# East Coast Angels

> East Coast Angels is a VC fund in Portsmouth backing E-Commerce and Personalization. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Portsmouth, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2016
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

East Coast Angels is a VC fund in Portsmouth focused on E-Commerce and Personalization. The eCoast Angel Network was formed in July 2000 by a group of like-minded investors from the Portsmouth NH area. Our members come from diverse backgrounds but have a unified purpose: ​ To support economic development, principally in the eCoast region To foster entrepreneurial spirit To identify investment opportunities

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 100% |
| Personalization | 2 | 67% |
| Baby | 1 | 33% |
| Music | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rockets of Awesome | Rockets of Awesome is a direct-to-consumer kids' apparel brand, designing and selling over-the-top clothes. Rockets of Awesome is reinventing the way parents shop for kids by leveraging technology, data, brand, personalization, and exceptional merchandise. | $7M | Seed | Jul 26, 2016 |  |
| Cricket's Circle | Cricket's Circle is a retail company that offers a shoppable solution for mothers. It uses personalized content and data The company specializes in the fields of content, E-commerce, and personalization. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, United States. | $2.3M | Seed | May 06, 2015 |  |
| IndigoBoom | IndiGoBoom is a digital music distributor with an annual fee structure as opposed to the majority of its competition who charge per song or album. We are hard nosed internet music biz veterans always ready to go to bat for the independent artist. |  | Series A | Jan 01, 2007 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brand Foundry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brand-foundry-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Forerunner](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forerunner-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [West Coast Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/west-coast-investors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acton-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Female Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/female-founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does East Coast Angels invest in?

East Coast Angels invests primarily in E-Commerce, Personalization and Baby startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### When did East Coast Angels last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for East Coast Angels closed in Jul 2016. 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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