The purpose of this group is to create and attract investment opportunities to promote hi-tech start-ups and help companies expand and grow in the region. Below are our initiatives:
- Work with organizations to promote capital raising activities
- Raise visibility of high tech companies
- Post Angel/Start-up Financing
- Support local companies in raising capital
- Informational events to members
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Tech Coast Angels
- Participated in various events
– The Inland Empire chapter, after 3 years of work, is now seeing deal flows taking place locally
- Established seed Track
IP Commercialization
- Work with universities in the region to develop framework for IP commercialization
- Tech Coast Angels held the first "Innovation Challenge" in partnership with University
of California, Riverside, to promote commercialization of UCR
intellectual properties. Members of RTCF participated as mentors.
IE Tech Week
- CEO Forum Panel "Economic Downturn & Innovation"
RTCF members: Rajan Kasetty, Don Dye, Brian Hawley, Drew Jorgenson, Rick Risner, Sundip Doshi
- Funding panel, Fast Pitch Competition
Access to
- M&A
- Going Public/Reverse Public Companies
Support local companies in raising capital
- Riverside city/county
- On-Going Funding Information, including SBIR, Angel funding, VCs
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Group Chair: Amro Albanna
Group members:
Brian Hawley
Sundip Doshi
Agenor Mafra-Neto
Don Dye
Rajan Kasetty
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RTCF Collaborators & Resources
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| Largest Angel Investment Network in the US, now with an Inland Empire Chapter |
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| Tri-Tech, part of CA Small Business Development Center, gives funding advice to Start-ups free of charge |
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| A privately-driven initiative in partnership with stakeholders from education and government, focusing on strengthening the innovation cluster in Inland SoCal |
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