Our members come from diverse professional backgrounds but none of us has had a career in Angel Investing. Because of the unique and specialized nature of Angel Investing which involves learning by doing (and making some investments along the way) we have a teaching and learning mindset. The more experienced members coach and mentor new members until they are comfortable with the deal flow process and understand what to expect every step of the way.
 
As with any Angel groups, members must be Accredited Investors based on guidelines provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission: check them out here: Accredited Investors – Updated Investor Bulletin | Investor.gov
 
We are a member-led organization, so a willingness to volunteer for tasks as you are comfortable is important. We need members to participate in pre-screening and screening panels where we have discussions with entrepreneurs about their start-ups and assess whether there would be enough interest among the membership to invest. Other volunteer roles include being a point of contact with companies who make it to the final pitch round, to lead or support a lead of the Due Diligence process and to lead or participate in committees such as Membership, Education, Marketing and Deal Flow. Our members generally gravitate towards one or two volunteer roles that they enjoy and work well around their other professional and personal commitments.
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We ask everyone interested in becoming a member to fill out a membership application. The Membership Committee uses the application as background for meeting with applicants informally and before making a recommendation to the Board to approve each new member.

The conversation with the Membership Committee is a good way for applicants to get their questions answered prior to committing themselves to their first one-year membership. Memberships are renewed annually with dues paid in January.