Experience

Bay Angels

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Angel Investing

  • Jan 1998 - Present

  Early stage startups—and established companies seeking expansion funding—that meet certain criteria are eligible for consideration by Bay Angels. Investment size Typically, our members invest between $25k and $200k individually for round sizes of $300k-3M. For companies with especially attractive prospects, several members may invest to enable the desired funding to be completed. Stage Unlike many angel organizations, Bay Angels will consider early stage startups. We often provide the first outside investor money that a company raises. We also fund expansion rounds for companies with demonstrated market traction. Capital efficiency We look for companies with high potential to generate or expand sales revenue with a relatively modest amount of capital. Prime BayAngel investor targets are efficiently run new companies that are able to use the funding to increase revenue and operational functionality. Target Industries While most Bay Area angel and VC funding organizations focus primarily on technology, BayAngels will consider a broad range of industries. We like companies in major industries in large or expanding target markets—and possess highly scalable business models. Companies that address major problems for large (or potentially large) target markets that can generate significant demand are highly desirable. However, we generally avoid participating with companies that have long investment and exit cycles, such as biotech and hardware. The team: Roger King, Jordan Wahbeh, and Karim Nurani Show less