John Petote is an individual angel investor based in Santa Barbara. See sector focus and contact routes.
John Petote is an individual angel investor based in Santa Barbara, CA who serves as the Founder and Chairman of CIO Solutions and co-founded the Santa Barbara Angel Alliance in 2016. His investment thesis focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage companies primarily within the Technology and MedTech sectors. Petote has invested personal capital in over 125 startup and early-stage companies as well as numerous venture capital funds, typically acting as an angel investor exchanging money for equity. While his exact typical check size and lead/follow behavior are not publicly specified, he serves as a Board Observer at ParentSquare and has prior experience with Apeel Sciences. Notable portfolio companies include ParentSquare, Apeel Sciences, Pattern Computer, and organizations within the Tech and MedTech industries he has backed. Petote is actively involved in the Santa Barbara community through roles with UCSB Economic Forecast Project, FutureInReview.com, and the Santa Barbara Downtown Rotary Club, though no distinctive public writing or unique point of view is documented in available sources.
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