William A. Hanna
Managing Director @ California Technology Ventures
Pasadena, United States
William A. Hanna is a Managing Director with California Technology Ventures, LLC (CTV) and Jacobs Capital Group, LLC (JCG). He brings extensive experience and expertise in the financial and investment industries to the team.Mr. Hanna is the Founding President and Director of Cedars Bank. Under his tenure, the Bank grew from $6 million of assetsto over $500 million and achieved consistent profitability in each year. The bank was sold in 2006 for an excess of $125 million, which was 25 times earnings and 3 times book value. This resulted in a return of over 21 times to the original investorsPrior to founding Cedars Bank, he was Senior Vice President, Credit of Bank Audi USA where he had been hired by the Audi Group of Banks to open the Bank in California.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries William A. Hanna invests in
Stages William A. Hanna invests in
Countries William A. Hanna invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- EdTech 1 (33%)
- Education 1 (33%)
- E-Learning 1 (33%)
Stage
- Series B 1 (33%)
- Funding Round 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Education.com provides teachers and parents with the learning resources. Their mission is to create a learning experience that inspires a child’s passion, curiosity, and optimism.Over 16 million teachers and parents worldwide have joined Education.com. Their comprehensive curriculum covers core skills across Math, Reading, Writing, ELA, Science,and more. | $2.3M / Oct 01, 2012 | ||
| Education.com provides teachers and parents with the learning resources. Their mission is to create a learning experience that inspires a child’s passion, curiosity, and optimism.Over 16 million teachers and parents worldwide have joined Education.com. Their comprehensive curriculum covers core skills across Math, Reading, Writing, ELA, Science,and more. | $3.5M / Jan 09, 2012 | ||
| Education.com provides teachers and parents with the learning resources. Their mission is to create a learning experience that inspires a child’s passion, curiosity, and optimism.Over 16 million teachers and parents worldwide have joined Education.com. Their comprehensive curriculum covers core skills across Math, Reading, Writing, ELA, Science,and more. | $9.8M / Series B / Aug 05, 2008 |
Co-Investors
California Technology Ventures, LLC (CTV) is a venture capital fund that makes direct investments in technology and life science companies. CTV has built a strong reputation for its entrepreneurial approach to investing and working with companies. Unlike many investment funds, CTV can invest the smaller amounts required by early-stagecompanies, as well as larger investments for later-stage expansion. Initial investments typically range from $250,000 to $2 million, with up to $5 million over the life of the investment. CTV participates in seed/start-up companies, first and second round investments, and later stage investments.CTV invests primarily in companies engaged in the following industries:Information & Communications Technology, such as computer hardware, telecommunications, electronics, semiconductors, software and systems, multi-media, and Internet;Life Sciences, such as bio-pharmaceuticals and medical devices;When considering funding a company, CTV looks for:Experienced and capable management;Unique, "must-have" or proprietary products or services that meet a pressing need;The opportunity to create a leadership position in a large and growing industry;A compelling business model with clearly-defined milestones to reach profitability;A defensible and sustainable competitive position.
California Technology Ventures Contacts
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Alexander Suh
Founding Managing Director
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Andrea DeVita
Director of Finance
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Jane Cassidy
Administration
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William A. Hanna
Managing Director
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Jo Bowen
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What does William A. Hanna invest in?
William A. Hanna invests primarily in EdTech, Education and E-Learning startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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