# David Friedman

> David Friedman is a seed investor at TCA Venture Group (Orange) backing Apps and EdTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TCA Venture Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tech-coast-angels)
- Location: Orange, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfriedman/

David Friedman is a seed investor at TCA Venture Group in Orange focused on Apps and EdTech. David Friedman is currently an independent entrepreneur, investor, and business advisor for tech and service companies. He is a member of the TechCoastAngels of Orange County and serves on the software/hardware evaluation committee. He has worked on assignments ranging from cyber security and wireless health to online commerce portals, tohealthy food and snacks. He plays at the intersection of technology and the customer; his real love is commercializing technology to meet the needs of customers.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Children | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Edutainment | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shoonya | Shoonya is an edutainment and edtech start-up for children to learn multiple languages with culturally diverse characters. It is creating interactive edutainment content that makes learning multiple languages and cultural diversity fun for children of all ages. | $50K | Seed | Dec 31, 2021 |  |
| Terecircuits | Terecircuits develops processes and materials to support microassembly and mass transfer for displays and advanced electronics. |  | Seed | Sep 29, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Excelestar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/excelestar-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Expert Dojo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expert-dojo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About TCA Venture Group

VC Fund · Newport Beach, United States

TCA Venture Group is the largest angel investor group in the United States, possessing more than 300 members in five networks in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Central Coast, and the Inland Empire. Its members provide funding and guidance to more early-stage, high-growth companies in Southern California than any other investment group.Members invest in companies in a wide range of industries, including the life sciences, biotech, IT, services, retail, Internet, financial, software, media, consumer products, and tech startups. TCA as a whole gives companies more than just capital; they also provide counsel, mentoring, and access to an extensive network of potential investors, customers, strategic partners, and management talent. Tech Coast Angels has been ranked by CB Insights to be among the Top 20 Angel Groups in the US; TCA was also ranked as #1 for Network Centrality, meaning we have more connections than anyone! If you are in the game-changing business, we are here to help.

5 contacts available at TCA Venture Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Friedman | Angel Investor, Chairman, TechCoastAngels Board of Governors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-friedman-87ae |
| Grant Van Cleve | Chairman Emeritus | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grant-van-cleve |
| Brian Coryat | Member & Angel Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-coryat |
| Brian Horner | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-horner |
| Chris Hameetman | Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-hameetman |

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## FAQ

### What does David Friedman invest in?

David Friedman invests primarily in Apps, EdTech and Children startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did David Friedman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Friedman closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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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