Investor Groups

TCA is a catalyst in helping to build Southern California’s economy

Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund. Providing more than just money, with its 400+ members, TCA brings connections, knowledge, mentoring and operational assistance to bold early-stage entrepreneurs with game-changing ideas. Let us help you to turn your vision into a sustainable and successful business.

• One of the largest and most active angel organizations in the U.S.
• Over 400 members in 5 regional Networks
• Members with diverse industry backgrounds
• Entrepreneurs with start-up experience
• We have invested in over 400 companies
• Our members have invested over $230 million
• Our portfolio companies have gone on to attract over $1.7 billion in additional investment capital

We are currently managing three funds and invest in technology startups along the Tech Coast that is southern California during their proverbial “seed phase”.

Our first fund was a “field of dreams” fund in that we were told by a small group of local business leaders “if you build it, we will invest”. Well, we shared their vision for a seed and early-stage VC fund focused on information technology and life science investments so we did and they did and the rest, as they say, is history having closed our first fund in May 2006.

Sandbox Industries is a venture capital firm that works at the intersection between entrepreneurial thinking and large corporate enterprises. Its Collaborative Investment Vehicles drive both investments in and partnerships with startups that address strategic priorities of its Corporate Limited Partners.

For more than 20 years, New Mexico Angels has been investing in New Mexico-based high growth potential early stage and seed companies. The New Mexico Angels is not a venture fund, and it does not make direct investments; it does, however, serve as an intermediary between its members and potential investment opportunities — with members making direct investments through the vehicle of New Mexico Angels.

The Emergent team is based in Silicon Valley, and we invest in Intelligent Software startups targeting the US as a primary market. We like partnering with companies that build products in an emerging tech hub and leverage Silicon Valley to create a world-class go-to-market engine. We have backed companies originating from – or with engineering teams in – tech hubs such as Bangalore, Atlanta, Austin, and Eastern Europe.

The Emergent team is based in Silicon Valley, and we invest in Intelligent Software startups targeting the US as a primary market. We like partnering with companies that build products in an emerging tech hub and leverage Silicon Valley to create a world-class go-to-market engine. We have backed companies originating from – or with engineering teams in – tech hubs such as Bangalore, Atlanta, Austin, and Eastern Europe.

With targeted inputs from our partnership, we will help your startup get to the next level faster. In addition to providing strategic inputs, making introductions and being a sounding board, we provide targeted inputs in three key areas – Product-Market Fit Refinement,

TiE SoCal Angels and participating TiE partners have invested more than $ 1 million since the inception of this new initiative (past 12 months). One of our participant companies had the opportunity to pitch and get funding from TiE Global Angels and more are in the pipeline.

TiE SoCal Angels is attracting entrepreneurs, companies looking to get funding, investment partners companies, accelerators, incubators and individual investors.

TiE SoCal Angels and TiE Southern California chapter would like to invite you to join TiE SoCal chapter and participate in our regular events. If you represent a company looking for funding, do contact us.

OSEA Angel Investors is a membership-based private angel investment group focused on and driven by women executives and entrepreneurs with very diverse and successful backgrounds. We provide a forum for the introduction of emerging companies to potential women angel investors and offer access to meaningful education regarding the vetting and investment process. Educated entree to investment opportunities will allow our members possibilities to diversify their investment portfolios.

We inspire women to learn more about the angel investing world by offering education and access to early stage companies looking for investors.

OSEA Angel Investors supports local charities and causes that are important and meaningful to its members and the local entrepreneurial community.

The family has a significant exposure to India investments, having invested in over 100 Indian startups. We aim to add value to our startups by providing unparalleled access to the India market through of our deep network, which has been built over the past 30 years of technology entrepreneurship and investments. Likewise, we provide warm corporate and family office introductions for later stage funding. All in all, the family has invested in 140+ startups by investing in a combination of direct and indirect investment vehicles.

To summarize, Mehta Ventures provides capital, functional expertise, and the right connections to help early stage ventures build, grow, and scale their business. For entrepreneurs that look to leverage the experience, network, and the expertise of our team and family, we are always ready to offer our help.

Mutual Capital Partners was founded in Cleveland, Ohio after years of working in the startup, advisory and investment industry. Our goal is to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas and visions into successful companies with fundraising and networking guidance. As a results-driven organization, we are constantly looking for ambitious & visionary partners with the drive and flexibility to take their company to the next level.

​Our partners receive personal guidance from the very first contact with us and are provided with all the resources and expert advice they need from team MCP.

Do you have an idea you think we need to know about? Got any questions regarding our process? Click below to schedule an appointment with our investment team.

We are veteran entrepreneurs or senior business leaders from companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Starbucks. We provide a network of relationships and a wealth of experience in building and growing companies.

Nearly every one of us has written a check in the last 2 years. We are committed to connecting our entrepreneurs with the resources they need to turbocharge their startup.

We know entrepreneurs are busy, and that raising capital one angel at a time is a little like herding cats. We connect the best entrepreneurs with 140+ angels at once, and target to provide entrepreneurs with an investment decision within 6 weeks.

The $5.6M Cove Fund I began investing in 2015 and currently has 16 companies in its portfolio. Cove Fund II launched in early 2018 with $14.2M in capital. The funds invest in early stage technology and life science companies that demonstrate the potential to address large markets with highly differentiated products and services, and that can achieve significant value-creating inflection points with their seed funding.

Since its establishment in 2008, Viva Biotech (01873.HK) has always been adhering to the mission of “Becoming the cradle of global innovative biotech companies from around the world” and provided one-stop services for drug R&D and production to global biopharmaceutical innovators. Leveraging the technical advantages in the field of Structure-based Drug Discovery (SBDD), we provide leading CRO drug discovery services and CMC / CDMO services throughout the whole drug production process to global biopharmaceutical clients. At the same time, we focus on finding and investing in high potential biotech start-ups, solve unmet clinical medical needs in the form of EFS (service for equity), and continue to build an open cooperation platform and win-win ecosystem for biotech innovation.

As of June 30, 2021, Viva Biotech has provided drug R&D and production services to 1,695 biotech and pharmaceutical clients around the world. We have invested and incubated 75 biotech start-ups in total. In the future, the Company will continue to strengthen its technical barriers, improve R&D and production level, and the service capacity, so as to provide high-quality and diversified services for more drug discovery start-ups, as well as the medium and large pharmaceutical enterprises around the world. We hope to benefit more patients through Viva’s platform.

Our investment syndicate invests in the best investment opportunities, regardless of affiliation to Michigan.

Our goal is to support entrepreneurial programs at U of M by donating a portion of future investment profits.

Alexandria Venture Investments, founded in 1996, is the strategic venture capital arm of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE). With nearly $1B under management, Alexandria Venture Investments has been recognized as the most active new investor in biopharma deals by Silicon Valley Bank since 2017. Alexandria Venture Investments provides long-term strategic investment capital to innovative life science, technology, and agtech entities developing breakthrough technologies and therapies aimed at advancing human health by curing disease and improving nutrition. Based on its experience and in-depth understanding of the life science and technology industries, its long-term relationships with leading investors, and its world-class international scientific advisory network, Alexandria Venture Investments is uniquely positioned to fund seed-, early- and growth-stage life science companies.

As many of us have experience in growing successful companies, investing in successful companies and/or both of the above, we strive to promote entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education within UC Berkeley and the alumni community.

Its flexible, investor-centric platform supports different types of investors and asset classes, including direct angel for-profit investing, pooled investing in expertly managed VC funds such as the E8 Fund and via syndication.

In the future E8 looks to develop pathways for anyone who believes in the power of entrepreneurship and technology and wonders what more they can do to mitigate climate change to share in this mission.

Since 2006, E8, a 501(c)(6) membership organization, has facilitated more than $40M in investment in 98 companies in companies across the US and Canada.

Through investment pitches, collective due diligence and learning opportunities, the E8 community unites interest, passion and expertise from the Northwest and nationally.

At RVC we believe that the best investments get done when investors and entrepreneurs have a strong understanding of how angel investing and venture capital. We have developed a curriculum of 16 separate classes that are packed with information that is relevant to investors and entrepreneurs no matter what their experience level is. The classes are offered individually and through the RVC Class Cluster series where 2-3 workshops are offered back-to-back in one sitting. Each quarter, RVC offers the entirety of its curriculum so new members can dive right in!

RVC is one of the most active Angel groups in the country! RVC funds 25-30 companies annually. The club runs a professional due diligence team that produces reports that are best in breed and allow RVC to syndicate with other Angel Groups across the U.S. Additionally, RVC hosts multiple investor forums across the front range, effectively pooling together a greater amount of wisdom and capital in Colorado.

Foothill Ventures is a technology-focused venture fund based in Los Altos, California. We make pre-seed, seed (preferred), and A-round investments in startups across software, life science, and deep tech.

Founded in 2015 by two entrepreneurial partners, Stage is designed to deliver active, thoughtful investment and exceptional performance. One of us is a successful international operator who has built global businesses. The other is an experienced investor and venture capitalist with a strong track record.

Stage VP invests in founders building cutting edge software technology for enterprise clients. Founders, especially those solving hard problems that matter, seek us out for our unique expertise, and our alignment with their daring vision. We have the conviction to be first; often the first institutional investor on the cap table and the first to identify new technological trends.

We are not driven by thesis, geography, or sector. Instead, we seek out recurring revenue earned at the frontiers of what’s possible in enterprise software.

VentureWell is on a mission to cultivate a pipeline of inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges and to create lasting impact.

We foster collaboration among the best minds from research labs, classrooms, and beyond to advance innovation and entrepreneurship education and to provide unique opportunities for STEM students and researchers to fully realize their potential to improve the world.

The Hub Funds invest across industry sectors as part of a diversification strategy, but with a focus on health care/life sciences, IT/Internet/communications, and technology domains. Hub has invested in more than 40 companies, with the Hub Group and its members investing more than $40 million. Venture firms that have participated in financing Hub’s portfolio of companies include: DFJ Gotham, Greenhill, Javelin, First Round, Norwich, Rock Maple, Brook, Thomas Weisel, Fidelity, BCVP, Bessemer, Blue Chip, VCFNE, Seed, Origin, Intel, TL, Singapore EDB, Venrock, Commonwealth, Stage 1, Long River, Anchor Capital, Project11, Supply Chain Ventures, River Hollow Partners, Polaris, Foundation Capital, SAPPHIRE, Atlas, Raine Capital, GGV, InterWest, Nauta Capital, Laconia, 645 Ventures, Pallasite, and FlagShip. Collectively this constitutes nearly $1 billion of invested capital.

Yes, Praetorian Venture Partners, LLC has access, as well as the ability to secure Venture Capital, for those Companies who are READY to receive capital. To this point, Praetorian Venture Partners, LLC specializes in serving two distinct segments of the venture capital market:

Those who are PROVIDING various forms of Capital
Those who are SEEKING various forms of Capital
To those reading, YOU are either….

1) A Provider of Venture Capital, (Venture Capital Firm decision maker, Hedge Fund Manager, Wealth Management Advisor, and / or Angel Investment Group Principal / Angel Investor) OR 2) A Business Principal, seeking capital (Owner, Founder, Entrepreneur and / or CEO-CFO)

Micron Ventures: Discovering and unleashing technology’s most innovative startups
See how Micron Ventures is looking beyond the horizon to discover what’s next on the horizon for applied AI and machine learning solutions from today’s most ambitious and innovative startups.

Early stage start-ups creating or using emerging technologies to provide better solutions which were previously not possible.
“Early Stage” is not R&D or “idea” stage, but solid companied with “real” product and some form of traction. In most cases they have actual revenue (i.e. paid pilots, live Beta, etc.).

We are not looking to fund ideas or moonshots from this fund. That’s the role of non-profit labs, incubators, and other programs and fund.
Current Emerging Technologies include (but are not limited to) the fields of:

• Ag-tech (agriculture)
• Space-tech
• Robotics
• Drones
• IoT (Internet of Things)
• Autonomous vehicle tech
• AI/ML (Machine Learning)
• VR/AR (Virtual and Augmented reality)
• Bio-tech

Dreamit is a leading venture fund focused on startups with revenue or pilots that are ready to scale. Dreamit specializes in startups building transformative companies in three industry verticals: Healthtech, Securetech, and Urbantech. Founders meet with dozens of potential customers and partners on Customer Sprints® and pitch leading venture firms during Investor Sprints®. Since its founding in 2008, Dreamit has partnered and helped grow over 320 startups, including LevelUp (acquired by GrubHub), Trendkite (acquired by Cision), SeatGeek, HouseParty (acquired by Epic Games), Adaptly (acquired by Accenture), Wellth, Biomeme, Tissue Analytics (acquired by Net Health), Redox, Eko Devices, NestEgg, Cylera and Elevate.

Headquartered in Naples, Fla., Tamiami Angel Funds I, II, III, and IV are member-managed investment funds that allow high-net-worth individuals and families to invest in promising early-stage and expansion-stage companies located in the U.S., with a preference to those in Florida. Fifth Avenue Family Office, the administrator of the angel funds, caters their multi-family office services to high-net-worth entrepreneurs and their families. The Tamiami Angel Funds invest in startups that:

• have products/services that solve a real problem, not a perceived one;
• are attacking a large addressable market or plan to dominate a small niche market;
• have documented marketplace validation; and
• are founded by an awesome entrepreneurial team that knows how to execute.

In the past 11 years, we have invested over $18.7MM in 31 fast growing startups across a broad range of industries including medical devices, consumer package goods and SAAS software. For more information, visit

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.

Keiretsu is a Japanese term describing a group of affiliated corporations with broad power and reach. Keiretsu Forum is described as a conglomeration of individuals or small companies that are organized around private equity funding for mutual benefit. Keiretsu Forum believes that through a holistic approach that includes interlocking relationships with partners and key resources, they can offer an association that produces the highest quality deal-flow and investment opportunities.

While the Mid-Atlantic region is home to a formidable number of early stage life science companies, and an even more formidable number of accomplished current and retired life science executives and investors, more often than not, life science companies seeking investment end up presenting to a group of non life science investors who are unable to understand or relate to the company’s product or service, nor to the effort required to bring these to market. This mismatch has given rise to the creation of the Mid Atlantic Bio Angels group (MABA), an angel investor group focused exclusively on new and emerging life science companies.

We invest in where technology is tamed for the benefit of everyday individuals as they connect, contribute, and consume in this new world.

As first row people, we invest at the pre-Series A stage.

Born in Seattle, we cover the West Coast or wherever direct flights take us.

Allied Venture Partners is Western Canada‘s largest angel syndicate, investing in early-stage software & technology companies across Canada and the US. Founders are encouraged to learn more and submit an application for funding by visiting www.allied.vc.

Texas HALO Fund was created to give investors access to the potentially high returns available in early stage investments while addressing the unique challenges that confront investors attempting to create a portfolio on their own, such as lack of quality deal flow, insufficient time to devote to due diligence and inadequate capital to spread among the number of investments needed in a diversified portfolio.

At BayMed Venture Partners, we apply our passion for healthcare and investing by identifying and mentoring the most innovative maturing early-stage medical device and digital health companies in North America and Israel. Our goal is to advance breakthrough solutions that deliver value for our portfolio companies, investment partners, and the global healthcare system.

TiE was founded in Silicon Valley in 1992 by a group of successful entrepreneurs and is currently the world’s largest entrepreneurial organization. With programs like TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) and Mentor Match, TiE is reaching out and fostering the next generation of entrepreneurs. Everyone is welcome to join!

Addvia Ventures makes early stage investments into innovative high growth companies addressing large end markets.

Our fund consists of accomplished angel investors who provide funding and expertise to help entrepreneurs fulfill their American dream.

Rhizome Ventures is backed by Spring St. Group, a family office whose business is centered around the distribution and wholesale of pharmaceuticals, over the counter medications, health and beauty products, and home goods. Through their sales we have strong ties with many of the largest big-box-retailers in the nation.

Today, the family is heavily involved in the health and wellness industry, and has built a digital health platform bringing pharmacy services, API-first e-commerce capabilities, and telemedicine assets to startups who otherwise would have difficulty entering the space.

SeedFolio is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in San Diego. We relentlessly source, in Southern California and nationwide, innovative, early-stage companies with high potential of game-changing, profitable impact in:

• Conquering disease (therapies, diagnostics)
• Cleaning the planet

Check out our rigorous, systematic Process for sourcing and selecting outstanding companies with exceptionally high reward/risk ratios.

To see examples of prior investments and a brief description of their impact, see our Portfolio.

 Marion Street Capital helps innovative growth companies solve their most pressing challenges. MSC’s resources include relationships with institutional investors (family office, private equity firms, venture capital firms, hedge funds, and mutual funds), relationships with local and international banks, “expert networks,” relationships with top academic institutions, outsourced software development teams, graphic design services, and industry information providers. This robust suite of services enabled MSC to help clients across 16 different industries during the last two years.

Clarity Through Education: 37 Angels is the antidote to the fuzzy, black box world of angel investing. Our goal is to bring this world into focus through education – education of our investors, our founders, and the broader startup community.

Transparency In Communication: Too often, founders are unaware of why they didn’t receive investment, and investors don’t communicate the steps in the due diligence process. 37 Angels has a process that’s built around open communication.

Advice Grounded In Empathy: We’ve been there. Our process was built by investors who are former entrepreneurs who understand the highs and lows of business-building. The collective experience of our network creates a body of understanding that we extract, document, and organize as a resource.

At Golden Seeds, investors review hundreds of investment opportunities each year. The companies are actively vetted, coached and advised by our network.

We offer an environment in which many of today’s most exciting women-led businesses receive capital and connections to grow and successfully exit. We aim to achieve market returns for our investors while at the same time creating lasting impact. **

Golden Seeds is proud of its contribution to the growth and vitality of women entrepreneurs.

OLSF I is invested in five start-ups that have created over 100 jobs with a mean income that is three times greater than the state average. These companies have attracted over $210 million in venture capital from regional and national venture capital firms after OLSF’s first investment. These entrepreneurial success stories have continued with our second round, OLSF II, which has already invested in five promising start-ups in Oklahoma, which have attracted over $74.3 million in outside venture capital.

Since its inception in 2000, The Oklahoma Life Science Fund has been the single largest driver of private equity capital to Oklahoma

Angel investing strengthens startup companies, which leads to new jobs, new resources, and regional economic impact. To that end, we are launching new educational and outreach programs and actively seeking strategic partners for collaboration and sponsorship. If you are interested to learn more, we encourage you to please reach out to any of us at the “CONTACT US” links below.

The Desert Angels have consistently been recognized as one of the most active angel groups in the country and, in 2019 was ranked #1 in the southwest and #8 in the country according to the 2019 ARI HALO report. (https://angelresourceinstitute.org/research-reports.php). The Desert Angels is a charter member of the Angel Capital Association, which is the trade association of angel investment groups in North America and today represents over 240 angel investor groups and funds. To learn more about the ACA: www.angelcapitalassociation.org.

Monday Club helps Southern California companies improve their business plan presentations and meet experts who can help them achieve their objectives.  Monday Club is a group of seven hundred High-Tech Executives and Business Professionals, in Southern California, who meet once a month to help start-up companies improve their business plans. Monday Club Members have extensive experience in working with high-tech firms. They know what it takes to make a good presentation, and they know what investors are looking for. Some, but not all, of the members are investors. As an exception to this list, the Monday Club is NOT an investment group but provides a great service to startups and entrepreneurs. Many companies that presented to the Monday Club have raised capital from investor groups.