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Irvine's Pismo Ventures Announces NVPC Winners

Pismo Ventures' National Venture Plan Startup Competition Announces Winners National Event Provided Startup Businesses Unprecedented Access to Venture and Investment Industry Experts for the Second Year in a Row IRVINE, CALIF. (PRWEB) JANUARY 06, 2022 EcoSoul Home and SFA Therapeutics (1st place tie,) Eyedaptic (2nd place,) and Cooler Heads (3rd place) named as winners in the second annual National Venture... Read more →

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Posted on 01/10/2022 in OC Startup Investors, OC Startup News, OC Startup Partners, OC Startup Pitch Winners | | Comments (0)

National Venture Plan Competition: Final Winners

Starting with 185 Companies and Ending with 10 Competitions Ends by Choosing the Top 3 The National Venture Plan Competition offers startups one the biggest opportunities to raise capital by fast-tracking them to present to many investor groups, angels, and VCs. After the last year’s competition, millions of dollars were invested in several companies by investors, angels, angel groups, VCs... Read more →

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Posted on 11/15/2021 in OC Startup Investors, OC Startup News, OC Startup Pitch Winners, OC Startups Raising Money | | Comments (0)

OC's Agtools to Join “Born in California®” Most Investment-Worthy Startups Event

Agtools® Selected to Join UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation’s “Born in California®” for The Most Investment-Worthy Startups Agtech data and analytics company Agtools® has been selected by UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation’s “Born in California®” demo days. This event features the University of California’s premier and most investment-worthy startups in the Life Sciences, Digital Health, Technology, Consumer, and Sustainability sectors... Read more →

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Posted on 10/25/2021 in OC Startup Companies, OC Startup News, OC Startup Pitch Winners, OC Startups Raising Money | | Comments (0)

National Venture Plan Competition: Round 1 Winners

The National Venture Plan Competition offers startups one the biggest opportunities to raise capital by fast-tracking them to present to many investor groups, angels, and VCs. After the last year’s competition, millions of dollars were invested in several companies by investors, angels, angel groups, VCs and funds largely due to their participation in the competition. This year's competition is under... Read more →

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Posted on 10/20/2021 in OC Startup News, OC Startup Pitch Winners | | Comments (0)

Your Startup Friends? Your Accountant? Your Investors? Your Lawyers?

Everybody has a network: Your boss, colleagues, mentors, lawyers, investors, accountants, classmates, startup friends… Could you please forward this newsletter to them with a quick invitation to subscribe for free? We could use your help expanding the reach of the work the OC Startup Council does to support local entrepreneurs and deal flow for our community. Twice every week the... Read more →

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Posted on 09/22/2021 in OC Startup Companies, OC Startup Deals, OC Startup Ecoystem Profiles, OC Startup Events, OC Startup Investors, OC Startup Jobs, OC Startup News, OC Startup Partners, OC Startup Pitch Winners, OC Startup Resources, OC Startups Raising Money, OCSC Member Benefits | | Comments (0)

AIEDC Wins Prize in Start Up Fast Pitch Competition

AIEDC wins prize in startup fast pitch competition for Small Business Development Day - Sponsored by US Bank. AIEDC participated in the Annual Asian Business Association of Orange County, “Small Business Development Day”, ---which was sponsored and presented by US Bank. The Small Business Development Day Conference theme for this year was --- “Growing Revenue through Innovation and Technology”. AIEDC... Read more →

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Posted on 05/03/2021 in OC Startup Companies, OC Startup News, OC Startup Pitch Winners | | Comments (0)

Where's your listing??

Are you listed in the OC Startups Directory yet? Where's your startup? Or is your accounting firm, design agency, software development team, law firm, or venture capital fund listed in the OC Startup Ecosystem Directory? How about the school, incubator, non-profit, or community group you work with that helps early stage founders? WHAT? Not listed yet? Why not?? The OCSC... Read more →

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Posted on 12/02/2020 in OC Startup Companies, OC Startup Deals, OC Startup Ecoystem Profiles, OC Startup Events, OC Startup Investors, OC Startup Jobs, OC Startup News, OC Startup Partners, OC Startup Pitch Winners, OC Startup Resources, OC Startups Raising Money, OCSC Member Benefits | | Comments (0)

Irvine Valley College Wins National Business Plan Pitch Competition

IVC Team Takes 1st Place in National Business Plan Pitch Competition Last August, the Irvine Valley College (IVC) entrepreneurship department partnered with the College Leap organization, a national non-profit founded by UC Berkeley students to increase the leadership opportunities for transferring community college students. A national business plan pitch competition was held. Ten IVC student teams from different disciplines of... Read more →

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Posted on 11/23/2020 in OC Startup Companies, OC Startup News, OC Startup Partners, OC Startup Pitch Winners | | Comments (0)

2020 UCI New Venture Competition Grand Prize Winner

Baby Box Wins $25,000 Grand Prize at 2020 UCI New Venture Competition AI-powered subscription box company, Baby Box, took home the grand prize of $25,000 placing 1st in this year’s New Venture Competition hosted by the University of California, Irvine. The competition is open to all of Orange County including UCI students, professors and researchers. Participants ranged from a wide... Read more →

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Posted on 07/01/2020 in OC Startup Companies, OC Startup News, OC Startup Pitch Winners, OC Startups Raising Money | | Comments (0)

Irvine's MyShoperoo wins No. 6 on National List of Most Fundable Companies

MyShoperoo, an on-demand, errand service for office workers, was ranked No. 6 among the most fundable startups in the U.S., according to a lengthy assessment by Pepperdine University and The Venture Alliance. Irvine-based MyShoperoo, which plans to raise a seed round next year, topped more than 3,500 other startups on Pepperdine’s Graziadio Business School’s second annual Most Fundable Companies List.... Read more →

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Posted on 10/23/2019 in OC Startup Companies, OC Startup News, OC Startup Pitch Winners, OC Startups Raising Money | | Comments (0)

Winners of 2019 UCI Beall New Venture Competition

Irvine's Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship recently selected the Winners of its 2019 New Venture Competition. These teams pitched their business ideas to investors, entrepreneurs, and business leaders competing for over $100,000 in awards. Their hard work, openness to coaching and feedback, and their innovative ideas truly speak to the amazing depth and breadth of talent that is found... Read more →

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Posted on 07/14/2019 in OC Startup Companies, OC Startup News, OC Startup Pitch Winners, OC Startups Raising Money | | Comments (0)

Irvine’s Curogram Finalist in Publicis’ $1M Health Startup Competition

Curogram Selected as Top 4 Finalist in Publicis Health Media's Disruption Garage Competition LOS ANGELES, July 3, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Curogram, the leading patient-centric universal health messaging platform, today announced it has been selected as a top 4 finalist in Publicis Health Media's nationwide Disruption Garage competition. As part of the inaugural PHM HealthFront, a live-panel review will gather health... Read more →

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Posted on 07/12/2019 in OC Startup Companies, OC Startup News, OC Startup Pitch Winners, OC Startups Raising Money | | Comments (0)

OC Startups Events Calendar - Have you seen it?

OC Startup Events - there are more new startup events for techies and software companies listed every day in our OC Startup Council Events Calendar! Check out the Orange County tech startup conferences, happy hours, workshops, meetups, and seminars our members are posting here. You can meet new people, develop new relationships, learn new skills and expertise, advance your high... Read more →

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Posted on 06/24/2019 in OC Startup Companies, OC Startup Deals, OC Startup Ecoystem Profiles, OC Startup Events, OC Startup Investors, OC Startup Jobs, OC Startup News, OC Startup Partners, OC Startup Pitch Winners, OC Startup Resources, OC Startups Raising Money | | Comments (0)

Angel & VC Pitch Fest (Photos)

Funding Post held its latest Orange County Venture Capital and Angel Investor Startup Pitch Fest recently. The return of this popular startup event led to a standing-room only crowd again. Entrepreneurs, investors, and lots of friends came together to hear from a panel of local startup investors, and participate in a pitch competition, too. The Panel of Venture Capitalists &... Read more →

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Posted on 06/16/2019 in OC Startup Events, OC Startup News, OC Startup Pitch Winners | | Comments (1)

TIF Startup Pitch Winners 2019

Congratulations to CLI Studios and IntelliVision Entertainment - winners of the LaunchPad startup pitch competition at OCTANe's annual Technology Innovation Forum. Held at the Marriott Hotel & Spa in Newport Beach this week, the two day TIF conference brought together hundreds of local executives involved in our local Orange County startup ecosystem. The highlight of the event was the LaunchPad... Read more →

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Posted on 05/15/2019 in OC Startup Companies, OC Startup Investors, OC Startup News, OC Startup Pitch Winners | | Comments (0)

CSUF Annual Startup Competition Results

Cal State University, Fullerton's annual Startup Competition recently announced this year's winners. The finale of the competition featured each of the six finalists giving an eight minute presentation about their ventures. These presentations covered five key aspects of each new company, including: Problem, Solution, Customers, Business Model, and the Resources needed to launch their businesses. These presentations were followed by... Read more →

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Posted on 04/29/2019 in OC Startup News, OC Startup Pitch Winners | | Comments (0)

Sold Out VC & Angel Investing Panel - Photos!

There was a great crowd of smart local entrepreneurs and investors at the OC VC & Angel Panel Thursday night. Organized by FundingPost.com and hosted at the new WeWork Boardwalk location, a standing-room-only audience enjoyed networking, a panel discussion on startup investing topics, and a startup quick pitch competition, too. The hot topics for discussion by the panel revolved around... Read more →

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Posted on 04/01/2019 in OC Startup News, OC Startup Pitch Winners | | Comments (0)

Investor Speed Dating's Successful Startup Showcase - Photos!

Thursday night's "Investor Speed Dating" was a big success! With over 100 local startup companies presenting and 40+ investors in the house, the energy was high and startup innovation was in the air for this startup pitch competition. Hosted at the UCI Merage School of Business' Beall Center for Innovation, the auditorium and lobby were packed with local entrepreneurs and... Read more →

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Posted on 03/26/2019 in OC Startup Events, OC Startup Investors, OC Startup News, OC Startup Pitch Winners, OC Startups Raising Money | | Comments (1)

High Tech Company Innovation Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2018 winners of OCTANe's annual High Tech Innovation Awards. The companies were selected because they demonstrated exceptional leadership while developing new technological advancements in their respective industries. 2018 Winners An independent panel of industry expert judges selected winners in 10 award categories: Outstanding Private Company CEO: Ladeira Poonian , iBASEt Outstanding Public Company CEO: Dean Stoecker, Alteryx... Read more →

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Posted on 10/12/2018 in OC Startup Companies, OC Startup News, OC Startup Partners, OC Startup Pitch Winners | | Comments (0)

How can we help your OC startup?

Your startup always needs more publicity, right? You and your team need it for confidence, recruiting, morale, and, of course, to help generate revenues and to attract investment, too. If a startup and its founders don't consistently earn attention from employees, outside partners, investors, and eventually customers also, most startups will shrivel up and die. The OC Startups blog is... Read more →

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Posted on 09/04/2018 in OC Startup Companies, OC Startup Deals, OC Startup Ecoystem Profiles, OC Startup Events, OC Startup Investors, OC Startup Jobs, OC Startup News, OC Startup Partners, OC Startup Pitch Winners, OC Startup Resources, OC Startups Raising Money | | Comments (0)

Welcome to the OC Startup Council News Blog!

OC startups news: A free community service of the OC Startup Council, this OC startups blog is dedicated to promoting the growth of early stage technology startups in the Southern California community. Read on for the latest news updates from around the Orange County, California high tech and software startup ecosystem - and subscribe for free news updates by email,... Read more →

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Posted on 08/16/2018 in OC Startup Companies, OC Startup Deals, OC Startup Ecoystem Profiles, OC Startup Events, OC Startup Investors, OC Startup Jobs, OC Startup News, OC Startup Partners, OC Startup Pitch Winners, OC Startup Resources, OC Startups Raising Money | | Comments (0)