Lehigh Valley Angel Investors

Lehigh Valley Angel Investors, known as LVAI, is a group of accredited angel investors that originated in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley in 2011. The group says it provides seed or growth funding to eligible start-up applicants, who apply through an online platform and are reviewed by a selection committee that meets monthly before selected candidates present at a general membership meeting. Investments are usually made collectively, though individual members sometimes fund deals separately. LVAI says it was originally formed to fill a gap in angel investing within the Lehigh Valley, and has since expanded into the wider north-eastern United States, now numbering around fifty qualified investors with what it describes as decades of combined business experience. Prospective members are invited to attend one meeting, held each month, as guests before deciding whether to join the group.