Wingmen (and -Women)
Inc.'s 2009 guide to the nation's leading angel-investor networks
NATIONAL
Investors' Circle
San Francisco
WHAT IT'S LOOKING FOR: Businesses trying to solve a major social or environmental problem in areas that include community development, education, the environment, energy, health, and media, and businesses that are woman- or minority-led.
TYPICAL INVESTMENT RANGE: $300,000-$600,000
INVESTORS IN NETWORK: 225
Keiretsu Forum
Lafayette, California
WHAT IT'S LOOKING FOR: Technology, consumer-products, health care/life-sciences, and real estate companies.
TYPICAL INVESTMENT RANGE: $250,000-$2 million
INVESTORS IN NETWORK: 750
The Tribe of Angels
Shaker Heights, Ohio
WHAT IT'S LOOKING FOR: Companies in the United States and Israel involved in medical devices, IT, pharmaceuticals, energy, and defense. The group consists of Jewish investors.
TYPICAL INVESTMENT RANGE: $250,000-$500,000
INVESTORS IN NETWORK: 2,732
NORTHEAST
WHAT IT'S LOOKING FOR: New England-based technology start-ups with a valuation of less than $5 million.
TYPICAL INVESTMENT RANGE: $100,000-$300,000
INVESTORS IN NETWORK: 22
Common Angels
Boston
WHAT IT'S LOOKING FOR: Early-stage companies in IT, telecom, semiconductors, and medical devices.
TYPICAL INVESTMENT RANGE: $500,000-$1 million
INVESTORS IN NETWORK: 75
Hub Angels Investment Group
Boston
WHAT IT'S LOOKING FOR: New England-based start-ups in health care, IT, life sciences, and financial services.
TYPICAL INVESTMENT RANGE: $250,000-$750,000
INVESTORS IN NETWORK: 75+
Jumpstart New Jersey Angel Network
Mount Laurel, New Jersey
WHAT IT'S LOOKING FOR: Technology companies on the Eastern Seaboard, from Connecticut to Virginia.
TYPICAL INVESTMENT RANGE: $200,000-$1 million
INVESTORS IN NETWORK: 40+
Launchpad Venture Group
Boston
WHAT IT'S LOOKING FOR: Technology-driven companies in a wide variety of industries.
TYPICAL INVESTMENT RANGE: $100,000-$500,000
INVESTORS IN NETWORK: 60+
WHAT IT'S LOOKING FOR: IT companies, especially those working on business applications.
TYPICAL INVESTMENT RANGE: $50,000-$250,000
INVESTORS IN NETWORK: 42
WHAT IT'S LOOKING FOR: Start-ups valued at less than $4 million and based in the Boston-New York-Washington, D.C., corridor.
TYPICAL INVESTMENT RANGE: $250,000-$750,000
INVESTORS IN NETWORK: 65+
Rochester Angel Network
Rochester, New York
WHAT IT'S LOOKING FOR: Companies based in western New York State, in all industries.
TYPICAL INVESTMENT RANGE: $250,000-$2 million
INVESTORS IN NETWORK: 30
Silicon Garden Angel Investor Network
Somerset, New Jersey
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