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2013

Where Socially Responsible

Investors and Service Providers

meet Socially Responsible

Entrepreneurs and Growth

Companies

Produced by the California Coast Venture Forum

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Table of Contents

CBIS Investor Disclaimer 3

President’s Welcome Letter 4

Executive Committee & Board of Advisors 7

Program Schedule 8

Keynote Speakers and Panel Members 13

CBIS Awards Ceremony 18

Investor Roundtable Participants 18

Company Executive Summaries 31

CBIS Overview 59

Entrepreneur Presentations (in order of presentation)

SWEETSPRING SALMON

WASH IT

ECO PAS Student Presentations

t4 SPATIAL

KAIBAE Craigfetch

MODE Design-N-Cut

ALTA ENERGY Fertile Grounds

REPURPOSE iGot It Repairs

REGENERATIVE R. E.

LYFESTART

KIWA LIFE

ACQI

OJAI ENERGY

LOCALI

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CALIFORNIA COAST VENTURE FORUM

INVESTOR DISCLAIMER

Neither the materials in this Program Book nor the Summit company

presentations constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to

purchase securities. If an investment in a company presenting or attending this

Summit as a direct or indirect result, it will be solely on the initiative of the

investor without participation by or a transaction related compensation to the

California Coast Venture Forum.

An investment in a presenting or attending company will involve a high

degree of risk. Investors must perform their own due diligence and seek legal

and other professional counsel before reaching any investment decisions

Neither the California Coast Venture Forum nor any of its sponsors make

any representation or warranty to any presenting or attending companies as an

investment opportunity. The California Coast Venture Forum and its sponsors

disclaim any liability to presenting or attending companies or investors.

California Coast Venture Forum

September 12, 2013

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CALIFORNIA COAST VENTURE FORUM TEAM

Officers

Jerry E. Knotts President/CEO

Curtis Park Chief Financial Officer

Executive Committee Members

Craig Allen

Kyle Ashby

Renee Becker

Chuck Bischoff

Jeremy Bodenhamer

Bridge Carney

Joe Cibere

Peter Hartman

Brian Heimberg

Garrett Kababik

Linda LeBrock

Kerby Lecka

Ted Loud

Valeria Makorova

Mike Manchak

Doug Mazeffa

Sean Mitchell

Stephen Nellis

Jill Nida

David Ny

Diana Pereira

David Raney

Gideon Rubin

Alissa Sears

Craig Shields

Chris Snowden

Marshall Tibbetts

Advisory Board Members

Darin Chen

Gillian Christie

Henry Dubroff

Cheryl Friesen

Frank Foster

George Isaac

Michael Kramer

David Lafitte

Ed Savage

Rohit Shukla

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CLEAN BUSINESS INVESTMENT SUMMIT (CBIS V)

12 September 2013

Program

7:00 AM Pre-Registered Check-In & Networking Continental breakfast

8:00 AM Welcome: Jerry Knotts, President/CEO CCVF/CBIS

8:10 AM Summit Opening: Congresswoman Lois Capps

8:30 AM Morning Keynote: “Growing through the Crowd: Future of Equity-based Crowdfunding”

Ben Lee, CircleUp

9:00 AM Morning Panel: “Changing Funding Landscape”

Panelists: Brad Barnhorn, Barnhorn Growth Advisors

Ben Lee, CircleUp

William Klehm III, Falbrook Technologies

Steve Parry, NGEN Partners

Chance Barnett, Crowdfunder

Tim Bubnack, Huntington Capital

Moderator: Renee Becker, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

10:00 AM Entrepreneur Presentations

1. SWEETSPRING SALMON Phil David

2. WASH IT Michael Munsterman

3. ECO PAS Sid Colome

4. t4 Spatial Doug Crawford

5. GO KAIBAE Dr. Luc Maes

10:50 AM BREAK

11:10 AM Entrepreneur Presentations

6 MODE Tim Xenos

7. ALTA ENERGY Sam Lee

8. REPURPOSE Lauren Gropper

9. REGENERATIVE R.E. Alejandro Levins

10. LYFESTART Jeff Stroud

12:00 PM BREAK

12:15 PM Networking Lunch

12:20 PM Afternoon Keynote Jeff Denholm, Founder & CEO, Atira Systems

1:00 PM Awards

Joe Nida Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, presented by Jill Nida

CBIS Legacy Award, presented by Jerry Knotts

1:15 PM BREAK

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1:30 PM Entrepreneur Presentations

11 KIWA LIFE Martin Acosta

12. ACQI Dr. Arkadij Elizarov

13. OJAI ENERGY Catherine E. VonBurg

14. LOCALI Melissa Rosen

2:10 PM BREAK

2:30 PM Student Entrepreneur Presentations

1 Craigfetch Ricardo Haynes & Alfred Pacheco

2. Design-N-Cut Jesus Terrazas

3. Fertile Grounds Paulo Thomas & Cindy Gutierrez

4. iGot It Repairs Izack Romero

2:50 PM Investor Roundtable Moderator: David Raney, David Raney Associates

TABLES FIRM INVESTOR

1. DFJ Frontier: Will Geiger

2. CircleUp: Ben Lee

3. NGEN Partners: Steve Parry

4. Keiretsu Forum: Connie Harrell & Carinda Bourgeois

5. E & A Companies: Jared Josleyn

6. Tech Coast Angels: Mike Panesis & Gary Kravetz

7. RSF Social Finance: Mike Gabriel

8. Watershed Capital & Impact Capitalism Circle: Aaron Enz

9. Unreasonable Institute: Tyler Hartung

10. Crowdfunder: Chance Barnett

11. Huntington Capital: Tim Bubnack

12. Leonhardt Ventures: Howard Leonhardt

13. California Small Business Development Center: Melissa Moreno, J.D.

14. Liquid Investments: Anthony Archer

15. Renewal Funds: Joel Solomon

16. State Financial Corporation: Luz Glickman

17. Stanton Chase International: Ed Savage

18. Crestmark: Leslie Johnson, Esq.

19. Claremont Creek Ventures: Brad Webb

20. Agility Capital: Jeff Carmody

5:00 PM Local Wine Reception

6:30 PM Closing Remarks

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INVESTOR ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS

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Clean Business Investment Summit 2013

Opening Remarks

Jerry Knotts

President & CEO, California Coast Venture Forum

Jerry is the President/CEO of the California Coast Venture Forum and President of J.E. Knotts & Associates. He has

more than 30 years successful experience in small, medium and large sized defense and aerospace low and hi-

technology companies. He served as Vice-President/General Manager, Defense Electronics Div, California

Microwave and Vice-President, American Nucleonics Corporation. He serves as a member of the Board of

Counselors, California Lutheran University School of Business; a member of the SoCalBio Investor Conference

Company/Company Screening Board; and a mentor for the LARTA Institute. Jerry has notable achievements in

general business management, strategic planning, and business development, in addition to serving on numerous

Corporation Boards and providing strategic and financial planning services to small and medium sized companies.

Jerry holds a BSEE (Electrical Engineering) from Penn State University; an MBA from Auburn; and is graduate of

the Defense Systems Management College (DSMC), Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), and Air War

College. Jerry is a Senior Life Member of the IEEE and a registered Professional Engineer.

Summit Opening

Congresswoman Lois Capps

Keynote Intro

Michael Manchak

President & CEO, Economic Vitality Corporation

Currently President and CEO of the Economic Vitality Corporation, a regional economic development organization.

Michael previously served as the project manager for California Central Coast Research Partnership; Vice President

of Business Development at ATW Alternative Technologies, Inc.; Managing Partner of Terranalysis Corporation;

and Construction Finance Analyst for Chase Manhattan Corporation. He has a business degree from the University

of Southern California, Marshall School of Business.

Michael serves or has completed terms on the following Boards and Advisory Councils including California

Association for Local Economic Development (CALED), Central Coast Software & Technology Association

(SOFTEC), Emeritus, Workforce Investment Board of San Luis Obispo County, Cal Poly's Orfalea College of

Business, Community Advisory Council, Cal Poly’s College of Engineering, Dean’s Advisory Council, Rabobank

Regional President Advisory Council, Cuesta College Business Advisory Committee, Paso Robles Economic Task

Force, Former UCSB Economic Forecast Project, Formerly Vice-Chair of the California Space Authority, Central

Coast Economic Forecast, Central Coast Venture Forum, California Stewardship Exchange, Twin Cities

Community Hospital Governing Board, and the EDC Advisory Council.

Morning Keynote: “Growing through the Crowd: Future of Equity-Based

Crowdfunding”

Ben Lee CircleUp

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Ben is the Director of Business Development at CircleUp, an equity-based crowdfunding platform focused on

connecting great consumer brands with accredited individual investors. He joined CircleUp with experience in both

startups and consumer products. He previously worked at JH Partners, a consumer-focused private equity firm,

where he invested in and supported companies in a variety of industries, including personal care, home goods and

direct marketing. He went on to spend time at GoSmile, a developer of innovative teeth whitening products, and

TaskRabbit, an online services marketplace. Ben started his career as an investment banker at Thomas Weisel

Partners. Ben received a BS in Physics from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He

holds Series 63 and 82 licenses.

Morning Panel: “Changing Funding Landscape”

Ben Lee

CircleUp

Brad Barnhorn

Founder, Barnhorn Growth Advisors

Brad Barnhorn works with a select set of leading growth-stage companies and private-equity groups in the food and

beverage space as a board member and strategic advisor. His work leverages 25 years of company-building

experience as entrepreneur, CEO, management consultant, board member and investor, cutting across all critical

strategic and operational dimensions of successful company-building in the food and beverage space. Mr.

Barnhorn’s CEO career began as founder and CEO of the Fantasia Fresh Juice Co., which he rapidly built into the

leading superpremium fresh juice/smoothie company in the Midwestern United States, culminating in its merger

with Naked Juice and subsequent sale to Pepsi. He currently serves as a Board Member and/or Strategic Advsior to

eight food and beverage companies including Krave Jerky, KeVita, Zola and Rhythm SuperFoods. Brad holds an

MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and resides in San Francisco and Sonoma County.

Chance Barnett

Co-Founder & CEO, Crowdfunder

Chance Barnett is the Co-Founder and CEO of Crowdfunder, the social network and business crowdfunding

platform for small businesses, social enterprises and startups. Chance is a successful internet entrepreneur, investor

and advisor who has started and bootstrapped several companies from inception to over $58,000,000 in revenues

over the last 13 years. His unique skill set brings together both hands-on technical knowledge and high growth

marketing/customer acquisition experience, as demonstrated by having built technology and grown businesses that

have acquired over

40,000,000 email subscribers online. Prior to founding Crowdfunder in 2011, Chance’s left his most recent full time

operational leadership role and became a hands-on investor and advisor for early stage growth companies, a Forbes

Contributor on Startups and Crowdfunding, as well as a published best-selling Author & Speaker in the areas of

Personal Development & Entrepreneurship. In founding Crowdfunder, Chance has played an early and significant

role in JOBS Act legislation & regulation– engaged directly with top leadership across Congress, the White House

and the SEC. Chance is a graduate of University of California, Santa Cruz with a degree in Economics. He lives in

Venice, California where he is an Advisor or Board Member to a select group of socially conscious businesses and

early stage startups, and surfs when the waves are good.

Tim Bubnack

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Managing Partner, Huntington Capital

Tim Bubnack joined Huntington Capital in June 2007 and has more than 15 years of lending, technology investment

and financial experience. Prior to joining Huntington Tim spent five years with Silicon Valley Bank as Managing

Director of commercial banking activities in the San Diego region where he managed early stage and middle market

banking relationships in the technology, communications and biomedical industries. Prior to joining Silicon Valley

Bank in 2002, he served in senior executive positions at Comerica Ventures, Inc. and Comerica Capital Advisors

where he was responsible for identifying and assessing direct equity investments and investments in venture funds.

Tim also made loans in partnership with the Technology and Life Science Division of Comerica Bank. At Comerica

Bank he was part of the founding team of the company’s Southern California Emerging Growth Division. Bubnack

earned a bachelor’s degree in business economics from the University of San Diego. He is active in the business

community where he was most recently a board member of the San Diego Venture Group and currently a Business

Advisor for Pacific Community Ventures. Tim’s current board seats and observer positions include Advanced

Structural Alloys, Crescent House Publishing, Diamond Contract Services, Eaton Pharmaceuticals, Environment

Furniture, Paragon, and Reischling Press. Tim was on the board of Anakam which was sold to Equifax (NYSE:

EFX).

Steve Parry

Managing Director, NGEN Partners

Steve is a professional geologist with an international resource industry background. For the past eleven years he

has been a Managing Director with NGEN Partners, and has made investments in a diverse group of companies

centered on sustainability, climate change and strategic resources. He is Chair of the Board of Dirtt Environmental

Solutions and Powerspan Corporation, Lead Director of Fallbrook Technologies and a Director of Rayne

Corporation, Greengate Power, SolFocus, Solaria and Tioga Energy. He is Chair of the Santa Barbara-based

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (www.wagingpeace.org) and a Trustee and Executive Committee member of the

Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation (www.switzernetwork.org). Steve is a graduate of Queen’s University and

the University of Western Ontario and is a recipient of the Canada 125 medal for his work involving sustainability

of Canadian resource communities.

William Klehm III

Chairman and CEO, Fallbrook Technologies

Bill Klehm joined Fallbrook as Chief Executive Officer in April 2004. He has over 20 years of automotive-related

experience and has held several positions with management responsibilities in the automotive business, including

finance, marketing, sales, product development, and manufacturing operations. Previously, he served as the

president and general manager of Newgen Results Corporation, an automotive customer relationship management

firm. Prior to joining Newgen, Bill served as president and SBU director for Visteon Climate Control Systems

Ltd. He helped develop and launch Visteon’s Aftermarket Division. He started his career with Ford Motor

Company in 1985 and held a variety of posts within the Ford Customer Service Division where he was responsible

for developing and executing the marketing/growth strategy for its customer service parts business. Bill holds a

B.A. in Management and Marketing from Northwood University and also participated in the Harvard Business

School Executive Education Programs.

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Moderator: Renee Becker

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Renee’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities, public and private equity offerings and general

corporate representation of clients. Renee performs services for a full range of clients, from closely held concerns

to exchange-listed companies, as well as investment banks and institutional investors. In addition, Renee advises

clients and their boards of directors with respect to corporate governance and corporate strategy. Renee's public

company representation includes matters relating to federal securities laws under the Securities Act of 1933, the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the JOBS Act, as well as state securities laws. Renee is a graduate of

Stanford Law School and completed her undergraduate degree at The Ohio State University. Manatt, Phelps &

Phillips, LLP is one of the nation's leading law firms with offices strategically located throughout California and in

New York and Washington, D.C. Through its full-service digital media platform, created by entrepreneurs for

entrepreneurs, Manatt uniquely offers a one-stop shop of professional services for companies from the start-up

phase to mature public companies.

Entrepreneur Introductions

Bridgeman Carney

Founder, Carney & Associates

Bridge’s expertise is in the extraction and crystallization of core product values and then formulating sales and

marketing messages and G-t-M (Go-to-Market) planning and execution for technology providers. His experiences

include sales and marketing assignments for a number of companies located near Los Angeles (Ventura/Santa

Barbara Counties) area including Xircom (later Intel), Absolute Analysis, QualityLogic and Terrosa Technologies.

Bridge is currently working with local startup companies providing technology-to-market messaging strategy and

marketing/sales development. He is also is the IEEE-Buenaventura Section Vice-Chair for 2011 and the Power &

Energy Society Chair.

Craig Allen, CFA, CFP, CIMA

President, Montecito Private Asset Management, LLC

Craig has been managing assets for foundations, corporations, and high-net worth individuals for over twenty years.

Craig is also a seasoned business consultant, drawing on his extensive experience in investment banking, financial

accounting, financial and tax planning, and senior level management. Craig is the author of the book, “Short-Term

Decisions equal Long-Term Disasters”; (iUniverse; 2003), and presents financial markets update each week on

radio KZSB - AM 1290 in Santa Barbara, wrote a weekly column in the business section of the Santa Barbara News

Press, and writes an economic and financial market blog—FinanceWithCraigAllen.blogspot.com. Craig is

frequently published and quoted in many publications including the Wall Street Journal, the Pacific Coast Business

Times and other publications and websites. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA charter holder); a Certified

Financial Planner (CFP); and holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) certification. Craig

holds a Master of Pacific International Affairs (MPIA) degree from the Graduate School of International Relations

and Pacific Studies at the University of California San Diego (2003), with a Career Concentration in Comparative

Policy Analysis, and a Regional Concentration in Latin America. He also holds a Bachelor of Business

Administration (BBA) degree in Finance from Stephen F. Austin State University (1990). Craig is the President of

the Board of Directors and serves on the finance committee of Transition House, a Santa Barbara-based charitable

organization focused on transitioning families in need from homelessness and financial distress, to stability and

home-ownership. He is also a member of the CFA Institute, a member of the Investment Management Consultants

Association (IMCA), a member of the CFA Society of San Diego, and a member of the Southern California

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Investment Managements Consultants Association. Craig is also a faculty member of Axia College of the

University of Phoenix.

Entrepreneur Presentations

Student Entrepreneur Intros

Melissa Moreno, JD

Director of Santa Barbara County SBDC & SBCC's Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Melissa V. Moreno, J.D. completed her undergraduate studies at University of California, Santa Barbara. She

attended Pepperdine University School of Law for one year on a Dean’s Merit Scholarship, and graduated with a

Juris Doctor degree from Santa Barbara College of Law. She is admitted to the California State Bar as an active,

licensed attorney. She is also a licensed California Real Estate Broker. Melissa has been steered from the practice of

law and into various business, real estate and academic opportunities over the last 20 years. She is equally

comfortable working in an academic as she is a business setting, and embraces the challenge of creatively managing

departments for businesses and educational institutions. Melissa owns her own business and is also currently the

Director of the Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Santa Barbara City College, the Director

and Business Consultant for the Santa Barbara County Small Business Development Center, and is adjunct faculty at

Antioch University Santa Barbara, teaching Entrepreneurship.

Student Entrepreneur Presentations

Afternoon Keynote Intro

Gillian Christie

Founder & CEO, Christie Communications

Having been a pioneer in the field of helping ethical companies grow for more than 30 years as well as hosting a

nationally syndicated green radio talk show, Gillian provides fresh, experienced and dynamic insight and strategies

to build companies into Iconic Brands based in value, meaning, and ethics. Gillian has built teams of brand

building experts across the country, with a client roster that stretches from start-ups to global brands. With extensive

experience in the sustainability, lifestyle, natural products, health & wellness, nutraceutical, beverage, clean tech,

finance, and natural food industries, Gillian has successfully branded, launched, and marketed numerous companies,

technologies, and products ranging from start-ups to global brands through innovative, integrated campaigns.

Afternoon Spotlight: “Transforming Tragedy into Triumph in Clean Business and

Beyond”

Jeff Denholm

Founder, Atira Systems

Jeff wears many hats in life, including entrepreneur, professional athlete, inspirational speaker and environmental

steward. ATIRA Systems is the professional nexus of Jeff's entrepreneurial spirit and passion for the environment.

While seeking a fire retardant for his Wildfire Equipment Company Jeff was struck by disturbing statistics about the

toxicity of current offerings. "What if we could come up with a nontoxic product that is more effective at fighting

fires of all types without doing unnecessary harm?" Jeff discovered that annually there are millions of gallons of

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flame retardant dumped into natural resources-- further destroying precarious wetlands and large population centers

throughout the world. So began Jeff's drive in creating a business that not only saves lives and structures, but does

no harm to earth.

Starting at a young age, Jeff pursued a diverse professional background — taking him out of the typical business

environment — into the iconoclastic and adventurous world of a professional Mariner and commercial diver. The

seasonal contract work of the Maritimes enabled him to pursue and excel at a variety of outdoor sports, which

strengthened his connection to the environment. Further quenching his thrust for adventure, Jeff landed a position as

Team Diver and Logistics Coordinator for The Whydah Expedition Society. It was a life-changing injury, sustained

in his work as a mariner that redirected the course of Jeff's life forever. His personal mission focused on what he

would give back to the world. Rebuilding from his injury delivers a daily sense of gratitude for family, friends and

the experiences that so positively shape Jeff's life. It further motivated Jeff to taking the first career step in

'sustainable business' as project manager and brand development for The Flatbread Company. Parallel to his career,

Jeff remained dedicated to adventure-sports, despite the effects of his injury, and is currently well rewarded as an

athletic ambassador for the Patagonia Company. To Jeff, this honorable nomination serves as an inspirational

springboard in creating a sustainable and socially responsible business. Jeff aims to build upon the Patagonia

business model and lead ATIRA Systems into the lucrative, rewarding and untapped landscape of truly non-toxic

fire protection systems. ATIRA Systems represents the culmination of Jeff's diverse vocational experience coupled

with his desire to protect the natural world. Jeff's charismatic 'can do' spirit benefits several audiences worldwide.

He serves as a motivational mentor to those who are surviving traumatic injuries while also contributing tirelessly to

his community including, The Woodruff Foundation Tahoe Paddle, Ghostryders Watermans Club, and the Ride-A-

Wave Foundation.

CBIS Awards Ceremony

Joe Nida Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, Presented by Jill Nida

CBIS Legacy Award, Presented by Jerry Knotts

Investor Roundtable Session

Overview: The CBIS Investor Roundtable Session was developed to further our mission to bring together

entrepreneurs and investors through meaningful interactions and engagements, fostering growth and helping build

high-growth, sustainable businesses. We have handpicked leading investors that can provide expertise and insight

across various aspects of investment for our entrepreneurs, from angel investment to venture capital, debt

investment to grant funding, and even sector focus (from clean tech to CPG and beyond). Our goal is to provide

value to the CBIS entrepreneurs, investors, partners, sponsors, and media through these dynamic forums and

interactions.

Convener: David Raney, Raney Associates, LLC

David Raney has built a career centered on innovation, cutting edge R&D, and dynamic, strategic development in

the motor vehicle industry and beyond. He has more than thirty years’ experience in strategic product planning and

corporate protocol development for compliance with motor vehicle safety, environmental and fuel economy

regulations. He has guided firms in corporate policy development and has facilitated establishment of better and

more effective public policy in the process. He is an expert in product life cycle analysis and optimization,

environmental process management, and corporate waste minimization. David served as the Senior Manager, NA

Environmental and Energy Affairs for American Honda Motor Company from 1993-2011 and prior to that he

worked in the corporate and engineering divisions of John Deere and Company, Saab-Scania AB, and General

Motors Corporation. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and an Executive

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MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles. David was a Federal Appointee to the U.S. Clean Air Act

Advisory Committee from 2005-2008 and the EPA’s Mobile Source Technical Review Subcommittee from 2005-

2010. Currently, in addition to providing consulting services and environmental and energy dialogue facilitation

through his firm Raney Associates, he is an Adjunct Professor teaching Motor Vehicle and Transportation Public

Policy at UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, serves on the Board of Advisors to the

University of Oklahoma College of Engineering and is a frequently sought after speaker on environmental and

energy policy at universities such as Johns Hopkins, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, UCLA, Stanford,

and Duke University.

Investor Roundtable Participants:

Table 1. DFJ Frontier

Company Description: DFJ Frontier provides support to help turn ideas or technology into a self-sustaining

business. DFJ seeks out entrepreneurs who have the energy, discipline, and courage to create something from

nothing. DFJ is particularly interested in emerging technologies and considers any market driven technology

opportunity including software, information services, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and alternative energy. DFJ

Frontier helps refine business plans, recruit and interview key employees, identify and contact potential partners and

customers, secure additional funding, and successfully manage exit alternatives.

Active venture capital organization

Network has over $5 Billion under management to fund entrepreneurs

Invests in emerging technology start-ups

Interested in market driven technologies

Investor: Will Geiger

Table 2. CircleUp

Company Description: CircleUp is an online private company investment platform. They provide accredited

investors free access to direct investments in high-growth consumer product and retail private companies that were

previously difficult to identify and access. For retail and consumer product entrepreneurs, CircleUp offer’s an

efficient way to access a network of sophisticated investors as well as value added partners.

Investors can review a curated list of private company investments, ask questions to the management team, request

product samples and complete their private company investment online via CircleUp.

Online private company investment platform where accredited investors can make direct equity investments

Interested in midlevel entrepreneurs in the consumer-products industry

Started in 2012, CircleUp has successfully raised money for 9 companies, each averaging just shy of $1

million in funding

Investor: Ben Lee

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Table 3. NGEN Partners

Company Description: NGEN Partners is an active venture investor committed to backing world class entrepreneurs

seeking to change industries through innovation, creativity and the promotion of environmentally sustainable

products and services. Founded in 2001, NGEN Partners invests in companies that positively improve the

environment and human wellness. They seek entrepreneurs with unique business models and differentiated products

and services, capable of rapid growth and sustained profitability. They invest in and alongside these entrepreneurs,

helping them grow and sustain category leaders. They focus investment throughout North America, and have offices

in California and New York. We seek to partner with strong, proven entrepreneurs who are based in the United

States or Canada and who are capable of operating globally.

Active venture investors dedicated over the long term to identifying and backing world-changing

sustainability ventures

Interested in Health & Wellness, Environmental Sustainability and Digital Sustainability

NGEN typically invests $3-15 million in companies with differentiated value propositions and large

addressable markets

Of the greater than 700 venture funds that have invested in the sustainability and wellness sectors over the

past several years, NGEN and fewer than 10 others have made 10 or more investments per annum

Investor: Steve Parry

Table 4. Keiretsu Forum

Company Description: Keiretsu Forum is a global investment community of accredited private equity angel

investors, venture capitalists and corporate/institutional investors. Keiretsu Forum was founded in the San Francisco

East Bay in California in 2000 by Randy Williams. We are a worldwide network of capital, resources and deal flow

with 26 chapters on 3 continents. Keiretsu Forum members invest in high-quality, diverse investment opportunities.

Our community is strengthened through its involvement in social and charitable activities.

Keiretsu Forum membership is comprised of serious investors, business leaders, venture capitalists,

corporate/institutional investors and serial entrepreneurs. Keiretsu Forum enjoys synergies and close relationships

with venture capital firms, universities, and other partner organizations. These relationships facilitate the access to

capital, talent, technology, and resources needed to build a successful venture. Our quality and diverse deal flow

comes from our community of members, venture capitalists, sponsors, incubators and universities. Keiretsu Forum

members invest in investment opportunities that focus on emerging technologies, healthcare/life sciences, consumer

products, real estate and other segments with high growth opportunity.

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We are a global network of capital, resources and deal flow. Our community of chapters enables support of

our portfolio companies and representing entrepreneurs with equity and resources in different capital

markets, building additional quality deal flow for our members in different geographical locations and for

our members to enjoy collaborative business and social relationships between chapters.

Keiretsu Forum members invest in a myriad of opportunities including “brick and mortar” i.e. real estate.

70% of our investments are in technology companies and 30% in non-technology opportunities.

Keiretsu Forum is a global angel investor network with 1,100 accredited investor members throughout 27

chapters on 3 continents.

Investors: Connie Harrell & Carinda Bourgeois

Table 5. E & A Companies

Company Description: We’re a business people who, since 1977, have enjoyed a track record of working alongside

entrepreneurs to help companies reach their true potential. One of our most recent successes came from helping to

take Udi’s Gluten Free Foods from $6 million in sales to more than $100 million—in just two and a half years.

We’re extremely proud of that accomplishment.

We pride ourselves on knowing how to effectively operate companies. We understand how to accelerate strengths

and bridge gaps in an organization by utilizing a fairly simple, extremely hands-on process. Central to this

process—and a key to our success—is our sense of urgency and our ability to make decisions quickly. We work

daily with the leaders of the company to take the business to the next level by focusing on long-term value creation.

Our philosophy runs counter to the buy-and-flip approach exercised by most firms.

If you’ve built a successful company—and have a strong customer following to go with it—this could be a good

time for us to open a dialogue. Many owners ask about our typical exit timing. The fact is, there is no “typical.” We

continue to add value until we and the owner agree the time is right for a sale. We have no fixed expectations.

Industry agnostic

Interested in high-quality, value-added products or services, unrealized growth potential, niche or specialty

market

Proprietary or unique product line, technology, methodology, etc.

Investor: Jared Josleyn

Table 6. Tech Coast Angels

Company Description: Tech Coast Angels is the largest angel investor group in the United States. Its members

provide funding and guidance to more early-stage, high-growth companies in Southern California than any other

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investment group. TCA members invest in companies in a wide range of industries. TCA also provide counsel,

mentoring and access to an extensive network of potential investors, customers, strategic partners and management

talent.

Largest angel investor organization in the U.S.

Invested in over 200 companies with over $120 million invested in these companies

Over 300 members in 5 regional Networks covering all of Southern California

Interested in advanced tech, clean tech, consumer, digital media, financial, industrial, IT, life science, and

software

Investor: Mike Panesis & Gary Kravetz

Table 7. RSF Social Finance

Company Description: For over 25 years, RSF has been expanding the definition of social finance by providing

loans, gifts, and investments that foster social and spiritual renewal. All of our services are designed to align your

money with your values, and encourage direct and meaningful relationships between investors and social

entrepreneurs, donors and grantees. RSF Social Finance offers three investment options for those seeking

meaningful and transformative financial relationships. All of our investment funds directly support innovative social

enterprises in Food & Agriculture; Education & the Arts; and Ecological Stewardship. Since 1984, RSF has made

over $275 million in loans to both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Borrowers not only receive financing to

meet their capital needs; through a close relationship with RSF, each becomes part of a larger community working

to change the way the world works with money. If RSF is not the most appropriate source of capital for your

organization at the time you contact us, we will do our best to refer you to additional resources for your unique

situation.

Since 1984, RSF has maintained a 100% repayment rate—plus interest—to our community of investors,

and has made over $275 million in loans to social enterprises. Historical rates of return are similar to those

of a bank CD.

Accessible to a wide range of investors, the RSF Social Investment Fund has a minimum investment of just

$1,000, and allows for partial or complete repayments at the end of each financial quarter.

Investments in the RSF PRI Fund are used to provide loans of $50,000 or greater to non-profit and for-

profit social enterprises addressing key issues in food production, food access, value-added processing,

distribution, retail and waste management.

Investor: Mike Gabriel

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Table 8. Watershed Capital & Impact Capitalism Circle

Company Description: Watershed Capital Group Watershed Capital Group is a consulting firm advising companies

and fund managers advancing a sustainable economy. Watershed Capital Group assists companies and funds in

raising equity and debt capital, executing corporate sales, divestitures and acquisitions, and in evaluating strategic

financial options.

Watershed Capital Group partners with clients to grow robust, profitable businesses and generate solid financial

returns while simultaneously accomplishing positive outcomes for people and the planet. A new model of value

creation is emerging deploying capital in strategies that leverage the inherent link between natural, social and

financial capital. The global move toward sustainability represents one of the most attractive investment

opportunities of our era. In the face of increasing resource scarcity and growing global demand for these resources,

sustainable strategies are enabling differentiated competitive advantages that lead to long-term value creation.

Watershed’s clients are entrepreneurs, companies, and fund managers scaling sustainable solutions.

Founded by Watershed Capital Group, the Impact Capitalism Circle (ICC) is an association of investor’s advisors,

consultants, asset managers, and others interested in deploying capital to maximize return and impact across all

asset classes. ICC’s objective is to accelerate capital into impact investing by providing education and fostering the

ecosystem around impact capital. Impact Investing represents one of the most attractive investment sectors of our

era. The Global move to sustainability presents an unprecedented opportunity for investors to make a return and a

difference with their assets.

Boutique consulting firm with an exclusive focus on serving companies and fund managers within the

sustainable and clean technology business sectors

Assists in raising growth-stage to later-stage equity, senior and subordinated debt

Executing mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations

B Corp member

Initiated Impact Investing Forum with 6,000 members & Global Cleantech Forum with 6,000 members

Investor: Aaron Enz

Table 9. Unreasonable Institute

Company Description: The Unreasonable Institute gets entrepreneurs what they need to scale solutions to the

world's biggest problems. Each year, they unite two dozen entrepreneurs from every corner of the globe working in

all sectors to live under the same roof for six weeks in Boulder, Colorado. There, these entrepreneurs receive

training from 50 mentors, ranging from a Time Magazine Hero of the Planet, to the head of user experience at

Google X, to an entrepreneur who's enabled over 20 million farmers to move out of poverty. In the process, they

form relationships with hundreds of angels, foundations and investment funds as they seek connections, capital, and

collaboration partners, receive legal advice and design consulting, and present to 850 local supporters.

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Specific to funders and investors, the Unreasonable Institute realizes the difficulty and uphill battle all parties

(funders and entrepreneurs) face in finding that perfect match. Thus, Unreasonable connects funders with their

entrepreneurs not under the context of "here are some people who can potentially give you money, go pitch to them

and answer their questions" but instead under the context of "together these people can help entrepreneurs find the

right type, amount, and person to provide capital. Let’s work with them."

Unite 25 high-impact entrepreneurs from around the work for 6-weeks

Provide world-class mentorship, access to seed capital, intensive skill training, a global network of support

& international exposure

Thus far, 70 ventures from 36 countries have come through the program and 71% of them have raised

funds, totaling over $26.7 million

125+ funders were exposed to 2012 Fellows

Investor: Tyler Hartung

Table 10. Crowdfunder

Company Description: Crowdfunder is an online social network and business crowdfunding platform for

entrepreneurs and investors to connect, crowdfund and grow. The company puts growth and fundraising tools in the

hands of business owners and investors at all stages in the life cycle of a business. Startups and small businesses on

crowdfunder can raise funds through contribution-based crowdfunding, and soon through debt and equity-based

crowdfunding. A major participant in JOBS Act legislation, the company is engaged in government and SEC &

FINRA regulatory activity at the highest levels. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Contribution-based funding platform for for-profit companies

The platform fits companies who have products or services that supporters are willing to pre-purchase,

contribute to, or support for personal reasons.

Interested in Social Enterprises, Technology Startups, Small Businesses

17,000 entrepreneurs & investors involved in crowdfunder

Investor: Chance Barnett

Table 11. Huntington Capital

Company Description: Huntington Capital seeks to be the best-of-class mezzanine fund serving the lower middle

market in California and the southwestern United States. This is measured first by return to investors and second by

contributions by our portfolio companies to their communities. Huntington was founded in 2000 and is currently

operating two limited partnerships, Huntington Capital, L.P., a federally licensed Small Business Investment

Company (SBIC) and Huntington Capital Fund II, L.P. an institutional limited partnership.

Provides financing to established, small and medium sized companies

Provides growth capital in the range of $2,000,000 to $7,000,000

Provides flexible financing to match your unique situation

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Our founder, Richard B. Huntington was the co-founder of University Mechanical and Engineering Contractors

with his brother Lee Huntington. They started with one used truck and a box of tools and grew to the largest

mechanical engineering contracting company of its type in the nation with $150 million in revenues. Similarly our

limited partners include many of Southwest USA’s pioneering entrepreneurs who are continuing that heritage by

participating as investors and advisors to Huntington Capital. Huntington Capital provides growth capital to

companies that have been in operation for at least two years, have at least one year of profitable operations and the

potential for continued profitable growth. The most critical factor in our decision is the quality of the management

team. Because of the various ways Huntington Capital can structure a transaction it is not necessary for our clients

to plan on selling the company or focus on a strategy for taking the company public. We can tailor financing

packages for our borrowers that match their company’s unique situation.

Investor: Tim Bubnack

Table 12. Leonhardt Ventures

Company Description: Howard Leonhardt founded The California Stock Xchange as a business accelerator

network that helps you from napkin concept through IPO to meet your goals. They believe the youngest startups

have the greatest potential for astounding progress because they have the fewest preconceptions, face the fewest

constraints, and possess the most drive. They create a customized 5 year mentoring and funding road map and a

comprehensive research analysis report on companies utilizing their patented Cal-X EquityNet Business Plan

Analysis program. Their financing network through their affiliated partners offers assistance with convertible debt

notes, angel investor network postings, pitch contests, grants, microloans, microlicensing tools, export financing,

receivables factoring, social media for equity, customer loyalty programs, crowdfunding, California Qualification

by Permit Offerings, standard private placements, direct public offerings, Dutch Auction IPOs, foreign exchange

IPOs and traditional IPOS and PIPEs.

Specialize in facilitating investors to participate in local investing in their own community and social impact

investing

Create customized 5 year mentoring and funding plan and a comprehensive research analysis report on

companies

Investor: Howard Leonhardt

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Table 13. The California Small Business Development Center

Company Description: The California Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Program is the leader in

providing small business owners and entrepreneurs with the tools and guidance needed to become successful in

today’s challenging economic climate. According to a recent study SBDC in depth clients experienced 6 times the

sales growth, and created 13 times the jobs of average businesses.

Direct and personalized technical assistance is provided to entrepreneurs through professional consulting,

supplemented by low-cost or free seminars and conferences. These services are delivered throughout California via

an extensive network of thirty-five Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs).

SBDC provides comprehensive business guidance on most business issues including;

best practices for small businesses,

business plan development,

start-up basics,

financing,

procurement & contracting opportunities,

regulatory compliance, money management,

international trade, and

manufacturing assistance.

Our one on one advising is funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration, state, and local partners and is

offered at no cost to the client.

Investor: Melissa Moreno

Table 14. Liquid Investments

Company Description: Founded in 2006, Liquid provides global investment solutions allowing institutional and

private investors to accumulate wealth through safe and secure alternative investments in emerging markets.

Cumulatively, the Senior Management Team possess multi-decade experience in implementing cross-border

investment strategies, and seek to deliver the most innovative and attractive products to investors. The aim is not

simply to complete transactions with clients, but rather to help increase wealth over the medium and long term. A

British owned and operated partnership, Liquid has offices in London in the UK, Fortaleza in NE Brazil, and

Panama City, Panama.

Liquid maximizes investor returns by focusing on a comprehensive diversification of its offering – including, but

not limited to asset class, currency, geopolitical and product diversification. The Liquid team is unremitting in

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researching opportunities across the globe that will deliver the highest possible returns to clients, but with the lowest

possible risk.

Liquid predominantly focuses on Brazil, globally the sixth largest economy alongside the UK, but the IMF

forecasts Brazil to overtake France and claim the fifth spot by 2015, with a GDP of $3.1trillion

Liquid specializes in ethical Alternative Investments, which allow for astute investment opportunities based

on land ownership and the production of commodities that nurture wealth, in addition to being safe and

secure green investments.

Concentrating on agricultural offerings, it provides access to opportunities that present real and growing

value in today’s tumultuous times.

Liquid Investments retains a significant share in all of its investment products. Each client becomes a co-

investor alongside Liquid in projects, ensuring that the interests of both parties are closely aligned. The

profits generated are dependent on maximizing plantation productivity and efficiencies.

Investor: Anthony Archer

Table 15. Renewal Funds (With 1% for the Planet)

Company Description: Renewal Funds invests social venture capital in early growth stage companies in North

America building on the exceptional long term track record of our team. We add value to entrepreneurs through

capital, networks and expertise. Our model is to deliver above market returns for our partners while creating

positive change.

Renewal Funds focuses on early stage growth companies with between $1 and $20 million dollars in annual

revenue. We look for passionate values-aligned entrepreneurs and management teams that we can support

through our capital, networks and expertise. We invest in sectors that are traditionally underserved by venture

capital funds since they do not provide the short term hockey stick growth that successful technology firms have

exhibited in the past. We provide patient capital, looking to be partners with our investee companies for 5 to 7

years, and are comfortable with businesses expanding at double, rather than triple, digit growth rates. After a first

round investment we reserve capital for follow-on investment to support our companies as they grow and need to

build infrastructure fund growth and/or add to their management teams. We work hard to bring valuable resources

to our portfolio companies.

Core sectors for Renewal Funds are organic and natural food, green products and environmental innovation

One of the largest investors in the organic and natural food and green products sectors in North America in

the early-growth stage

95% of all venture capital investment in North America has been directed to tech, clean-tech and bio-tech

businesses, this provides Renewal Funds with excellent access to deals

Looking for businesses that seek between $500,000 to $2 million of investment

Investor: Joel Solomon

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Table 16. State Financial

Company Description: State Financial is a family-owned accounts receivable finance company. Service the business

community since 1967 and helps manufacturers, distributors and service providers who welcome a more personal

relationship with their lender. Each and every loan-finance arrangement is personally overseen by Gary, Ed, Luz

and the rest of the State team, who can make timely lending decisions without the bureaucracy of a typical finance

company.

We help companies who may be unable to qualify for bank financing because they have: Outgrown current financial

relationships, too new or too small, suffered recent business losses or have poor financial statements, tax liens or

bankruptcy. State financial frequently offers financing where banks will not because we evaluate risk differently

than most banks do. If you are squeezed by payroll, in a seasonal bind or are just looking for some sorely needed

working capital, we can help. We can also provide timely acquisition funding.

State Financial provides working capital, turns accounts into cash, has a fast response time and refreshing

flexibility

Advances for seasonal needs, special buys or extraordinary circumstances

Same-day borrowing, interest is charged only on the amount borrowed, no hidden fees

No customer notifications, easy, day-to-day reporting

Investor: Luz Glickman

Table 17. Stanton Chase International

Company Description: Ed Savage is a seasoned angel investor and is a founding member of Stanton Chase

International Los Angeles and a former Chairman of its US operations.

In the last 10 years, Stanton Chase International ( ranked 9th globally) has completed more than 1200

Executive searches for over 80 investment groups creating "leadership advantage" in the marketplace.

Stanton Chases clients include a myriad of investment groups such as incubators, accelerators, angel funds,

traditional VC's , PE firms, hedge funds, LBO firms and investment banks

Stanton Chase has 20 industry practice groups and have been active in the clean tech industry for several

years

Prior to this he co-founded and was COO of Kors Marlar Savage & Associates, and served as Vice

President/Managing Partner and member of the executive committee for Korn/Ferry International in Los Angeles.

Edward holds a Master's degree in Public and Industrial Administration from the University of California, Berkeley,

and a BA in Liberal Arts from Louisiana State University. He is also a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program.

He serves as a board member and committee chair for the Chief Executives Organization, area Vice President of the

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World Presidents Organization, and is a member of both the Stanford Business School Angel Fund and the Los

Angeles Venture Association.

Investor: Ed Savage

Table 18. Crestmark

Company Description: Crestmark, a business-to-business lender specializing in providing working capital solutions,

was founded on the notion that there was a niche in need of help: the small-to-medium sized businesses that needed

funding the more traditional banks could not provide. Crestmark’s mission is to add value to small-and

medium-sized businesses by providing innovative financial solutions to niche markets.

Crestmark’s offerings include:

Asset Based Lending

Accounts Receivable Financing

Factoring

Variety of Lending Solutions

o Business Line of Credit

o Machinery/Equipment Financing

o Term Loans

o Start-Up Funding

o Working Capital

o Acquisition Funding

o Expansion Financing

o Small Business Loans

Investor: Leslie Johnson, Esq.

Table 19. Claremont Creek Ventures

Company Description: Claremont Creek Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early stage information

technology companies. Claremont Creek Ventures is based in Oakland. With more than a century of combined

operating and investing experience, Claremont Creek Ventures’ investment strategy focuses on very early

engagement in sectors where they have significant expertise. They have a unique Lifecycle Venturing approach, in

which they engage entrepreneurs when they’re just getting started, welcome a flexible approach to financing that

includes small dollar investments, and help establish a lean and agile approach to company building. Often this

includes establishing non-financial mentoring relationships with young companies even in advance of a funding

event. Given their own roots as entrepreneurs, they believe that the sweat equity, relationship development, and

synergy that result from this process are invaluable to both the entrepreneur and to Claremont Creek Ventures.

Industry Focus: Energy Technology; Digital Healthcare; Payments, Commerce & Online

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Investment Stage: First investment typically alongside angel investors or in a company’s initial round of

venture finance. Claremont Creek’s strategy is to lead this round and continue to provide strategic and

financial support throughout a company’s growth. They help entrepreneurs build strong investor syndicates

along the way to help expand resources and expertise to enable successful transitions through each phase of

growth.

Active, early investors.

Investor: Brad Webb

Table 20. Agility Capital

Company Description: Agility Capital, LLC is a private venture debt fund focused on providing debt solutions to

venture capital-backed and closely-held private companies and Small Cap public companies. Agility Capital was

founded in 2000 with a clear focus: provide innovative short-term loans to private venture-backed and Small Cap

public companies. Agility Capital’s lending strategy is simple: be the most creative and responsive lender for

technology companies. Agility Capital provides services tailored to the immediate needs of their clients. They act

fast and precise to provide their clients the service expected in today's competitive marketplace. Agility Capital

specializes in the type of loans that are necessary to provide an entrepreneur with time and operating capital to

successfully achieve the next financing milestone, whether it is a private equity investment, the sale of the company,

or public offering.

The value Agility Capital offers their clients is the ability to act fast and be flexible and creative in designing the

financing they require. They understand the challenges faced by the entrepreneur and realize that timing is

everything. Since Agility Capital controls their funds, they can act quickly to get the client the capital when they

need it.

Agility Capital’s loans include but are not limited to: mezzanine financing, primary bridge loans, lines of

credit, factoring lines of credit, non-formula lines of credit, and restructuring debt.

Investor: Jeff Carmody

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