# Chris Hameetman

> Chris Hameetman is a seed investor at Tech Coast Angels Los Angeles backing Apps and Events. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Tech Coast Angels Los Angeles](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tech-coast-angels-los-angeles)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrishameetman

Chris Hameetman is a seed investor at Tech Coast Angels Los Angeles in Los Angeles focused on Apps and Events. Chris Hameetman - Chairman Emeritus @ TCA Venture Group

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $200k–$1.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Events | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Social | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GonnaBe | GonnaBe: Plans, made simple.The social planning space is crowded, noisy, and confusing – as are the apps themselves.Simplicity and elegance are key. GonnaBe's UX and patent-pending technologies change the game:The ease of Instagram.The utility of Twitter.The allure of Path.GonnaBe is a platform – not a planning tool.Seamless integration, frictionless sharing, and device agnostic. GonnaBe is the simplest way to share information, period. | $200K | Seed | Feb 10, 2013 |  |
| GonnaBe | GonnaBe: Plans, made simple.The social planning space is crowded, noisy, and confusing – as are the apps themselves.Simplicity and elegance are key. GonnaBe's UX and patent-pending technologies change the game:The ease of Instagram.The utility of Twitter.The allure of Path.GonnaBe is a platform – not a planning tool.Seamless integration, frictionless sharing, and device agnostic. GonnaBe is the simplest way to share information, period. |  | Seed | Oct 01, 2012 |  |
| TradeYa | TradeYa helps people get whatever they need and want without having to buy it. Our web-based barter platform leverages the social graph and patent pending trade process to connect people who want to trade goods and services. Existing web 1.0 barter platforms are bad digital swap meets requiring users to sift through countless listing to trade. | $1.1M | Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## About Tech Coast Angels Los Angeles

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

TCA is one of the largest angel investor groups in the U.S, with the Los Angeles network (TCA:LA) boasting over 100 members.

3 contacts available at Tech Coast Angels Los Angeles.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BJ Turner | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bj-turner |
| Chris Hameetman | President Emeritus | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-hameetman |
| David Melnick | Angel Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-melnick |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris Hameetman invest in?

Chris Hameetman invests primarily in Apps, Events and Mobile startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Chris Hameetman's check size?

Chris Hameetman typically joins rounds of $200k–$1.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Chris Hameetman participates in.

### When did Chris Hameetman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris Hameetman closed in Feb 2013. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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