We are pleased to welcome U-Nest to the Band of Angels portfolio of funded companies. U-Nest is an intuitive and easy-to-use mobile app that in minutes establishes and manages a “529 College Savings Plan” for your child.
Welcome to the portfolio - Deep Blue Medical Advances
We are pleased to welcome Deep Blue Medical Advances to the Band of Angels portfolio of funded companies. Deep Blue Medical Advances is developing a novel hernia mesh to address the unacceptably high rate of hernia occurrence and recurrence.
Annual Band of Angels Summer Party
We had a wonderful Summer Party on July 11th at the Woodside vineyard of Band member Craig London and his wife Margaret. About a hundred and thirty of us enjoyed the idyllic setting, great company, delicious food, and excellent wine. Pictured here are a few scenes from this favorite of Band events.
Band of Angels Los Angeles Special Interest Group (LA SiG)
Announcing the Launch of the Band of Angels LA SiG
Two of our recent investments, Mechanodontics and U-Nest, both sponsored by Band member Garrett Gilbertson, are based in Los Angeles; as are several other of our deals and members. To facilitate deal flow and engagement from there to here, Garrett is starting a Los Angeles Special Interest Group (LA SiG) with first meeting on Friday, September 6th from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM at ProColo (8611 Washington Blvd, Culver City). You can register for the first LA SiG meeting here.
Portfolio News: Car IQ Secures $5 Million in Series A Funding to Accelerate Growth of Autonomous Payment Gateway for Vehicles
Car IQ, a leader in vehicle payment technology, announced it has closed Series A funding of $5 million led by Quest Venture Partners with participation from new investors Avanta Ventures, Citi Ventures, Alpana Ventures, Plug and Play, and AVG’s Spike Ventures.