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DEAL SCREENING COMMITTEE

Seven members serve for rotating terms on the Deal Screening Committee. They are selected to represent each of the high tech categories of Semiconductors, Software, Internet, Life Science, and Networking/Telecom.  

Amit Kumar
Manthi Nguyen
Chris Meyer
Kurt Petersen
Gene Shklar
Ian Sobieski
David Wu

LS/BIOTECH SCREENING COMMITTEE

Six members serve for rotating terms on the Life Science/Biotech Screening Committee. These members represent many of the subdivisions within this industry including Pharmaceuticals & Therapeutics, Medical Device & Instrumentation, Drug Discoveries, Diagnostics and Healthcare Services.

Mike Bates
Denis Coleman
Paul Quadros
Art Reidel
Daniel Joensen
Ian Sobieski

SIG COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Seven members serve for rotating terms as the Chairperson for Band of Angels’ Special Industry Groups. These members represent many of the high tech industries we support including, LS/Biotech, Energy/Cleantech, Telecom/Security, Software, Internet and our numerous Social Activities of the Band.

Jan Jannink
Bob Kyle
Paul Quadros
Larry Kelly/Gary Bjorklund
Ron Weissman
Mark Putney

ABOUT OUR TEAM

The Band of Angels is one large team.  A permanent staff helps coordinate its activities, some members serve on the standing committees described on the left and pictured below.

Amit
Kumar
Ed
Canty
Nicola
Corzine
Kurt
Petersen
Liliana
Nordbakk
Don
Lee
Robert
Kyle
Tim
Massey
David
Wu
Mike
Bates
Gene
Shklar
Art
Reidel
Ed Bierdeman Ian
Sobieski
Craig
London
Jan
Jannink
Mark
Putney
Ron Weissman Bruce
Schechter
Daniel
Joensen
Manthi
Nguyen
Karen
Riley

The core function of the Band is executed by its membership.  A typical angel only works on the rare deal that interests him or her.  But with more than 100 members, the aggregate activity of the Band of Angels is akin to that of a typical VC.  The Band examines more than 700 plans a year at some depth; selects 33 to present before the group as a whole (akin to a partners meeting at a VC firm), and generally invests in about 8 deals per year.  A Band member usually joins the board and contributes value that extends well beyond the cash investment.  For obvious reasons, a full list of Band members is confidential, but below are a few of the companies in which Band members have either founded, or in which they served as senior officers.

FUND & ANGELS MANAGEMENT

The Band of Angels is managed by a permanent staff and many value added services are contributed by providers in the community.  To learn more about staff members click on their names below.

Ian Patrick Sobieski
Managing Director & Coordinator
Ed Canty
Chief Financial Officer
Tim Massey
Principal
Nicola Corzine
Deal Manager
Tim Taylor
Oral Presentation Coach

MEMBER SELECTION COMMITTEE

Band members are generally former or current high tech executives interested in investing their time and money into startups.   Eleven members serve for rotating six-month terms on the Member Selection Committee. 

Liliana Nordbakk
Craig London
Randy Fowler
Brian Frenzel
Karen Riley
Art Reidel
Ian Sobieski
Bruce Schechter
Ed Bierdeman
Don Lee
Mark Putney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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