# Joann MacMaster

> Joann MacMaster is a startup investor at Desert Angels (Tucson). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Desert Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/desert-angels)
- Location: Tucson, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannmacmaster
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/joannmacmaster
- Website: https://techlaunch.arizona.edu/person/joann-macmaster

Joann MacMaster is a startup investor at Desert Angels in Tucson. Joann MacMaster - Chief Executive Officer @ Desert Angels

## About Desert Angels

VC Fund · Tucson, United States

Founded in 2000 and based in Tucson, AZ, the Desert Angels is a non-profit organization of accredited investors looking for opportunities to invest in early-stage companies. We focus on companies with new innovations in science, tech and SAAS, and our portfolio spans a broad range of industries. Our members will invest $4million-$6million per yearinto roughly 20 deals, about half of which are follow-on rounds. We offer a Sidecar fund which automatically co-invests when specific criteria are met. We are nationally recognized, and in the most recent ARI HALO report listed #7 in the country and #1 in the southwest region as one of the most active angel groups. The Desert Angels is a charter member of the Angel Capital Association (ACA), the trade association of angel investment groups; and an active member in the Angel Syndication Network (ASN), a network of angel groups that syndicate deals.

3 contacts available at Desert Angels.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Joann MacMaster | Chief Executive Officer; Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joann-macmaster-2 |
| Louise Downs Blain | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/louise-downs-blain |
| Michael Sember | Chair Desert Angels Screeing Panel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-sember |

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