About

What is Seattle Angel?

Seattle Angel is a not for profit organization, focused on educating angel investors, entrepreneurs, and prospective team members about the ins and outs of raising startup capital, scaling business operations, and related legal and financial issues. We welcome first-time investors and entrepreneurs. We provide opportunities to learn, including collaboration with seasoned male and female investors and investment workshops. We foster a collaborative culture that is a balance of professionalism and relaxed atmosphere. Seattle Angel brings together new and experienced investors living in greater Seattle and leverages their combined knowledge, resources, and experiences to find and fund early stage startups in the Pacific Northwest.

Vision

Our vision is to see the Pacific Northwest become THE region for startups to secure early stage angel investment.

Mission Statement

The mission of Seattle Angel is to grow and educate a collaborative community of investors, startup entrepreneurs, and prospective team members.

Opportunity

Despite its unique history and potential, Seattle routinely ranks behind other cities recommended to entrepreneurs seeking seed capital and a supportive environment for growth. That has sometimes led entrepreneurs to relocate their businesses elsewhere, closer to more established investment hubs. Seattle has a strong, growing, startup community, a rich pool of talented entrepreneurs, and an underdeveloped investment community. Seattle Angel educates entrepreneurs and investors to work collaboratively to to address this need.

What is the Seattle Angel Conference?

The Seattle Angel Conference is a recurring conference that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and members of the public. Seattle Angel, a not for profit organization provides educational content and instruction for each conference

What is the Seattle Angel Fund?

The Seattle Angel Fund is an investment fund comprised of angel investors. The Fund is an annual, investor-driven fund, and will typically invest in five to seven in launch stage companies across all industry sectors. Seattle Angel, a not for profit organization provides educational content and instruction for members of the fund.


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An Interview with John Sechrest - Founder, Seattle Angel Conference
BizJournal - How Seattle has emerged as a leader in women-led angel investing
Seattle Angel Fund on the hunt for new investments
Seattle Angel Conference Gears up for Round IX
GeekWire - How to succeed at failing: Two startup founders explain how they bounced back from adversity
GeekWire - ‘Get knocked down, but get up again’: Fashion startup co-founder on bouncing back
SeedInvest - Seedinvest talks Syndication at Angel Capital Association Summit
Magical Valuation
Hunting For Deals: Where Top Angels Find Great Companies
Xconomy - Invest NW Would Help Rich Families Make Local Impact Investments 
GeekWire - Silicon Valley transplants; investing in female founders; and other top posts from a busy May - GeekWire
Xconomy - Seattle Roundup: Seattle Angel Conference, UW Business Plans, & More 
CNN Money Tech - I'll only invest in startups with female founders
Xconomy - UW Recognized for Promoting Women in Computer Science 
GeekWire - An eye for fashion: Here's the winner from the Seattle Angel Conference - GeekWire
GeekWire - This Seattle angel investor just declared that he’ll only back startups with at least one female founder
Xconomy - New Investment Fund Forming in Seattle to Back Cleantech Innovation 
GeekWire - Seattle startup Booktrope raises $1.2M for its book ‘team-publishing’ service
Xconomy - Seattle Roundup: Spaceflight Industries, Expedia, Magicflix, & More 
FinSMEs - GlimpzIt Raises $1.1M in Seed Funding
Venture Beat - GlimpzIt lands $1.1M to strike up visual conversations with consumers 
Xconomy - The Lion's Den Entertains, But Will It Engage New Investors? 
Xconomy - Tom Douglas Serving Local, Sustainable Startups to Would-be Investors 
GeekWire - GeekWire Calendar Picks: TechCafe and Seattle Angel Conference join forces, 500 Startups Roadshow, and more
New Seattle Angel Fund Forming to Back Northwest Startups
Xconomy - Seattle Roundup: AWS to Clean Cloud, Pitch Winners, Techstars, & More 
GeekWire - Energy-efficient battery maker from Portland wins $135K at Seattle Angel Conference
GeekWire - GeekWire Calendar Highlights: Life Sciences Research Weekend, a Crash Course in Crowdfunding, and more
GeekWire - Aiming to simplify consumer market research, DiscussIO wins $155K at Seattle Angel Conference
Xconomy - Investing in Dreams: Northwest Programs Educate New Angels 
Xconomy - Roundup: Illumagear, ComputeNext, Paul Allen, BPA 
GeekWire - Looking to reinvent publishing process, Booktrope wins $205K at Seattle Angel Conference - GeekWire
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Seattle Angel Conference kicks things off with $100,000 check
Xconomy - Safety Light Startup Illumagear Wins Seattle Angel Conference 
Xconomy - Seattle Angel Conference Names Six Finalists 
Xconomy - Seattle Rewind: AT&T-Mo, Google, Amazon, Angels & More 
Xconomy - Seattle Angel Conference: A New Idea for Drafting New Investors