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Sand Hill Angels

North America, California, United States, Mountain View

Description

Sand Hill Angels is a well-established angel investment group operating out of Mountain View, California, deeply embedded in the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial ecosystem. Comprising a network of accredited investors, the group is dedicated to providing crucial seed and early-stage capital to high-potential startups. Their investment philosophy centers on identifying companies with strong management teams, disruptive technologies, and clear pathways to market success and eventual exit. They actively seek out ventures that demonstrate significant potential for growth within large addressable markets.

The group maintains a broad investment mandate, showing a keen interest across a diverse array of sectors. Their portfolio reflects investments in areas such as enterprise software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), financial technology (fintech), healthcare IT, consumer technology, and emerging fields like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. This wide-ranging focus allows them to capitalize on innovation across various industries, supporting founders who are developing solutions for complex problems or creating new market opportunities.

Sand Hill Angels typically deploys capital in the range of $250,000 to $1,000,000 for their initial investments. These investments are frequently made as part of larger syndicates, allowing them to co-invest alongside other angels or early-stage venture capital firms, thereby providing more substantial funding rounds for their portfolio companies. With a robust portfolio that includes over 100 companies, Sand Hill Angels demonstrates a consistent commitment to fostering innovation and supporting the next generation of Silicon Valley successes. Their collective experience and strategic network are valuable assets for the entrepreneurs they back, extending beyond just financial capital to include mentorship and operational guidance.

Investor Profile

Sand Hill Angels has backed more than 723 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 15 rounds, about 2% of its total and boasts 81 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Convertible Note, Seed, Series A rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Canada, India.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Health Care, Biotechnology.
  • Typical check size: $250K – $1M.

Stage Focus

  • Convertible Note (22%)
  • Seed (21%)
  • Series A (15%)
  • Series Unknown (13%)
  • Series B (11%)
  • Series C (6%)
  • Series D (3%)
  • Pre Seed (2%)
  • Series E (2%)
  • Angel (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (96%)
  • Canada (1%)
  • India (1%)
  • United Kingdom (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Health Care
  • Biotechnology
  • Medical
  • Information Technology
  • Saas
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Manufacturing
  • Internet
  • Mobile
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Sand Hill Angels frequently co-invest with?

Gaingels
North America, Vermont, United States, Burlington
Co-Investments: 56
Bossa Invest
South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo
Co-Investments: 10
Evolution VC Partners
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 23
500 Global
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 18
HealthTech Capital
North America, California, United States, Los Altos Hills
Co-Investments: 10
Tech Coast Angels
North America, California, United States, Newport Beach
Co-Investments: 10
Tiger Global Management
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 12
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 20
Tribe Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 16
New York Angels
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 11

Which angels does Sand Hill Angels often collaborate with?

SR
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 3
MN
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Shared Deals: 9
LF
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 3
DM
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Shared Deals: 4
SS
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 3
KA
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 5
JL
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 3
BK
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
MC
North America, Texas, United States, Dallas
Shared Deals: 4
YJ
North America, California, United States, Cupertino
Shared Deals: 3

What are some of recent deals done by Sand Hill Angels?

Logomix

Harumi, Tokyo, Japan

Logomix is a biotechnology company that specializes in medication research, cell therapy, and clinical trials.

BiotechnologyClinical TrialsHealth CareMedical
Series UnknownJul 30, 2025
Amount Raised: $18,924,145
RevelAi Health

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Generative AI Health Technology Company

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIHealth Care
SeedJun 18, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,100,000
Speechlab, Inc.

San Francisco, California, United States

Speechlab is making the world accessible to people who speak different languages using generative AI for speech-to-speech translation.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Digital MediaGenerative AIInformation TechnologyNatural Language ProcessingSoftwareSpeech RecognitionTranslation Service
Pre SeedJun 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,900,000
Earthshot Labs

Mill Valley, California, United States

Earthshot Labs is a LandOS platform provides state of the art AI ecological forecasting.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)CleanTechData VisualizationMachine LearningSoftware
Series AMay 10, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,500,000
Pulzaid

San Francisco, California, United States

PulzAid is a AI enabled marketplace for workplace injury.

Health CareInformation Technology
Pre SeedSep 5, 2023
Amount Raised: $675,000
PrivacyHawk

Los Angeles, California, United States

Privacyhawk is a personal data protection app that helps reduce peoples' digital footprint and reduces their risk of scams and fraud.

ConsumerCyber SecurityDatabasePrivacySoftware
SeedJul 12, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,700,000
GaeaStar

San Francisco, California, United States

GaeaStar develops manufacturing and engineering solutions for geo-neutral vessels.

Environmental EngineeringGreenTechManufacturingSustainability
SeedApr 6, 2023
Amount Raised: $6,500,000
MOGL

Royal Palm Beach, Florida, United States

MOGL is a marketplace for athletes and brands that connects brands with college athletes.

AdvertisingAffiliate MarketingBrand MarketingMarketingMarketplaceSoftware
SeedMar 23, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,600,000
BG Networks

Weston, Massachusetts, United States

BG Networks offers low-code cybersecurity software to dramatically reduce the time to implement IoT security.

Cyber SecurityInternet of Things
SeedMar 14, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,500,000
Logomix Inc.

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Logomix maximizes the potential of cells by our Mb-scale and ultra-accurate genome engineering.

Biotechnology
SeedFeb 8, 2023
Amount Raised: $3,900,000