Connecting Investors, Experts, and University Startups
A members-only online community of accredited angel investors with an affinity for investing time and money in highly differentiated startup ventures.
Invest, De-risk, Grow, Profit
University spinouts and startups are built to commercialize groundbreaking research with the potential for meaningful, large-scale impact.
But the faculty and students that lead them often lack the commercial skills, real-world experience, and local contact networks needed to successfully launch and grow their businesses—and they have a hard time raising capital.
We connect US-based alumni and friends of international universities with ventures emerging from those institutions to provide funding and mentorship as they seek to establish and grow their businesses in the USA.
Ready to invest your time, money, and expertise in helping these exciting companies survive and thrive?
Who is this for?
Angel Investors
High net worth individuals and family offices seeking outsized returns by investing in early-stage businesses where technical and commercial risks are high.
Experienced Mentors
Tenured professionals and subject matter experts looking to support entrepreneurs and startups as advisors and fractional team members.
University Startups
Early-stage businesses being built around high-impact solutions developed within the university research environment, usually led by academics and students.
Online Community
A 24x7 members-only community for real-time and asynchronous interaction, including:
Member directory with searchable tags to match interests, experience, and skills.
Active community facilitation to help foster discussions and forge valuable relationships.
Direct access to featured startup teams, pitch decks, and due diligence materials.
Livestreamed events featuring startup founders and angel investors.
Portfolio company updates.
Match-ups between startups and experts for mentoring and advisory relationships.
Syndicated Investments
We assemble a unique group of members to invest in each startup opportunity.
Pooling capital means individual angels do not have to meet minimum check size requirements, allowing them to build a portfolio of smaller investments.
Angelumni handles most of the paperwork, minimizing investor burden.
Angels with relevant expertise assist in opportunity selection, due diligence, and deal negotiation.
Participating investors share in the upside whenever an investment is successfully monetized.
Angelumni will donate 1/6th of its investment profits to the institutions from which successful ventures originate, to support future entrepreneurs.
Counting Down to Launch
The Angelumni online community will open its doors in Q1 2025.
Until then, you can reserve your Founder Membership by joining our wait list.
A limited number of Founder Memberships are available. They will be eligible for a reduced annual fee of $495 (regular $745) and a similar discount at renewal for the life of the membership.
Our pipeline of highly-investible startups will hopefully begin with ventures from two world-class institutions: Imperial College (London) and McGill University (Montreal).
We expect to feature opportunities from other top-flight colleges later in the year.
Note: Angelumni is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by any university or trade organization.
Interested?
Fill out some basic info and we will get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you!