Presented by Tech Coast Angels - San Diego: Step into the world of Angel Investing with Tech Coast Angels, through the eyes of six women Angel Investors. Join them Wednesday, June 24 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM online. This event will guide you through the initial phases of Angel Investing and provide overall education on Angel Investing as well as Investor... Read more →

Leading Technology Companies Invest to Drive Healthcare Initiatives Latest investment round includes Benhamou Global Ventures, Honeywell Ventures, Morpheus Ventures and Zebra Ventures to expand TAGNOS’ platform Aliso Viejo, Calif.– TAGNOS, a developer of workflow orchestration software for hospital operations, today announced investments from leading technology companies to expand and optimize its analytics platform. This latest investment round includes support from... Read more →

OC Tech Talent Available: Web Dev + Data Scientist Bryan Lowe is a full stack web developer and data analyst with over 13 years of software development experience. He graduated from UCI with a BS in computer science and went further to obtain a MS in software engineering at Cal State Fullerton. Throughout his career Bryan has built software for... 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 →

Learn how to Make your app Prototype Join them Tuesday, June 23 from 4:00PM to 6:00PM online. Do you have an app idea? Are you working on an app startup? Would you like to make your app prototype today? Spencer Depas, an NYC based freelance mobile app producer, will teach you how to make your mobile app prototype. Use the... Read more →

Orange County startup companies are hiring in Southern California! Check out these new local website Node.js developer, full stack engineer, and infrastructure engineer job opportunities: Artic Consulting - Lead Creative Designer - Anaheim Passionate about people and impact, delivering consulting services that provide solutions. M2Catalyst, LLC - Website Node.js Developer - Orange County A big data/business analytics licensor. Zuum Transportation... Read more →

A Thought Leader article we liked from Nate Dallas of Medium: 15 Startup Tips From 15 Years as an Entrepreneur Here are a few tips that many hustlers never get the opportunity to learn. 1. Sell your first product before you ever build it. All anyone needs to start a new business is a product, a buyer, and a way... Read more →

Welcome to CloutHub, a new Supporting Member of the OC Startup Council! CloutHub is a social network for meaningful civic, social & political networking and engagement. They use the power of social networking to connect and empower people to positively influence the issues that impact their communities, lives, families, and country. Members can socialize, share content, express themselves, get news... Read more →

Pismo Ventures Live Broadcast Join them Monday, June 22 from 11:00AM to 12:00PM on YouTube. JJ Richa in a Fireside Chat with Dave Berkus as he described best practices in creating boards of directors and advisory boards, including their legal and company-related duties and how they pay these valuable additions to their stable of talent. GET MORE EVENT INFO HERE…... 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 →

An article we liked from Thought Leader Abe Othman of AngelList: Innovation isn't Correlated with the Markets AngelList data isn’t the only source that suggests venture returns and the public markets are uncorrelated. Portfolio theory suggests that making investments in uncorrelated assets could substantially lower the risk that investors must shoulder to achieve their desired investment returns. Unfortunately, one well-known... Read more →

Vottun is a leader in blockchain enterprise technologies. The company focus is to build scalable, interoperable blockchain solutions for enterprises and governments. Vottun solutions include blockchain credentials, supply chain traceability, identity, APIs, and a full interoperable blockchain agnostic protocol. The company is funded by Draper Ventures (Draper B1), a leading Blockchain Venture Capital firm led by Tim Draper, and has... Read more →

MIx is proud to present MedTech Minds, a mastermind event for professionals. Join them Tuesday, June 30 from 6:30PM to 8:00PM via Zoom. Are you looking to create your own healthcare startup, but don’t know where to start? Do you want perspective on what comes next in your personal career or startup? Do you want insight to streamline your career... Read more →

Orange County startup companies are hiring in Southern California! Check out these new local web developer, software engineer, and junior graphic designer job opportunities: Green Street Advisors - Web Developer - Newport Beach The preeminent real estate research and advisory firm. Amazon - Software Development Engineer in Test (Amazon Game Studios) - Irvine Guided by four principles: customer obsession rather... Read more →

Thank you to Rutan & Tucker for renewing as a 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... Read more →

SBDC @ UCI Beall Applied Innovation Fireside Chat Join them Wednesday, June 17 from 12:00PM to 1:00PM via Zoom. Join Artificial Intelligence experts Neil Sahota and Scott Sandland as they discuss how AI can help technology companies create opportunity areas in a COVID-19 world. They will provide practical advice on how to use the constraints posed by COVID-19 to find... Read more →

Welcome Caribe Holdings LLC, a new startup investor recently added to the OC Startup Council Ecosystem Directory: Caribe Holdings LLC: build, buy and grow tech, telecom and media businesses for the very long term. Contact: Jerry Elliott, Founder - elliott@caribeholding.com http://caribeholding.com Visit the Investors category in the OCSC Directory to learn more other local investors! Learn here how your company... 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 →

Pismo Ventures Online Workshop Join them Thursdays, June 18 and June 25 from 11:00AM to 1:00PM online. Session 1: Gathering Information In session one, they’ll discuss the importance of gathering the essential information necessary to develop your strategic marketing plan to help your business achieve its growth plans. Session 1 will be interactive with various exercises and frameworks that you... Read more →

A Thought Leader Guest Post from James Lloyd-Townshend, CEO of OCSC Member company Jefferson Frank: Jefferson Frank’s AWS white paper sets a blueprint for start-up cloud mobilization. Recent changes to the way we work have made cloud technology more in-demand than ever, with many start-up businesses now doubling down on a ‘cloud first’ growth plan. James Lloyd-Townshend - CEO at... Read more →

Welcome to these new free listings in the OC Startup Council Startup Ecosystem Directory: Software Developers: Breezy - Irvine Human Resources: Eastridge Workforce Solutions - Costa Mesa Visit these partners to learn how they can help your OC startup grow! (And get a free listing for your company or organization in the OCSC Startups Ecosystem Directory HERE.) Read more →

City of Irvine Launches Small Business Support Program The City of Irvine recently launched the Small Business Support Program to mitigate the financial impact of COVID-19 on local small businesses. Businesses located in Irvine with 25 or fewer employees are eligible to apply. Funding for the program comes from a $5 million grant from the County of Orange, through the... Read more →

ENTREPRENEURS: Bring your tech startup questions and investor pitches to the virtual MasterMinds Accelerator Q&A and Pitch Practice Workshop #39! We'll be online via Zoom on Tuesday, June 16 starting at 500pm. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW: http://masterminds39.eventbrite.com Enjoy networking with tech startup founders, learn how to grow and fund your startup, get your questions answered, and learn how to pitch... Read more →

AWM Smart Shelf Announces Strategic Partnership with Global Leader Datalogic DATALOGIC INVESTS IN ORANGE COUNTY BASED AWM SMART SHELF, AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND COMPUTER VISION COMPANY, LEADING IN STORE AUTOMATION AND SMART STORE TECHNOLOGY Datalogic, a global leader in the automatic data capture and process automation markets, announces an investment in AWM Smart Shelf, an Orange County, California-based artificial intelligence... Read more →