Startup Advisors for Orange County Startups list

Startup Advisors for Orange County Startups

A directory of startup advisors, consultants, mentors, studios, and firms providing advisory services to Orange County tech startups and their Founders. See the list below for resources that can help OC startup companies with strategy, introductions, presentations, financials, raising money, marketing, and more.

 

If you advise OC high technology or software companies, please join the OC Startup Council here to get your company added to this directory page so local entrepreneurs can easily find you.

 

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Withum - PLATINUm Sponsor

Withum is an accounting firm that is focused on Advisory, Tax, and Audit Services. They are a forward-thinking, technology-driven advisory and accounting firm committed to helping their clients be more profitable, efficient, and productive in today's complex business environment. They provide the industry expertise and innovative solutions you need to Be in a Position of StrengthSM.

Contact: Matt Greco, Marketing – mgreco@withum.com or Brenna Liana, Marketing - bliana@withum.com
Allen Goh, Technology & Emerging Growth Services West Coast Team Leader - allen.goh@withum.com
Taryn Bostjancic, Life Sciences Practice Leader - tbostjancic@withum.com

http://www.withum.com

https://www.linkedin.com/company/withumsmith-brown/mycompany/

 

Nelson Mullins - Gold Sponsor

Nelson Mullins: Expert Legal Counsel to Startups and Investors Nationwide on Formation, Financing, Growth, and Exit. They are globally renowned for their high-quality, responsive, pragmatic representation of entrepreneurial tech, life sciences, and consumer enterprises and the investors who support them. With a compelling value proposition comprised of experienced, problem-solving lawyers, a sensible fee structure, and a national network. Nelson Mullins can help you form your startup so its ready for angel and venture financing, help you raise pre-seed to later stage financings, grow through acquisitions, partnerships and commercial agreements of every type, and exit through merger or acquisition or IPO.

Special Offer for OCSC Members: Startups that have not yet incorporated can take advantage of their $1500 fixed fee "Formation Package". This offers Delaware incorporation, bylaws, equity and service agreements, stock option plans, NDAs, and other documents to get you ready for financing. And, already established startups can benefit from the firm's deferral of up to $15,000 (negotiable) in legal fees until financing. Free initial consultations with their experienced startup financing attorneys are available for new clients, too. Learn more about OCSC Member Benefits here.

Contact: Joe Daniels, Partner & Co-Chair, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies - joe.daniels@nelsonmullins.com - https://www.nelsonmullins.com/ - https://www.nelsonmullins.com/people/joe-daniels#main

 

Ablaze Financial, Inc - Partner with founders to help create successful businesses they love and improve their personal finances by (1) providing proven bookkeeping, accounting, cash flow management, and financial strategies that produce timely and accurate numbers (2) educating them so they understand the stories those numbers tell in order to make informed decisions about their business to achieve their goals and dreams.

Special Offer For OCSC Members: OCSC Members can receive a discount on their set-up fee.

Contact: Amy Spandau, CEO/Founder - connect@ablazefinancial.com - https://www.ablazefinancial.com

 

JMG Advisors is focused on growth for Startups, SMBs and Mid-Market enterprises. Their team specializes in building and executing GTM and product strategies and experienced in B2B and B2C technology. They partner with companies to accelerate the impact of their technology platforms to business outcomes.

Inquire at hello@jmgadvisors.com

SPECIAL OCSC OFFER: Free 2 week engagement assessing startups growth strategy.

Contact: Derek Kan, Founder / CEO - derek@jmgadvisors.com - https://jmgadvisors.com/

 

SA Technologies Inc - Offshore Hiring Solutions for Startups. They have helped 100's of startups scale up hiring using our India and South America operations. With over 20 years of expertise, their refined approach to offshore hiring helps startups halve the time needed to onboard skilled professionals and realize value.

SPECIAL OCSC OFFER: 30 days free trial worth more than $10,000 USD for all new OC Startups. Free CTO advice specially for non tech founders. Their CTO has multiple exits already and ready to help.

Contact: Manoj Joshi, Client partner - manoj@satechglobal.us - https://satincorp.com/startups

 

Techflex Product Development stands out in the medical device industry due to its extensive expertise and comprehensive approach to development. Their team of seasoned professionals includes engineers, regulatory experts, and quality assurance specialists who work collaboratively to ensure that every aspect of a medical device project is meticulously planned and executed.

SPECIAL OCSC OFFER: Assistance in creating and developing good hardware and software requirements for your product.

Contact: Jorg Lorscheider, CEO - jorg@techflex-dev.com - http://www.techflex-dev.com

 

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Cake Equity - Bronze Sponsor

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.

Special Offer For OCSC Members: OCSC Members receive 20% OFF Cake stock option plans and services!

Contact: Jason Atkins, Founder - jason@cakeequity.com - https://cakeequity.com/

 

Barcelo, Harrison & Walker, LLP - Intellectual Property Attorneys - Experienced Counsel for Navigating the IP Minefield. Our partners all have advanced engineering degrees and decades of experience, and often manage teams of attorneys and experts for larger projects.

Contact: Rey Barcelo, Founding Partner - rey@patentlaw.us - http://www.patenlaw.us

 

MasterMinds Startup Accelerator Workshops: Fun monthly peer coaching workshops for Orange County tech and life sciences startup founders since 2017.  A friendly, no-sales environment, MasterMinds OC can help accelerate you and your growth company to startup success in Orange County. Join a F2F session or a virtual edition online to meet fellow entrepreneurs, local investors, service providers, and more.  Free to entrepreneurs who bring good questions for discussion or startup investor pitches to practice.

Contact: info@mastermindsforum.com - https://MasterMindsOC.org 

 

Portola Valley Partners provides unique growth, investment, and M&A services to data-focused, emerging-growth software companies. Their model elevates companies' chances for success by establishing sustainable revenue and improving products while strengthening valuations in short periods of time. Customers obtain stronger, faster, and higher value exits.

Contact: Phil Drachman, Managing Director - pdrachman@portolavalleypartners.com - (714) 904-9008 - http://www.portolavalleypartners.com

 

University Lab Partners is a premier, nonprofit, wet lab incubator located in Orange County, CA. ULP operates 2 facilities in Irvine and Aliso Viejo, CA. ULP offers highly-equipped wet lab facilities along with the benefits of peer-to-peer interactions among a life science-focused entrepreneurial community.

Contact: Karin Koch, Executive Director - info@universitylabpartners.org - https://www.universitylabpartners.org/

 

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Artios Consultants Inc.: Fractional finance executives that structure, optimize, and manage business operations that scale with your growth.

 

CSUF Entrepreneurship - Whether you are starting a business or are growing one, the CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship is here to help you take your business to the next level.

 

Customer Everything Solutions: A lean and mean, Growth-Engine-focused contracting, consulting, and coaching firm providing customer success services to B2B SaaS companies—Bootstrapped, Seed, Series A-B—who need to accelerate all areas of growth quickly and efficiently.

 

Endee™ offers products development and marketing services for start ups and established companies looking to enhance their offering and grow.

 

The Mackenzie Group focuses on accelerating growth for businesses, from startups to established companies while utilizing a process leveraging the interplay of Vision, Leadership and Execution

 

NM Engineering LLC - Engineering service and consulting group specializing in supporting early to mid-growth companies in the medical device and life science space.

 

OC Startup Council is a local community service association dedicated to helping diverse Orange County startup founders and their teams build successful new high tech, life sciences, and software companies.  

 

The Savvy Founder is tailored for early-stage startups raising funds or those ready to scale The Savvy Founder offers strategic insights to amplify growth.

 

SFicp.com - Product, Growth, Go-to-Market & Marketing Advisor for Technology Startups with 25 years of Success.

 
 


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