Christopher Hameetman

Priced for everyone - $59 up front, $39/year Easy enough for anyone - Step 1: Plug Stick into your router; Step 2: Slap Tags onto doors and windows; Step 3: Download the app At $12B annually in the US alone, the Home Security industry is large, but antiquated. A new generation of users expect a truly connected experience, centered around their smartphones. And anything they put in their homes needs to reflect a design ethos - consumers no longer settle for undefined chunks of plastic and metal that serve a basic need. They want something that is light, portable and design-driven. The corner-piece of our patent-pending Innovation - The Tag. It uses a combination of sensors that allow a unique one-piece design which, compared to the traditional two-piece sensors, works better, simplifies installation and enables an entirely new design ethos. Our window/door Tags fit snuggly into the corner of a door or window and contour gently with the adjacent frames. The Tags more effectively discern vibrations from actual entry, so less false alarms. And you can easily pop them off and put them in your pocket when you move. In addition, we allow users to pre-populate their app with contacts for friends and family, such that any alerts can be instantly forwarded to their personal networks. This supports an inherently social form of Neighborhood Watch, and provides a basic platform for communities to interact. With its low price point, practical application, ease of use, standardized wireless in-home technology and smartphone app, our solution provides the ideal platform for the Internet of Things. Countless in-home sensor applications can be built from this installed base.

“Blue Bottle is coffee and people. Not necessarily in that order.” —James Freeman, Founder In our eyes, coffee’s main purpose is to be delicious. We go to great lengths to source, roast, taste, and prepare coffee so our guests can enjoy it at peak deliciousness. We know that good coffee depends on strong community. We work directly with farmers around the world to source our coffees as sustainably and ethically as we can. We hire team members who are dedicated to creating beautiful experiences with coffee. From the farm to the cafe, our coffee is handled by people who care.

Preact is a cloud-based, customer success system that helps subscription businesses maximize customer lifetime value by reducing churn and driving upgrades. Preact generates health & activity metrics for each user and account by analyzing detailed individual session-level usage and other signals. It uses big data analytics, behavioral science, and machine learning to help identify customers likely to churn or upgrade. Preact’s system allows a customer success team to manage their workflow in an efficient and effective way.

Savara is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare respiratory diseases. Our lead program, molgramostim nebulizer solution, is an inhaled granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in Phase 3 development for autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP). Our management team has significant experience in rare respiratory diseases and pulmonary medicine, identifying unmet needs, and effectively advancing product candidates to approval and commercialization. More information can be found at www.savarapharma.com. More information on the Phase 3 IMPALA-2 clinical trial in aPAP can be found at www.impala2.com

Green Dot is a financial technology and registered bank holding company committed to delivering trusted, best-in-class money management and payment solutions to customers and partners, seamlessly connecting people to their money. Green Dot’s proprietary technology enables it to build products and features that address the most pressing financial challenges of consumers and businesses, transforming the way they manage and move money and making financial empowerment more accessible for all. Green Dot offers a broad set of financial services to consumers and businesses including debit, checking, credit, prepaid, and payroll cards, as well as robust money processing services, tax refunds, cash deposits and disbursements. Its flagship digital banking platform GO2bank offers consumers simple and accessible mobile banking designed to help improve financial health over time. The company’s banking platform services business enables a growing list of the world’s largest and most trusted consumer and technology brands to deploy customized, seamless, value-driven money management solutions for their customers. Founded in 1999, Green Dot has served more than 33 million customers directly and many millions more through its partners. The Green Dot Network of more than 90,000 retail distribution locations nationwide, more than all remaining bank branches in the U.S. combined, enables it to operate primarily as a “branchless bank.” Green Dot Bank is a subsidiary of Green Dot Corporation and member of the FDIC . For more information about Green Dot’s products and services, please visit www.greendot.com. +++ The Commissioner of Financial Regulation for the State of Maryland will accept all questions or complaints from Maryland residents regarding Green Dot Corporation, NMLS ID #914924 at 1100 North Eutaw Street, Suite 611; Baltimore, MD 21201, phone 888-784-0136. NMLS Consumer Access: https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org/

Founded as Tech Coast Angels in 1997, Tech Coast Angels Venture Group (TCA VG) has invested approximately $300 million in more than 525 companies, attracting an additional $2.2 billion in capital. With 400+ accredited investors in TCA LA, TCA OC, TCA Inland Empire, Pasadena Angels, and MEDA Angels, TCA VG is a key seed and early-stage funding source. Members, including founders and business leaders, deliver more than capital — providing counsel, mentorship, and access to extensive networks.

A recent analysis by CB Insights ranked TCA #1 out of 370 angel groups on “Network Centrality” and #5 overall in “Investor Mosaic."​ With over 400 active members, TCA is one of the largest angel networks in the world. Since its inception in 1997, TCA members have focused on building valuable companies, personally invested over $240 million in over 430 companies, and helped portfolio companies attract more than $1.7 billion in additional capital. TCA members give companies more than just capital; they also provide counsel, mentoring and access to an extensive network of potential investors, customers, strategic partners and management talent. TCA has five chapters in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, the Central Coast and the Inland Empire.

Priced for everyone - $59 up front, $39/year Easy enough for anyone - Step 1: Plug Stick into your router; Step 2: Slap Tags onto doors and windows; Step 3: Download the app At $12B annually in the US alone, the Home Security industry is large, but antiquated. A new generation of users expect a truly connected experience, centered around their smartphones. And anything they put in their homes needs to reflect a design ethos - consumers no longer settle for undefined chunks of plastic and metal that serve a basic need. They want something that is light, portable and design-driven. The corner-piece of our patent-pending Innovation - The Tag. It uses a combination of sensors that allow a unique one-piece design which, compared to the traditional two-piece sensors, works better, simplifies installation and enables an entirely new design ethos. Our window/door Tags fit snuggly into the corner of a door or window and contour gently with the adjacent frames. The Tags more effectively discern vibrations from actual entry, so less false alarms. And you can easily pop them off and put them in your pocket when you move. In addition, we allow users to pre-populate their app with contacts for friends and family, such that any alerts can be instantly forwarded to their personal networks. This supports an inherently social form of Neighborhood Watch, and provides a basic platform for communities to interact. With its low price point, practical application, ease of use, standardized wireless in-home technology and smartphone app, our solution provides the ideal platform for the Internet of Things. Countless in-home sensor applications can be built from this installed base.

Somabar has created the first automated bartender for restaurants, hotel rooms and lounges. Winner of the Best Appliance of the year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Somabar is helping the restaurant and hotel industry control their beverage service with faster service, reduced waste, zero theft and 100% consistency. Apply today!

“Blue Bottle is coffee and people. Not necessarily in that order.” —James Freeman, Founder In our eyes, coffee’s main purpose is to be delicious. We go to great lengths to source, roast, taste, and prepare coffee so our guests can enjoy it at peak deliciousness. We know that good coffee depends on strong community. We work directly with farmers around the world to source our coffees as sustainably and ethically as we can. We hire team members who are dedicated to creating beautiful experiences with coffee. From the farm to the cafe, our coffee is handled by people who care.