TCA Venture Group
American venture capital firm
TCA Venture Group is an American provider of venture capital to early-stage companies in Southern California. In 2023, TCA had about 400 members. In August 2014, an analysis by CB Insights ranked TCA No.1 out of 370 angel groups on “Network Centrality” and No. 5 overall in “Investor Mosaic.”
History
Tech Coast Angels - now (as at March 2024) called TCA Venture Group - was founded in 1997 by Luis Villalobos.
TCA members provide companies capital, counsel,
mentoring and access to a network of potential investors and partners. TCA has chapters located in Los Angeles, Orange County, and the Inland Empire. In addition, Pasadena Angels and MEDA Angels are networks within TCA Venture Group.
In 2020, TCA invested $20 million in 64 companies.
Furthermore, TCA had invested about $15.4 million in a total of 41 companies in 2022, as noted in its 2022 Annual Report and total investments have exceeded $10 million for twelve years. While there were also 10 shutdowns, 21 of them of the 41 companies receiving funding were new additions to TCA's portfolio, representing 72% of investments, compared to 48% in 2021.
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