Grand Angels is one of Michigan’s most active and most consistent investment organizations, and we are the longest-serving regional investment group that offers robust mentoring paired with patient capital.

Grand Angels’ objective is to build world-class companies and entrepreneurial talent through investment and mentoring. Our members are only successful if the people with whom we invest are successful. We are committed to utilizing our financial, intellectual and networking resources to help our portfolio companies achieve more. Our commitment is to grow strong entrepreneurs and companies in Michigan and the Midwest region.

Xenia Venture Capital is a hi-tech investment company publicly traded in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). Xenia is engaged in investing in early stage companies in the areas of high tech and med tech in Israel. Xenia also holds 50% of VLX, a technological incubator operating under the incubator program of the Office of the Chief Scientist of the State of Israel (OCS).

In addition to financing, Xenia provides its companies with top-notch mentoring, business and strategic counselling, fund raising assistance and exit planning, as well as basic infrastructure and peripheral services (finance & accounting, logistics, office support, etc).

Xenia is actively seeking winning ideas which can be made into multi-million dollar companies.

New Mexico Angels’ mission is to provide opportunities where its members can obtain outstanding financial returns by investing in early-stage companies in New Mexico and the Southwest Region and accelerating them to market leadership. We work with the venture capital community and angel groups in the Southwestern area.

New Mexico Angels (NMA) was formed in the Spring of 1999 by George Richmond, to invest in New Mexico-based high growth potential early stage and seed companies. (Originally incorporated as New Mexico Private Investors, Inc., the name changed in 2006.) NMA is not a venture fund, and it does not make direct investments; it does, however, serve as an intermediary between its members and potential investment opportunities. It’s members make direct investments through the vehicle of NMA. NMA negotiates the terms of the deal, the entrepreneur then agrees to those terms (or negotiates further), and then the members decide to invest (or not).

Because of the risk involved in such investments, our returns must be commensurate. Our members come from diverse business and investment backgrounds so are able to provide contacts, mentoring, and other assistance in growing businesses, including serving on boards and team building. The capital received should be considered “value added” capital, and it will rarely come in as cash alone – advice and discussion should also be expected.

We also have good relations with many national venture capital firms and we assist the company in bringing in those very important next financing rounds from those firms. In fact, some members of our Board and some members of our Screening Committee are also partners of venture capital firms in New Mexico. It should be assumed that if follow-on financing is necessary and appropriate, NMA will assist in this endeavour.

1. Seed, start-up, and early stage companies (usually R&D based)
2. Prototype and Market Proof of Concept achieved
3. Strong proprietary hooks to provide sustainable competitive advantages
4. Technology-based and specialty industrial businesses, often rooted in science and engineering
5. Alignment with societal needs (such as productivity, manufacturing, environmental protection, education, economic development, energy, etc.)
6. Geographic proximity to either:
* Primary office in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, or
* Secondary office on Sand Hill Road in Palo Alto, California
7. Value-added investments (where we can add value as an active business advisor or board member)
8. Sound business plans for building equity and profitable exits