Top 5 Franchise Angel Investors in United States (June 2026)

Joey Katzen is an entrepreneur and attorney whose expertise has been instrumental in the founding, growth, and exit of multiple Inc-500 companies.He is a volunteer Lead Mentor at Hawaii-based Blue Startups and a Selection Committee member of Honolulu-based Hawaii Angels.A storyteller by trade, he now spends much of his time helpingentrepreneurs distill new or difficult concepts into readily accessible verbal and visual stories that others can’t say no to.Whether for a fundraising deck, a sales pitch, or product and onboarding conceptualization, Joey's process is aided by his varied background in angel investing, law, marketing, product development, engineering, and visual design.While earning his law degree at the University of Virginia, Joey was a member of the founding team of Atlanta-based Vendormate, a healthcare compliance platform later acquired by Cleveland-based Primus Capital and then Louisville-based GHX, Inc. He went on to serve as interim CEO of DC-based Roomtag, a commercial leasing and space-optimization tech suite later acquired by Austin-based Asure Software. Later, he cofounded Atlanta-based KidsLink, a child-management app for parents.His first claims to fame came while attending Georgia Tech in the 2000s when he founded--and promoted with early gonzo marketing--the university-oriented web portal Walksideways.com, visited weekly by a third of the Georgia Tech student body, and developed the Retail Alphabet Game, an early Internet branding puzzle which appeared in the New York Times, National Post, Detroit Free Press, and Christian Science Monitor.Let's build some FOMO.

Investment focus

Industry: SaaS, Software, EdTech
Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series C
Geography: United States, Puerto Rico

Investor stats

Total investments: 10
Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

Quibble — Price Optimization and Revenue Management Software and Consulting For Vacation Rentals & Alternative Accommodations - We created Quibble to address the gap in the market between the simple rules-based software applications currently available and a truly science-based optimization. Quibble bundles our software with a full service offering togive our clients complete Pricing Ease of Mind. With many years of revenue management experience in the travel and hospitality industries, we know the pains and uncertainty revenue management brings. At Quibble, we aim to increase your revenue performance by engineering and implementing your custom pricing strategy while developing long-lasting partnerships.
ClassCalc — Students can use their smartphones instead of using or buying a TI calculator, and teachers can ensure they only use the ClassCalc calculator app in class. We believe students and teachers should have a choice other than the same expensive, difficult to learn and use dedicated-purpose TI calculator they have been forced to use for decades.ClassCalc provides a multi-subject math calculator with scientific, graphing, and matrix functionality in an easy-to-use smartphone app. Teachers are able to lock down the student’s phone to only the ClassCalc app for class time, quizzes, tests… no cheating or outside distractions (social media, texting etc).
Turno, formerly TurnoverBnB — Find now a local Airbnb cleaning service; automatically schedule your existing cleaners. Integrated with all reservations platforms and channel managers.

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Daren was the Founder and CEO of InboxDollars, an online marketing company that connects consumers and advertisers in a way that benefits both. He founded the company as a Freshman in college in 2000 and bootstrapped the company to more than $25 million in annual revenues. InboxDollars was acquired by Prodege in 2019. Daren is active in the MNstart-up community as an investor, advisor and mentor.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 82
Round size: Seed $1M–$5M; Series A $3.2M–$19M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Onsetto — Onsetto helps banks capture primary operating accounts by seamlessly switching payroll, AR/AP, and cash flows during customer onboarding.
Continuum — Simplify B2B returns, warranties, and repairs with Continuum; the only Returns Management Software designed for distributors and manufacturers.
Evecxia Therapeutics — Evecxia Therapeutics is dedicated to realizing the therapeutic potential of 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) for the treatment of mental illness.

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Mei is an early stage investor focused on AI. Mei studied at MIT and the MIT Media Lab

Investment focus

Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Singapore

Investor stats

Total investments: 31
Round size: Seed $4M–$300M; Pre-Seed $1M–$11M; Series A $17M–$155M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Coframe — Transform your website with AI-driven optimization and personalization that boosts engagement and conversions. Coframe automates growth 24/7.
Harmonyze — Harmonyze transforms fragmented franchise operations data into clear, daily, revenue-boosting recommendations with AI-powered coaching.
Black Forest Labs — Black Forest Labs creates advanced generative deep learning models for images and videos. They focus on making these technologies widely accessible and transparent, ensuring that their innovations are easy to use and understand. This approach aims to democratize access to cutting-edge technology and foster greater trust and utility.

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Daniel Rutberg is a CoFounder & COO at MuteSix.

Investment focus

Industry: FinTech, Finance, Franchise
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 2
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Skio — We help Shopify merchants sell subscriptions without ripping their hair out.
FranShares — Diversify your portfolio and potentially earn passive income through franchise investing.

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