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 →

Welcome to Filled By Five, a new Supporting Member of the OC Startup Council! Filled By Five is the recruiting platform that connects employers who have open positions with recruiters across the globe. Employers post jobs for free and pay nothing until they make a hire. Employers choose the placement fee they will pay to get their jobs filled. Recruiters... Read more →

NowRx Announces Series B CrowdFunding Round on SeedInvest NowRx, the on-demand, free same-day delivery pharmacy that is disrupting the healthcare industry by reinventing pharmacy from the ground up, today announced a third crowdfunding round on SeedInvest, receiving over $500K in reservations in its first 24 hours, one of the fastest ramp-ups in SeedInvest’s history. The company is raising $20 million... Read more →

Welcome to these new free listings in the OC Startup Council Startups Directory: Healthcare Tech: RepuGen - Irvine Healthcare Tech: Vaccitech Inc - Irvine Education: Votingsmarter - 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 to Subsync, a new Supporting Member of the OC Startup Council! Subsync has developed a mobile application that automatically synchronizes the teachers schedule in real-time with Mindbody. It allows the teacher to request a drop and send invites out to qualified teachers. The substitution requests are then available to other teachers to accept or decline. When a class drop... Read more →

Welcome to Kareo, a new Supporting Member of the OC Startup Council! Kareo is the only cloud-based complete medical technology platform purpose-built to meet the unique needs of independent practices in more than 45 specialties. A medical technology platform that helps independent practices run efficiently and be more profitable. Kareo helps independent practices find more patients, manage their care and... Read more →

OCTANe LaunchPad Raises Record Capital in First Half of 2019 OCTANe LaunchPad and Alumni Companies have set a record high capital raise in the first half of 2019. With over $306.7M raised so far, this 6-month period has exceeded any prior full year’s raise. Last year, OCTANe reported a record $297.3M for the full year. These LaunchPad Alumni Companies are... Read more →

Tech Coast Angels Invest $13.7 M in 28 Deals in 1H 2019 Angel network’s investment in first half of this year is highest by far in its 21-year history IRVINE, Calif. – July 31, 2019 – Tech Coast Angels (TCA) today announced that it had invested a total of $13.7 M in 28 total deals in the first half of... Read more →

Welcome to Labratfinder LLC, a new Supporting Member of the OC Startup Council! Labratfinder LLC generates highly targeted and qualified leads for life science industry and provides additional services to dramatically increasing marketing and sales efficiency in the industry. An Artificial Intelligence and Big Data system mainly aimed for discovery of life science products, end user’s contact information and product... Read more →

Welcome to Beauty System, a new Supporting Member of the OC Startup Council! Beauty System is an electric mask and beauty care product system that transforms difficult skin into a magical delight of sustainable wellness. The all natural ingredients interact with a new patent-pending static-electric based charge delivered in a 20 second treatment. Contact: CEO, Kent Booker - kent@stelcogroup.com http://www.stelcogroup.com... Read more →

Welcome to Buy It Installed, a new Supporting Member of the OC Startup Council! Buy It Installed is a simple, one-click ecommerce button that retailers to offer online consumers the purchase of products with installation. They work with ecommerce, brick-and-mortar retailers, manufacturers, and distributors to create a do-it-for-me (DIFM) Consumer experience for retailers. Contact: Director of Advancement and Investor Relations... Read more →

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 →

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 →

Restaurant365 Receives $88M In Funding Led By ICONIQ Capital Series C funding from Silicon Valley growth equity firm allows Restaurant365 to expand its software capabilities, increase teams. IRVINE, Calif., June 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Restaurant365®, the only cloud-based restaurant accounting software boasting an all-in-one restaurant management solution, has successfully closed an $88 million minority investment led by ICONIQ Capital, a... Read more →

Welcome to Curogram, Inc., a new Supporting Member of the OC Startup Council! Curogram, Inc. is a leading provider of HIPAA compliant texting that helps optimize the front desk of medical offices with smart reminders, 2-way texting, and reputation management. Curogram also features a unique patient-centric mobile patient portal and an “all-in-one” universal messaging platform for medical offices that syncs... Read more →

27 Orange County tech and life sciences companies have raised $20M+ investment rounds recently for more than $1.58 Billion. New research from JLL shows that in 2018-2019, there have so far been 27 funding rounds of $20 million and greater for Orange County tech and life sciences companies. Details of these recent OC investment fundings include: In 2018-2019, there have... Read more →

Top Mexican Sports TV Network to Purchase $5 Million of Shares of Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. Expanded Alliance Expected to Broaden Allied Esports’ Deployment into Latin America with Development of Dedicated Digital Esports Channel and Flagship Esports Venue IRVINE, Calif. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- TV Azteca, a Grupo Salinas company and the top sports television network in Mexico, and Black... Read more →

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 →

Welcome to these new free listings in the OC Startup Council Startups Directory: AI Artifical Intelligence : Wing AI Technologies, Inc. - Irvine Fin Tech Startups : Bitvore - Irvine Fin Tech Startups : Zeiger Capital Management, Inc. - Irvine Visit these local startups to learn more! (And get a free listing for your company or organization in the OCSC... Read more →

Welcome to these new Members of the OC Startup Council: Givsum, FYINANCE, and Yin and Yang Living: Givsum: Givsum is a software operations and data analytics company that processes charitable donations, ticket purchases, store items, sponsorships and memberships for service organizations and clubs. We allow individuals the ability to conveniently track and promote their philanthropic interests while also providing charities... Read more →