NW Angel
Angel networkSeattle · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
NW Angel Fund positions itself as a fund created by investors for investors, operating a proprietary deal origination platform built over 25 years. Its three-tier strategy spreads capital across early, growth, and later-stage opportunities to balance risk and return, and it reserves capital for follow-on investments to keep supporting portfolio companies. As the catalyst fund for Ecosystem Venture Group, it emphasizes syndication partnerships, co-investment, and capital-markets liquidity. It welcomes accredited investors and offers a Power in Numbers (PIN) model allowing smaller quarterly investments, handling due diligence, portfolio management, and guidance on their behalf.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.
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What they invest in
from 22 of 23 portfolio companiesMedical Devices ×9Biotech ×7Healthtech ×6SaaS ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Deep Tech ×4Digital Health ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3
HQs:United States×8Canada×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×34+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
Newcastle University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history
SpIntellx ×2University of Pittsburgh ×2
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12023 · 12016 · 15 dated
Alcon develops eye care products and medical technologies, including the Valeda Photobiomodulation (PBM) system for retina treatment, for eye care professionals such as retina specialists.
HealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Ambassador is a customer lifecycle operating system that runs affiliate, referral, loyalty, advocacy, and influencer programs on a unified platform, orchestrated by its AI system HiroAI.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSRoyal Oak, US
Thomas E Watson(Manager of Issuer)in
Co-investorsTechstarsWakestream VenturesLudlow Ventures
Co-investorsNorth Texas Angel NetworkVillhard Growth Partners
Combat is a clinical-stage cancer treatment company focused on developing therapies for bladder and prostate cancer.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Edward Bruce-White(CEO/Co-Founder)inAlberto Martinez Albalat(Director of R&D, Founder and Chairman)
Co-investorsOxford Technology Management
DeepLook Medical develops DL Precise, an FDA-cleared medical imaging software that offers one-click segmentation and tumor morphology display across multiple modalities.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesNew Haven, US
Marissa Fayer(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Dahn(Executive Officer)inGregory Belanger(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Schwadron(Executive Officer, Director)Ken Boulange(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKarim Galzahr(Director)
Co-investorsAZ Venture Capital Inc.Boston Harbor AngelsCitrine AngelsEast Post Road Ventures
Dragon Federation creates augmented and virtual reality experiences that allow people to interact with dragons and form connections with virtual dragon companions.
ConsumerGamingHardware
DRYOUT makes a moisture-absorbing material combining nylon and superabsorbent technology that wicks and traps moisture to protect valuable hard goods such as electronics, firearms, ammunition, phones, cameras, hearing aids, and tools from water and humidity damage.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerHardwareNew Materials
EarthGrid uses patented plasma-powered boring machines to tunnel and excavate through hard rock via thermal spallation, without drilling chemicals, at lower cost and faster speeds than traditional methods.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyRichmond, US
Troy Helming(Founder)inDavid Rees(Director)Rachel Payne(Director)ALYSIA HELMING(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersBand of AngelsBoston Harbor AngelsD3VCHBS Angels of BostonInterlock Capital+5 more
Alto is a marketplace that matches families with vetted local caregivers for senior care, disability support, and childcare, with the company handling vetting, scheduling, invoicing, and funding paperwork.
HealthtechMarketplacesWellness & FitnessSaskatoon, CA
Hadi Taherian(Founder)in
Co-investorsCo.Labs
French Florist creates handcrafted floral arrangements sourced from farms worldwide and shipped directly to its boutiques, sold online to consumers for gifts and occasions.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLos Angeles, US
Michael Jacobson(Executive Officer, Director)
Healionics develops STARgraft, a synthetic vascular graft built on its STAR biomaterial scaffold that resists occlusion and infection to create a reliable bloodstream access site for kidney dialysis patients.
BiotechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsSeattle, US
Buddy Ratner(Director)Mike Connolly(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Marshall(Director)Max Maginness(Executive Officer)
BoardRyan Takeuchi(Director)Arthur Coury(Director)
Co-investorsAlliance of AngelsBand of AngelsCentral Texas Angel NetworkiSelect FundKeiretsu Forum
Incantio is a music licensing marketplace where independent musicians, composers, and songwriters set their own prices and license their non-exclusive catalogs directly to visual creators such as video editors, filmmakers, content creators, and game developers.
Creator EconomyMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment
Danny Newcomb(CEO and Founder)inCorprew Reed(CTO and Co-Founder)in
The IO SmartHub is a control interface device for ORCA Series electric motors that provides analog and digital feedback, designed to integrate with existing industrial PLC systems and replace pneumatic actuators in applications like automation, assembly, and packaging.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareIoTRoboticsVictoria, CA
Co-investorsWUTIF Capital
Mussel Polymers develops bio-inspired adhesive solutions based on mussel-derived chemistry for underwater, high-moisture, and specialized industrial applications including medical, military, and marine restoration.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechDeep TechNew MaterialsBethlehem, US
George Boyajian(Chief Executive Officer)inJon Wilker(Lead Scientist)
BoardKevin Ohashi(Director)Eric Anderson(Director)
Co-investorsBen Franklin Technology PartnersBen Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PennsylvaniaSoftBank Group
OpZira develops wearable and diagnostic testing systems for the detection and monitoring of retinal and visual pathway diseases.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMiddletown, US
Clark E. Tedford(President and CEO)
BoardYigang Yang(Director)Jackson Streeter(Director)
PredxBio develops tissue analysis software that uses spatial multi-omics data to identify biomarkers and inform drug development decisions.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
S. Chakra Chennubhotla(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)inD. Lansing Taylor(Co-founder, Scientific & Business Advisor)inMichael J. Becich(Co-founder, Scientific Advisor)inJeffrey L. Fine(Co-founder, Scientific Advisor)inB. Dusty Majumdar(Chief Executive Officer)inJoe Camaratta(Sr. VP Business Development)in
Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel NetworkEmerging VenturesKeiretsu ForumNewlin Investment Company LLC
Seneca Therapeutics develops oncolytic virus immunotherapies, particularly Seneca Valley Virus (SVV-001), for treating aggressive and therapy-resistant solid cancers.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Paul L. Hallenbeck(Founder, President and Chief Scientific Officer)in
Co-investorsBroad Street AngelsDelaware Crossing Investor GroupDellin InvestmentsKeiretsu Forum
Sinaptica is a medical device company developing noninvasive brain modulation therapies for Alzheimer's disease, led by scientific experts and experienced medtech executives.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Scientific Co-Founder (University of Ferrara)(Scientific Co-Founder)Scientific Co-Founder (Harvard Medical School)(Scientific Co-Founder)
Co-investorsBootstrap Venture PartnersHealthtech CapitalSony Ventures CorporationTime Zero Capital
SOLUtion Medical is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing reconstitution drug-delivery products, including its dual-chamber TwistJECT prefilled syringe and auto-injector for treating adrenal crisis.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Julia Anthony(Founder & CSO)in
Co-investorsBand of AngelsLife Sciences Greenhouse InvestmentsNextFab Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Ambassador · artemis.bm · Jul 8, 2026
OpZira · trysignalbase.com · Apr 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has NW Angel made?
- NW Angel has 23 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does NW Angel invest at?
- NW Angel invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does NW Angel focus on?
- NW Angel focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is NW Angel located?
- NW Angel is headquartered in Seattle, US.
- Who does NW Angel co-invest with?
- NW Angel most often shares deals with Keiretsu Forum, Band of Angels, Boston Harbor Angels, among 36 tracked co-investors.
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