Santa Barbara Angel Alliance

Santa Barbara Angel Alliance (SBAA) was founded in 2016 to address the funding needs of early-stage businesses in the Central Coast region of California. The organization focuses on supporting local companies, although it occasionally invests outside the area. SBAA aims to provide a responsive source of capital and expertise for promising startups, having invested in over 80 companies since its inception. The organization is a member of The Angel Capital Association. SBAA invests primarily in early-stage companies, specifically in the seed to Series A stages, with a strong emphasis on sectors such as software, hardware, life sciences, and healthcare.

SBAA provides not only capital but also operational expertise from its members, who have backgrounds in IT, computing, software, communications, marketing, healthcare, biotechnology, and advanced energy technologies. This mentor-oriented approach helps early-stage companies navigate their growth challenges.