Happy Thursday.
The angel network ecosystem has continued to flourish and our backlog has grown, so starting next week I'm planning to highlight 5 angel-network-backed startups instead of 3. To keep the read under 5 minutes, each overview will be a bit shorter.
How do you feel about that?
Two other quick announcements:
🤠 Next week, October 1, Texas Venture Fest takes place in 15+ cities. Special shoutout to the group gathering in my hometown of Tyler, TX!
This week I had a blast chatting with Dave Berkus and David Friedman on the TCA Venture Group podcast. Check it out below 👇
On to today’s issue:
Angel Deals of the Week | 239 Deals, 120 Networks
First time featured this week: Anges Québec
Bookmarks I think you’ll enjoy
The best nugget from my conversation with Ashok Kamal, Executive Director & Co-Fund Manager of NuFund Venture Group
🔥 Angel Deals of the Week
Angel funding rounds announced in recent weeks, compiled from public sources or via direct announcement. These deals represent the elite few that survived an angel network’s vetting process. Note: I have not personally analyzed these companies and am sharing for informational purposes only.
📊 Angel Network Investment Tracker: 239 Deals, 120 Networks.
🔓 The Exclusive: 12 Actively Raising Deals Shared to Date
Bloomi | Plant-based intimate wellness brand
Participating Group: Citrine Angels
Bloomi develops clean, plant-based products for intimate and sexual health. Founded and led by sexologist Rebecca Alvarez Story, the company says its offerings are designed around the body's microbiome and support inclusive, shame-free intimate wellness education. Citrine Angels recently welcomed Bloomi to its portfolio, backing the female-founded company as part of its mission to fund women entrepreneurs.
Rebecca Alvarez Story | Oakland, CA | September 2026 | Source
Vasowatch | Non-invasive maternal hemorrhage risk monitor
Participating Group: SWAN Impact Network
Vasowatch is developing non-invasive predictive technology that monitors a mother's heart rate during labor to flag hemorrhage risk hours before delivery, giving clinical teams time to prepare. The Philadelphia-based company, a University of Pennsylvania spinout, says its algorithm identifies myometrial fatigue (uterine muscle exhaustion), the leading precursor to postpartum hemorrhage, and reports its approach has reduced hemorrhage incidents by 60% in early studies. SWAN Impact Network recently announced an investment.
Christine Rohan | Philadelphia, PA | August 2026 | Source
Galaxia | Space technology and satellite systems
Participating Group: Anges Québec
Galaxia is developing satellite systems and edge computing platforms for space-based missions, combining satellite hardware, networked communications and mission software to process and transmit data directly from orbit. Based in Halifax, the company recently secured $3.2 million (C$4.5 million), co-led by Amiral Ventures and Invest Nova Scotia, with angel investors from Anges Québec's network participating. Funds will support satellite deployment, hybrid space network development and Canadian space infrastructure.
Arad Gharagozli | $3.2M | Halifax, Canada | September 2026 | Source
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🔖 Bookmarks
🎓 a16z Opens a School!? The Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a for-profit venture that has raised $42 million, will train about 50 high school grads as future founders.
👯 Great Minds Discount Alike: Anthropic and OpenAI both launched lower-cost models on Tuesday, as the two labs fight Chinese open-weight rivals for price-conscious customers.
🥶 Is the Data Center Market Cooling Off? Holtec indefinitely paused its IPO, citing data center uncertainty, while SB Energy and Aggreko also slow listings.
🥇 The Nugget: My Top Takeaway from A Conversation with Ashok Kamal
Slow is a choice. So is fast. ⚖️
Every investor group's process involves inherent tradeoffs.
For example, a longer, more deliberate process is a fine choice, as long as the community understands and is comfortable with what it’s missing out on. In contrast, Ashok and the NuFund team wanted a structure that would allow them to participate in faster-moving rounds, so they built a system unlike the “typical” angel group's: a pooled annual fund with a 30-day diligence ceiling and an emphasis on empowering small expert deal teams.
From Ashok: “Some deals happen in 9 days, some deals happen in 90 days. But if you only are built to do deals that take 90 days, you're not going to get a good one that takes 9 days.”
Takeaway: Decide what matters most to the community, then build the process to serve that objective.
Want more? Check out my full conversation with Ashok 👇
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Until Next Week 👋
Thanks for reading - have a great week.
-Andrew
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