Houston Angel Network

🚀 Angel Bootcamp is Back – Now Online! Are you an aspiring or new angel investor with only a few or no deals under your belt? Get up to speed with best practices and tap into better deal flows at this year’s Angel Bootcamp, led by veteran startup investor, advisor, and operator Gordon Daugherty. This bootcamp will cover: ✅ Portfolio strategy ✅ Deal sourcing & mechanics ✅ Best practices for angel investing After the presentation and discussion, we’ll apply these learnings in real time using a case study from a startup actively raising a seed round. You’ll hear their pitch, participate in the Q&A, and debrief with Gordon and fellow participants immediately afterward. 📌 Gordon Daugherty is a bestselling author, seasoned business executive, and startup advisor/investor. With 500+ early-stage investments and experience raising $100M+ in venture capital, Gordon brings invaluable expertise to this bootcamp. As co-founder and chairman of Capital Factory and author of Startup Success, he dedicates his time to educating, advising, and investing in startups. Don’t miss this opportunity to level up your angel investing game! Register: https://lnkd.in/gBMADfAV Eric Schneider, CFA Eric Alfuth Mitra Miller Rezwan Mirza Samia Ahsan

Houston Angel Network Portfolio company Amplified Sciences, Inc. , a clinical-stage life sciences diagnostic company has received regulatory clearance under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program for its first product, PanCystPro™ More information: https://lnkd.in/exS5RdHP Richard Hunter Eric Alfuth Mitra Miller Eric Schneider, CFA Diana Caldwell

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our February pitch meeting despite the cold weather and helped make it a success! Special appreciation for our presenters: ⭐ Ronan O'Hagan – @Bectas Therapeutics ⭐ Anwar Sadek, Ph.D. – Corrolytics ⭐ Karl Schweitzer – Eyetronic ⭐ Joe Chin – Sparrow We also extend a warm welcome to our newest members: Yasmine Malik, Sachin Dashputre, Dr. Anil Shetty, Shashank Panchangam, and Patrick Lambert. We’re excited to have you join our network! We enjoyed having the Rice undergrad and MBA students with us, guided by Mark Poag and Jim Cohen A big shoutout to our incredible Venture Associates who continue to support our mission: 👏 Jacob Lackovic, PhD (Sr. Venture Associate) 👏Ian Rahwan, Hendra Hoang, MCTM, Sunanda Dharmarajan PharmD, BCMAS, RPh Aiman Rahman, Michael Abrahamson, David Dupre, Phillip Boltan, and Chakib Khechai. The Houston Angel Network (HAN) is one of the largest and most active groups of independent angel investors in the U.S. As a nonprofit organization, HAN is dedicated to supporting early-stage companies with financial resources and mentorship. Contact Samia Ahsan for information about membership and upcoming events or visit houstonangelnetwork.org for more information.

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Thank you to everyone who attended our January pitch meeting! The room was buzzing with great energy, insightful conversations, and a shared passion for supporting early-stage companies. We had a great lineup of presenters, including Ryan Swoboda from NAVAN, Astrid Unwalla from Nood, Yang (John) Qiao from RadioClash, Inc. and Hooman Banaei from Everix Optical Filters. Our Former Chairman Richard Hunter shared 2024 investment highlights. We also had the pleasure of introducing our new members, Bijal Shah, MD Del B., Amy Tran MBA, CISSP, CEH, ITIL, PMP, Chantel Jordan and Xavier Jordan who bring fresh perspectives and enthusiasm to our growing network. Welcome aboard! A huge thank you to our amazing Venture Associates Jacob Lackovic, PhD, Hendra Hoang, MCTM, Michael Abrahamson, David Dupre and Phillip Boltan. Looking forward to another year of growth, learning, and investing! The Houston Angel Network (HAN) is one of the largest and most active groups of independent angel investors in the U.S. As a nonprofit organization, HAN is dedicated to supporting early-stage companies with financial resources and mentorship. Contact Samia Ahsan for information about membership and upcoming events or visit houstonangelnetwork.org for more information. Eric Schneider, CFA Eric Alfuth Mitra Miller Rezwan Mirza

Check out this great event on Saturday for teens interested in entrepreneurship & investing! Kudos to Ion Houston and Eagle Investors for making this possible!

Announcing the HAN Board of Directors for 2025! We’re excited to share the team guiding the Houston Angel Network into another impactful year of growth and success. Eric Schneider, CFA : Chairman. Eric Alfuth: President. Mitra Miller: Vice President. Lee Davis:  Counsel. Rezwan Mirza: Treasurer. Aileen Allen and Jerry Varnado: Board Members We’re thrilled to welcome Diaco Aviki, Firoz J., Brian Fenske and John Karanikas as new Board members this year. A huge thank you to the Board members from 2024 who have rolled off: Matt Bell, Steve Greer, Bob Shaw, and Soren Marklund. Your contributions have been very valuable in shaping HAN’s success and advancing our mission. Thank you to all our Board members, past and present, for your leadership, dedication, and continued support of the Houston Angel Network. Here's to an exciting 2025 ahead! The Houston Angel Network (HAN) is one of the largest and most active groups of independent angel investors in the U.S. As a nonprofit organization, HAN is dedicated to supporting early-stage companies with financial resources and mentorship. Contact Samia Ahsan for information about membership and upcoming events or visit houstonangelnetwork.org for more information.

We are thrilled to share that HAN member and Former Board Member and Chairman, Allison Kimball, is now a published author! Her book chapter, “Understanding the Basics of Startup Development Organizations” (https://lnkd.in/guPrYj6t) contributes to academic literature by proposing categories and naming conventions for types of SDOs and provides a general description of the current state of that part of the startup ecosystem. Her chapter is part of the book, "Data-Driven Decision Making in Entrepreneurship: Tools for Maximizing Human Capital," (https://lnkd.in/gRTh7fmP) by Nikki Blacksmith, Ph.D. and Maureen E. McCusker, Ph.D. A huge congratulations to Allison on this incredible achievement! We couldn’t be more proud to have such a thought leader in our community.

2 of 2 ✨ What an incredible night at the Houston Angel Network Holiday Party! 🎉It was a fantastic turnout, and it was wonderful to see so many of our members, sponsors, and community partners come together to celebrate the season and our accomplishments over the past year. 🎄 We shared great conversations, laughter, and cheer, making it a truly memorable evening. A big thank you to our Members, Board of Directors, Leadership Team, our Sponsors, (Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP,MessageUp, Insperity, TiE Houston and Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship) our Venture Associates and community partners for your incredible support throughout the year. A special shoutout to Oleg Lysiak 🇺🇦🚀 from Honeycomb Software, our co-sponsor for the event. 👏 Congratulations to our award winners: Mitra Miller: HAN Ambassador Award Sam Tillinghast: Richard Hunter Due Diligence Award Bryson Saez: Diligence Excellence Award Diaco Aviki: Outreach Excellence Award Your dedication to the HAN community inspire us all. Here’s to celebrating this year’s successes and looking forward to an even brighter 2025! The Houston Angel Network (HAN) is one of the largest and most active groups of independent angel investors in the U.S. As a nonprofit organization, HAN is dedicated to supporting early-stage companies with financial resources and mentorship. Contact Samia Ahsan for information about membership and upcoming events or visit houstonangelnetwork.org for more information.

1 of 2 ✨ What an incredible night at the Houston Angel Network Holiday Party! 🎉It was a fantastic turnout, and it was wonderful to see so many of our members, sponsors, and community partners come together to celebrate the season and our accomplishments over the past year. 🎄 We shared great conversations, laughter, and cheer, making it a truly memorable evening. A big thank you to our Members, Board of Directors, Leadership Team, our Sponsors, (Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP,MessageUp, Insperity, TiE Houston and Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship) our Venture Associates and community partners for your incredible support throughout the year. A special shoutout to Oleg Lysiak 🇺🇦🚀 from Honeycomb Software, our co-sponsor for the event. 👏 Congratulations to our award winners: Mitra Miller: HAN Ambassador Award Sam Tillinghast: Richard Hunter Due Diligence Award Bryson Saez: Diligence Excellence Award Diaco Aviki: Outreach Excellence Award Your dedication to the HAN community inspire us all. Here’s to celebrating this year’s successes and looking forward to an even brighter 2025! The Houston Angel Network (HAN) is one of the largest and most active groups of independent angel investors in the U.S. As a nonprofit organization, HAN is dedicated to supporting early-stage companies with financial resources and mentorship. Contact Samia Ahsan for information about membership and upcoming events or visit houstonangelnetwork.org for more information.