Thank you to American Lending Center, a Gold Sponsor of the OC Startup Council!
American Lending Centeris committed to empowering startups and small businesses with the fast, flexible financing they need to grow…
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Thank you to InPlay, Inc., a renewing Member of the OC Startup Council!
InPlay, Inc. is a leading industrial IoT wireless SoC and solution provider based in Irvine…
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Thank you to Silicon Valley Bank, a renewing bronze Sponsor of the OC Startup Council!
Silicon Valley Bankpartners with individuals, investors and the world’s most innovative companies…
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Our free Startup Fundraising Video Office Hours help early stage company founders worldwide learn how to raise money for their startups.
The fun, friendly live video Q&A sessions answer financing and strategy questions from entrepreneurs from all over the world with FREE expert startup advice.
The latest free session hosted by our CEO, Scott Fox, was January 27…
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Greater Irvine Chamber Highlights Innovation Economy and Honors Members at 2026 Annual Members Meeting
Greater Irvine Chamber President & CEO Dave Coffaro delivered a forward-looking presentation at the Chamber’s 2026 Annual Members Meeting on Jan. 21, offering insight into the unique composition of Irvine’s business community—that he described as a Fortune 500 Small Business Community…
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Thank you to IG1 Communications, a renewing Bronze Sponsor of the OC Startup Council!
IG1 Communications is an award winning company based in Southern California. They produce great looking videos that help their clients stand out from the crowd and get that much needed capital…
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Thank you to Cake Equity, a Bronze Sponsor of the OC Startup Council!
Cake Equity - The best stock options solutions for early stage startups. Cake streamlines and automates many of the complex steps, to help founders have awesome capital raising and stock option plans…
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Our free Startup Fundraising Video Office Hours help early stage company founders worldwide learn how to raise money for their startups.
The fun, friendly live video Q&A sessions answer financing and strategy questions from entrepreneurs from all over the world with FREE expert startup advice.
The latest free lunchtime session hosted by our CEO, Scott Fox, was December 16…
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If you're active in the Orange County startups ecosystem, hopefully our twice-weekly free local startup newsletters are helping your business…
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Innovate, Ignite, Thrive
Celebrating 75 years of excellence, the IIT2026 Conference is a historic global gathering of visionaries, entrepreneurs, technologists, and changemakers…
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Welcome to ReadyScore.AI, a new Bronze Sponsor of the OC Startup Council!
ReadyScore.AI is the most thorough startup assessment tool available to revolutionize the fundraising strategy…
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Thank you to Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP, a Silver Sponsor of the OC Startup Council!
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLPis a leading business law firm with 115 lawyers providing experienced counsel in critical transactions and disputes from 12 offices across California, Nevada, Texas, and Washington…
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Thanks to these Sponsors who support the OC Startup Council’s work accelerating innovation and diversity in the local tech startup ecosystem.
Their investments in the local startup economy help power small business creation, job growth, the #GrowthOC movement and the many free services the Startup Council offers to support diverse local founders, entrepreneurs, and startup ventures…
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Turning Vision Into Value: Cie Portfolio Win as Nativo Is Acquired for $120M
Cie venture studio continues to deliver industry-leading outcomes as Nativo joins Life360’s mission to connect brands with modern families…
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Our free Startup Fundraising Video Office Hours help early stage company founders raise money for their startups.
The fun, friendly live video Q&A sessions answer financing and strategy questions from entrepreneurs from all over the world with FREE expert startup advice.
The latest free lunchtime session hosted by our CEO, Scott Fox, was November 18...
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Thank you to Pegasus One, a Sponsor of the OC Startup Council!
Pegasus One: Epic software product development for Startups and SMBs, Mobile-first and Cloud-native…
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