Backbone Angels
Angel networkToronto Β· Pre-SeedβSeed
Investment thesis
Backbone Angels is a collective of ten women angel investors who came together after building teams and scaling one of the world's largest tech companies. Each member invests her own capital in startups aligned with her personal interests and criteria, with every decision rooted in a strong belief in the founding team and the problem being addressed. Founders may receive investment from one or all members, but backing from even a single angel grants access to the expertise of the entire collective. The group draws on years of experience at the forefront of a fast-paced technology industry, as well as their own experience as founders, to help companies scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 21 of 51 portfolio companiesSaaS Γ8Consumer Γ7AI & Machine Learning Γ5Enterprise Software Γ4Media & Entertainment Γ4Wellness & Fitness Γ4Data & Infrastructure Γ2Healthtech Γ2
HQs:United StatesΓ6CanadaΓ5IcelandΓ1
Investments Β· 51 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 Β· 12020 Β· 12 dated
Attn: Grace designs and manufactures plant-based, skin-safe incontinence products for women, manufactured in carbon-neutral facilities.
Circular EconomyConsumerFemTechHealthtech
MiaAlex
The page is a Vietnamese-language online gambling/gaming portal ("Hit Club") promoting real-money card games, casino, slots, fishing games, and lottery-style betting, along with app download and deposit/withdrawal instructions.
Brown Girl Magazine is a digital media publication covering culture, identity, and community for South Asian people living in the diaspora.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Calico is a research and development company studying the biology of aging and translating those insights into potential medicines for age-related diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevity
Daily Blends prepares chef-made meals, wraps, sandwiches, and curated snacks in an HACCP-approved, SQF-certified kitchen, with diet-specific options such as vegan, gluten-free, and halal.
ConsumerFoodTech
Cupertino, US
Aaref Hilaly(Director)Michelle Ufford(Executive Officer, Director)
Preql provides AI agents that help enterprises clean, transform, and build semantic layers from messy, siloed data through natural language interaction, eliminating the need for specialized technical expertise.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBrooklyn, US
Gabriella Steele(Executive Officer, Director)Leah Weiss(Executive Officer, Director)
SalonScale offers backbar management software that lets salon owners track the exact cost of products used, manage inventory, and improve profitability.
ConsumerRetail TechSaaSWellness & Fitness
Alicia Austin(Founder & CEO)Alicia Soulier(Founder)
Automated data discovery platform helping organizations understand where their data lives and how it is used.
San Francisco, US
SHINJI KIM(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Soft Services is a body care brand that develops products for skin below the neck, including physical and chemical exfoliants, softening lotions, retinol serums, and overnight hand repair treatments.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
SpaceRyde develops reusable spacecraft that deploy via stratospheric balloon and establish an orbital network to perform cargo transport and on-demand in-space services such as refueling, deep-space missions, and debris removal.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Sohrab Haghighat(Founder)in
Tall Poppy provides digital safety tools and incident response services designed to protect individuals from online harassment and attacks.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechOttawa, CA
Leigh Honeywell(Founder/CEO)inLogan Dean(Founder/CTO)inL G Dean(Executive Officer)
The Folklore is an all-in-one platform enabling small brands to sell across multiple marketplaces, social platforms, and search engines from a single dashboard, while offering AI-powered marketing tools and international fulfillment services.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Amira Rasool(Founder & CEO)
The Juggernaut is a media technology company that publishes original journalism about South Asia and the South Asian diaspora, targeting both diaspora communities and general readers interested in the region.
ConsumerMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Snigdha Sur(Founder)in
Wethos is an all-in-one software platform that helps freelancers and small creative studios manage their businesses through tools for pricing, proposal creation, invoicing, and payments.
Creator EconomyFuture of WorkSaaS
Summer Lambert(Founder)Rachel
Willful operates an online estate planning platform that guides individuals through creating legally valid wills and power of attorney documents.
FintechLegalTechSaaS
Erin Bury(Co-founder & CEO)Kevin Oulds(Co-founder & Head of Research and Innovation)Julia Wilkie(Head of Customer Experience and Operations)Chris Long(Head of Product)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBlume Β· indianstartupnews.com Β· Jul 18, 2026
Apono Β· securityweek.com Β· Jun 25, 2026
Tall Poppy Β· aniobrien.substack.com Β· Jun 21, 2026
The Juggernaut Β· animalpolitics.substack.com Β· May 2, 2026
Avo Β· en.wowtale.net Β· Apr 18, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Backbone Angels invest at?
- Backbone Angels invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Backbone Angels focus on?
- Backbone Angels focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Backbone Angels located?
- Backbone Angels is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
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