8 Wings Ventures, LLC
High growth potential companies; women entrepreneurs
24 School Street, Suite 700, Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617 536 0700
50 Elm Street Second Floor, Worcester, MA 01609
Phone: 508 363 2300
www.cweboston.org Aertsen Ventures
Technology, real estate and distressed companies (Investment vehicle for entrepreneur Guilliaem Aertsen)
175 West Brookline Street, Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617 267 1184
www.aertsenventures.comAngel Healthcare Investors, LLC
Angel Healthcare Investors, LLC is a Boston-based group of proven executives and entrepreneurs seeking investment opportunities in early-stage healthcare and life sciences companies. From healthcare services to biotechnology and medical devices, Angel Healthcare targets investments in companies that clearly add value by addressing demonstrated customer needs. Comprised of over 45 sophisticated, accredited investors, Angel Healthcare is highly committed to helping companies with solid business models tackle strategic and execution challenges, and maximize the likelihood of their success.
Typical Investment Amount: $250-$750K
One Gateway Center, Suite 902, Newton, MA 02458
Phone: 617 663 6081
Email: info@hcangels.com
www.hcangels.com Arcadian Venture Capital, LLC
Finance for early stage emerging technology companies including Continuum Photonics.
101 Kings Grant Road, Weston, MA 02493-2154
Phone: 781 891 1471
Bay Angels
Our vision for Bay Angels is to provide a forum for successful, Cape Cod and surrounding region businesspersons and professionals (angel investors) to meet entrepreneurs who have developed innovative concepts, products, services or projects that require investment capital and mentoring to develop and grow. Our goal is to promote the growth of emerging companies that have promise to become successful enterprises.
Typical Investment Amount: $100K-$500K
www.bayangels.net Beacon Angels
Small fast-growing companies. Members attract and access a steady flow of early-stage private investment opportunities, and build portfolio value through shared capital, experience, and strategic relationships. Monthly meetings to review and discuss presentations from companies.
Typical Investment Amount: $100-$300K
Email: membership@beaconangels.com
www.beaconangels.com Boston Harbor Angels
Founded in February 2004, personal investment opportunities in high-growth early stage companies (retail, consumer products, software, electronics, medical devices, biotechnology, entertainment, specialty materials)
Typical Investment Amount: $250,000 - $650,000
Email: info@bostonharborangels.com
www.bostonharborangels.com Boston Medical Investors, Inc.
Private venture capital firm, which invests in early stage health care companies, founded in 1994.
500 Kendall Street, Cambridge, MA 02142
Charlestown Venture Partners
Life sciences start-up and management
100 Inman Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617 354 4142
Collaborative Seed & Growth Partners, LLP
Investment firm specializing in start-ups and early growth stage businesses in technology
1340 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459
Phone: 617 969 3066
CommonAngels
High-potential early-stage companies in new areas of information technology such as software, telephony, semiconductors, RFID, and medical devices not requiring clinical trials.
Typical Investment Amount: Series A rounds of $500K-$5M with total investment less than $20M One Cranberry Hill, Lexington, MA 02421
Phone: 781 274 9124
www.commonangels.com DataPoint Ventures
Funds innovative emerging technology-driven companies solving real business problems and addressing a significant market opportunity where our investment can make a difference.
946 Great Plain Avenue, Suite 126, Needham, MA 02492
Phone: 781 444 0931
www.datapointventures.com Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation
Established at the MIT School of Engineering in 2002 to increase the impact & commercialization of MIT technologies in the marketplace. funding for innovative research and programs to guide its reach in the marketplace.
Typical Investment Amount: $50K for conceptual-stage plans; $250K beyond conceptual stage
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 1-229, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617 253 0943
web.mit.edu/deshpandecenter Easton Investment Company
Founded in 1992, provides assistance for start-ups and small, established businesses; not limited to particular industry specialties/companies. Invested in equity and/or debt money in promising small or start up companies.
26 Storey Drive, Lincoln, MA 02451
Phone: 781 307 1538
www.eastoninvestment.com Global Seed Capital, LLC
Global Seed Capital LLC targets early-stage companies with high-growth potential that stand to benefit from the rapid globalization of knowledge and information-based industries Seed-stage financing for second generation Internet, life sciences, IT infrastructure and media.
3 Brantwood Road, Arlington, MA 02476
Phone: 781 646 6707
www.globalseedcapital.com Howard Stevenson
Generally participates as "silent Angel," but has participated in roles of founder, member of management team and board member
Typical Investment Amount: $25K-$200K www.winningangels.com Hub Angel Investment Group
Seed and early stage technology companies in New England., principally Boston; companies in Series A round and/or bridge financing; focus on disruptive technologies but not limited to industry sector. The Fund will typically place a Member on the Board of Directors of portfolio companies to monitor and mentor the portfolio company, as well as communicate to the Fund, and seek support from the Member's respective and collective networks.
Typical Investment Amount: $250K base Email: info@hubangels.com
www.hubangels.com Investors' Circle
Non-profit, national network of angel investors, foundations, family officers, professional venture capitalists and others investing in energy and environment, food and organics, community and international development, education and media, and health and wellness.
www.investorscircle.net LaunchCapital
A New England-based Angel Investor, LaunchCapital addresses the capital needs of companies that are in the earliest stages of funding by providing a needed source of financing to companies that can quickly advance to the next level of development.
Launch Capital Launchpad Venture Group
A Boston-based angel investment group that provides funding for innovative, technology-driven startup/ early-stage companies addressing a significant market opportunity where our investment can make a difference.
Typical Investment Amount: $100K-$500K
www.launchpadventuregroup.com Mass Medical Angels
Mass Medical Angels (MA2) was founded to answer the need for a dedicated life-science centric angel group in New England.
MA Medical Angels NetVentures
Leading provider in software and internet solutions for progressive, forward thinking community based non-profit organizations. Offer software and services that will enable clients to take organizations to new heights.
1138 Second St., S.W. Suite 100, Roanoke, VA 24016-4709
Phone: 540 527 9000
www.netventurescorporation.comOsborn Capital
Founded in 1998, Osborn Capital is an early stage investment fund. Provides seed capital, expertise, and access to key people to foster growth of cool and emerging technologies. The goal is to assist portfolio companies with sharpening business plans, proof of concepts and strategies to attract additional early stage or first round funding. Seed-stage companies looking to attract early stage or first round funding.
Typical Investment Amount: $25K-$150K 171 Grove Street, Lexington, MA 02420
Phone: 781 402 1790
Email: info@osborncapital.com
www.osborncapital.com Renaissance Ventures
Invest in special situations including mis-priced equity and debt securities in the public markets and take an activist role in enhancing returns. Sponsor, to a lesser degree, management buyouts of undervalued public companies with high intrinsic value. Renaissance generally looks for temporarily distressed / mis-priced businesses generating positive free cash flow in stable or growing industry sectors where it can apply its operational, strategic and cost savings expertise in concert with company managements.
P.O. Box 2157, Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 804 643 5500
www.renventures.comRiver Valley Investors
Western Massachusetts-based group of individual investors working in concert to find high quality private equity investment opportunities in both early and later stage companies with significant growth potential. Primarily focused on opportunities with New England companies and, in select cases, throughout the U.S.
www.rivervalleyinvestors.com The Sparta Group, Inc.
Manages private and public investments for Guraraj Deshpande
140 Littleton Road, Suite 100, Parsippany, NJ 07054
Phone: 978 335 0550
www.thespartagroup.comStartup Massachusetts
Early stage technology businesses
114 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
www.startupmass.com Vineyard Ventures
Vineyard Ventures works with entrepreneurs, universities, and corporations in the United States, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia. Works with organizations and individuals who seek innovative solutions to pressing problems around the world, but do not necessarily have making profits as a sole objective.
P.O. Box 1268, Edgartown, MA 02539
Phone: 508 292 1612
www.vineyard-ventures.com Walnut Ventures Associates
Boston-area entrepreneurs/investors seeking investment opportunities in seed and early-stage companies in New England. Focus on information technology companies with significant technology addressing rapidly growing markets.
Typical Investment Amount:$250K-$1M
Email: info@walnutventures.com
www.walnutventures.com Y Combinator
Funding for early stage start-ups & investment in software and Web services.
Typical Investment Amount:$20K 320 Pioneer Way, Mountain View, CA 94041
Email: info@ycombinator.com
www.ycombinator.com