Angel Investments
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Angel Investments
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Angel investment refers to participation in a private placement of equity funding, usually from several qualified individual investors. It is typically used to supplement initial formation capital prior to seeking venture capital or public offering financing. West Olympic Investments was formed to address the growing need for angel funding. As a qualified investor, we provide individual investments up to $1 million and as small as $25,000. In addition, West Olympic also makes business consulting services available to our investment companies, through optional board participation or special projects. Key Benefits
West Olympic and our parent corporation specialize in high technology and consumer investments, including the following: High Technology:  Online Advertising/Navigation: We participated in the Series D Preferred financing of Linkstorm, which offers ad enhancement technology and a new way to navigate the web. Linkstorm allows users to preview multiple relevant destinations within a single menu by hovering over a link, image, ad or any other anchor to "unfurl" the menu and make ads two to five times more effective. www.linkstorms.com/
Power and Telecommunication Cable Technology: We joined with other investors in an LLC to provide angel investment for a new company that extends the life of aging in-ground cables for up to 40 more years. www.novinium.com
Computer/Network Equipment Exchange: We provided funding for an innovative secondary market for the resale of computer hardware and network equipment across the US.
Consumer Products:
Manufacturer of Organic, Specialty Chocolates: We provided bridge and equity funding for this award-winning organic food manufacturing company with international procurement and distribution throughout the U.S. for chocolate bars, confections, and specialty products. www.theochocolate.com
Environmentally Sound Plastics: We joined in an LLC to provide second-round financing for MicroGREEN Polymers. Their Ad-air™ microcellular technology is used to reduce the material cost of plastic products by 30% or more without compromising performance. Recyclable MicroGreen Polymer products are ideal for food packaging and plastics printing materials. www.microgreeninc.com
Low-Acid Coffee Company: West Olympic participated in the preferred equity funding for Puroast® Coffee. The patented Puroast process brings together advanced energy technology with ancient roasting methods. The result is a smooth, full-bodied gourmet coffee that not only rivals the leading brands for taste, but has 50% to 80% less acid. Puroast® has distribution in many of the nation’s leading retailers including Albertson’s and C&K Markets in the Pacific Northwest. The Sustainable Business Institute in San Jose, CA granted Puroast® their Seal of Sustainability. www.puroast.com
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Engineering Equipment and Consulting: We co-founded an
engineering and manufacturing company that provides high-efficiency
refrigeration technology to supermarkets and industrial manufacturing customers
throughout the West Coast of the U.S.. 
Renewable Hydropower
Technology: We participated in an LLC that provided angel capital to this
inventor of portable hydropower solutions. Hydrovolts devices generate
renewable energy from fast-flowing currents. These turbines allow
distributed and point-of-use generation or can generate revenue from net
metering to the electrical grid. 
Electroluminescent
Advertising Media: West Olympic assisted with seed capital for a new
provider of flat, flexible, animated electronic signs that use 90% less energy
than LED or Neon signs. Tesla Vision sells to large businesses through major
media channels and is now publicly traded under TSLV. 
Transportation
Management Software: We contributed to the initial preferred equity funding
for this provider of shipping software and transportation analytics.
Enroute Systems Corporation provides zero-install, end-to-end shipping solutions
for businesses that typically ship more than 1,000 packages per month.
Biotechnology Material Engineering: We provided
angel funding for a new provider of biomaterial solutions that enhance the
biocompatibility and performance of medically implanted devices. STAR®
(Sphere Templated Angiogenic Regeneration) biomaterial is a precision-engineered
three-dimensional biomaterial scaffold that is designed to heal around a medical
device and promote acceptance in the body.
Medical
Technology: Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation produces medical isotopes
used in molecular imaging, therapy, and nuclear medicine to diagnose, manage and
treat diseases. We
provided convertible note financing for this public company traded over the
counter under the symbol ADMD.
Internet Advertising Technology: We
invested in this internet promotion platform that increases marketing revenue
lift over 45%. Behavioral profiling software distills the topics,
products, interests and activities that internet visitors care about for
targeted ad display. In 2009 Others Online was acquired by the third
largest online advertising company in the world. 
Internet
Merchandizing Web Plug-in: We joined in an LLC to provide angel investment for a
internet service. Gogomon promotes contextually relevant product offers
from leading retailers and drives immediate purchases without requiring
customers to navigate away from the host website.
Organic,
Ecologically Sustainable Materials: We are providing angel funding for
a global manufacturer of non-toxic, ethical, and sustainable fabrics used in
green buildings, furniture, and window coverings. 
Health
Food Antioxidant Juice Company: We joined with
other investors in an LLC to provide angel investment for this juice company
that produces healthy cherry, blueberry, and raspberry juice products with
proven antioxidant health benefits. 
Guitar
tuning electronics company: We joined in an LLC to provide equity
funding for Zero Crossing, Inc., the manufacturer of N-Tune: a patented guitar
tuning device sold as an after market product as well as directly built-in to
the guitar by several major manufacturers. The artist simply pulls the
guitar's volume knob and uses N-Tune's super-bright display to silently tune up
in seconds. Then a simple push again to play -- with no affect on the
instrument's tone, thanks to N-Tune's true bypass design which removes all
tuning circuitry from the signal path. 
Environmental
Friendly Footwear: We joined in an LLC to provide angel investment for END
footwear, an outdoor footwear and gear manufacturer specializing in sustainable
and environmentally friendly products. In 2009 END was acquired by
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. (Nasdaq/NMS: BOOT)
Publisher of Children's Magazines: We provided angel funding for this
Northwest publisher of children's magazines for families and educators to
encourage pre-school reading. 
Prograde
Ceramic Distributor: West Olympic provided convertible note financing
to this Seattle-based designer and distributor of serveware, bakeware,
dinnerware and accessories for the home or professional chef. This
freezer/oven/microwave/dishwasher-safe product also has a unique partnership
with Goodwill Industries®.