Tech Coast Angels Invests $13.5M in 58 Companies in 2015

tca_logoTech Coast Angels (TCA), one of the largest angel investment groups in the US, invested $13.5m in a total of 58 companies in a diverse industries in 2015.

In 2013 and 2014, the angel network’s total direct investment was $14.9m and $16.7m, respectively, and the performance in 2015 was consistent with the market slowdown in investments towards the end of year.
Investment in new companies was 35% of the total, compared to 41% in 2014 and 63% in 2013.

In addition to direct investment by TCA or its ACE Fund, the angel network also supported its portfolio companies in obtaining $82m through additional funding sources during 2015.
TCA also had six exits in 2015, including three IPOs (Mindbody, CytomX and CRISI Medical Systems) and three acquisitions (Olive Medical, Thermark and Wispry). This brings the total exits since the network’s inception in 1997 to 60.

Led by Chairman John Harbison, Tech Coast Angels comprises over 300 angel members in five networks that encompass Southern California.
Since its founding in 1997, the network has invested over $176m in more than 300 companies and has helped attract more than $1.5 billion in additional capital/follow-on rounds, mostly from venture capital firms.

FinSMEs

04/03/2016

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