ENTREPRENEURS
- We're looking for smart, passionate entrepreneurs with great ideas
- We can lead a deal, or follow another lead investor
- We are a group with former entrepreneurs and CXO business executives
- We add value with domain and business experience
- We are a founder of InSync Angel network—enables rapid deal sharing & syndication
INVESTORS -- JOIN US
- Diversify your portfolio
- Invest with other experienced Angels to share due diligence to lower your risk
- Learn new business models, technologies, and markets
- Have some fun!
- Do some good for the region
- And lastly, make some money!
DEAL SHARING & SYNDICATION
- Make funding faster and more efficient for entrepreneurs
- Provide better deal flow to Network members
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT US
“The Sacramento Angel members are long time, active regional investors. They offer a variety of expertise, wisdom, and experience essential in evaluating early stage deal flow.
Nothing gets by this organization!
“The Sacramento Angels provides a primary source of investment capital for new businesses in the Sacramento region and, through its membership, has deep syndication relationships for senior financing vehicles throughout the Western US.”
The Sacramento Angels early investment in Marrone Organic Innovations gave us the momentum essential to fast-track launching our R&D efforts. Their strong commitment to the Sacramento region directly supports rapid, successful innovation.”
LATEST FROM OUR BLOG/NEWS
Sacramento Angels group makes change to fund more startups
The Sacramento Angels investment group expects to do more deals with a new investment structure that has attracted more investor participation. The group last year changed into a multi-class limited liability corporation, a structure which simplifies record-keeping, investing and taxes.
Sacramento Angels, which has been around since 2000, was previously structured loosely, with its individual angel investors deciding whether to invest in companies. If they did invest, they invested personally and wrote a check.
With the new multi-class LLC, the angels who choose to invest go in as a limited liability operating group. That means investors can invest less in any given company, and therefore invest in more companies, diversifying their risk, said John Peters, chairman of the Sacramento Angels. Continue reading on the Sacramento Business Journal Website.
Terzo Power, Inc awarded two major energy & technology grants from the California Energy Commission
Portfolio company, Terzo Power, Inc, a Northern California-based start-up company focused on its’ innovative HydraPulse integrated hydraulic power control solution for industrial and agricultural applications, has been awarded two separate, non-dilutive grants from the California Energy Commission. The grants, totaling nearly $4 million, are designed to recognize and facilitate the research, development and market deployment of clean energy technologies. The HydraPulse integrated hydraulic power unit and programmable control software, fully compatible with current equipment, will assist industrial and agricultural manufacturing companies nationwide in meeting federal Tier 4 compliance while providing exceptional multi-faceted cost and maintenance efficiencies.
Portfolio Company Flirtey Raises $16M in Venture Capital to Accelerate Growth as a Pioneer in “Delivery as a Service” with Drones
We were one of the first investors in Drone pioneer Flirtey in 2015. Since then the company has scored many firsts in the “Delivery as a Service” market, including some of the first flights approved by the FAA.
They have just raised their Series A round and it was led by Menlo Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures, who were also seed investors subsequent to our investment. This round was also joined by Chris Sacca’s Lowercase Capital, Y Combinator and World Innovation Lab, a firm that counts among its limited partners the Japanese airline ANA, Goodwater Capital, Amity Ventures and Partech Ventures.