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Tech Coast Angels-funded eGuardian announces partnership
The Irvine-based angel investment network backed company has teamed with i-SAFE.
By Susan BelknappPublished: June 26, 2009 09:50 AM
Tech Coast Angels (TCA), the worlds largest angel investment network, originally funded Ontario, Calif.-based eGuardian in 2008. eGuardian is the first digital identification system that can let content providers know for sure how old the child accessing their site is, which places automatic security features and allows sites to tailor age-appropriate content. The company has been growing steadily since under TCA’s mentorship program.
Wednesday, eGuardian announced its partnership agreement with Carlsbad, Calif.-based i-SAFE, an electronic safety education company that has educated more than 8.5 million children worldwide so they can advocate for themselves and become safe “digital citizens.”
“This partnership represents one of the most significant steps in the protection of children online that has yet been made in the market,” Stephen Block, of TCA is lead investor in eGuardian of TCA and a member of the eGuardian board of directors. “It also shows the powerful growth and success of eGuardian, our TCA-invested company.”
eGuardian utilizes patented technology and processes to verify the age, gender and location of member children to subscribing Web partners. Armed with this information, popular social networking sites, chat and e-mail can be rendered safe from sexual predators and adult content, making them appropriate for the child audience.
eGuardian requires no software, subscriptions or complicated set-up and costs only $29 per child for a lifetime enrollment, so it is easy for parents to access. Under terms of the agreement with i-SAFE, the eGuardian product will be offered as part of the i-SAFE educational program to K-12 schools.
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Tech Coast Angels (TCA), the worlds largest angel investment network, originally funded Ontario, Calif.-based eGuardian in 2008. eGuardian is the first digital identification system that can let content providers know for sure how old the child accessing their site is, which places automatic security features and allows sites to tailor age-appropriate content. The company has been growing steadily since under TCA’s mentorship program. Wednesday, eGuardian announced its partnership agreement with Carlsbad, Calif.-based i-SAFE, an electronic safety education company that has educated more than 8.5 million children worldwide so they can advocate for themselves and become safe “digital citizens.” “This partnership represents one of the most significant steps in the protection of children online that has yet been made in the market,” Stephen Block, of TCA is lead investor in eGuardian of TCA and a member of the eGuardian board of directors. “It also shows the powerful growth and success of eGuardian, our TCA-invested company.” eGuardian utilizes patented technology and processes to verify the age, gender and location of member children to subscribing Web partners. Armed with this information, popular social networking sites, chat and e-mail can be rendered safe from sexual predators and adult content, making them appropriate for the child audience. eGuardian requires no software, subscriptions or complicated set-up and costs only $29 per child for a lifetime enrollment, so it is easy for parents to access. Under terms of the agreement with i-SAFE, the eGuardian product will be offered as part of the i-SAFE educational program to K-12 schools. NEXT PAGE Related headlines Irvine-based Epicor named Microsoft Partner of the Year Irvine-based Sendio named Emerging Technology Vendor Irvine-based Fisker's Karma Sunset named Concept Vehicle of the Year 4 O.C. companies among American Business Awards winners |
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