Fundraising FoxBeacon Angels
Angel networkBoston · Pre-Seed–Seed · 12 people tracked
Find your way into Beacon Angels
Each arrow is one introduction. Sign up to fill in the first one.
Ask Jason Jacobsohn to introduce you to David M. Smith
You →Jason · together at Propellant Ventures →David
Ask Jamie Chen to introduce you to William F. Swiggart
You →Jamie · together at ON Technology Corporation →William
Ask Sam Okafor to introduce you to Kevin Richard
You →Sam · together at NeoSoma →Kevin
- John C. Addonizio1 person can intro you
- Thomas H. Brantley1 person can intro you
- Eric Clayberg1 person can intro you
Sign up to find every way you can get introduced to Beacon Angels
- Your email: who you already know at Beacon Angels, and who your contacts know
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: people you know who worked, studied or invested with the Beacon Angels team
- Your LinkedIn: the connections who can make the intro for you
We rank every route by how warm it is, so you raise on warm intros instead of cold emails.
Investment thesis
Beacon Angels connects accredited investors with early-stage private companies seeking capital and operational guidance. Members participate in monthly in-person meetings to review funding proposals and conduct due diligence, sharing expertise and networks to support portfolio company growth. The network emphasizes long-term commitment, risk diversification across multiple startups, and active involvement by members in monitoring and advising their investments.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 31 of 33 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×16Medical Devices ×16Biotech ×12AI & Machine Learning ×5Digital Health ×5Hardware ×5SaaS ×5Deep Tech ×4
HQs:United States×27
Who they back
founder profiles across 19 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×43 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data
Boston University ×3Harvard Medical School ×2MIT Sloan School of Management ×2Tufts University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×6Engineering ×5Economics ×3Life Sciences ×2Medicine ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history
Parsagen Diagnostics, Inc. ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12022 · 12021 · 22020 · 12019 · 12018 · 32012 · 111 dated
Agile Devices develops microcatheters using patented coaxial deflection technology for interventional vascular procedures.
Deep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesNewton Centre, US
Benjamin Merewitz(Executive Officer, Director)Leo Tsai(Executive Officer, Director)Yuyin Chen(Executive Officer)
BoardPatrick Rivelli(Director)Christopher Rich(Director)
Co-investorsBantam GroupLaunchpad Venture GroupWalnut Venture AssociatesWharton Alumni Angels
AI-Lean provides an end-to-end compliance management platform for lien processing and delinquency-to-auction workflows, primarily serving property/facility operators who need to manage tenant debt collection and asset recovery at scale.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSNeedham, US
Luke Shardlow(Executive Officer, Director)inKhaled Barazi(Executive Officer)inMike Segal(Head of Sales)inAlistair James Schneider(Executive Officer)
BoardIan Levine(Director)inJoe Maxwell(Director)in
Co-investorsBantam GroupFINTOP CapitalLaunchpad Venture Group
Akeyna develops a smart needle with real-time blood vessel detection technology intended to reduce vascular risks during dermal filler injections.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Karen(CEO & Co-founder)Molly Wanner(Founder)
AmplifiDx develops point-of-care molecular diagnostic tests and its DX 100 platform for family, women's, and sexual health, targeting infectious disease detection for healthcare professionals and patients.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesPleasanton, US
Nancy Schoenbrunner(Chief Executive Officer)inShoulian Dong(Chief Scientific Officer)Daniel Schoener(Chief Product Officer)Chris Meda(Chief Commercial Officer)inMing Tan(Director)Sammy Datwani(Director)
Co-investorsAvestria VenturesSocial StartsShepherd Ventures
Angel Capital Association is a professional membership organization for angel investors that provides information, data, and networking resources to facilitate investment connections between angels and early-stage entrepreneurs.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsGolden SeedsJumpStart New Jersey Angel NetworkXandex Ventures
AOA Dx develops a blood-based liquid biopsy platform using mass spectrometry and machine learning to detect ovarian cancer at early stages through tumor-associated biomarkers in serum.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesDenver, US
Oriana Papin-Zoghbi(Founder)inAlex Fisher(Founder/COO)inAnna Jeter(Founder)inOriana Zoghbi-Harb(Executive Officer, Director)Abigail Mcelhinny(Executive Officer)in
BoardSurbhi Sarna(Director)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpGood Growth CapitalJoyance PartnersY CombinatorAstiaAurum Venture Partners+35 more
Clearlaw builds a natural language processing engine designed to help legal professionals analyze and extract insights from contractual documents.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsSand Hill Angels
Diesel Labs uses synthetic focus groups and AI-driven conversation analysis to provide real-time audience intelligence, feeding curated data into models for consumer research, marketing, and content strategy.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentBoston, US
Anjali Midha(CEO)in
Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel NetworkExcelestar VenturesGolden SeedsKern Venture Group
eCare Vault provides a privacy-compliant collaboration platform that integrates with existing government case management systems to streamline communication and care coordination for public sector agencies.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareGovTechHealthtechSaaSBoston, US
Parag Shah(Executive Officer, Director)inAparna Rao(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSusan Antonio(Director)
Co-investorsScout FundEduLab Capital Partners
GelMEDIX is a Cambridge-based biotech developing injectable hydrogel-based cell and gene therapies for vision-restoring retinal treatment.
BiotechCambridge, US
Max Cotler(Executive Officer)inNasim Annabi(Director)Reza Dana(Director)Arthur Driscoll(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Cima(Director)Parinaz Motamedy(Director)in
Co-investorsBoston Harbor AngelsSafar Partners
Gust provides a platform for startup founders to incorporate their companies, manage cap tables and equity, and handle governance, risk, and compliance.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkLegalTechSaaSNew York, US
David S. Rose(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardHoward Morgan(Director)in
Co-investors37 AngelsAngels4WomenBroad Street AngelsFashion Capital PartnersIU VenturesKeiretsu Forum+9 more
Hilltop Bio develops bioscaffold and therapeutic products for veterinary use, including wound care, joint health, soft tissue repair, and ophthalmic solutions for equine and small animal patients.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNorwood, US
Mark Williams(Executive Officer, Director)inAmanda Drobnis(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJessica McLear(Director)inAlan Watson(Director)Denise Bevers(Director)in
Co-investorsBand of AngelsLaunchpad Venture GroupRevUp CapitalWalnut Venture AssociatesGolden Seeds
Idle Smart makes automated idle reduction systems for heavy-duty trucking fleets, cutting fuel use, downtime, and CO2 emissions from extended engine idling.
CleantechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationLenox, US
Jeff Lynch(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsClimate Innovation CapitalE8 AngelsEvergreen Climate InnovationsKCRise FundService Provider CapitalStout Street Capital+2 more
Imago Rehab provides at-home rehabilitation for people recovering from neurological or cardiovascular conditions, using one-on-one therapy delivered via telerehabilitation combined with robotic devices, gamification, and an integrated care team.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsLowell, US
Kristin Nuckols(Executive Officer)inConor James Walsh(Director)Gene Tacy(Executive Officer)Chris Dugan(Executive Officer, Director)inTom Hunter(Executive Officer)
BoardArunas A. Chesonis(Director)in
Co-investorsBantam GroupFrazier Life SciencesLaunchpad Venture GroupSafar PartnersWalnut Venture Associates
iQ3Connect provides a browser-based platform for creating and deploying immersive 3D experiences without coding, serving manufacturers, utilities, and industrial organizations for training, guided work, and collaboration.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkWoburn, US
Ali Merchant(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardKent Summers(Director)Yunus Shah(Director)Michael Bloor(Director)John Stafford(Director)Walid Abu-Hadba(Director)
Jaia Robotics develops autonomous aquatic drones and software that enable safe, simplified data collection from water environments.
Climate TechDeep TechDefense TechHardwareIoTRoboticsBristol, US
Ian Estaphan Owen(Co-founder)in
BoardSusan Balloch(Director)David Voorhes(Director)Jason Webster(CTO & Co-Founder)Nevin Carr(Director)
Co-investorsBantam GroupLaunchpad Venture Group
Juniper Biomedical develops minimally invasive implantable medical devices using neuromodulation technology to treat pelvic health conditions.
BiotechFemTechHealthtechMedical Devices
David N Constantine(Founder)in
Lenoss develops products aimed at advancing a physiological treatment pathway, supported by a team of industry professionals and clinical advisors.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesProvidence, US
Dom Messerli, MBAinDominique Messerli(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAZ Venture Capital Inc.Slater Technology FundWalnut Venture AssociatesXcellerant Ventures
MantaBio builds an automated contamination and sterility testing platform for the drug supply chain, using a closed single-cartridge automated vPCR workflow (the MantaVision Automated vPCR Platform) for release and in-process microbial detection.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Jack Regan(Founder)inCarter Boisfontaine(Founder)in
Neosoma offers a cloud software platform that uses AI to map, measure, contour, and track brain tumor lesions from MRI scans over time.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesGroton, US
Aly Abayazeed(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Liedtky(Executive Officer)inKenneth Kolodziej(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Hill(Executive Officer)
BoardKevin Richard(Director)Oleg Ikhelson(Director)
Co-investorsLaunchpad Venture GroupAlliance of Angels
NF2 Therapeutics (NF2Tx) is a biotech company developing therapies for neurofibromatosis 2 related schwannomatosis (NF2) and related disorders, including an antibody drug conjugate targeting meningiomas and an AAV-based gene therapy for vestibular schwannomas.
BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US
Michael Wootton(Co-Founder & CEO)Mark de Souza(Co-Founder)Scott Plotkin(Co-Founder)
BoardMarco Giovannini
NIRA develops at-home laser devices for skincare that deliver professional-grade results without pain or downtime, using patented semiconductor laser technology originally developed for dermatological clinics.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & Fitness
David Bean(Founder)
Co-investorsKern Venture Group
Orange Photonics makes portable LightLab 3 analyzers that let users test the potency of cannabis and psychedelic mushrooms in-house or in the field within minutes, without sending samples to a lab.
AgTechDeep TechHardwareNew London, US
Dylan Wilks(Director)inStephanie Wilks(Executive Officer, Director)
Pykus Therapeutics is a clinical-stage medical technology company developing biodegradable polymers for vitreoretinal surgery.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesCambridge, US
James (Tony) Stefater(Founder)inTony Stefater, MD, PhD(President & Cofounder)Tommy Stryjewski, MD(Chief Scientific Officer, Cofounder, Director)James A. Stefater(Executive Officer)inMichael Singer(Director)Richel Liu(Director)
Co-investorsShangBay Capital LLC
QSM Diagnostics develops point-of-care veterinary diagnostics for the rapid identification of bacterial infections.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US
Edgar Goluch(Founder)in
Co-investorsBantam GroupBeresford VenturesBoro CapitalMaroon Venture Partners FundSoundboard Venture Fund
RevBio develops a biomimetic bone adhesive platform derived from marine biology for bone repair and regenerative applications across dental, orthopedic, and neurosurgical indications.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsLowell, US
BRIAN HESS(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian Hess(Chief Executive Officer, Founder)inD. GRAYSON ALLEN(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardKEVIN FOLEY(Director)GEORGE KAY(Director)
Co-investorsBoston Harbor Angels
Surgicure Technologies develops medical devices for airway management in civilian and military settings.
Advanced ManufacturingHealthtechMedical DevicesCharlestown, US
Irena King(President & CEO; Founding Director)in
BoardDavid Pierce(Director)inCarl Winfree(Director)in
Co-investorsBantam GroupGurtin VenturesLaunchpad Venture GroupTechstarsSBXi
Swiggart & Agin, LLC is a law firm, founded in 1999, that advises start-ups on incorporation, growth, and intellectual property protection.
LegalTech
The Angel Treaty is a multilateral agreement (Agreement of Cooperation for Due Diligence Sharing) that lets signatory angel groups and small venture funds share due diligence materials while limiting liability.
Fintech
William F. Swiggart(Originator)in
Theromics develops protein-based injectable nanogel accelerants (HeatSYNC and CryoSYNC) that improve energy transfer in soft tissue to make thermal ablation procedures larger, more spherical, and more effective, and to combine ablation with localized drug or immunotherapy delivery.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesWest Bridgewater, US
Damian Dupuy(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew C. Zeringue(Chief Executive Officer)inWilliam Keun Chan Park(Executive Officer, Director)Edward Walsh(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsMaroon Venture Partners Fund
TicketLeap is an online event ticketing platform that lets organizers create accounts and sell event tickets, with mobile-optimized event management tools.
MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaSPhiladelphia, US
Stanchak Christopher(Executive Officer, Director)Tim Raybould(Executive Officer)in
BoardPeter Albert(Director)James Thompson(Director)Michael Aronson(Director)inColin Evans(Director)in
Co-investorsDelaware Crossing Investor GroupRobin Hood VenturesBen Franklin Technology Partners
The page is a Thai-language promotional site for online slot ("สล็อตเว็บตรง") gambling, offering direct-web casino games without agents, automatic deposits and withdrawals via TrueMoney Wallet and banks, and free trial play.
Gaming
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesLenoss Medical · lenoss.com · Mar 17, 2026
GelMEDIX · finance.yahoo.com · Feb 17, 2026
Surgicure Technologies · techcrunch.com · Sep 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Beacon Angels made?
- Beacon Angels has 33 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Beacon Angels invest at?
- Beacon Angels invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Beacon Angels's typical check size?
- Beacon Angels typically writes checks of $50K – $400K.
- What sectors does Beacon Angels focus on?
- Beacon Angels focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Beacon Angels located?
- Beacon Angels is headquartered in Boston, US.
- Who does Beacon Angels co-invest with?
- Beacon Angels most often shares deals with Launchpad Venture Group, Bantam Group, Walnut Venture Associates, among 73 tracked co-investors.
Images
Similar investors
4DI Ventures was co-founded by repeat tech operator and ESET Southern Africa founder Justin Stanford, giving it unusually deep cybersecurity and software operating experience rather than a purely financial background, and originated from Stanford's own angel-investing experiments that directly led to both the firm's creation and the launch of the Silicon Cape Initiative. The firm explicitly describes its style as "nurture capital" with intensive, hands-on engagement, and Stanford is vocal about avoiding the "unicorn at all costs" mentality in African tech, instead emphasizing sustainable market readiness and fundamentals in a more conservative, durability-focused investment approach.
8VC is a venture capital firm investing across logistics, life sciences, healthcare, IT infrastructure, and government/defense, guided by its Smart Enterprise thesis focused on data integration and platform network effects.
AirTree Ventures runs Pathfinders, a free four-week in-person program in Sydney for young builders (high-school graduates up to age 23) to work on a real product, access the AirTree team and founders, and build a peer network.
August Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in a small number of companies, providing hands-on support to entrepreneurs building their businesses.
.jpeg){kind=logo}
B Capital is a global investment firm backing early to late-stage technology innovators across technology, healthcare, and energy & resilience sectors.