A warm and inviting community with a common goal: making the fundraising space equitable.
—Ann Dunning
I have been able to see what happens when community comes together with an intentional purpose to help others grow. My experiences with founders and other members have changed my life forever.
—Mercedes Harris
Pipeline Angels means the start of my investing career. It gave me the foundation, confidence, and can-do mindset to start angel investing a decade ago. Now I'm a VC! I couldn't have gotten where I'm now without Pipeline Angels. #grateful
—Lorine Pendleton
Pipeline Angels means access and opportunity for first-time founders and investors.
—Elke Trilla
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Since Pipeline Angels launched in April 2011, 540 participants have gone through our signature angel investing program. Pipeline Angels members have invested around US$8M in 120+ companies via our pitch summit process. Members serve as the friends and family round for founders who may not already have support at that critical stage.
For most applicants, this is their first angel investment. They're attracted by our program's three components (education, mentoring, practice) and benefit from the diversity of each cohort. Applicants are intergenerational and come from a variety of professional backgrounds.
Our signature angel investing program for new investors includes three main components:
EDUCATION
Workshops are conducted on topics ranging from due diligence, valuation, portfolio strategies, and measuring impact. The workshops are led by experts, including seasoned angel investors, VCs, and impact investing professionals.
MENTORING
Participants are connected with seasoned angel investors who share best practices and lessons learned.
PRACTICE
We believe in learning by doing. Each participant invests a minimum US$5k into at least one company selected by the class via the Pipeline Angels pitch summit process at the end of the program.
The program fee is US$4.5k.
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Interested in applying? Make sure you meet the following criteria:
- Anyone who identifies with womanhood and/or femmehood (trans, cis, nonbinary) is encouraged to apply
- Meeting one of the accredited investor definitions (i.e., US$200K in income or US$300K joint income with spouse for the past two years, or US$1M net worth, or holding in good standing one or more of the following FINRA certifications/designations: Series 7, Series 65, Series 82)
- Interest in group learning model
- Passion for social entrepreneurship
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Key 2024 spring program dates include full-day* virtual sessions on Friday, April 5; Saturday, April 6; Sunday, April 7.
*11am - 8pm ET | 10am - 7pm CT | 9am - 6pm MT | 8am - 5pm PT
Submit your application to receive a program agenda.
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