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1 Angel Investing Gary Kravetz gary@sbkravetz.com Director, Central Coast Network Tech Coast Angels

2 Angel investing is not new

3 What is an angel investor?  Anyone who makes a private investment in a company, typically a start-up  Typically, but not necessarily, accredited:  $1 million in investable assets (not including value of primary residence) OR  $200K in income ($300K joint)  Often are entrepreneurs themselves  Angel groups provide a forum for evaluating investments and sharing risk  Friends, family & founders can be non accredited  Crowd sourced investor are new category of non accredited investors.

4 How many potential accredited angel investors are there? Source: http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/05/pf/millionaire_rise/index.htm, Angel Capital Association, Cap Gemini/Merrill Lynch World Wealth Report 2001 Only ~7,000 members of angel groups (2009)

5 EXAMPLE: Tech Coast Angels  Largest angel investing group  Invests in Southern California companies (mostly)  Group negotiation, individual investment  12-20 deals per year  TCA Invests in more than tech  Hardware/Software  Life Science  Digital Media  Consumer Products/Services  CleanTech/Industrial  Financial Services  Other local angel networks include Maverick Angels. Pasadena Angels & Golden Seeds 5 TCA Networks

6 Typical Angel Investing Process Find Networking Events Quick Pitch Competitions Industry Group Meetings Mentoring Filter Review Funding Application Pre-Screen (online meeting) Screen (Local x5) Fund Due Diligence Write check from investors to company Follow up Board Participation Personal Networking Plan for Next Round (TCA or VC)

7 If you first meet an Angel at your screening, then you waited too long.  Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses need a network to thrive.  Get mentorship from local angel investors  Local networking groups  805startups: http://www.meetup.com/805-Startups  SBStartups: http://www.meetup.com/startupsb  TCA-sponsored events  Quick Pitch (San Diego) & Fast Pitch (LA & OC)  Meetup Group (OC): http://www.meetup.com/techcoastangels  Mentoring opportunities  Small Business Development Center (SBDC SCORE www.sbscore.com)

8 A good PP pitch covers all of these…  The problem you solve  Market size  Your company & products  Business model (how you make money & grow)  Team ( employees and advisors)  Competition (and why you win)  Barriers to entry  Financial projections: sales, gross margins & EBITDA, to 5 years  Amount you want to raise & use of funds  Valuation  Exit price, similiar exits & potential acquirers

9 Other initiatives from angels  Syndication  Cooperation among angel groups  Angel Capital Fund for Entrepreneurs (ACE) Fund  Invests where only whereTCA members invest  Don’t have to be a TCA member to invest  Seed Track  For early stage companies with a missing piece  Investors commit up to $100K on the spot  30 day close.  Will come back for a larger TCA investment if successful

10 Other Investment Funding Sources Friends & family can invest if rules are followed. Angel networks looking for $100M+ sales potential Venture capitalist looking for $1B+ sales potential. Equity crowd (non-accredited) funding is new Strategic partners (suppliers, etc.)might invest

11 TCA deals  Funded in 2012 (18)  Active Life Scientific, Inc. – (SB Panesis, $100K) Active Life Scientific, Inc. – (SB Panesis, $100K)  Cadence Biomedical, Inc. - ($75k, Berkus) Cadence Biomedical, Inc. - ($75k, Berkus)  Cashie Commerce - ($650k, Moss) Cashie Commerce - ($650k, Moss)  Deal Current - ($100k, Lapin) Deal Current - ($100k, Lapin)  Emerald Logic - ($279k, Harbison) Emerald Logic - ($279k, Harbison)  Gemmus Pharma, Inc. - ($214k, Glezer) Gemmus Pharma, Inc. - ($214k, Glezer)  Gridtest Systems - ($105k, Palter) Gridtest Systems - ($105k, Palter)  Health In Reach, Inc - ($70k, Sangster)  Lucirix Inc. - SaaS licensing model with annual software contracts to hospitals (LA, Green, $110k) Lucirix Inc. - SaaS licensing model with annual software contracts to hospitals (LA, Green, $110k)  mSIGNIA, Inc. - ($395k, Kleist) mSIGNIA, Inc. - ($395k, Kleist)  Nanoogo - ($125k, Chan) Nanoogo - ($125k, Chan)  PageWoo - ($100k, Lapin) PageWoo - ($100k, Lapin)  PetPlay - ($20k, Jordan) PetPlay - ($20k, Jordan)  Sign Now - ($200k, Berkus)  Social Annex, Inc. - SaaS based Platform for Online Retailers to monetize social media (Lapin, $750k) Social Annex, Inc. - SaaS based Platform for Online Retailers to monetize social media (Lapin, $750k)  TranscribeMe - ($250k, Babajov) TranscribeMe - ($250k, Babajov)  trueRSVP Inc (dba Planana) - ($80k, Sangster) trueRSVP Inc (dba Planana) - ($80k, Sangster)  ViroPan, Inc. ViroPan, Inc.  Wasatch Microfluidics, LLC - ($275k, Israel)Continental Wind Power - Mid-sized wind turbine (SB, Pikover, $1.25M)Continental Wind Power - Mid-sized wind turbine (SB, Pikover, $1.25M)  Agilenano - Nanotechnology Based Energy Absorbing Material (SD, $200K) Agilenano - Nanotechnology Based Energy Absorbing Material (SD, $200K)  Phone Halo - Track your belongings (SB, Panesis, $90K) Phone Halo - Track your belongings (SB, Panesis  2008- Make it Work (SB ) 2008- Make it Work (SB )


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