Average investment range:
$50,000 to $1 million
Number of angels/investors in the network:
12
Contact:
Web site for application. (See link above.)
ideas@fastangels.com
The Angels' Forum
Invests in companies based in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area. Portfolio companies have come from a wide variety of industries, including consumer products, enterprise software, industrial products, Internet and E-commerce, medical devices and services, networking technologies, pharmaceutical, semiconductors, telecommunications, and wireless. Most start-up companies come to the group prescreened through professional contacts in the banking, investment, and legal fields.
Sweet Spot:
Companies specializing in disruptive technologies.
Average investment range:
$100,000 to $1 million
Number of angels/investors in the network:
25
Contact:
The Angels' Forum
PO Box 1605
Los Altos, CA 94023-1605
650-857-0700
inquiries@AngelsForum.com
Tech Coast Angels www.techcoastangels.org
Tech Coast Angels operates three regional networks in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. Each network holds a monthly dinner meeting and regular screening sessions to review promising investment opportunities. Since 1997, the group has invested more than $37 million in more than 40 companies. Invests only in companies in southern California.
Sweet Spot:
Early-stage technology and life sciences companies in southern California.
Average investment range:
$250,000 to $2 million
Number of angels/investors in the network:
200+
Contact:
Tech Coast Angels
23011 Moulton Parkway
Suite F-2
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
949-859-8445
renee@techcoastangels.com
Silicon Valley Band of Angels
One of the earliest angel networks, founded in 1994. Invests across all high-technology categories. The vast majority of investments have been made in the seed or early round (Series A or B). The group has placed $110 million into more than 140 start-up companies.
Sweet Spot:
Silicon Valley-based high-tech start-ups.
Average investment:
$1 million
Number of angels/investors in the network:
100
Contact:
Band of Angels
275 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
info@bandangels.com
Sierra Angels
Preference for businesses located in Nevada, California, or other nearby locations. Looks for companies offering unique products with proprietary technology.
Sweet Spot:
Northern Sierra-based technology companies.
Average investment range:
$250,000 to $2,000,000
Contact:
Sierra Angels
PO Box 3215
Incline Village, NV 89450-3215
775-831-7804
Send E-mail to the most appropriate address:
04Software@sierraangels.com
04Computing_Communications@sierraangels.com
04HealthSciences@sierraangels.com
04Internet@sierraangels.com
04OtherTech@sierraangels.com
The Texas Angels
Invests only in Texas-based companies. Meets monthly in Austin during the spring and fall. The group is coordinated by the Capital Network.
Sweet Spot:
Early-stage companies in the high-tech sector.
Average investment range:
$500,000 to $2,500,000
Contact:
The Texas Angels
3925 West Braker Ln.
Suite 406
Austin, TX 78759
512-305-0840
angels@ati.utexas.edu
Network for Business Angels & Investors
Has invested in 51 companies since 1995.
Sweet Spot:
Traditional companies with good technology and technology companies.
Investment range:
$10,000 to $3 million
Contact:
Network of Business Angels & Investors
Jerry Martin
3873 Roswell Rd.
Suite 4
Atlanta, Georgia 30342-4431
404-261-2434
nbai@bellsouth.net
Houston Angel Network
Invests in wide range of industries, from seed through A-round financing. Will consider investing in Texas-based companies and companies willing to relocate to Houston from other states.
Sweet Spot:
Technology and life sciences.
Average investment range:
$500,000 to $2 million
Contact:
Houston Angel Network
Michelle Weisblatt, Managing Director
410 Pierce
Houston, TX 77002
832-476-9291
mweisblatt@houstonangelnetwork.org
