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Band of Angels (company)

Silicon Valley angel investor group backing seed-stage technology and life science startups

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About Band of Angels (company)

Silicon Valley's seed-stage startups are the focus of this angel investing group, which formed in 1994 and describes itself as the first organized high-tech angel group in the United States. Its members are mostly current and former technology executives and founders who put in both money and time.

A formal group with a monthly rhythm

The group says it has around 150 members and has funded more than 500 companies, with 97 profitable acquisitions and 17 public offerings since it began. It holds weekly member events and monthly deal dinners, and backs more than twenty startups each year. Each month, the whole group meets in Silicon Valley and considers three startups, chosen from over fifty that are screened that month. Members work together on due diligence but invest as individuals, not as a pooled fund. A satellite session in Los Angeles serves members and companies in Southern California.

How a company gets in front of the group

Submissions go through a pre-screening committee made up of experts from different technology categories, among them agtech, digital media, fintech, life science and medtech, hardtech, software and energy. The committee reviews close to fifty plans a month and invites a handful to a deal screening, where seven members, one from each major discipline, put questions to the founders. The committee then selects three companies and a runner-up to present at the monthly dinner. The group charges presenting companies no fees, and says they get free preparation help in the two weeks before they present. There are no presentation meetings in December.

Mentoring and focus

Most investments get guidance from members. Industry-specific special interest groups meet each month so that deals get early reactions, and an annual Mentor Day offers one-on-one sessions. The group concentrates on seed-stage companies in high technology and the life sciences, looking for capable teams, proprietary technology and large markets, and stays away from property, restaurants, retail businesses and funds.

TrustList summary

Band of Angels is an angel investment group based in Silicon Valley. Formed in 1994, it describes itself as the first organised high-tech angel group in the USA. Members, mostly current and former technology executives, invest as individuals and also give mentoring.

What Band of Angels does

Seed-stage investment: Members fund early startups, with a focus on high technology and life sciences.
Monthly pitch meetings: The group meets each month in Silicon Valley to consider three startups picked from more than 50 screened.
Mentoring: Most investments receive guidance from members, including through an annual Mentor Day.
Special interest groups: Sector groups meet monthly to give early feedback on deals.
Los Angeles meetings: A satellite session serves members and companies in Southern California.

Clients

Startups with strong teams, proprietary technology and large markets. The group does not invest in real estate, restaurants, retail or funds.

Key facts

Based in: Silicon Valley, USA
Founded: 1994
Members: 150+ angel investors
Track record: 500+ companies funded, 97 profitable M&A exits and 17 IPOs

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

Band of Angels (company) is ranked on 6 TrustList rankings: #2 on 2, #5 on 1, #6 on 1 and #7 on 2.

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Venture capital firm · 6 rankings

#2of 207
Pre seed
It is one of 2 here listing angel network and one of 22 here listing series a.
Of the top 71 here, 37 also cover seed stage and 22 also cover series a; 12 also work in San Francisco and 10 also work in Silicon Valley.
Behind Octopus Ventures, ahead of Active Capital.
#2of 9
United states of america
It is one of 2 here listing pre seed and seed stage.
Of the 9 here, 5 also cover eCommerce and 3 also cover IT services; 2 also work in New York City and 2 also work in Boston.
Behind WI Harper Group, ahead of Granahan McCourt Capital.
#5of 291
Seed stage
It is the only one of the top 54 here listing angel network and one of 18 here listing pre seed.
Its profile: “Silicon Valley's seed-stage startups are the focus of this angel investing group, which formed in 1994 and describes itself as the first organized high-tech angel group in the United States.”
Of the top 54 here, 18 also cover pre seed and 10 also cover partners; 3 also work in Paris and 2 also work in Washington, Dc.
Behind MVP Capital Partners, ahead of Kreaxi.
#6of 200
Silicon valley
It is the only one of the top 59 here listing angel network and one of 4 here listing series a.
Its profile: “Silicon Valley's seed-stage startups are the focus of this angel investing group, which formed in 1994 and describes itself as the first organized high-tech angel group in the United States.”
Of the top 59 here, 10 also cover SaaS and 9 also cover artificial intelligence; 11 also work in London and 8 also work in Tokyo.
Behind AC Ventures, ahead of Woodside Investments.
#7of 246
Series a
It is the only one of the top 57 here listing angel network and one of 16 here listing pre seed.
Of the top 57 here, 28 also cover series and 9 also cover early stage; 4 also work in Sao Paulo and 3 also work in Munich.
Behind Pacific Century Group, ahead of ABS Capital Partners.
#7of 7
Angel network
It is one of 2 here listing series a and one of 3 here listing pre seed.
Of the 7 here, 3 also work in United States of America.
Behind Charleston Angel Partners.