FAST PITCH - LOS ANGELES 2011

6th Annual @ UCLA — February 24, 2011 — UCLA Anderson School of Management

Due to strong demand for the event, we have now hit our attendance capacity, and will no longer accept registrations. We are definitively sold out, and cannot accept walk-in registrations, or further registrations throughout site.

Join hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors and others in the Southern California start up community at the sixth annual Tech Coast Angels LA Fast Pitch event.

CEOs of 10 early stage companies, chosen from more than 150 applicants, will each have 90 seconds to pitch their companies. The panel of judges, who will include Tech Coast Angels members, venture capitalists and other start up experts, will select the winners for Best Presentation, Best Fundability and Best Overall.

The program will include insights from industry veterans and investors.

• MySpace CEO and serial entrepreneur, Mike Jones, will talk about how to be a successful entrepreneur. Before MySpace, Mike founded and sold many businesses, including Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL.
• Venture capital and angel investors from Clearstone Venture Partners, Frontera Group, Rincon Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners and Tech Coast Angels will discuss how to get funded in today’s market.
• CEOs of TCA-funded portfolio companies, LaughStub, YouMail, HitFix and Freebinar, will talk about today’s early stage business climate and what entrepreneurs can do to gain an advantage.

There will also be time for networking with Tech Coast Angels members, venture capitalists and other industry experts after the event over a light dinner, wine and assorted beverages.

Why should you attend Fast Pitch LA 2011?

• Network with more than 400 people from the startup market.
• Learn from investors and veteran start up CEOs.
• See some of the most promising early stage companies in Southern California.
• Hear more about the 160+ companies TCA has funded since 1997.

The Tech Coast Angels is the nation’s largest and most experienced network of angel investors - Southern California's #1 source of funding for emerging companies.

Angel investing isn’t just about money. It is also about mentoring, strategic advice and connections to customers, management and venture capital.

Tech Coast Angels helps fuel the growth of the most innovative companies and entrepreneurs in Southern California. Our 300+ members devote time, expertise and capital to help companies grow and succeed. Companies benefit from working with our group of seasoned, well-connected advisors. Tech Coast Angels operates five networks in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego,Westlake/Santa Barbara and the Inland Empire.

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