Sand Hill Angels Understands Entrepreneurs

Sand Hill Angels makes seed-stage investments in disruptive, scalable technologies to build profitable businesses. Our 140+ members are experienced technology entrepreneurs, business leaders, and angel investors who are interested in investing and mentoring. Many of our members belong to other angel groups, and several are venture capitalists.

Our sweet spot is companies that value patient capital and the long-term support that our extensive networks can provide. Through our network, entrepreneurs can leverage our members’ relationships to access customers, channels, service providers, and other connections needed by growing startups.

Our Track Record Speaks for Itself

Sand Hill Angels is one of the largest, most experienced, and most active angel groups in the country. We are primarily focused on seed-stage, high-tech companies.

Who we are

24 years of experience with 140+ accredited, successful high-technology members. All are founders and/or executives interested in mentoring and investing.
The majority of our investments make it to their next round of funding.
Our network provides access to member insights, customers, channels, service providers, and other connections.
Our members are active in the startup ecosystem—including StartX, angel groups, accelerators/incubators or VCs.

Who we invest in

We look for large and growing markets, well-defined problems, disruptive solutions, defensible technology, clear go-to-market plans, and strong teams that have a demonstrated ability to execute.
Sand Hill Angels typically invests in companies that have a developed product that is in alpha/beta stage, or delivering revenue. In most cases the company will have significant customer relationships.
The companies we support have big plans for growth that will often also require venture capital financing. This is why we build strong relationships with local VC firms.

How we are run

Sand Hill Angels is primarily a volunteer organization, overseen by a Board of Directors elected from the membership, and funded through membership fees and partnership agreements. Most of the deal-related work is managed by members.

Members make independent investment decisions and Sand Hill Angels does not operate a fund, share in the profit of member investments, or charge presenting companies any fees.

Where we invest

We prefer to invest in companies located in North America to promote active engagement with our portfolio throughout the early stages of development.
Sand Hill Angels typically does not invest internationally, except in special circumstances. We do not invest in real estate deals.

How we invest

Sand Hill Angels makes investments in multi-class LLCs that aggregate interest of Sand Hill Angels members in the deal. As a result, our investment appears as a single entry in the company’s cap table.

Our typical investment ranges from as little as $50,000 to more than $2,000,000. We prefer to invest in priced equity rounds, though we also invest in convertible notes or SAFE notes when appropriate.