Investments
62Portfolio Exits
3About Sierra Angels
Sierra Angels is an angel investment group in the Northern Sierra region. The firm provides early stage investments in local technology ventures and supports the entrepreneurs with mentoring and connections. Sierra Angels is comprised of fifty members which are former business owners and senior operating executives experienced in financing and developing emerging enterprises. The firm is an active investor and has assisted greater than sixty companies to date in the software, communications, clean energy and other industries
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Latest Sierra Angels News
Sep 6, 2023
MessageDesk, a text messaging software for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), announced its successful $1.6M million Seed investment. Led by the Reno Seed Fund and with new investments from AZ-VC, Acadian Capital Ventures, Arizona Tech Investors, and Desert Angels; along with support from the Sierra Innovations Entrepreneur Fund of the Sierra Angels. (c)2011-2020 by Massinvestor, Inc. For contact info, please check out our about page.
Sierra Angels Investments
62 Investments
Sierra Angels has made 62 investments. Their latest investment was in MessageDesk as part of their Unattributed VC on March 3, 2023.
Sierra Angels Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/24/2023 | Unattributed VC | MessageDesk | $1.6M | No | Acadian Capital Ventures, Arizona Investment Fund, Arizona Tech Investors, Desert Angels, Reno Seed Fund, Sierra Angels, and Undisclosed Investors | 2 |
4/8/2020 | Pre-Seed | MessageDesk | $0.24M | Yes | 1 | |
2/13/2020 | Seed | Your Fare | $2.4M | Yes | 5 | |
7/23/2019 | Seed VC | |||||
12/5/2018 | Angel - II |
Date | 3/24/2023 | 4/8/2020 | 2/13/2020 | 7/23/2019 | 12/5/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Unattributed VC | Pre-Seed | Seed | Seed VC | Angel - II |
Company | MessageDesk | MessageDesk | Your Fare | ||
Amount | $1.6M | $0.24M | $2.4M | ||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Acadian Capital Ventures, Arizona Investment Fund, Arizona Tech Investors, Desert Angels, Reno Seed Fund, Sierra Angels, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Sierra Angels Portfolio Exits
3 Portfolio Exits
Sierra Angels has 3 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Tivic Health on November 11, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/11/2021 | IPO | Public | 6 | ||
Date | 11/11/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Exit | IPO | ||
Companies | |||
Valuation | |||
Acquirer | Public | ||
Sources | 6 |
Sierra Angels Team
1 Team Member
Sierra Angels has 1 team member, including current Investment Partner, Li Han Chan.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Li Han Chan | StartX, DynaOptics, Marakon, ST Engineering, and ST Kinetics | Investment Partner | Current |
Name | Li Han Chan |
|---|---|
Work History | StartX, DynaOptics, Marakon, ST Engineering, and ST Kinetics |
Title | Investment Partner |
Status | Current |
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