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 (57% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $8.9M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
6
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
BW
Brandon William Thomas
Board Member
CG
Curtis Gunn
Chairman
JM
Joann MacMaster
CEO
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
7 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Qwick | Series B | $40M | Nov 2022 |
| RRegulonix | Seed | $2M | Jul 2018 |
| MMessageDesk | Seed | $1.6M | — |
| AAural Analytics | Seed | $4.3M | — |
| AAural Analytics | Grant | — | — |
| TTempronics | Unknown | $2.7M | — |
| CClickIPO | Seed | $3M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Album VC1 shared
Kickstart1 shared
Tritium Partners1 shared
Rise of the Rest Seed Fund1 shared
Kickstart Ventures1 shared
Acadian1 shared
Copper Sky Capital1 shared
AZ-VC1 shared
Morningside Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 14 September 2026