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Angel Squad vs Sand Hill Angels
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Verified September 2026
Investment community
Verified September 2026 Angel Squad
Operators, founders and professionals who want to start angel investing in small cheques alongside a venture fund
Investment community
Sand Hill Angels
Accredited investors, typically technology founders and executives, who want to invest their own capital in early-stage companies and mentor them
What the records say
- Accredited-investor status: Angel Squad: Accredited-investor status is required to invest, but not to join for community and education; Sand Hill Angels: Membership is open to accredited investors.
- Annual dues: Angel Squad: Not publicly disclosed. TechCrunch reported in August 2023 that members paid quarterly or annual fees without stating amounts; Hustle Fund's current marketing describes membership as lifetime access rather than time-bounded.; Sand Hill Angels: Annual dues are required but the amount is not publicly disclosed.
Side by side
| Angel Squad | Sand Hill Angels | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Investment community | Investment community |
| Founded | 2021 (Angel Squad came out of stealth in 2021 as a Hustle Fund experiment in widening access to angel investing, per TechCrunch.) | 2000 (The homepage gives 2000; the About page describes 25 years of experience, consistent with that date.) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, United States | Silicon Valley, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Members in 40+ countries; programming is online with quarterly in-person events in more than a dozen cities | Silicon Valley base; invests across North America |
| Members | 2,500as of September 2026 | 145as of September 2026 |
| Chapters | No formal chapters; quarterly in-person events run in 18 named cities | Single organisation; no chapters |
| Primary audience | Operators, founders and professionals who want to start angel investing in small cheques alongside a venture fund | Accredited investors, typically technology founders and executives, who want to invest their own capital in early-stage companies and mentor them |
| Typical member | Members are described as leaders from companies including OpenAI, Stripe and Google. Accreditation is required to invest but not to join for community and education; TechCrunch reported in 2023 that Hustle Fund covered the cost of the Series 65 exam for members pursuing that route to accredited status. | Members are accredited investors described as high-technology founders and executives interested in mentoring as well as investing. The group explicitly excludes applicants whose overriding interest is selling services to presenting companies. |
| Qualification | ||
| Accredited-investor status | Accredited-investor status is required to invest, but not to join for community and educationThe site states that being a member of Angel Squad does not require accreditation; TechCrunch reported in 2023 that Hustle Fund covered Series 65 exam costs for members taking that routeverified September 2026 · source ↗ | Membership is open to accredited investorsThe become-a-member page links to the SEC definitionverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | Sometimes |
| Application process | Two routes are offered: a short online application with a brief quiz, or a 15-minute call with the team to be matched to the right entry point. Accepted applicants receive a two-week complimentary trial before committing. Accreditation is not required to join, only to invest. | Prospective members are encouraged to attend meetings first to see how the group works. They are then assigned a member of the membership committee as a guide, take part in one-on-one interviews, and are nominated to the board of directors for approval. Accredited-investor status is required. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. TechCrunch reported in 2023 that the community admitted around 250 members per quarterly cohort. | Not publicly disclosed; admission requires interviews and board approval |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Not publicly disclosed. TechCrunch reported in August 2023 that members paid quarterly or annual fees without stating amounts; Hustle Fund's current marketing describes membership as lifetime access rather than time-bounded.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Annual dues are required but the amount is not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | No price is published on hustlefund.vc. Prospective members are quoted after an application or call. | An initiation fee is required but the amount is not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Programme fee | Could not be independently verified. Third-party summaries state a $3,500 one-time lifetime membership fee; no figure appears on any Hustle Fund page that could be fetched, though Hustle Fund's own posts confirm the access is lifetime rather than time-bounded.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | The organisation states that members pay an initiation fee, annual dues and must invest above an annual minimum, but publishes none of the three amounts. It says it is funded through membership fees and partnership agreements and does not share in the profit of member investments. |
| Membership term | Described by Hustle Fund as lifetime access, not time-bounded; a 2023 TechCrunch report described quarterly or annual fees, so terms appear to have changed | Annual |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Two to three curated deals shared each month; weekly educational programming; live portfolio pitches; quarterly in-person events | Monthly screening by sector special-interest groups and monthly pitch meetings |
| Peer forums | One-to-one member matching on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly cadence; cohort intake | Sector special-interest groups for consumer, enterprise and life sciences |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Virtual, Cohort-based, Event-focused | Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | Partial | Partial |
| Local chapters | Partial | No |
| Virtual membership | Yes | Not documented |
| Online community | Yes | Yes |
| Member directory | Yes | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Yes | Partial |
| Leadership development | Partial | 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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