Innovation for Rebound, Reinvention and Revenue: The Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Paths for Growth Conference This new half day summit, to be held at UCI Beall Applied Innovation on August 27, will focus on rebound and innovation within emerging to enterprise level companies via intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship. The “next normal" that leaders promote adaptability, inclusive decision making, agility and a comfort... Read more →

Welcome to CEO Leadership Alliance-OC, a new Member of the OC Startup Council. CEO Leadership Alliance-OC is a collaborative effort led by purposeful CEOs who believe that contributing to the community is not only a responsibility, but the right thing to do. Their initiatives involve C-suite executives from some of the most prominent public and private companies who are committed... Read more →

Welcome to Cyrano.ai, INC, a new Members of the OC Startup Council! Cyrano.ai, INC: An artificial intelligence company focusing on improving the quality of conversations, not just transactional QnA. Effective communication is the single biggest advantage an individual or company can have, and they are bringing that ability to everyone. They are currently optimized for commercial deployments, though longer term... Read more →

Welcome to AWM Smart Shelf, a new 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 sales,... Read more →

Voice of OC Is 11-Years Old! A birthday announcement from their newsroom: Eleven years ago Voice of OC was founded on the principle idea that straightforward, accountable news coverage of local government was essential to Orange County residents working to protect their quality of life. It’s been a busy 11 years for our small but growing newsroom. Last week our... Read more →

Welcome to UCI Beall Applied Innovation, a new 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 economy.... Read more →

Welcome to Voice of OC, a new Member of the OC Startup Council. Voice of OC: Orange County's Nonprofit & Nonpartisan Newsroom - Delivering Independent Local Civics & Arts News. VOC was founded 10 years ago and ever since has been knocking out solid news stories every day that put you in a position to be an informed and active... Read more →

Welcome to Airspeed Equity, a new Member of the OC Startup Council. Airspeed Equity helps to develop products (hardware and Software) for small equity. They have global software development companies with a proven track-record of delivering best in class software solutions, development services, technology consulting and IT outsourcing solutions to clients worldwide. OC Startup Ecosystem Directory Category: Software Development Visit... Read more →

A Thought Leader Guest Post from David Friedman, President of Tech Coast Angels Orange County: When an Entrepreneur Should Seek Seed Funding As an angel investor, I have been asked numerous times by entrepreneurs: when is the best time to seek seed funding? I tell them it is broken down into two parts. First, they must build awareness for their... Read more →

Welcome to Intellivision a new Sponsor of the OC Startup Council! Intellivision's mission is to use technology to bring family and friends back together by delivering simple, affordable, family-focused entertainment to everyone. Isn't it true that your fondest memories of playing video games are when you played together in the same room with a group of people? Much has changed... Read more →

Tech Coast Angels Fuels Southern California’s Startup Ecosystem in 2019; Posts Record Investments, Record Membership, and Five Exits Tech Coast Angels issued its 2019 annual report today. In 2019, the angel network grew investments by 91% to a record $19.1 million in 52 companies, created new chapter funds, grew membership by 15% to 458, and achieved five exits. IRVINE, CALIF.... Read more →

Welcome to these new Members of the OC Startup Council: ADITT App, Entro, and Gocious! ADITT App INC connects Rideshare Drivers and Riders with Brands and Businesses by providing a wide selection of music for the trip. Drivers will earn additional income for ads played during active rideshare trips. Riders will enjoy a fantastic selection of music plus deals and... Read more →

Welcome to these new Members of the OC Startup Council: Academy For International Culture and Professional Education, Invysta Technology Group, Quantum Computing Report Academy For International Culture and Professional Education s a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization with tax exempt status in the state of California with the team of Instructors and researchers with the mission to enhance social understanding... Read more →

The Rutan & Tucker law firm is an important part of the Orange County tech startup ecosystem, and a Gold Sponsor of the OC Startup Council. Enjoy this exclusive interview with Shige Itoh, Partner in the Corporate Law Department at Rutan & Tucker, to learn more about what they do and how their work is helping local founders and startup... Read more →

The rapid spread of COVID-19 has introduced new challenges across the business landscape. Tax, trade, and other authorities around the world are responding with regulatory change, relief measures, and extensions. As a result of new U.S. legislation, as well as existing rules, there are some opportunities in place and several others being discussed that encourage cash retention and provide additional... Read more →

Silicon Valley Bank Announces COVID-19 Response & Community Support Relief programs focus on startups, small businesses and the greater community SANTA CLARA, Calif., /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the bank of the world's most innovative companies and their investors, today announced COVID-19 Response & Community Support initiatives that stem from SVB's mission to increase its clients' probability of success,... Read more →

Welcome to Blue C Creative Marketing Agency a new 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 future... Read more →

A Thought Leader Guest Post from Greg Morrell of OCSC Member Company Active Cypher: Coronavirus’ Remote Work Nightmare Costa Mesa Startup helps to bridge the gap in Remote Data Protection with free offer. Since being discovered in late 2019, COVID-19 has sadly killed thousands and disrupted much of the world economy. Much of the world is in lockdown, major world... Read more →

Tech Coast Angels Orange County Inaugural Fund Provides Local Entrepreneurs with Startup Capital TCA Orange County's new annual fund, TCA OC Fund 20, will be deployed this month and offer an additional source of capital for entrepreneurs and a new opportunity for angel investors. It will provide up to 15 early-stage companies with startup capital in 2020. IRVINE, CALIF. (PRWEB)... Read more →

Welcome to these new Members of the OC Startup Council: Business Sales Accelerator Academy, NeighborING, ReadySetConnect Business Sales Accelerator Academy train direct sales people, entrepreneurs and small business owners to become more effective at generating new business so they increase their bottom line profits & improve their local economy. Business Sales Accelerator Academies initial target audience are the millions of... Read more →

Welcome to these new Members of the OC Startup Council: California Storyboards, Dana Point Analytics, TCVN California Storyboards: Presentations. Prototypes. Videos. Design. They do it all. (Everything but the code). Whether you have the seed of an idea, or are Fortune 100 company, they can help you tell your story. California Storyboards do this through presentations (that Apple would be... Read more →

Welcome to Opus International a new Sponsor of the OC Startup Council! Opus International is a profitable import/export company that distributes healthy living and wellness products both b2b and b2c (E-commerce) that has fulfillment capabilities in Orange County. Opus International executes business standards through leadership, research, efficiency. Their team is dedicated to connecting their best resources to provide you with... Read more →

Welcome to Encore Labs a new Sponsor of the OC Startup Council! Encore Labs is a California cannabis testing lab that provides a comprehensive menu of services to various participants in the cannabis industry. From cannabinoid profiling, microbiological screening, pesticide screening, terpene analysis, infused-product formulation charts and more. Encore Labs offers tests and services aimed to guarantee the quality and... Read more →

Welcome to Savills a new 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 services... Read more →

Tech Coast Angels is an important part of the Orange County tech startup ecosystem, and a Gold Sponsor of the OC Startup Council. Enjoy this exclusive interview with Hicham Semaan, President of Tech Coast Angels Orange County, to learn more about what they do and how their work is helping local founders and startup companies succeed in Orange County. OCSC:... Read more →