Tech Coast Angels
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| Tech Coast Angels | |
| Mutual-benefit nonprofit corporation | |
| Industry | Private Equity |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Southern California, United States |
| Products | Angel Investing Group |
| Website | www.techcoastangels.com |
Tech Coast Angels is an angel investor network in the United States and one of the leading sources of funding to early-stage companies in Southern California.[1][2] Since its inception in 1997, TCA members have focused on building valuable companies, personally invested nearly $119 million, and helped portfolio companies attract more than $1.4 billion in additional capital, mostly from venture capital firms.[3] TCA members give companies more than just capital; they also provide counsel,[4] [5] [6] [7] mentoring and access to an extensive network of potential investors,[8][9] [10] customers, strategic partners and management talent. TCA has more than 250 members, including its venture capital affiliates, in five networks in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Westlake/Santa Barbara and the Inland Empire.
Noteworthy investment exits for the TCA include "Sandpiper Networks" and "Green Dot Corporation", both returning 100X or more of TCA invested capital[11] .[12]
In December 2011, Tech Coast Angels announced that Steve Flaim has moved into the position of Chairman of its Board of Directors. Flaim has been a member of the TCA since 2004 and was previously President of the San Diego chapter of the Tech Coast Angels. [13]
Investment portfolio
The Tech Coast Angels investment portfolio page lists investments in general categories such as Advanced Technologies, Clean Tech, Consumer, Digital Media, Financial, Industrial, IT, Life Science and Software.[14] TCA portfolio companies can also be found in Wikipedia, some examples:
- ElephantDrive - storage virtualization service
- Green Dot Corporation - issuer of prepaid MasterCard and Visa cards in the United States
- HitFix - an entertainment news website
- MicroPower Technologies - power-efficient wireless video camera technology
- SodaHead.com - an online community featuring content creation and redistribution
- Vokle - embeddable Internet microsite application for live video broadcast
- WiSpry - RF MEMS (Radio Frequency Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) solutions
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- ↑ TCA website. Tech Coast Angels Investment Portfolio.
