When was Alliance of Angels founded?

Alliance of Angels was founded in 1997.

Where is Alliance of Angels' headquarters located?

Alliance of Angels' headquarters is located in Seattle (United States).

How many companies has Alliance of Angels invested in?

Alliance of Angels has invested in 83 companies, including OfferUp & Valant.

Which companies has Alliance of Angels invested in lately?

Get Count & 3D BioFibR are the latest investments by Alliance of Angels.

What sectors does Alliance of Angels focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Alliance of Angels' portfolio are Enterprise Applications (38 investments) and High Tech (14 investments).

How many exits has Alliance of Angels been involved in?

Alliance of Angels' portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 27 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Alliance of Angels' portfolio?

There is 1 unicorn in Alliance of Angels' portfolio.

Alliance of Angels - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

Q: How big is Alliance of Angels' investment team?

Alliance of Angels has a team of 6.

Alliance of Angels, established in 1997, is an angel investment group based in Seattle, United States. It primarily focuses on Seed investments in companies in United States. Its portfolio includes 83 firms, spanning the Enterprise Applications, High Tech sectors. Its most notable investments include companies like OfferUp, Valant and Shiftboard. As of May 2026, Alliance of Angels has 1 unicorn under its belt and has witnessed 28 portfolio exits. Its latest investment was a Undisclosed Seed round in Get Count on Aug 01, 2025, which also saw participation from Morgan Stanley and Data Tech Fund.

To date, 127 investors have co-invested in Alliance of Angels's portfolio companies, including prominent names like Washington Research Foundation.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1997

Location

Seattle, United States

Portfolio Companies

OfferUp, Valant & 81 more

Sectors of Investment

Enterprise Applications, High Tech & 27 more

Stages of Investment

Seed, Series A & 5 more

Locations of Investment

United States & Canada

Unicorn in Portfolio

OfferUp

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Alliance of Angels has a portfolio of 83 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Escapia and CollegeMapper.Their portfolio spans across United States and Canada. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Life Sciences and 26 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by Alliance of Angels:

1. OfferUp

OfferUp is a peer-to-peer mobile listing platform for users to buy and sell used items locally. The app has an inbuilt messaging platform that lets buyers and sellers communicate before making the transaction offline. Both buyers and sellers are required to provide information, such as their driver’s licenses to ensure safe transactions. As of Sept. 2016, the company was experimenting with monetization models such as charging sellers for premium listings. The company was valued at more than $1billion in Sept. 2016.

Key facts about OfferUp

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Bellevue (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series F
Total Funding till date: $786M
Employee Count: 336 as on Apr 30, 2026
Investors: Harmony Venture Partners, Allen & Company and 25 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jul 01, 2020, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Valant

Provider of a SaaS-based EHR and practice management software for mental health providers. The platform provides support for patient care by assisting healthcare providers with patient EHR management and documentation. The tool provides features for remote monitoring, clinical note preparation, patient data management, and documentation tools for providers. Users are allowed to track documents, and more. The company has an inbuild dashboard system for e-billing, documentation, EHR management, and more.

Key facts about Valant

Founded Year: 2005
Location: Seattle (United States)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $28.9M
Employee Count: 136 as on Apr 30, 2026
Investors: Gemspring Capital, TSVC and 5 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 09, 2019, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

3. Shiftboard

Cloud-based workforce shift scheduling software. It provides a dashboard for job scheduling, coordination, communication, reporting, etc. It allows users to view schedules, join teams, pick up shifts, get reminders, communicate with managers, track availability, etc. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.

Key facts about Shiftboard

Founded Year: 2002
Location: Seattle (United States)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $17.4M
Employee Count: 34 as on Apr 30, 2026
Investors: Arnold Venture Group, Espresso Capital and 5 Others
Latest Funding Round: Convertible Debt, Mar 09, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

4. Joylux

Internet first brand offering multi-category beauty products. The company offers intimate health devices, serum, gel, wipes, travel bags, skin rejuvenate lamps, etc. The company offers an intimate care device that includes low-level light, gentle heat, and sonic technology that enhances blood flow.

Key facts about Joylux

Founded Year: 2014
Location: Seattle (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $33M
Employee Count: 20 as on Apr 30, 2026
Investors: For Good Ventures, Reform Ventures and 21 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 16, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Discuss.IO

Discuss.IO offers a DIY tool that enables businesses and agencies to gain quick and simple feedback, directly, from target customers using webcams. Uses a proprietary Rapid Recruiter engine which matches marketers and researchers with over 10M potential panelists who can participate in real-time webcam interviews. Users can specify the target demographic and also screen for a target customer through asking custom questions. Global FMCG giants like Unilever use this platform to test ads around the world within 48 hours of creating them to get feedback and quickly iterate new designs based on that feedback.

Key facts about Discuss.IO

Founded Year: 2012
Location: Seattle (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $7.69M
Employee Count: 304 as on Apr 30, 2026
Investors: Pereg Ventures, Unilever Ventures and 2 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 23, 2017, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Alliance of Angels has invested in 83 companies over the last 20 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Get Count and most recent follow-on round was in Vega.

Here are Alliance of Angels' Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	0	0	0
2025	2	0	2
2024	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1
2022	4	1	5
2021	5	1	6
2020	0	1	1
2019	4	0	4
2018	1	0	1
2017	11	4	15

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Alliance of Angels has made 43 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.9M, 23 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.29M and 3 investments in Angel stage with an average round size of $1.17M.

Here are Alliance of Angels' investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	43
Series A	23
Angel	3
Unattributed	3
Conventional Debt	1
Others	2

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Alliance of Angels has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Life Sciences, Vertical SaaS and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 74 Tech companies, 61 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 52 Software companies and at least 28 companies focusing on Saas.

Here are Alliance of Angels' investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	34
High Tech	14
Life Sciences	13
Vertical SaaS	11
Consumer	7
Others	77

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Alliance of Angels has made most investments in United States (71), followed by Canada where it has made 4 investments.

Here are Alliance of Angels' investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
United States	71
Canada	4

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Alliance of Angels has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Alliance of Angels:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Aug 01, 2025	Get Count	United States	Seed	6134	Morgan Stanley [+2]
Jun 04, 2025	3D BioFibR	Canada	Seed	6530	Build Ventures [+2]
Jul 09, 2024	Glidance	United States	Unattributed	1420	Grep VC [+4]
Mar 28, 2023	Payscore	United States	Seed	3707	ff Venture Capital [+2]
Sep 29, 2022	Vega	United States	Convertible Debt	2815	Album VC [+7]

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Alliance of Angels has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - OfferUp. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is OfferUp which became a unicorn in 2016, 9 years before Alliance of Angels first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Alliance of Angels' portfolio:

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Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
75	OfferUp	P2P mobile listing platform for household goods	2011	Retail [+1]	Bellevue	Series F	gylykl{

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1 of Alliance of Angels' portfolio company became public - Impel NeuroPharma. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Apr 2021 at marketcap of $291M

Here are Alliance of Angels' portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Impel NeuroPharma	Apr 23, 2021	Oct 21, 2011	Series A	5454

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27 companies from Alliance of Angels' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Shiftboard in Jun 2025 by UKG for $*****.

Here are Alliance of Angels' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Shiftboard	Jun 02, 2025	Apr 16, 2010	Seed	6024
Record360	Feb 11, 2024	Sep 28, 2015	Seed	6668
Valant	Dec 04, 2023	Nov 05, 2010	Seed	4606
RiskLens	Jul 12, 2023	Apr 24, 2013	Seed	4016
Liquid Planner	Mar 16, 2023	Jun 18, 2009	Series A	8413

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Alliance of Angels has a team of 6 members located in United States. Alliance of Angels' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

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Over the past 20 years, 280 investors have co-invested in Alliance of Angels's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Alliance of Angels: Techstars, Golden Seeds and 39 others have invested in rounds before Alliance of Angels. There are 5 companies where Techstars has invested before Alliance of Angels and 2 companies where Golden Seeds has invested before Alliance of Angels.
Top Co-investors of Alliance of Angels: 127 investors entered a company along with Alliance of Angels. These include investors like Washington Research Foundation (4 companies).
Invested after Alliance of Angels: A total of 112 investors have invested in Alliance of Angels's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Voyager Capital (3 companies) and NIH (3 companies).