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New York Angels membership requirements

Every criterion New York Angels publishes, with its source, the date it was verified and how confident we are in it, plus superseded figures, so you can see how the tests have moved.

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Read a requirement as the organization's published floor, not as a promise. A revenue test may have alternative versions for different business types, chapters can set stricter local tests, and invitation-only bodies publish criteria that describe members rather than admit them.

Current published criteria

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Criterion	Published requirement	Note	Provenance
Accredited-investor status	Members must be accredited investors according to SEC rules		Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Other criterion	Members must actively invest and participate in at least one New York Angels portfolio investment per year		Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Other criterion	Members are reported to commit to investing at least USD 50,000 a year in early-stage technology deals	Reported by a company database profile, not published on the New York Angels site. Could not be independently verified against a primary source.	Verified September 2026Low confidenceSource ↗
Invitation	Membership is reported to be by invitation only	New York Angels itself publishes an open inquiry form and describes a membership committee review, so the invitation-only characterisation comes from secondary reporting and could not be independently verified.	Verified September 2026Low confidenceSource ↗

How admission works

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.

Invitation required

Sometimes

Sponsor required

Not documented by the organization or a source we could verify

Selectivity

Not publicly disclosed. The group states only that its membership committee takes a holistic approach to application review.

Membership term

Annual

Primary audience

Accredited investors in the New York area, typically operating executives, successful entrepreneurs and financial or medical professionals

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.

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If not: alternatives to New York Angels (Keiretsu Forum, Band of Angels, Golden Seeds, TCA Venture Group).

Last verified: 6 September 2026 Report an error on this page

Sources

New York Angels, New York Angels. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
About Us — New York Angels, New York Angels. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
Membership Benefits & Criteria — New York Angels, New York Angels. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2
New York Angels — Company Profile, Crunchbase. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 8

Source tiers follow the published hierarchy: 1 official site · 2 official membership materials · 3 application documents · 4 annual reports · 5 government filings · 6 reliable business publications · 7 credible interviews · 8 other reputable secondary sources. Sources and data policy.