Organizing syndicate investment of individual angel investors in seed to early stage entrepreneurial ventures in collaboration with Nippon Angels Forum, one of the biggest association of individual business angels in Japan.

New Vantage Group (NVG) is a leading innovator in early-stage private equity. Based in Vienna, VA, NVG pioneered the concept of manager-led angel investment clubs and is launching similar efforts in cities around the country.

RAIN Source Capital is dedicated to building the capacity for equity investments in markets not served by traditional venture capital firms. The organization acts as a catalyst that pools individuals and organizations together to address unmet financing needs. RAIN Source Capital seeks to build local equity capacity by investing in companies directly and establishing local investment funds called RAIN funds throughout Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Montana, Michigan, Washington, and Idaho.

We are a formal group of 165+ angel investors who are former and current high tech executives interested in investing their time and money into new, cutting edge, startup companies. Since the Band's inception in 1994 as the first organized angel investment group, we have funded 400+ companies in our history with 61 profitable M&A exits and 11 IPOs. The Band meets monthly in Silicon Valley and San Francisco to formally consider 3 startups selected from among more than 50 that are screened each month by the Band deal selection process.