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2020
Bringing Together Investors and Entrepreneurs
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Our attorneys deliver practical, cost-effective representation to
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equity funds, and angel investors in their investment activities.
We are proud to sponsor the
San Diego Angel Conference
and to congratulate the event’s finalists.
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Information herein may be considered attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Mintz advises the entrepreneurs and investors who power
San Diego’s innovation economy.
Our attorneys deliver practical, cost-effective representation to
companies from concept to exit and regularly counsel VC funds, private
equity funds, and angel investors in their investment activities.
We are proud to sponsor the
San Diego Angel Conference
and to congratulate the event’s finalists.
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Opening Remarks / 2019 Winner Updates
Pitches and Due Diligence Reports
GroGuru, Inc.
AgTools, Inc.
SmartProperty, Inc.
Noria Water Technologies
LifeVoxel.AI
Visicell Medical, Inc.
Deliberations / Keynote Speaker – Levi King, NAV
Check Presentation & Closing Remarks
10:00 - 10:25 AM
10:25 - 12:00 PM
12:00 - 12:20 PM
12:20 - 12:30 PM
AGENDA
University of San DiegoSanDiego.edu/SBDC
TheSDAngels.com
#SDAngelCon
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The goal of the San Diego Angel Conference is to activate angel investors in Southern California. You’re witnessing six months of work around that goal. And even though the global moment required us to go virtual, we still came together to change the world for the better, one innovation at a time. The companies participating this year are making a difference in healthcare, agriculture, energy, and a number of other areas that have the potential to formidably influence all kinds of problems we face.
For our region, the Angel Conference demonstrates we have good deal flow and active angel investors who are willing to fund companies. The fall track for entrepreneurs included hundreds of entrepreneurs and more than a dozen events, resulting in 105 applications.
Beginning in January, this year’s team of accredited investors1 started with these 105 applications, launching their discovery and selection process. Investors participated in a total of 18 events including the two-day Investor Boot Camp, the OCTANe LaunchPad™ process, and three selection rounds. They’ve worked together, debated the merits, and studied the companies to bring today’s finalists to you.
March 28th is a big day. The combination of great companies, solid coaching, good partners, and committed investors willing to take a chance, have made this day possible. As a Small Business Development Center, The Brink SBDC through a cooperative agreement with the Small Business Administration provides the backbone of programming and support for the companies. Our host, University of San Diego, is the powerhouse behind the scenes at The Brink SBDC. The overwhelming support allows us to stay focused on the mission to help innovative companies scale and reach their potential.
Welcome to the San Diego Angel Conference and consider getting engaged with us for SD Angel Conference III, March 27 2021! We are looking for the next group of entrepreneurs and investors, as well as sponsors and strategic partners.
Sincerely,
Mysty Rusk, Director, The Brink SBDC at USD1According to the SEC, an accredited investor has $1M in assets (not including primary residence), or an income of $200K per individual or $300K per household.
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Benton Moore is a cleantech entrepreneur turned angel investor, climate ambassador, and startup raconteur. He currently serves as Fund Manager of the San Diego Angel Conference and Strategy Consultant to the Brink SBDC at University of San Diego. Beyond USD, he is CEO of Sea Dragon Capital, a fund for early-stage, scalable technologies and sits on the Technology Committee of Tech Coast Angels. Benton’s most recent cleantech startup was acquired by private equity.
Benton embraces the chaos of startups and the rebels and renegades who innovate to forge positive change. While “the future is unwritten,” Benton believes investing in innovation is how we positively impact the future. SDAC represents much more than pooling funds, it is a brave collaboration in a high-risk, high-reward contact sport. From climate stabilization to disease eradication, these are the risks worth taking.
Benton earned his JD and MBA (New Venture Management) from University of San Diego as well as specialties in International Law from Trinity College, Dublin and Strategic Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In an adventurous, change-making career of over $100M in deals, Benton’s proudest accomplishment is coaching his daughter’s undefeated soccer team. Outside the office, Benton is usually hiking, mountain biking, or downhill skiing.
Linkedin.com/in/BentonMoore
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2020 CO-FUND MANAGERS
MICHAEL KIMBALL
JAD DUNCAN
I look to invest in small startups that will benefit the environment or society.
AMY DUNCAN
Amy Duncan is a business owner, consultant, and investor with a focus on the high growth life sciences and biotech industries.
SILVIA MAH, PHD, MBA Ad Astra Ventures & Next Wave Impact Fund
We can align our values with our investment strategy and do well by investing in companies doing good. I invest in women-led or minority-led startups in the seed round where transformative innovations solve big challenges. I am industry agnostic, but prefer tech-enabled solutions where I focus on looking for difficult problems that I believe can be solved with the right team.
[email protected] PENA Six Dragonflies, LLC
We invest in under-represented entrepreneurs and social impact enterprises at the seed round.
SUMNER WEBSTER Iron Forge Development, LLC
IronForge.co
JASON SCHARF
Transformational life science companies.
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Levi King is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Nav, a fintech company that matches business owners with their best financing options for free. Raised on a farm in Idaho, King is a self-taught entrepreneur who has started eight different businesses in the last 20 years. During this time, he worked to overcome the same issues faced by most small business owners – access to capital, financing, and marketplace credibility. After figuring out how business credit works, Levi was able to get business loans and financing more than 30 times.
Prior to Nav, he co-founded Lendio, a financing marketplace that links commercial lenders and business owners. At Lendio, Levi saw too many applicants denied for financing or only get approved for financing they couldn’t afford. He realized someone needed to help business owners become better-qualified applicants, which led him to start Nav.
Over the last nine years, Levi has raised nearly $200 million from some of the biggest players in Venture Capital and on Wall Street. Levi has regular columns in Inc., Entrepreneur and Forbes and has presented at several entrepreneurial-focused events including Google’s Startup Grind and Draper University.
@KingLevi @NavSMB Linkedin.com/in/LeviKing
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Orianna Bretschger received a B.S. in Physics and Astronomy at Northern Arizona University, and after a career in aerospace and government consulting, she found her way to water while completing a Ph.D. at the University of Southern California. During her graduate work, she studied how microbes remove pollutants from wastewater and produce electricity at the same time.
In 2008, Bretschger joined the J. Craig Venter Institute where she furthered her research endeavors. Her research resulted in $12M in non-dilutive grant funding, 34 journal articles, 3 book chapters, 4 issued patents, and 8 patents under review.
In November 2016, Bretschger founded Aquacycl LLC with her partners. Aquacycl supplies the only technology on the market for cost-effectively treating high-organic wastewaters generated from the food and beverage industry. Aquacycl BETT™ service contracts provide customers 30%-90% savings relative to current practices.
Since inception, Aquacycl has secured $4.5M in investment, built a $130M sales pipeline, and installed revenue-generating demonstration systems in three states that are all exceeding treatment milestones with multinational customers.
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Julie Collens, PhD, is CEO and founder of Vivid Genomics. By applying machine learning to
biology and genomics, Vivid Genomics is developing assays to help Alzheimer’s drug developers
identify patient variation that affects clinical trials, and to design and analyze more informed trials
to increase the probability of identifying a drug response and getting a drug approved. Julie
holds a BSc from the University of Calgary, and PhD in evolutionary population genetics from the
University of Chicago. Her career has been motivated by the real-world application of genomics,
as a sell-side equity analyst covering life science tools and molecular diagnostics companies
at Robert W Baird, and in senior marketing strategy roles at Illumina to accelerate the clinical
application of genomics in complex diseases. At Vivid Genomics, she is leveraging a combined
experience in genomics, finance, business development, strategy, and commercialization
to identify efficient approaches to implementing precision medicine and improving
neurodegenerative disease drug development.
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2020 ANGEL INVESTORS
RAY FREIWIRTH
Mentoring and Investment in fintech, AI, XR and other software as a service (SaaS) with a clear strategy to fill a market need.
BOBBY EDELMAN
Technology Companies that have either or both a digital and terrestrial footprint with at least a beta-level product or service. Strong preference for San Diego companies.
ORALIA ALVAREZ
I have an affinity for plant based and cruelty free companies.
ROBIN EDWARDS
Smart Money Loans & Properties
Robin is Founder and CEO of Smart Money Loans & Properties, Inc and has helped many businesses and investors procure capital and acquire assets nationwide for decades. Being new to angel investing, Robin is excited to contribute and support entrepreneurship and new businesses in San Diego.
DAVID CHURCHVILLE
Interested in scalable software and life science companies.
CECILIA CASTELO
Start up’s that solve a problem in an innovative way/clean tech/women founders/wellness.
PAUL DOHRENWEND, MD
Healthcare startups, tech, fintech, and software.
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CHRIS PASCALE
Environmentally and socially responsible investments.
858-922-2999 [email protected]
JUSTIN RENFRO
Wefunder, San Diego
Justin leads an equity crowdfunding investment platform called Wefunder – a marketplace connecting companies with investment capital. A focus is building the local ecosystem in San Diego and is actively looking for companies that need investment capital.
[email protected] 619-629-5017
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DR. ANITA GUPTA
Biotechnology
Linkedin.com/in/DoctorAnitaGupta
RICHARD LIN
Looking to work with great teams with a good idea that scales. Emphasis on benefiting local communities a plus.
THOMAS FROST
Integrity, real estate, reinvest in relationships. Say what you are going to do and then do what you said you were going to do.
DAVID P. MARTIN
Supporting passionate entrepreneurs demonstrating a profound vision with strong management or leadership. Interested in social impact investments and diverse teams.
[email protected] www.QuestAFS.com
ADDITIONAL INVESTORS
Sherman AntaoDavid BergRobert and Marilyn BergMiriam J. Bloch, M.D.Luca BrammerCameron Bruce
Janet Richards CarsonChristopher J. Connolly, EsqArmen DerderianEliot HonakerDuke JohnsonAiden Johnson
David KeylockAdam LeedsFaysel ManfaaJennifer and Samir PatelJohn RenfroMarion & Jeff Webster
MICHAEL WILSON
Technology
MICHELLE A. YOUNGERS
I invest in early stage companies whose founders and products are purpose-driven. I have a gender lens in elevating companies, primarily support female-founded enterprises but in all cases require diversity in management and board composition. My experience and industry focus is in Life Sciences and EdTech SaaS solutions.
Supervisor NathanFletcher is proud topartner with USD and The Brink SDBC tohelp entrepreneurs
to start-up and scale-up theirbusinesses!
Best of luck to theinvestors andentrepreneurs at theSan Diego AngelConference.
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SAN DIEGO STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
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SDAC 2020 Applicants by the Numbers
CompaniesApplied
IndustriesRepresented
Companieswith FemaleFounders
Based Right Here inSan Diego County
Software, the Most Common Industry
Learn more about the Entrepreneur Track at TheSDAngels.com
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Problem & Technical Solution: Is there a clearly identified problem and does the company’s product adequately address the problem? 4
Investment Opportunity: Does there appear to be a way for the investor to make a return in a relatively short amount of time? 4
Market Opportunity: Is the market opportunity large? Is there a smaller piece of the market that the company has identified? Have they explained how they will get those customers to pay them? 4
Competition & Competitive Advantage: Does the company have a good understanding of their competition? Is it clear how they are different (faster, better, cheaper) than the competition? 4
Team: Is this the right team? Do they have the skills, expertise and background required to buildthe company? 4
Business Model: Is the business model clear enough to understand how the company will scale up and be profitable? 4
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AGTOOLS, INC. A worldwide food supply SaaS real-time intelligent platform for farmers and buyers to manage market volatility, increase profitability and reduce food waste. Irvine, CA, USA www.AG.tools
Agriculture
GROGURU, INC. GroGuru has an innovative solution for precision agriculture, that includes AI, a subscription service, and our patented wireless underground systems (WUGS). San Diego, CA, USA www.GroGuru.com
Clean Technology
LIFEVOXEL.AI LifeVoxel.AI’s vision is to provide a holistic, end to end, zero-latency medical imaging SaaS platform that displaces the 30-year old on-premises systems. San Diego, CA, USA www.LifeVoxel.com
Healthcare
FINALISTS
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NORIA WATER TECHNOLOGIES Optimizing industrial processes with real-time surface monitoring and operator decision-support. Los Angeles, CA, USA www.NoriaWater.com
Software
SMARTPROPERTY, INC. SmartProperty is a cloud-based predictive analytics platform to accurately forecast capital expenditures in real estate. San Diego, CA, USA www.SmartProperty.com
Software
VISICELL MEDICAL, INC. Visicell, “GPS for cell therapy”, provides non-invasive rapid clinical decision-making solutions to customers in the multi-billion dollar cell therapy industry. San Diego, CA, USA www.VisicellMedical.com
Biotechnology
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SEMI-FINALISTS
ADVICE ANALYTICS, INC. 401k retirement plan compliance for CPA firms: 70% of plans FAIL - but our SaaS platform creates HERO CPAs that avoid failure. And we’ve just signed a $24M MOU.
San Diego, CA, USA www.AdviceAnalytics.com
Fintech
BASILARD BIOTECH, INC. Basilard BioTech, transforming the engineering of cell-based therapies through our nanomechancial gene delivery platform; SoloPore.
Temecula, CA, USA www.BasilardBiotech.net
Biotechnology
INSTREAM WATER The convenient, affordable, and sustainable solution to single-use plastic water bottles.
Denver, CO, USA www.InstreamWater.com
Clean Technology
BIGLIO Biglio is a SaaS platform that manages client & vendor relationships, RFPs, proposals, NDAs and more. Pilot customers including Turner, TBS, Fox, TAM $7.2B.
San Marcos, CA, USA www.Biglio.com
Marketing/Advertising
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NVISNX Purge the Junk. Protect the Jewels.
Los Angeles, CA, USA www.Nvisnx.com
IT Services
THE GOOD FACE PROJECT The Good Face Project is FICO for Cosmetics. We bring AI, science, and objective facts about safety and efficacy to an opaque industry, ripe for disruption.
San Diego, CA, USA www.TheGoodFaceProject.com
Retailing / Distribution
TUMORGEN, INC. TumorGen is fighting the root cause of cancer.
San Diego, CA, USA www.TumorgenMDX.com
Biotechnology
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QUARTER FINALISTS
CAPIENDA BIOTECH Capienda provides missing results for better small molecule designs; higher quality drugs enter clinical trials, saving up to $1 Billion +2 years per new drug. Carlsbad, CA, USA | www.Capienda.us Biotechnology
CARDEA BIO Next-generation infrastructure company using biology-gated transistors to directly access biological info in real-time and transform the way we conduct biology. Biotechnology
DEEPFLOW, INC. With $700K in sales from customers including Honda, Mitsubishi, Airbus & NEC, our SaaS simulation platform creates better products, faster. San Diego, CA, USA | www.DeepFlow.co.jp IT Services
EAGLE CAP SOFTWARE We build software to help airlines dispatch airplanes. 2019 sales were $1.5M and our sales pipeline includes Delta, United, FedEx, and NetJets. San Diego, CA, USA | www.EagleCapSoftware.com Software
GRAVITYAI A two-sided marketplace for out-of-the-box algorithms that provides access to 1000’s of secure and easy to implement solutions. San Diego, CA, USA | www.Gravity-AI.com Other
ION LEARNING Our SaaS enterprise social learning platform helps Walmart, CBRE & others create inclusive, purpose-led workplaces. 2019 $135K Sales, 2020 $2.1 M projected. San Diego, CA, USA | www.IonLearning.com Education
LEULAN BIOSCIENCE INC. Diagnostic service for kidney transplant patients with an AT-HOME blood collection setting to monitor kidney function biomarkers and immunosuppressants. San Diego, CA, USA | www.Leulan.com Biotechnology
Flight PlanningDispatch System
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OMNISTRUCT, INC Preparing companies for when cybersecurity matters. Sacramento, CA, USA | www.Omnistruct.com Business Services
SAGEMEDIC SAGE has developed an assay to identify the most effective therapy for millions of cancer patients by testing a drug panel on live 3D microtumors. Redwood City, CA, USA | www.SageMedic.com Biotechnology
TIGOHEALTH TigoHealth empowers Medicaid patients to control and manage their healthcare delivery while providing their providers with significant healthcare savings. San Diego, CA, USA | www.TigoHealth.com Healthcare Services
UPGRADESTAY UpgradeStay is a subscription lodging service for aircrew. San Diego, CA, USA | www.UpgradeStay.com Travel
VISIONFUL AI-based technology that automates parking lot management. Current partners include Facebook, Stanford University, USD & UCSD. 500 Startups accelerator grad. San Diego, CA, USA | www.Visionful.ai Transportation
WELFIE Health is expensive. But what if your health data could decrease the cost of your health care? San Diego, CA, USA | www.Welfie.com Healthcare Services
WINSANTOR INC (WST) WinSanTor (WST) is a clinical stage biotech developing the “only” disease-modifying treatments for peripheral neuropathy. San Diego, CA, USA | www.WinSanTor.com Biotechnology
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APPLYING COMPANIES
@YOURGATE San Diego, CA, USA AtYourGate.com Travel
DIGIXL INC. San Diego, CA, USA www.DigiXL.com Education
BRAINSTORM MEDICAL San Diego, CA, USA www.Brainstorm-Med.com Software
ABRUM RHYCE San Diego, CA, USA www.AbrumRhyce.com Aerospace
CASE BY CASE San Diego, CA, USA www.CaseByCase.com Consumer Products
ALPHA ECOSYSTEM Pasadena, CA, USA www.Atoken.org Internet / Web Services
CBIO, INC. Irvine, CA, USA www.CBIO.io Biotechnology
ANIMATED CODES MADE EASY LLC Glendale, CA, USA www.Acme.codes Digital Marketing
CLOVITEK, INC. Salt Lake City, UT, USA www.CloviTek.com Electronics / Instrumentation
BAGGAGE NANNY San Diego, CA, USA www.BaggageNanny.com Travel
CORONA ENTERPRISES San Diego, CA, USA www.Corona-Enterprises.com Clean Technology
CYTONUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. San Diego, CA, USA www.Cytonus.com Biotechnology
DESIGNALYTICS Encinitas, CA, USA www.Designalytics.com Software
DIGITAL DEGREES San Diego, CA, USA www.DigitalDegrees.net Consumer Products
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EDUCATION VISION TECHNOLOGIES INC. San Diego, CA, USA www.EVT.ai Education
DIVERCITY Los Angeles, CA USA www.Divercity.io Software
EIP TECHNOLOGIES San Diego, CA, USA www.EIPTechnologies.com Clean Technology
DOUBLETAKE San Diego, CA, USA www.DoubleTakeRecruit.com Sports
ELLY HEALTH, INC. Los Angeles, CA, USA www.EllyHealth.com Healthcare Services
DXORDERS, LLC San Diego, CA, USA www.GetWelby.com Healthcare Services
ETHA NATURAL MEDICINE El Cajon, CA, USA www.EthaLiveFully.com Biotechnology
EDUCATE SIMPLIFY Los Angeles, CA, USA www.EducateSimplify.com Education
FAMILY PROUD San Diego, CA, USA www.FamilyProud.com Healthcare Services
FIXING CO2 San Diego, CA, USA www.FixingCO2.com Clean Technology
FRAISOS CORPORATION San Diego, CA, USA www.SpaceSciencesCorp.com Software
FREELANCE FINANCE San Diego, CA, USA www.FreelanceFinance.org Financial Services
FRESHSTART San Diego, CA, USA www.FreshStartSD.com Internet / Web Services
GENIE MOBILE San Diego, CA, USA www.GenieMobile.net Business Services
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HUB LINK, INC. San Diego, CA, USA www.HubLinkOnline.com Fintech
HUPNOS INC San Francisco, CA, USA www.Hupnos.com Medical Devices and Equipment
GIVELIST® San Diego, CA, USA www.GiveList.com Internet / Web Services
ICARUS RT, INC. Carlsbad, CA, USA www.IcarusRT.com Clean Technology
HOLISTIC OFFICE INC. San Diego, CA, USA www.HolisticOffice.biz Software
IDEAL San Diego, CA, USA www.WorldwideIdeal.com Consumer Products
HUBCLOUD Los Angeles, CA, USA www.HubCloud.io Business Services
INTELLECY INC San Diego, CA, USA www.Intellecy.com Electronics / Instrumentation
iTJUANA San Diego, CA, USA www.Itjuana.com Information Technology
LETSTHRIVE360, INC Beloit, WI, USA www.LetsThrive360.com IInternet/ Web Services
LINGOQUESTS San Diego, CA, USA www.LingoQuests.com Education
LIPS San Diego, CA, USA www.Lips.social Media and Entertainment
LOTUS TROLLEY BAG San Diego, CA, USA www.LotusTrolleyBag.com Consumer Products
LOVESEAT.COM San Diego, CA, USA www.LoveSeat.com Retailing / Distribution
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NEW MOTION BEVERAGES San Diego, CA, USA www.DrinkNewMotion.com Food and Beverage
NEZIAK.COM San Diego, CA, USA www.Neziak.com Internet / Web Services
MAGNA CARTA WEALTH Los Angeles, CA, USA www.EvolutionsApp.com Fintech
NOXTRO San Diego, CA, USA www.Noxtro.com Fintech
MAMMALZ San Diego, CA, USA www.Community.Mammalz.com Media and Entertainment
OBLIVION.IO SOFTWARE, LLC Oxford, CT, USA www.We-Act.io Software
MISADVENTURE & CO. Vista, CA, USA www.Misadventure.co Food and Beverage
OFFER1 San Diego, CA, USA www.Offer1.com Real Estate
PHOTOCULTURE, INC. La Mesa, CA, USA www.PhotoCulture.com Mobile
PREDICTIVE COACH INC. San Marcos, CA, USA www.PredictiveCoach.com Transportation
RELIEFTEK San Diego, CA, USA www.ReliefTek.com Healthcare Services
RESTORVAULT San Diego, CA, USA www.RestorVault.com IT Services
ROOMCHAZER San Diego, CA, USA www.RoomChazer.com Real Estate
RUN2PLAY (FIT FOR ALL LLC) San Diego, CA, USA www.Run2Play.com Mobile
SAFE STEPS Poway, CA, USA www.TheSafeSteps.com Education
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SHYNE San Diego, CA, USA www.ShyneSD.org Consumer Services
SOLIDSURFACE.COM San Diego, CA, USA www.SolidSurface.com Internet / Web Services
SOLO SPRAY San Diego, CA, USA www.SoloSpray.com Consumer Products
SHORE BUDDIES San Diego, CA, USA www.Shore-Buddies.com Consumer Products
SOUL2SEE San Diego, CA, USA www.Soul2See.com Consumer Products
STACT APP Carlsbad, CA, USA www.StactApp.com Software
TRIPLE W San Diego, CA, USA www.Dfreeus.biz Healthcare Services
VIGILANCE RISK SOLUTIONS (VRS) San Diego, CA, USA www.VigilanceRisk.com Industry: Security
VOTERFIED San Diego, CA, USA www.Voterfied.com Internet / Web Services
WISE IOT SOLUTIONS San Diego, CA, USA www.WiseIOTSolutions.com Healthcare Services
ZEN HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Carlsbad, CA, USA www.GetMBraceApp.com Software
KITCH San Diego, CA, USA Consumer Services
POSEIDON ENERGY San Diego, CA, USA Clean Technology
CREDIT STARTER Los Angeles, CA, USA • www.CreditStarter.net Financial Services
SHOWTYME GROUP San Diego, CA, USA • www.TheShowTyme.com Real Estate
APPLYING COMPANIES continued
We work with the biotech “little dogs.”
Little dogs are innovative biotech companies, both big and small, that are developing tomorrow’s medicines and technologies to improve healthcare. We provide strategic biotech public relations and corporate communications, including press releases, media outreach, websites, and investor presentations.
We deliver innovative biotech PR solutions
It’s in our DNA
We are proud to sponsor the San Diego Angel Conference and to congratulate its finalists.
www.litldog.com
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We help businesses start, grow and get financing.
SAN DIEGO IMPERIAL VALLEY SBDC REGIONAL NETWORK
HOST INSTITUTIONS
The San Diego and Imperial Valley Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network supports the development and growth of small businesses of all types from ideation to exit throughout the two-county region. The SDIV SBDC Network has eight service centers and provides services throughout the county.
Visit www.sdivsbdc.org to sign up for advising services and/or attend a training!
POWERED BY
Consulting and administrative
services for new investors and
fund managers
SignalRockCapital.com
Proud San Diego Angel Conference
Partner
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The Brink Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at University of San Diego offers world-class business consulting, and relevant and insightful guidance to growth-oriented, innovation-based entrepreneurs, who are running small businesses.
The Brink SBDC focuses on providing support to businesses that have fewer than 500 employees, that are innovation focused and that are looking to impact not only economic growth but also prosperity for the region through the penta-bottom line approach (profit, people, planet, peace, prosperity).
THE BRINK SBDC
JANUARY 2018 TO MARCH 2020:
CAPITAL INFUSION
$47,744,250 CLIENTS SERVED JOBS SUPPORTED
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU...
San Diego Angel Conference II designed by: ChalseyFalk.com
SAVE THE DATE
San Diego Angel Conference III
March 27, 2021University of San Diego
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The San Diego Angel Conference came to be differently than how we planned,
but after all, it’s moments like this - a moment of global pause and change –
when we remember why we do what we do here at the Brink SBDC. It is up to
each of us to work together to navigate challenges like the ones we face. We
remember why out-of-the-box thinking, rapid and lean innovation help us every
day to elude crises and solve worthy problems.
We want to thank all the entrepreneurs, fund managers, investors and our
sponsors for sticking with us: Brex, Mintz, Little Dog Communications, ATS
Wealth Management, Wagenknecht IP Law Group, Vantage Point Advisors,
University Growth Fund, Spire, First Republic Bank, and Sayva Solutions. A
special thanks goes to Nina Blazeska, the Brink team of staff and consultants,
Finest City Entertainment, Chalsey Falk Design, and all of our supporters and
organizational partners that made SDAC 2020 virtual event happen!
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THE BRINK SBDC5998 Alcalá Park, MRH 149
San Diego, CA 92110SANDIEGO.EDU/SBDC
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration
Funded in part through a grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.
THE BRINK SBDC TEAM
Staff
Consultants
POWERED BY
MYSTY RUSK Director
TYLER ARDEN Social Media & Marketing Intern
RACHEL CHRISTENSEN Assistant Director of Programs
NOEMÍ R. PEÑA Assistant Director of Operations
CHRISTOPHER PETERS Event and Budget Coordinator
SCOTT ARNOLD Finance Expert
CURT BECKER Life Science Pioneer
KATHERINE CLELAND Global Marketing Strategist
LAUREN FEEHRER Customer Experience Strategist
JONATHAN IRWIN Strategic Business Builder
DR. MARTIN KLECKNER, III International Commercialization Expert
BENTON MOORE Business Scale Up Strategist
STEVEN MORLEY Fortune 100 Innovator
NATALIA PENCE Patent and Trademark Specialist
JOHN SECHREST Startup Mentor Extraordinaire
PAUL SYMCZAK Later-Stage Architect
INNA ZOZULYAK Senior HR Leader
W I N N E R F I N A L I S T S S E M I - F I N A L I S T S Q UA R T E R F I N A L I S T S
ADDITIONAL AWARDS
$10,000 Startup Legal Support
Law Office of Michael Kimball
$5,000 409A Valuation
Vantage Point Advisors, Inc.
$5,000 Payroll/benefits/401k upgrade
Season’s Financial, LLC
$20,000TOTAL VALUE
$45,500 TOTAL VALUE
$13,500TOTAL VALUE
$37,500TOTAL VALUE
$5,000 Startup Legal Support
Law Office of Michael Kimball
$2,500 Payroll/benefits/401k
upgrade
Provide two alternative upgrades
Season’s Financial, LLC
$2,500 Startup Legal Support
Law Office of Michael Kimball
$1,000 Payroll/benefits/401k
upgrade
Provide two alternative upgrades
Season’s Financial, LLC
$500 Payroll/benefits/401k
upgrade
Provide two alternative upgrades
Season’s Financial, LLC
TOTAL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL AWARDS: $113,000
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