Founded in 2000, the Pasadena Angels is a group of leading private investors that provide long-term human and financial capital to help build successful companies. Our members, with many years of collective leadership experience provide the resources to ensure the success of our portfolio companies. The Pasadena Angels invests in early stage companies in a broad range of industries including, but not limited to technology, that have the potential to build sustainable and successful businesses. The Pasadena Angels charges no fees for its services. We look for companies that have the following characteristics: * Headquartered in Southern California * Large market opportunity with sufficient untapped potential * Scalable business with prospects for rapid growth * Compelling and defendable market differentiation * Product proof-of-concept * Well defined sales/marketing strategy with strong understanding of market and customer base * Compelling business model and financing plan that leads to profitability, positive cash flow, and reasonable returns for an investor * Intellectual Property - proprietary and defendable (patented or patentable) processes or applications
