Miramar Venture Partners is focused on early and expansion stage venture capital investing in information technology companies, primarily in Southern California. Our partners and investors share a common purpose of supporting entrepreneurism and technology development. Entrepreneurs need not only the funding but responsiveness, attention and support from their investors to build successful companies. Simply put, our mission is to apply our capital, experience, skills and resources to support talented and highly motivated entrepreneurs to create the next wave of successful technology companies.

The Pasadena Angels is a group of more than 100 accredited entrepreneurial investors who provide early-stage financing and counsel to emerging companies located in Southern California. In the first seven years since its founding in 2000, Pasadena Angels investors have funded more than 45 companies with more than $15 million.

The Tech Coast Angels is the largest angel investor network in the United States, provides funding and guidance to the most early-stage, high-growth companies in Southern California. Since its inception in 1997, TCA members have focused on building valuable companies, personally invested $80M in 124 companies and helped portfolio companies attract $778M in additional capital, mostly from venture capital firms. TCA offers companies much more than capital. Members also mentor and coach entrepreneurs, help recruit additional management, and provide access to institutional investors and strategic partners. TCA has more than 270 members in its four networks in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and Westlake/Santa Barbara.

GADS Option Fund is a private equity fund based in Irvine, California and a long-standing strategic partner of OptionEase.

Jan Scholes is formerly general counsel for Babcock & Brown, an international investment banking and management firm with 27 locations in 18 countries. Prior to Babcock & Brown, she was in private practice as a partner at Heller Ehrman LLP, where she specialized in partnership and international taxation. Ms. Scholes is married to Dr. Myron Scholes (Nobel Prize Winner in Economic Sciences for the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model, 1997).