Alliance of Angels

Alliance of Angels, established in 1997 and based in Seattle, is the largest and most active angel investment group in the Pacific Northwest. The organization focuses on early-stage investments, directing over $10 million annually into more than 20 companies, primarily in sectors such as software-as-a-service, artificial intelligence, life sciences, consumer goods, manufacturing, retail, and food. With a network of over 140 active angel investors and a $6.6 million seed fund, Alliance of Angels has invested more than $100 million into over 200 companies since its inception, achieving more than 40 successful exits that generated over a billion dollars in returns.

Ryan Casey

Investor

Magnus Christerson

Angel Investor

David D'Souza

Investor

John Daly

Investor

Mark Mueller Eberstein

Investor

Glen Gaidos

Investor

David Litwack

Investor

Eric Mattson

Investor

Joel Mezistrano

Investor

Yi-Jian Ngo

Managing Director

Jeff Park

Investor

Katie Rice

Investor

Michael Roupp

Investor

Ben Sharpe

Investor

David Shriner

Investor

Shane Skinner

Investor

Ron Theis

Investor

Valentina Vitols

Investor

Julie Wukelic

Investor

Past deals in Oregon

Solace Cremation

Seed Round in 2021
Solace Cremation is a family-focused direct cremation service based in Portland, Oregon, founded in 2018. The company specializes in providing a modern and straightforward online platform for arranging cremation services, which allows families to book these services without any hidden fees. As a licensed funeral establishment, Solace ensures that all its service partners are thoroughly vetted and adhere to high-quality standards. In addition to its core cremation offerings, Solace has recently introduced a curated line of modern urns, enhancing the overall experience for families navigating funeral arrangements. The company is also accredited by the Better Business Bureau, reflecting its commitment to quality and customer service.

Drone Complier

Convertible Note in 2017
Drone Complier is a software company specializing in drone compliance management solutions, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon. The company's offerings include a comprehensive suite of tools for managing drone operations, such as airspace mapping, flight planning, risk management, invoicing, fleet management, and safety oversight. Drone Complier's software is designed to streamline compliance with civil aviation regulations, making it easier for operators to understand where they can legally fly and what certifications are required for commercial operations. The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority selected Drone Complier's application as an official resource for informing drone pilots about safe flying locations. The company's solutions have been validated through real-world applications, including partnerships with educational institutions like Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where they provided critical aerial support during emergencies. By integrating administrative control and mobile accessibility, Drone Complier ensures that both managers and operators are aligned in their drone operations, enhancing safety and efficiency.

Rigado

Seed Round in 2017
At Rigado, they have the privilege of working on a variety of exciting new products with cutting edge technologies. Their products have applications across multiple industries. They turn challenges into opportunities and find the fun in everything. Rigado hires talented professionals with outstanding skills and strong work ethic. Rigado careers are made for people who want to make a real difference in the world by creating products that solve problems. They are seeking professionals with talents in their current areas of operation, as well as those who can bring new skills to their dynamic team.

Hemex Health

Seed Round in 2017
Hemex Health, Inc. develops and manufactures medical diagnostic devices for populations at risk for malaria and sickle cell disease (SCD). Its products include Magneto-Optical Device (MOD), a device to detect all strains of malaria at low concentrations under a minute; HemeChip, a device to identify hemoglobin disorders; and SMART, which provides solutions for early SCD and malaria diagnosis through point-of-care testing and mobile device registries in health facility settings. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

Lumen Learning

Series A in 2017
Lumen Learning, LLC is dedicated to enhancing education through the provision of open educational resources (OER) and digital course materials. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the company aims to reduce textbook costs and improve student success for K-12 and higher education institutions. Lumen offers a range of educational solutions, including complete OER-based courses, modules, textbooks, and various teaching tools. Their offerings include interactive learning content, online homework, and personalized feedback, all designed to facilitate effective learning and engagement. By integrating learning design and analytics into their resources, Lumen simplifies the adoption of open content, making it a reliable choice for instructors and students alike. The company's courses span multiple disciplines, including biology, business, economics, and psychology, while also providing degree programs in areas such as business and general education. Through its innovative approach, Lumen Learning seeks to foster improved access and affordability in education.

Poached

Venture Round in 2016
Poached Jobs, Inc. operates Poachedjobs.com, a hiring platform tailored for the food and beverage industry. The company addresses the significant staffing challenges faced by restaurants, hotels, and bars, where employee turnover often exceeds 70%. Its portal offers a comprehensive range of tools for owners and hiring managers, including features to rate, sort, filter, and manage resumes, as well as an applicant tracking system and interview scheduling capabilities. Job seekers can easily sign up, browse, and apply for various positions posted on the site. Poached Jobs serves a wide array of major cities, including Portland, San Francisco, New York, and Chicago, positioning itself as a vital resource for the hospitality sector. Established in 2011 and based in Portland, Oregon, Poached Jobs has become an essential platform for connecting qualified candidates with employers in the industry.

Bigleaf Networks

Series A in 2015
Bigleaf Networks, Inc. is a cloud-based provider of internet redundancy and optimization services, headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon. Founded in 2012, the company focuses on enhancing the reliability and performance of internet connectivity for businesses reliant on cloud and remote applications. Bigleaf offers solutions that include seamless failover for all applications, circuit-aware load balancing, and true Quality-of-Service over standard internet connections. Its intelligent networking services utilize a plug-and-play router to connect office networks to cloud-based gateway clusters, allowing businesses to gain end-to-end visibility and control over their internet traffic. This approach aims to minimize disruptions, optimize critical applications, and enhance overall connectivity for stakeholders.

Chord.us

Debt Financing in 2015
Chord.us, formerly known as CloudEngage, Inc., is a company that specializes in developing geo-aware software tools aimed at enhancing the interactions between businesses and their customers. Founded in 2013 and based in Portland, Oregon, Chord.us offers a comprehensive customer personalization platform that enables organizations to deliver tailored experiences to their web visitors, thereby significantly increasing conversion rates. Its product suite includes a personalized experience engine, live chat functionality, and a unique free customer data platform. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing websites and provides services for content creation across various digital mediums, including websites, mobile sites, and native applications. By utilizing a simple line of code, Chord.us allows website owners to improve their marketing strategies and achieve deeper lead conversions with both new and prospective customers.

Lumen Learning

Seed Round in 2015
Lumen Learning, LLC is dedicated to enhancing education through the provision of open educational resources (OER) and digital course materials. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the company aims to reduce textbook costs and improve student success for K-12 and higher education institutions. Lumen offers a range of educational solutions, including complete OER-based courses, modules, textbooks, and various teaching tools. Their offerings include interactive learning content, online homework, and personalized feedback, all designed to facilitate effective learning and engagement. By integrating learning design and analytics into their resources, Lumen simplifies the adoption of open content, making it a reliable choice for instructors and students alike. The company's courses span multiple disciplines, including biology, business, economics, and psychology, while also providing degree programs in areas such as business and general education. Through its innovative approach, Lumen Learning seeks to foster improved access and affordability in education.

Droplr

Seed Round in 2014
Droplr Inc. is an online application that facilitates the sharing of digital content, including photos, text, videos, and files. Founded in 2013 by Josh Bryant and Levi Nunnink, the company is based in Bend, Oregon. Droplr offers a user-friendly platform that allows users to customize their screens, embed various media types, and annotate screenshots, enhancing collaboration and communication. The application is designed for speed and ease of use, making it a preferred choice for teams and professionals from well-known companies such as Nike and AirBnB. By providing a seamless experience for capturing and sharing ideas, Droplr caters to the needs of designers, developers, and agencies, ultimately streamlining their workflows and saving time.

Droplr

Seed Round in 2013
Droplr Inc. is an online application that facilitates the sharing of digital content, including photos, text, videos, and files. Founded in 2013 by Josh Bryant and Levi Nunnink, the company is based in Bend, Oregon. Droplr offers a user-friendly platform that allows users to customize their screens, embed various media types, and annotate screenshots, enhancing collaboration and communication. The application is designed for speed and ease of use, making it a preferred choice for teams and professionals from well-known companies such as Nike and AirBnB. By providing a seamless experience for capturing and sharing ideas, Droplr caters to the needs of designers, developers, and agencies, ultimately streamlining their workflows and saving time.

GlobeSherpa

Series B in 2013
GlobeSherpa is a Portland, Oregon-based software company specializing in mobile application development for transit agencies and parking management companies. We strive to be the most innovative provider of mobile software and services that enable our clients to improve operations and better serve their customers. Founded in 2010, we provide a secure technology platform for transit service operators interested in moving to open payments, open data, and mobile fare collection with minimal infrastructure investment. Our team is composed of seasoned software engineers, graphic and user experience designers, and project managers. We focus on application development for native and mobile web applications, as well as server side integration and development of enterprise applications for the transit industry. Using these skills, GlobeSherpa helps transit providers integrate their legacy fare and eFare collection efforts and information technology services with a usable, reliable, and beautiful mobile platform that riders will want and use.

Indow

Series A in 2012
Indow Windows provides people with comfort and quiet while helping them achieve financial and environmental harmony. Indow Windows are window inserts that press into place on the inside of existing window frames with no nails, screws, or adhesives. It gives all of the energy-saving benefits of double pane windows but has the bonus feature of reducing the noise coming in from outside by 50% or more. An Indow Window is made of a sheet of acrylic glazing edged with our patented Compression Tube. The simple yet elegant design creates a very low profile when installed so that the product disappears and its own Home's beauty shines through. Indow Windows was founded by CEO, Sam Pardue with the mission of maximizing carbon reductions and customer comfort and savings.

CrowdCompass

Series A in 2011
CrowdCompass specializes in developing mobile applications for events, conferences, and tradeshows across various platforms, including iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, and Android devices. The company's applications integrate essential features such as schedules, maps, exhibitor listings, sponsorship opportunities, QR code scanning, messaging, and social networking into custom-branded solutions. By leveraging these tools, CrowdCompass aims to enhance connectivity among event participants, reduce waste, and improve overall event success for organizers.

AWS Elemental

Seed Round in 2007
Elemental Technologies is the leading supplier of software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the company pioneered the use of software-based video processing to distribute and monetize video over IP networks. Solutions from Elemental provide the flexibility, scalability and performance required to transform high quality video into new revenue streams via turnkey, cloud-based and virtualized deployment models. Powering video experiences for more than 600 leading media franchises worldwide, Elemental helps pay TV operators, content programmers, broadcasters and enterprise customers bring video to any screen, anytime – all at once. The company has offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, China, Russia, India and Brazil.

CleverSet

Series A in 2005
Cleverset was started by statistics expert Bruce D'Ambrosio, professor emeritus at Oregon State University. He got a grant from the National Science Foundation to track the behavior of satellites. He later hired CEO, Todd Humphrey, to help turn the project into a business.

ScaleOut Software

Angel Round in 2004
Focused on delivering scalable, memory-based storage for ecommerce, back-office, financial, and HPC applications, ScaleOut Software is an in-memory distributed data grid that offers dynamic load-balancing, data replication, parallel query, and map/reduce with specific support for scaling in the cloud. Founded in 2003 by CEO Dr. William L. Bain, ScaleOut Software (www.scaleoutsoftware.com) has offices in Bellevue, WA, and Beaverton, OR.

SnapNames

Series A in 2001
SnapNames operates as a domain name auction platform specializing in previously registered domain names. Established in 2000, it was among the first to introduce technology for "back-ordering" domain names that are currently registered. The company primarily acquires and auctions expired domain names from major top-level domains, providing customers access to millions of names as they become available. With over 100 million domain names expiring and being deleted each year, SnapNames serves a crucial role in the commercial aftermarket sector by offering a continuous online marketplace for clients seeking domain names to meet their web hosting and e-commerce needs.
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