Luis Villalobos, Entrepreneur, Visionary Dead at 72
I would like to acknowledge the passing of a great entrepreneur and business community leader. Luis Villalobos passed away yesterday. I met Luis while at the Merage School where he was always generous with his time. Luis founded a number of success entrepreneurial ventures, but I will most remember him for founding the Tech Coast Angels.
The Tech Coast Angels are early stage investors in Southern California technology companies. At the time of its founding, the TCA was one of the first of its kind and I think it is still the largest and most active angel group in the United States. As a Canadian where angel investment is few and far between, I greatly admire the vision to build a community of angels to invest in new companies. They share the risk, opportunity and, most importantly, their collective wisdom to new companies. The TCA is a major reason why technology businesses have thrived in Southern California.
Most importantly, the fruits of Luis' legacy will continue on.
You will be missed.
