OC PRESIDENT, TECH COAST ANGELS
WHY: Succeeded Hicham Semaan as president in April for one of OC’s top early-stage investment groups. Tech Coast Angels invested over $10.7M in 31 companies through June; local investments included augmented reality headset firm Eyedaptic and farming data and analytics platform AgTools.
RECENT: First OC chapter fund underway; aims to invest $30M in 100 to 150 companies over 10 years.
QUOTABLE: Ramping collaborations. “We live in one of the best parts of the country, and it has an incredible amount of potential for entrepreneurship. Now we need to tap into the increasing number of organizations [supporting] innovation to scale.”
2020 HOBBY: “Honey-do lists. Since I am at home, I have the opportunity to help out with miscellaneous chores around the house like painting, cleaning closets and similar things.”
