Comparison · 11 material differences
All Raise vs Angel Capital Association
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Verified September 2026
Networking organization
Verified September 2026 All Raise
Women and nonbinary investors working at venture capital firms, at associate level or above
Professional association
Angel Capital Association
Individual accredited angel investors, organised angel groups, angel funds, family offices investing in private companies, equity crowdfunding platforms, and ecosystem…
What the records say
- Role or title: All Raise: Must work at a venture firm at associate level or above; Angel Capital Association: No published role or title.
- Accredited-investor status: All Raise: No published accredited-investor status; Angel Capital Association: Individual membership is aimed at accredited angel investors; online equity marketplace platform members must be comprised of accredited investors.
- Gender: All Raise: Open to women and nonbinary investors; Angel Capital Association: No published gender.
- Annual dues: All Raise: $0 a year; Angel Capital Association: $310 a year.
Side by side
| All Raise | Angel Capital Association | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Networking organization | Professional association |
| Founded | 2018 (Launched in April 2018 by Cowboy Ventures' Aileen Lee together with a group of senior women investors, reported at the time as 34 co-founders) | 2004 (Formed out of four Angel Organization Summits convened by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in 2002 and 2003. One business directory gives 2005; 2004 is the date recorded on Wikipedia and in ACA's own account of its origins.) |
| Headquarters | United States | Overland Park, United States |
| Geographic footprint | United States; the community is national and largely virtual, with in-person events and an annual summit | United States, with some international members; ACA also serves as the US representative to the World Business Angels Association |
| Members | 1,300as of September 2026 | 15,000as of September 2026 |
| Chapters | Not applicable: All Raise has no chapter structure | ACA has no chapters. Its 250+ member angel groups and platforms are independent organisations that join as institutional members. |
| Primary audience | Women and nonbinary investors working at venture capital firms, at associate level or above | Individual accredited angel investors, organised angel groups, angel funds, family offices investing in private companies, equity crowdfunding platforms, and ecosystem organisations such as accelerators and universities |
| Typical member | Members are investment professionals at venture firms (associate level and above) rather than founders or operators. All Raise's wider programming (such as its founder-facing work) reaches a broader audience, but community membership itself is restricted to investors. | Individual members are accredited angel investors, most of whom belong to one of ACA's member angel groups and are automatically included through that group's membership. Institutional members are angel networks, funds, family offices and platforms. |
| Qualification | ||
| Role or title | Must work at a venture firm at associate level or aboveExcludes founders, operators and those below associate levelverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published role or title |
| Accredited-investor status | No published accredited-investor status | Individual membership is aimed at accredited angel investors; online equity marketplace platform members must be comprised of accredited investorsACA states that membership is available to individual angels, accredited platforms, angel group investors and family offices. It does not publish a separate verification procedure for individual members.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Gender | Open to women and nonbinary investorsverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published gender |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | No |
| Application process | Eligible investors apply through All Raise's digital portal at portal.allraise.org. There is no fee and no published sponsorship or interview requirement; the eligibility statement (woman or nonbinary, at a venture firm, associate level or above) is the only stated gate. | Applicants complete an online application, agree to the ACA Member Code of Conduct and pay annual dues for the relevant category. Online equity marketplace platforms are asked to contact the membership team rather than self-serve. Individual investors who belong to a member angel group are enrolled through that group. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed: All Raise publishes eligibility criteria but no acceptance data | Not publicly disclosed. Admission is by application and code-of-conduct agreement rather than by selection; ACA publishes no rejection or acceptance data. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | $0 a yearCommunity membership is free; All Raise states there is no membership costverified September 2026 · source ↗ | $310 a yearIndividual Investor membership, "starting at $310". Members of ACA angel groups are automatically included.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Programme fee | Not publicly disclosed: fees for the VC cohort programmes and the VC Summit are not published on the pages checkedverified September 2026 | Dues are published as starting rates; the tiering above those floors is not detailed publicly. |
| Event costs | All Raise is donor- and partner-funded rather than dues-funded. | Not publicly disclosed. ACA's annual summit carries a registration fee that is not published on the membership pages.verified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Not documented | Annual |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Virtual events, roundtables and speaker series through the year, plus the annual All Raise VC Summit | Annual summit held in a different city each year, plus webinars and education programming through the year |
| Peer forums | Cohort programmes for venture investors alongside an open community platform; no confidential small-group forum system is published | Peer group syndication channels rather than confidential peer forums |
| Confidentiality | Could not be independently verified: no published confidentiality policy was found | Members agree to the ACA Member Code of Conduct; no separate confidentiality regime is published |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Virtual, Event-focused, Cohort-based | Event-focused, Virtual |
| Confidential peer forums | Partial | Partial |
| Local chapters | No | No |
| Virtual membership | Yes | Yes |
| Online community | Yes | Yes |
| Member directory | Partial | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Partial | Yes |
| Leadership development | Yes | Partial |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | No | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | No | No |
| Next-generation programming | Partial | No |
| Investment discussions | Yes | Yes |
| Investment opportunities | No | Yes |
| Philanthropic component | No | No |
| Networking emphasis | High | High |
| Social emphasis | Medium | Low |
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