Comparison · 7 material differences
Band of Angels vs Hyde Park Angels
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Verified September 2026
Investment community
Verified September 2026 Band of Angels
Accredited investors who are successful current or former high-technology founders and executives
Investment community
Hyde Park Angels
Operators and executives in the Chicago and wider Midwest business community who want to invest capital and expertise in early-stage companies
What the records say
- Role or title — Band of Angels: Members are generally successful high-technology founders or executives with an interest in mentoring startups; Hyde Park Angels: No published role or title.
- Accredited-investor status — Band of Angels: Members must be accredited investors; Hyde Park Angels: Accredited-investor status is not stated on HPA's own site; the group is listed as an accredited angel group in the Gust angel-group directory.
- Annual dues — Band of Angels: Not publicly disclosed. Band of Angels publishes no membership dues and no reliable third-party figure was found.; Hyde Park Angels: Not publicly disclosed. An affiliated member-recruiting page invites prospective members to contact HPA to learn "what membership takes - the time, the money, and what you get back"..
Side by side
| Band of Angels | Hyde Park Angels | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Investment community | Investment community |
| Founded | 1994 (Founded by Johannes C. (Hans) Severiens, a former nuclear physicist, Wall Street analyst and venture capitalist, who died in February 2004. The first meeting was held with twelve people.) | 2006 (Formed by classmates from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive MBA programme; the group dates its investment record to 2006.) |
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, United States | Chicago, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Silicon Valley, with a secondary Southern California meeting location | Chicago-based; invests principally in the US Midwest |
| Members | 150as of September 2026 | 100as of September 2026 |
| Chapters | No chapters; monthly meetings are held in Silicon Valley with a secondary Southern California location. | Single organisation; no chapters |
| Primary audience | Accredited investors who are successful current or former high-technology founders and executives | Operators and executives in the Chicago and wider Midwest business community who want to invest capital and expertise in early-stage companies |
| Typical member | Members are typically successful high-technology founders or executives who are accredited investors and interested in mentoring startups. They invest as individuals rather than through a pooled vote. | Members are described as entrepreneurs, executives, venture capitalists and board directors. Member deal teams run diligence, negotiate terms and take board seats, so the group selects for people willing to work on deals rather than only fund them. |
| Qualification | ||
| Role or title | Members are generally successful high-technology founders or executives with an interest in mentoring startupsDescribed as the typical member profile rather than an absolute rule; the Band states it accepts both sponsored candidates and applicants unknown to the group provided they meet the basic criteria.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published role or title |
| Accredited-investor status | Members must be accredited investorsverified September 2026 · source ↗ | Accredited-investor status is not stated on HPA's own site; the group is listed as an accredited angel group in the Gust angel-group directoryCould not be independently verified from a primary sourceverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | Yes | Not documented |
| Sponsor required | Sometimes | Not documented |
| Application process | There are two routes. A current member may sponsor a candidate, or a prospective member may attend a Band Deal Dinner, complete a member information form and meet the membership committee informally. If both sides confirm a fit, an invitation to join follows. Enquiries go to the Band's membership address. | There is no public application form or membership page. Prospective members are directed to contact the organisation, and an affiliated recruiting page positions membership at operators and executives who want to put experience and capital to work in early-stage companies. Founders seeking investment submit a company overview through the contact form, with warm introductions preferred. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. The Band states it will consider candidates unknown to the group as well as sponsored ones, but publishes no acceptance data. | Not publicly disclosed |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Not publicly disclosed. Band of Angels publishes no membership dues and no reliable third-party figure was found.verified September 2026 | Not publicly disclosed. An affiliated member-recruiting page invites prospective members to contact HPA to learn "what membership takes - the time, the money, and what you get back".verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Annual | Not documented |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Monthly, held without exception since 1994 | Not publicly disclosed |
| Peer forums | Monthly Band Deal Dinners with company presentations and member-led due diligence teams; investments are made individually with no pooling or voting | Not documented |
| Confidentiality | Members are expected to maintain confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Attendance at roughly one third of monthly meetings a year, per the organisation's stated expectations | Not documented |
| Organized as | Event-focused | Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | Partial | No |
| Local chapters | No | No |
| Virtual membership | Not documented | Not documented |
| Online community | Not documented | Not documented |
| Member directory | Not documented | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Partial | Partial |
| Leadership development | No | No |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | No | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | No | Not documented |
| Next-generation programming | No | No |
| Investment discussions | Yes | Yes |
| Investment opportunities | Yes | Yes |
| Philanthropic component | No | No |
| Networking emphasis | High | High |
| Social emphasis | Medium | Low |
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