Bluegrass Angels

What is Bluegrass Angels?

Bluegrass Angels is an angel network dedicated to investing in innovative, high-tech startups based in Kentucky, aiming to create new jobs in the commonwealth and provide strong financial returns to their members. They focus on a variety of industries, including Software, BioTech, AgroTech, Energy, HealthTech and Fitness, Gaming and eSports, Medical Devices and Hospital Services, Healthcare and Wellness, Consumer, and other sectors. With assets under management of $99,000,000, Bluegrass Angels supports early-stage companies through Seed, Series A, and Series B funding rounds.

Their investment range is from $100,000 to $5,000,000, with a sweet spot of around $1,500,000 for a single investment. As a volunteer-led group of skilled business leaders, they do not solely provide monetary support but also mentorship to the innovative Kentucky startups they fund. They also look to syndicate funding with other local investors and angel groups nationwide in order to provide broader support to their portfolio companies.

Their investment thesis emphasizes the potential to scale, strong financial returns, and a plausible exit strategy for the startups they choose to invest in.

Bluegrass Angels operates out of Lexington and draws members from across the state. The firm's goal is to keep the startup environment thriving by serving as a key funding source for companies that are seeking support beyond friends and family rounds.

What they say:

We provide capital and mentorship to startup companies in Kentucky.

What we look for: We invest in agnostic.