaking, the leader in process... Read more →

An article we liked from Sarah Turner: Why investors need to stop taking ‘warm’ intros There’s a fairer, more transparent and much more productive way of doing things. I’m an angel investor with a modest public profile as cofounder of Angel Academe. I can’t begin to imagine what it’s like for ‘famous’ investors but, on a normal day, I’ve received... Read more →

45-Day Count Down - Has your startup registered? National Venture Plan Competition by Pismo Ventures Register, apply, prepare, and shine! There is still time to register to present to Investors, VCs, Angels Groups at the National Venture Plan Competition. Remember, you still need time to fill out the application, prefect your pitch and plan, fill out your first questionnaire and... Read more →

An article we liked from Thought Leader Jasmine Pachnanda of CEO Leadership Alliance Orange County (CLA-OC): OPINION: THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION AS AN AI SUPERHUB I am delighted to return to my hometown to lead CEO Leadership Alliance Orange County’s SoCal Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative to achieve our ultimate vision of “a thriving OC for all”. AI is a shared... Read more →

Welcome to this new free listing in the OC Startup Council Startup Ecosystem Directory: Consulting: Powerton Management Consulting - Aliso Viejo (And get a free listing for your company or organization in the OCSC Startups Ecosystem Directory HERE.) Read more →

Orange County startups are hiring engineers and developers! Check out these new senior full stack developer, site reliability engineer, and cloud support engineer job opportunities: Cogility Software - Data Scientist/Analyst - Orange County A leading data analytics technology provider. Avetta - Senior Full Stack Developer - Irvine Building the connections that build the world. Weedmaps - Site Reliability Engineer (Remote)... Read more →

Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-39) celebrated Congressional Startup Day with the OC Startup Council. Congressional Startup Day is national, bipartisan celebration of entrepreneurship held all across the country each August. It's designed to help our elected representatives connect better with the early stage ventures in their home districts. Here in Orange County, the OC Startup Council was pleased to host Representative... Read more →

An article we liked from GoingVC: Reg CF Has Changed Startup Fundraising in a Big Way. Here is What You Need to Know Last November, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unveiled several new changes to regulation crowdfunding (CF) and other associated regulations related to raising private capital. Reg CF was introduced in 2016 as part of the JOBS Act... Read more →

Thank you to CareNiva, a renewing Supporting Member of the OC Startup Council! CareNiva is a new telehealth platform that provides convenient, local and continuous care. The telehealth platform is to help primary care practices deliver care by integrating telehealth visits into their existing care model so their patient receives care from their primary care doctor from the comfort of... Read more →

By TCVN | Tech Coast Venture Network Business Case Study with Jessica Quick from Buzz Beauté Join TCVN on Thursday, August 26 from 6:30PM to 8:30PM at Concordia University Irvine, 1530 Concordia, Irvine, CA. Jessica Quick MBA UC Irvine | Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Buzz Beauté | Co-Author of "WHIP FIRE MONEY" (an international guidebook for taking your beauty... Read more →

Welcome to this new free listing in the OC Startup Council Startups Directory: Environment: Glacier Technologies Int., Inc. - Mission Viejo Visit this local startup to learn more! (And get a free listing for your company or organization in the OCSC Startups Ecosystem Directory HERE.) Read more →

An article we liked from Thought Leaders Hambleton Lord & Christopher Mirabile of Seraf: One Step At a Time: Overview of Deal Stages Since I am part of a team that runs a very active angel network, most of the time, I am juggling a bunch of deals in different stages of completion. It can be hard to keep track... Read more →

Orange County startups are hiring engineers and developers! Check out these new QA automation engineer, lead engineer, and senior full stack developer job opportunities: Sold.com - QA Automation Engineer (Remote) - Irvine Help save time & reduce stress for home sellers. Dreamhaven - Lead Engineer - Irvine Where creators are empowered and inspired to build positive gaming experiences to share... Read more →

An article we liked from Thought Leader Delilah Panio of TMX Group: Women Making History in the Public Markets As we come to the end of Women’s History Month, let’s acknowledge some history-making women CEOs in the Canadian and U.S. public markets. In October 2020, Shahrzad Rafati, founder and CEO, BBTV (TSX:BBTV), brought the media company public through an initial... Read more →

Next free MasterMinds Startup Fundraising Office Hours livestream is Tuesday, August 24 at 12 Noon PT. Join us LIVE and bring questions about raising money for your startup! Register FREE here now on EventBrite: https://mastermindsofficehours.eventbrite.com Want to know how to find investors? Or practice your investor pitch to get some friendly feedback? Or maybe you have questions about venture strategy,... Read more →