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New York Angels
Accredited investors in the New York area, typically operating executives, successful entrepreneurs and financial or medical professionals
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Founding: New York Angels describes itself as one of the oldest angel organisations in the country and a charter member of the Angel Capital Association.
New York Angels is a New York City angel investment group founded in 2004 and a charter member of the Angel Capital Association. It has over 135 active members, all accredited investors, drawn from operating executive, entrepreneurial, financial and medical backgrounds. The group receives more than 1,000 funding applications a year, sourced largely through the Gust platform, and typically participates in rounds of USD 100,000 to USD 1.5 million. Members evaluate companies collaboratively - sourcing, due diligence and post-investment support including board seats and advisory roles - but invest as individuals rather than through a pooled fund. The group's published membership criteria are accredited-investor status under SEC rules and active participation in at least one New York Angels portfolio investment each year; a membership committee reviews applications on what it describes as a holistic basis. New York Angels does not publish dues or an investment commitment on its own site; secondary reporting puts annual dues at USD 3,500 and an expected annual investment commitment of USD 50,000, and describes membership as by invitation. Members' portfolio companies include Pinterest, Greenhouse and Bombas.
How it works
Founders apply through Gust; members screen the flow, run collaborative due diligence and then invest individually in the deals they choose. Members are expected to take part in at least one portfolio investment a year and often continue as board members or advisers. Prospective members inquire through an online form and are assessed by a membership committee.
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.
Membership requirements
Requirements in detail, with history →Requirements are the tests the organization itself publishes: an age ceiling, a company-revenue floor, a net-worth minimum, a role. Where a figure straddles a range, the organization's own assessment decides. Local chapters can apply stricter tests than the published standard.
| Criterion | Published requirement | 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 | Verified September 2026Low confidenceSource ↗ |
| Invitation | Membership is reported to be by invitation only | Verified September 2026Low confidenceSource ↗ |
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Initiation fees are paid once on joining; dues recur. Chapter dues, retreats, travel and events are usually additional and are listed separately when the organization discloses them. Figures are as published or reported on the date shown, not quotations.
| Cost | First year | Three years | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Source ↗ | |
Structure and programming
Independent context
New York Angels is a working investment group rather than a networking club, and its one hard published expectation - at least one portfolio investment a year - makes that clear. Its main distinction is deal flow: more than a thousand applications a year in the largest US market outside the Bay Area, with a track record that includes Pinterest. The published information is thinner than the group's profile suggests. Its own membership page states the criteria but no dues, no dollar commitment and no admission mechanism, while the widely repeated USD 3,500 dues and USD 50,000 annual commitment figures trace back to a company database profile rather than to New York Angels itself, so both should be confirmed directly. Members should also expect real work: the model depends on member-run diligence, not on staff.
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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.
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