Comparison · 12 material differences
HBS Alumni Angels vs Miami Angels
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Verified September 2026
Investment community
Verified September 2026 HBS Alumni Angels
Harvard alumni who are accredited investors and want to invest in and advise early-stage companies
Investment community
Miami Angels
Accredited investors in South Florida investing in post-product, post-revenue technology companies
What the records say
- Accredited-investor status: HBS Alumni Angels: Accredited-investor status is required to take part in investing; the Greater New York chapter requires it for pitch-night participation and the Northern California chapter requires accredited-investor status with Harvard affiliation; Miami Angels: Not publicly disclosed. Miami Angels published no membership requirements page, and its site is now a single archival page..
- Annual dues: HBS Alumni Angels: $350 a year; Miami Angels: Not publicly disclosed.
Side by side
| HBS Alumni Angels | Miami Angels | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Investment community | Investment community |
| Founded | Not documented | 2013 |
| Headquarters | United States | Miami, United States |
| Geographic footprint | 20 chapters across North America, South America, Europe, Asia and the Gulf | South Florida, principally the Miami technology ecosystem |
| Members | 1,000as of September 2026 | 65as of March 2026 |
| Chapters | 20 | Single-city organisation; no chapters |
| Primary audience | Harvard alumni who are accredited investors and want to invest in and advise early-stage companies | Accredited investors in South Florida investing in post-product, post-revenue technology companies |
| Typical member | Members are alumni of Harvard Business School or of any Harvard University school. Chapters require accredited-investor status to take part in pitch nights and investing. Companies pitching do not need any Harvard affiliation. | Could not be independently verified in detail. The group described itself as industry agnostic and drew members from the Miami technology and finance community; its combined-organisation announcement cited a deeper focus on financial industry innovation as the contribution Miami members brought. |
| Qualification | ||
| Accredited-investor status | Accredited-investor status is required to take part in investing; the Greater New York chapter requires it for pitch-night participation and the Northern California chapter requires accredited-investor status with Harvard affiliationApplied at chapter level, not by the associationverified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosed. Miami Angels published no membership requirements page, and its site is now a single archival page. |
| Invitation required | No | Not documented |
| Sponsor required | No | Not documented |
| Application process | Prospective members apply to their nearest chapter rather than to the association. In Greater New York, HBS alumni use the chapter join or renew link, while graduates of other Harvard schools submit contact details through a form and wait about seven business days for staff to set up an account. In Northern California, applications run through a Gust page. Requirements and processing differ by chapter. | No application route remains. Since the March 2026 combination, investors are directed to New World Angels; the announcement names New World Angels managing director Jessica Miley as the contact for investors wanting to collaborate. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. The binding constraint is Harvard alumni status plus, in chapters that state it, accredited-investor status. | Not publicly disclosed |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | $350 a yearGreater New York chapter, one-year membership; includes HBS Club of New York membership and Angel Capital Association membership, which the chapter values at $199verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Local chapter dues | Dues vary by chapter and most chapters do not publish them. The association charges no separate central membership fee that it discloses.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosed. |
| Membership term | Annual; the Greater New York chapter also sells a three-year term | Not documented |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Chapter-dependent: monthly pitch nights in Greater New York, quarterly pitch events in Northern California; plus association webinars, bootcamps and an annual conference | Not publicly disclosed |
| Peer forums | Chapter selection committees and due-diligence teams; each invested company in the Greater New York chapter is assigned a lead investor | Not documented |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed; the association publishes a community values statement | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Chapter-based, Event-focused | Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | No | No |
| Local chapters | Yes | No |
| Virtual membership | Partial | Not documented |
| Online community | Yes | Not documented |
| Member directory | Yes | Not documented |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Yes | Not documented |
| Leadership development | Partial | No |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | No | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | Not documented | No |
| 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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