Comparison · 10 material differences
New World Angels vs REAPS
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Verified September 2026
Investment community
Verified September 2026 New World Angels
Accredited investors in Florida, including independent investors and family offices, who want hands-on involvement in early-stage deals
Investment community
REAPS
Private real estate investors in the Puget Sound region, from beginners to experienced operators, plus service businesses selling to them
What the records say
- Accredited-investor status — New World Angels: Member candidates must meet accredited investor qualifications as outlined by the SEC; REAPS: No published accredited-investor status.
- Geographic restriction — New World Angels: No published geographic restriction; REAPS: Puget Sound region for in-person membership; online-only membership is available without attending in person.
- Annual dues — New World Angels: $2,750 a year; REAPS: $249 a year.
Side by side
| New World Angels | REAPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Investment community | Investment community |
| Founded | 2003 (The organisation describes itself as Florida's longest-running angel investor syndicate, founded in 2003. Its About page dates its capital-deployed figure from 2014 rather than 2003.) | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Boca Raton, United States | Bellevue, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Statewide Florida, spanning Miami to Palm Beach, Naples to Tampa, Orlando to Gainesville and Tallahassee, and Melbourne to Cocoa Beach and Jacksonville | Greater Seattle and the Puget Sound region, with monthly meetings in Mercer Island, Fife, Everett, Bremerton and Bellingham and a commercial real estate group in Bellevue |
| Members | 100as of September 2026 | Not publicly disclosed. REAPS describes itself as the largest real estate investor association in Washington State but publishes no membership figure. |
| Chapters | No chapters; members are spread statewide and the group is organised by industry vertical rather than geography | A single regional association rather than a chaptered body; it runs recurring meetings in several Puget Sound locations. REAPS is itself the Washington State affiliate of National REIA. |
| Primary audience | Accredited investors in Florida, including independent investors and family offices, who want hands-on involvement in early-stage deals | Private real estate investors in the Puget Sound region, from beginners to experienced operators, plus service businesses selling to them |
| Typical member | Members are described as accomplished business leaders, entrepreneurs, operators and investment professionals across industries. Backgrounds span consumer products, healthcare and medical technology, industrial and manufacturing technology, information technology, space and defence, and, since the Miami Angels combination, financial industry innovation. | Members are individual real estate investors — flippers, wholesalers, buy-and-hold landlords, lenders, short-term rental operators — at a range of experience levels, alongside business members such as contractors, lenders and property managers who buy the paid business tiers. |
| Qualification | ||
| Accredited-investor status | Member candidates must meet accredited investor qualifications as outlined by the SECQuoted from the membership section of the investors pageverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published accredited-investor status |
| Geographic restriction | No published geographic restriction | Puget Sound region for in-person membership; online-only membership is available without attending in personverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | No |
| Application process | Prospective members are invited to attend a member meeting as a guest through a form on the site, then submit a formal application. Accredited-investor status is required. Investors wanting to collaborate can also contact the managing director directly. | Membership is bought online from the REAPS site by selecting a level; there is no application, sponsor or review stage in the published process. Prospective members are invited to register through the events calendar and attend one main monthly meeting free before joining. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed; the published route is open paid enrolment. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | $2,750 a year"Annual member dues are $2,750 per year"verified September 2026 · source ↗ | $249 a yearIndividual membership, annual planverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Monthly dues | Dues of $2,750 are separate from the up-to-$20,000 annual mandatory investment commitment, which is investment capital rather than a fee. | $29 a monthIndividual membership, monthly planverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | No initiation fee is publishedverified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosed; no joining fee is listed alongside the published dues.verified September 2026 |
| Event costs | Dues of $2,750 are separate from the up-to-$20,000 annual mandatory investment commitment, which is investment capital rather than a fee. | $0 one-timeMembers attend more than 50 live events a year free; first-time visitors may attend one main monthly meeting free as a guestverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Membership term | Annual | Annual or monthly, depending on the plan chosen |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Regular member meetings; the group reviews hundreds of early-stage opportunities each year | More than 50 live events a year, including monthly meetings in Mercer Island, Fife, Everett, Bremerton and Bellingham and a commercial group in Bellevue |
| Peer forums | Industry vertical groups covering healthcare, information technology, manufacturing, consumer products, and space and defence, with fintech announced as forthcoming after the Miami Angels combination | Member forum online plus subject-specific learning groups; no confidential facilitated peer forum is published |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Members choose their own level of involvement from sourcing through to supporting portfolio companies | Not documented |
| Organized as | Event-focused | Event-focused, Virtual |
| Confidential peer forums | Partial | Partial |
| Local chapters | No | No |
| Virtual membership | Not documented | Yes |
| Online community | Yes | Yes |
| Member directory | Yes | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Partial | Yes |
| Leadership development | No | No |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | No | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | Not documented | Partial |
| Next-generation programming | No | No |
| Investment discussions | Yes | Yes |
| Investment opportunities | Yes | Partial |
| Philanthropic component | No | No |
| Networking emphasis | High | High |
| Social emphasis | Medium | Medium |
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