Comparison · 7 material differences
New York Angels vs Searchfunder
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Verified September 2026
Investment community
Verified September 2026 New York Angels
Accredited investors in the New York area, typically operating executives, successful entrepreneurs and financial or medical professionals
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 — New York Angels: Members must be accredited investors according to SEC rules; Searchfunder: No published accredited-investor status.
- Annual dues — New York Angels: Reported annual membership dues. New York Angels does not publish dues on its own membership pages; the figure comes from a company database profile and is repeated in third-party guides. Could not be independently verified.; Searchfunder: $228 a year.
Side by side
| New York Angels | Searchfunder | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Investment community | Investment community |
| Founded | 2004 (New York Angels describes itself as one of the oldest angel organisations in the country and a charter member of the Angel Capital Association.) | Not documented |
| Headquarters | New York, United States | United States |
| Geographic footprint | New York City, investing primarily in early-stage companies in the New York region | Online, global; members are concentrated in the United States with regional discussion groups for other markets |
| Members | 135as 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 group with no chapters. | Not applicable — Searchfunder is an online platform with no chapters |
| Primary audience | Accredited investors in the New York area, typically operating executives, successful entrepreneurs and financial or medical professionals | 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 from operating, entrepreneurial, financial and medical backgrounds. The group looks for entrepreneurial success, operating experience, professional networks and a willingness to do collaborative due diligence. | 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 according to SEC rulesverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published accredited-investor status |
| Invitation required | Sometimes | No |
| Sponsor required | Not documented | No |
| Application process | Prospective members submit an inquiry through the form linked from the membership page. A membership committee reviews applications on a stated holistic basis, weighing entrepreneurial success, operating experience, professional networks and willingness to take part in collaborative evaluation and due diligence. New York Angels does not publish interview steps, sponsorship requirements or a decision timetable. | 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. The group states only that its membership committee takes a holistic approach to application review. | Not publicly disclosed — no vetting or approval process is described on the public pages |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Reported annual membership dues. New York Angels does not publish dues on its own membership pages; the figure comes from a company database profile and is repeated in third-party guides. Could not be independently verified.verified 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 | New York Angels publishes no fee schedule; the recorded figure is secondary. | $79 a monthMonthly subscription, quoted on the homepage as "$79 / month"verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | New York Angels publishes no fee schedule; the recorded figure is secondary. | 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 | Not publicly disclosed; screening and pitch sessions run through the year | No organisation-run meeting calendar; members post and attend third-party events such as the Stanford and IESE search fund conferences |
| Peer forums | Member-led screening and due diligence teams; investments are made individually rather than through a pooled fund | Public and topic-based online discussion threads, including geography-specific groups; no confidential small-group forums |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | 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 | Virtual, Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | Partial | Partial |
| Local chapters | No | No |
| Virtual membership | Not documented | Yes |
| Online community | Not documented | Yes |
| Member directory | Yes | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Partial |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Partial | Partial |
| Leadership development | No | No |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | No | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | No | 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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