# Desert Angels: portfolio, investments and team

> Desert Angels is an angel network based in United States. 10 investments on record, latest Apr 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/desert-angels (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Desert Angels

Last cheque observed Apr 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel network

Seed Series A Venture B2B FinTech Clean Energy

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **2740** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.0M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Desert Angels highlights

- 01 10 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel network (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** B2B FinTech Clean Energy
- **Based in:** Tucson, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Virtuous](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtuous)** Series A · US · Bizjournals **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Qwick](https://millionrounds.com/company/qwick)** US · FinSMEs **$1.3M** With 4 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Oct** **[ClickIPO](https://millionrounds.com/company/clickipo)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Picmonic](https://millionrounds.com/company/picmonic)** Venture · US **$2.3M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[CampusLogic](https://millionrounds.com/company/campuslogic)** Series A **$7.5M** With 14 others
- **May** **[Recoleta Digital Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/recoleta-digital-media)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Yapert](https://millionrounds.com/company/yapert)** Seed · US **$600K** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Siamab Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/siamab-therapeutics)** Series B · US **$1.2M** With 5 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Yapert](https://millionrounds.com/company/yapert)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **2002** 1 round
- **Sept** **[CellzDirect](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellzdirect)** Venture · US **$3.4M** With 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **6** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[CellzDirect](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellzdirect)** Bought by Invitrogen **$57M** Jan 2008

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Venture

Median round joined **$3.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2019
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *3*
- Series A *3*
- Venture *2*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2019

Often in the room with

- [Arizona Tech Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arizona-tech-investors) 2
- [Mario Martinez II](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mario-martinez-ii) 2
- [Matthew Pittinsky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matthew-pittinsky) 2
- [Pasadena Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pasadena-angels) 2
- [Tech Coast Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tech-coast-angels) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Desert Angels. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Arizona Tech Investors** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arizona-tech-investors)[**Mario Martinez II** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mario-martinez-ii)[**Matthew Pittinsky** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matthew-pittinsky)[**Pasadena Angels** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pasadena-angels)[**Tech Coast Angels** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tech-coast-angels)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Desert Angels put money into.

[**Qwick** $1.3M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/qwick)[**ClickIPO** $3.0M · Oct 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/clickipo)

## Quick answers about Desert Angels

### What does Desert Angels invest in?

Desert Angels invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as B2B, FinTech and Clean Energy.

### How active is Desert Angels?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2019.

### What has Desert Angels invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Virtuous (Series A, Apr 2019), Qwick (Undisclosed round, Dec 2018) and ClickIPO (Seed, Oct 2017).

### How big are Desert Angels's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M.

### Does Desert Angels lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Desert Angels invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Desert Angels investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2019.

### Who does Desert Angels invest alongside?

Most often Arizona Tech Investors (2 rounds together), Mario Martinez II (2 rounds together) and Matthew Pittinsky (2 rounds together).

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