The Pasadena Angels was founded in 2000 and is one of the longest-running angel investing groups in Southern California. We have invested over $95 million in 240 companies. Pasadena Angels funded companies have gone on to raise over $1 billion from additional funding sources such as venture capital and private equity. Recent notable exits for the Pasadena Angels are Mind Body Software (NASDAQ:MB) reaching $1 billion and Bluebeam Software, acquired by Nemetschek for $100 million. The Pasadena Angels has been consistently ranked as one of the top ten angel investing groups in the country according to Forbes, CB Insights, and Angel Resource Institute. A nonprofit entity, the Pasadena Angels offers early-stage start-ups capital investments; as well as mentoring from the expertise of more than 100 investor members with over 4,000 years of combined business expertise. Our $1.7 million PA Fund 2, formed in 2021 will co-invest exclusively in deals subscribed by Pasadena Angels members.
Our members invest individually and directly, without any legal pooling of financial resources. The Pasadena Angels, a nonprofit 501(c)6 organization, does not invest or act as an investment agent in any manner.
Location: United States, California, Altadena
Employees: 51-200
Founded date: 2000
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
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Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
08.02.2022 | Seatrec | seatrec.co... | $2M | United Sta... |
08.02.2022 | Your Fare | yourfarein... | $2.4M | United Sta... |
08.02.2022 | Pilotly | pilot.ly | - | United Sta... |
08.02.2022 | Carterra | carterra-b... | $10M | United Sta... |
08.02.2022 | UNest | unest.co | $26M | United Sta... |
08.02.2022 | Xeal | xealenergy... | $61M | United Sta... |
08.02.2022 | Stabilitas | stabilitas... | - | United Sta... |
08.02.2022 | Veriskin | veriskin.c... | - | United Sta... |
08.02.2022 | Alleyoop | meetalleyo... | - | United Sta... |
08.02.2022 | Onsert Med... | meredithdi... | - | - |
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18.01.2022 | Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels Join Forces; Pasadena ... | IRVINE, Calif. and PASADENA, Calif. (PRWEB) January 18, 2022 Tech Coast Angels (TCA) and Pasadena An... | prweb.com/... |
11.02.2015 | TuneGo raises $1.2M to help indie musicians find fans — and ... | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI an... | venturebea... |
05.01.2015 | Pasadena Angels Racked Up Four Exits, Closed 17 Deals in... | The Pasadena Angels, one of the most active organized angel investment groups in the Los Angeles are... | socaltech.... |
07.08.2014 | The 10 most active LA-based VCs since 2013 | Tech Coast Angels, Upfront Ventures and Wavemaker Partners have been leading a revitalized LA As man... | vator.tv/n... |
25.04.2012 | Pasadena Angels Back Scientific Equipment Startup | The Pasadena Angels have backed developer of protein analysis equipment for the drug discovery and r... | socaltech.... |
20.03.2012 | Gridtest Systems Closes Seed Financing | Gridtest Systems Inc., a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of high-value test and measurement tools for... | finsmes.co... |
14.09.2011 | New Angel Alliance Aims to Keep Startups Out of Venture Capi... | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints [Updated 5:15 pm PT with fresh quot... | xconomy.co... |
06.10.2008 | Lehman Bros. backs myShape amid death rattle | Only a few weeks before its demise, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. led a third round of funding for m... | venturebea... |
20.07.2008 | The anatomy of angel networks | Herding is critical to angel funding (Note: This was republished to highlight due to its popularity)... | vator.tv/n... |
30.12.2005 | Arroyo: A VC firm for Googles & Yahoos of the world | John Waller Venture capital firms have increasingly moved to industry or niche-specific investing pa... | venturebea... |