San Diego Angel Conference Kicks Off Fund V with 106 Applications

Announcing SDAC Fund V. Beyond excited to start (it actually already did), this journey will fellow investors (about 100 active angel investors) to invest in the BEST innovation and integrity-driven founders. Below is the press release to entice investors to JOIN US and for founders to know you are seen and investable, apply for next year!

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE )--San Diego Angel Conference ?(SDAC), a University of San Diego (USD) Knauss School of Business and Brink SBDC program that activates accredited angel investors and engages promising early-stage companies, is launching its fifth angel conference series today. SDAC provides mentorship, education, resources, and valuable connections to early-stage companies seeking angel funding, as it engages first-time and experienced angel investors interested in building their investment portfolios.?The application deadline for entrepreneurs ?is January 19.

“SDAC has been instrumental in connecting engaged angel investors with exciting early-stage companies, solving some of the world’s most urgent challenges” -Mysty Rusk

SDAC is open to early-stage companies that have the potential for a 10X return on investment within five years and a management team capable of executing the plan. SDAC is accepting applications from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico at?www.thesdangels.com/apply .

New and experienced angel investors can access information on joining the fund and participating in investor education, networking, and USD President’s Club events at?www.thesdangels.com/angel-investor . SDAC investors begin reviewing deals in February.

106 applicants have begun the process of selection.

Amazing startups from across the nation have applied for San Diego Angel Conference in 2023. The process is that all investors evaluate the startups on Gust and score them based on the information provided by the entrepreneur. The co-fund management team gets a group of 6-7 angel investors and 10-12 startups to evaluate to get to the quarterfinalists. This year the 104 applicants were:

• 31% female
• 21 states (65% were San Diego Companies)
• Medical Devices and Software were the largest industry groups

The list of SDAC Fund V 104 applicants .... (Company – Entrepreneur)

1. One Health Group (OHG) – Albert Di Rienzo
2. Cozaint Corp – Jay Bartlett
3. RemotelyMe – Bill Reed
4. toPointC – David Lofy
5. KAS Global Commerce Inc. – Ketan Bhagwate
6. Stories About Places – Ron Hodson
7. Nonaste, LLC- Andy Voggenthaler
8. nexev – Ben Whitt
9. Deck the Palms – Jorge Muniz
10. New Motion Beverages & Embolden Beer Company – Kyle Pool
11. MRGN – Yoni Rubin
12. OmneShip – Gabriel Gillespie
13. LIMBER Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc – Luca De Vivo Nicoloso, Ph.D.
14. Oscar’s Startup – Oscar Garcia-Sanchez
15. The Impact Collective – Barbara Bry
16. Smart Border Systems – Luis Cabrera
17. Athletiverse – Dominyck Bullard
18. Relavo – Sarah Lee SOLARIS AEROPONICS, INC. – Dr. Douglas Evan Hersh
19. Omega Benefits, Inc. – Rich Benci Link Munch – Kevin S. ISHI Health Inc. – Ajay Srivastava
20. Vistim Labs Inc – James Hamet Traveling Miss T. – Natalie Teboul
21. Welfie – Dr. Steven Moyo, MD Golf Greener – John Gorsuch
22. Mixed Reality Fitness – Jacob Taylor
23. VCF-Vibe Capital Framework – Christian Wiesenthal
24. Casablanca – RAGHDAH ALSAAD
25. Narratize – Katie Trauth Taylor, PhD IPROTEAN – Jeffery Adler CRIA HAIR – Shubhra Sharma, Ph.D.
26. WISHLY – Joanne Gonzalez Forster Nuooly, Inc. – Michael Roybal Empower Employ – Lindsay Helm Esas Beauty Inc. – Amanda Sichon
27. gravityAI – Daniel Huss The SAFE Steps, Inc. – Dave Smith Estrigenix Therapeutics, Inc. – William Donaldson
28. FLOW Speak – Matthew Sussman
29. Streamfisher Inc. – Paul Sukhanov
30. Planeo – Santosh Sadasivuni
31. Cohzel Margaritas – Gary John Collins
32. Biomotum, Inc. – Ray Browning, PhD
33. Immuno Roza – Ivan Osokine
34. Oasis Travel Platform – Chris Fessenden
35. CutCam Inc. – Kevin Yee
36. GlyConMedics – Nick Gorgani
37. Vikktoria – Walid Romaya
38. LoyaltyIOT – Michael Kerr Kerr
39. Sequence Sciences – Seth Maheu
40. pumpspotting, Inc. – Amy VanHaren
41. MeCo Diagnostics – Adam Watson
42. Pixly – Lee Mills
43. Ciari Guitars, Inc. – Jonathan Spangler
44. TrustFour Technologies, Inc. – Robert Levine
45. Intrigue Health – Dereck Tatman
46. Regresar Medical – Hal Gibson
47. Wave Therapeutics – Jessica Bussert
48. FirstWork – Patrick Faga
49. Behave Inc. – Athena Kasvikis
50. CY Molecular Diagnostics – Bill Hanna
51. Educational Vision Technologies Inc. – Monal Parmar
52. Bear Bar Foods – Brian Bowers
53. Neotech Aqua Solutions, Inc. – George Diefenthal
54. FloraTrace, Inc – Brett Tipple
55. Inspired Specialty Products Inc. d/b/a ōku – Carolyn Hamlet
56. Brim Living Inc – Kyle Carpenter
57. Makeena, Inc. – Karen Frame
58. Ravacan – Anne-Sophie Le Bloas
59. Kai Pono Solutions – Navy McKee
60. MoonPads – Margaret Ferrigno
61. digiXL Inc. – Anish Tripathi
62. Preemadonna – Pree Walia
63. CloSure – Chris Clawson
64. Monittor – Noemi Kis
65. Privio Technologies LLC – Ryan Brooks
66. TheraB Medical Products – Alexa Jones
67. ORScribe – Wesley Mitchell
68. Icarus RT, Inc. – Mark Anderson
69. Myri Health – Pinkey Patel
70. MarWell Bio Inc. – Dr. Zahra Hemmatian, Ph.D., MSc., MEng.
71. MILLU – Sena Lee
72. Radious – Amina Moreau
73. LIL BUCKS LLC – Emily Griffith
74. Family Proud, Inc – Jaden Risner
75. a)plan coaching – Sara Ellis Conant
76. Buswell Biomedical – Sheila Buswell
77. The Titan Athletics Co – Eric Larkin
78. goAlong Travels – Natalie Richards
79. Esporter – Michael Laracuente
80. RothBuilder – Ed Devine
81. SiLi-ion, Inc. – Mark Hatch
82. Rubitection – Sanna Gaspard, PhD
83. Benjamin’s Startup – Benjamin Shapiro
84. Renew Solar – Heather Hardenberg
85. RipeMetrics – Chris Boudreau
86. Maya’s Cookies – Maya Madsen
87. Illuminote – Adam Eberts
88. WorldCitizen.One – Michael WALSH
89. Morari, Inc. – Jeff Bennett
90. CalTier – Parker Smith
91. MyoGene Bio – Courtney Young
92. Apnea Tek Medical Devices – Dr. Suresh Shah
93. Concise PH – Yogesh Thasale

The SDAC Legacy in 5 short years

With about 100 early-stage companies participating and vying for a share of an investment fund of at least $200,000* each year, SDAC has become one of?the largest angel investor programs ?in the country. In four years, SDAC has awarded $4.1M to 14 startups; many of its?portfolio companies ?and applicants have gone on to secure larger funding rounds totaling over $190M to date.

Last year,?CARI Health ?(San Diego), a startup developing a medication monitoring device for treating opioid addiction, was awarded $350,000. Runner-up?ReJoule ?(Signal Hill, CA) was awarded $234,000 for their work in developing effective second-life battery testing, and?Hera Biotech ?(San Antonio, TX) was awarded $150,000 for its efforts to commercialize a nonsurgical test for endometriosis.

CEO of?CARI Health ?Patrik Schmidle says, “SDAC funding?was game-changing for CARI Health. As the lead investor SDAC was the foundation for our seed round, which?has enabled us to hire talent, advance our product,?and secure additional?funding. SDAC helped us engage with angel investors and build a valuable network of mentors, investors, and peers.”

"SDAC has been instrumental in connecting engaged angel investors with exciting early-stage companies, solving some of the world’s most urgent challenges,” says?USD ?President James Harris. "We know this is an important part of our investment in the community and one way we level the playing field for the passionate and persistent to create wealth, look after our most vulnerable, and care for our common home."

SDAC Founder Mysty Rusk ?agrees.?“Attaining an angel investment doesn’t require affluence, education, or wealth. It requires a product that solves a real problem and an entrepreneur with tenacity and a tolerance for risk. With SDAC our main objective is to activate accredited investors, and funding innovative early-stage companies is a great byproduct.?USD’s Free Enterprise Institute ,?Brink SBDC , and SDAC collaborate seamlessly to provide the infrastructure to ‘Get to yes!’,” says Rusk. “USD leads in values-driven free enterprise and has enabled an enduring network of entrepreneurs, partners, sponsors, and investors.”

SDAC is able to activate accredited investors by providing education and training about angel investing and good deal flow, helping build a network of investors while helping investors develop and refine their own decision making and thesis around investing. SDAC partners with more than?25 organizations ?in the region including top California universities: University of San Diego, San Diego State University, and University of California, San Diego. These partnerships drive the deal flow and support for startups. These connections, combined with SDAC’s reputation for excellence, enable it to attract promising startups and manage an investment fund that has awarded more?than $4.1M directly over four years. SDAC sponsors include?USD ,?vteams ,?Mintz ,?SDSU ,?First Republic Bank ,?Coeptus Law, ?Clearpoint Agency , and?UCSD .

*Actual amount invested depends on total dollars raised. Historically, investors have exceeded both the investment amount and number of companies funded.