TCA Venture Group is the leading source of funding to early-stage companies in Southern California.

[3] 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.”[4] Tech Coast Angels - now (as at March 2024) called TCA Venture Group[5] - was founded in 1997 by Luis Villalobos.

[6] TCA members provide companies capital, counsel,[7][8][9][10] mentoring and access to a network of potential investors and partners.

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.