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Desert Angels
Desert Angels

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About Company
Desert Angels invests in early-stage companies in science, tech, and SAAS across various industries.

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founded date

01.09.2000

founders

Number of employees

101-250

IPO status

Private

Description

Desert Angels is a Tucson-based organization of over 100 active angel investors, who have invested $60 million into 132 portfolio companies and 10 Sidecar funds. The organization offers benefits such as advocacy, connection, and syndication, and membership to ACA and ASN.
Contacts

location

Tucson, AZ, USA

Contact Email

Website URL

http://www.desertangels.org

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Financials

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Date 
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type 
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People

Founders
1

Louise Downs Blain

Louise Downs Blain is the Founder of Desert Angels.

current job

Desert Angels
Desert Angels

organization founded

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Louise Downs Blain

Louise Downs Blain

Employee Profiles
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Michael Sember
Michael Sember

Michael Sember

Chair Desert Angels Screeing Panel

Chair Desert Angels Screeing Panel

Joann MacMaster
Joann MacMaster

Joann MacMaster

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer

Greg Teesdale

Greg Teesdale

Member

Member

Louise Downs Blain

Louise Downs Blain

Founder

Founder

Activity

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