KW Angel Fund

What is KW Angel Fund?

KW Angel Fund is a personal angel investment fund founded in 2010, known for taking vibrant steps in investing in tomorrow's leaders.

With over 108 investments comprising 43 direct and 65 via platforms like AngelList and EquityZen, the fund focuses on harnessing the potential of great founders in New York City. They aim to make the intangible tangible by fully dedicating to building great companies and leading them to a point where institutional investors can lead, price, and perform due diligence on the next round of financing. The fund's investment criteria revolve around strong founding teams, primarily in the software industry, with a preference for teams where at least 50% are technical.

The fund operates in a wide array of industries including Software, Business Solutions, AI & Big Data, HealthTech, Blockchain, Advertising, Analytics, Cloud Services, Developer Tools, Healthcare, Consumer, and sectors that cater to women. They are particularly excited to work with entrepreneurs who can scale early-stage teams and are not interested in non-technical founders with teams larger than five and a pre-money valuation over $8 million outside of San Francisco, New York City, or Los Angeles.

KW Angel Fund specializes in early, pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds, typically investing between $5,000 to $10,000, which is their 'sweet spot', although they are willing to invest up to $200,000.

Beyond capital, they offer strategic impact assisting with operations, sales, business development, success teams, and strategic decisions. The fund is managed by someone with hands-on experience as an early executive and co-founder at four companies, which includes seed rounds, Series A and B rounds, and an acquisition by Twitter as part of the MoPub team. KW Angel Fund helps portfolio companies meet other angel investors, raise their next round of funding, and makes strategic introductions.