Desert Angels is a Tucson-based non-profit angel investor group founded in 2000, connecting over 100 accredited investors with curated early-stage deal flow. The network has invested more than $65 million across 165+ portfolio companies, focusing on science, technology, and SaaS startups in the Southwest United States.
Their most common stage is seed (45% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $9.7M (across 10 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
8
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
BW
Brandon William Thomas
Board Member
JM
Joann MacMaster
CEO
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
11 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Qwick | Series B | $40M | Nov 2022 |
| Qwick | Series B | $40M | Jan 2022 |
| RRegulonix | Seed | $2M | Jul 2018 |
| RRegulonix | Unknown | $2M | Jan 2018 |
| YYapert | Seed | $1.2M | Jul 2013 |
| MMessageDesk | Seed | $1.6M | — |
| AAural Analytics | Seed | $4.3M | — |
| AAural Analytics | Grant | — | — |
| TTempronics | Unknown | $2.7M | — |
| CClickIPO | Seed | $3M | — |
 CodeLucida | Unknown | $150K | — |
Top Co-Investors
Album VC2 shared
Kickstart2 shared
Tritium Partners2 shared
Trinity Capital Inc.2 shared
TCA Venture Group2 shared
Rise of the Rest Seed Fund1 shared
Kickstart Ventures1 shared
Acadian1 shared
Copper Sky Capital1 shared
Morningside1 shared
Pasadena Angels1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026