Comparison · 12 material differences
Houston Angel Network vs Searchfunder
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Verified September 2026
Investment community
Verified September 2026 Houston Angel Network
Accredited investors in the Houston area who want to make and manage their own early-stage investments
Investment community
Searchfunder
Search fund entrepreneurs (searchers), the investors who back them, plus lenders, business brokers and advisers working in the lower middle market
What the records say
- Accredited-investor status — Houston Angel Network: Members must be accredited investors as defined in SEC Regulation D; Searchfunder: No published accredited-investor status.
- Annual dues — Houston Angel Network: $2,080 a year; Searchfunder: $228 a year.
Side by side
| Houston Angel Network | Searchfunder | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Investment community | Investment community |
| Founded | 2001 (The organisation describes itself as the oldest angel network in Texas, dating its investment record to 2001.) | Not documented |
| Headquarters | Houston, United States | United States |
| Geographic footprint | Single group based in Houston; invests principally in Texas and the US Gulf Coast | Online, global; members are concentrated in the United States with regional discussion groups for other markets |
| Members | 100as of September 2026 | Not publicly disclosed — Searchfunder states that "over 80% of those involved in searchfunds maintain a Searchfunder account" but publishes no member total |
| Chapters | Single-city organisation; no chapters | Not applicable — Searchfunder is an online platform with no chapters |
| Primary audience | Accredited investors in the Houston area who want to make and manage their own early-stage investments | Search fund entrepreneurs (searchers), the investors who back them, plus lenders, business brokers and advisers working in the lower middle market |
| Typical member | Members are accredited investors as defined in SEC Regulation D. The group draws heavily on Houston's energy, technology and health/life-sciences communities, and members invest their own money deal by deal rather than through a pooled fund. | Members are searchers pursuing entrepreneurship through acquisition, search fund and independent sponsor investors, lenders, brokers and service providers. The site notes that many members come from dedicated ETA programmes at Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB and Chicago Booth, while also saying that searching is no longer limited to those routes. |
| Qualification | ||
| Accredited-investor status | Members must be accredited investors as defined in SEC Regulation DQuoted on the membership page: members "must be accredited investors, as such phrase is defined in Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission"verified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published accredited-investor status |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | Not documented | No |
| Application process | Prospective members apply through the network's Dealum membership application portal, linked from the homepage and membership page. Applicants can also contact the managing director directly. Accredited-investor status is a condition of membership, and the group publishes a code of conduct and bylaws that members agree to. | Users register an account directly on the site. A free account gives limited access; a paid subscription unlocks the member directory, the search fund list, research reports, contact credits and posting rights. No sponsorship, interview or committee review is described. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed — no vetting or approval process is described on the public pages |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | $2,080 a yearIndividual membershipverified September 2026 · source ↗ | $228 a yearAnnual subscription, quoted on the homepage as "$19 / month" billed annually — $228 for twelve monthsverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Monthly dues | Not publicly disclosed | $79 a monthMonthly subscription, quoted on the homepage as "$79 / month"verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | $2,000 one-timeOne-time initiation fee payable in addition to annual dues at either membership levelverified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosed — no joining fee is published; basic registration appears to be freeverified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Annual | Monthly or annual subscription, or a one-off lifetime purchase; continuous accounts over four years convert to permanent access |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Monthly selection meetings plus approximately ten pitch events a year | No organisation-run meeting calendar; members post and attend third-party events such as the Stanford and IESE search fund conferences |
| Peer forums | Not documented | Public and topic-based online discussion threads, including geography-specific groups; no confidential small-group forums |
| Confidentiality | Members agree to a published code of conduct; deal material is held in a password-protected deal-management platform | Could not be independently verified — much of the platform's content is public and no confidentiality regime is published |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Event-focused, Clubhouse premises | Virtual, Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | No | Partial |
| Local chapters | No | No |
| Virtual membership | Not documented | Yes |
| Online community | Yes | Yes |
| Member directory | Not documented | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Partial |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Yes | Partial |
| Leadership development | No | No |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | Partial | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | Partial | No |
| Next-generation programming | No | No |
| Investment discussions | Yes | Yes |
| Investment opportunities | Yes | Yes |
| Philanthropic component | No | No |
| Networking emphasis | High | High |
| Social emphasis | Low | Low |
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