# Band of Angels

> Band of Angels is a VC fund in Menlo Park backing Software and Health Care. See 127 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 127
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 8%
- Fund size: $5M
- Last fund: Jan 2009
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/62280?trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Acompany%2CclickedEntityId%3A62280%2Cidx%3A2-1-2%2CtarId%3A1449526974714%2Ctas%3Aband%20of%20angels
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/band_of_angels
- Website: http://bandangels.com

Band of Angels is an investment firm that offers financial and advisory services to start-up companies. Band members have founded companies such as Symantec, Logitech, and National Semiconductor and been senior executives at the likes of Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard, and Intuit.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Band of Angels. Shizune tracks 23 team members at Band of Angels. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/band-of-angels?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$3.5M |
| Series A | $1M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 34 | 27% |
| Health Care | 19 | 15% |
| Mobile | 15 | 12% |
| Biotechnology | 13 | 10% |
| Medical | 11 | 9% |

168 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 44 | 35% |
| Series A | 26 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 18 | 14% |
| Series B | 11 | 9% |
| Angel | 10 | 8% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 96 | 76% |
| Ghana | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Art Reidel | Member | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/art-reidel |
| Christian Dahlen | Investor | 47 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-dahlen |
| Manthi Nguyen | Member | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manthi-nguyen |
| Tom Carroux | Member | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-carroux |
| VK Rajaram | Member & Screening Committee Member | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vk-rajaram |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Overlord Labs | Overlord Labs builds a silicon-first battery intelligence platform that embeds precision analog sensing and advanced control algorithms directly into Battery Management System (BMS) integrated circuits. The platform enables safer, longer-lasting, and more adaptive batteries by executing physics-based algorithms at the silicon level—unlockingcompatibility across next-generation chemistries and compact, always-on devices. Overlord Labs is developing infrastructure-grade battery intelligence to power the next wave of AI-native and edge devices. | $4M | Seed | Jul 16, 2026 |  |
| Illuminare Biotechnologies | Illuminare Biotechnologies is a biotechnology company operating intended to reduce nerve damage risk during surgery. |  | Series B | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| Exum Instruments | Exum builds instruments and software ecosystems to increase the speed of development and discovery, offering easy access to high-performance at a low-cost. | $3.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 02, 2026 |  |
| Materna Medical | Materna Medical is a novel OBGYN platform company defining a $6B market with core technologies addressing unmet needs in women's pelvic health. With headquarters in Mountain View, California, Materna pulls from the top minds in MedTech to truly transform the standard of care in OBGYN. With a diverse team of engineers, scientists, researchers,and commercial leaders, Materna Medical’s mission is to empower women to protect their pelvic health. | $5M | Series B | Jul 01, 2026 |  |
| Collective OS | We built Collective OS is a data partnership platform for professional service firms, empowering Partners to flex their capabilities through seamless sharing of talent, clients, case studies, and opportunities. Partner up, cross-sell, and collaborate with those firms to round out the breadth of your firm's offering. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Jan 28, 2026 |  |
| Sharper Sense | Sharper Sense is a wearable patch that stimulates a nerve in the neck to enhance hearing, vision, and touch. This neuromodulation technology helps optimize sensory processing for improved perception. | $1.5M | Seed | Sep 01, 2025 |  |
| Oze | Oze brings African small businesses into the digital era. It is an app that makes it easy for businesses to track sales, expenses, and customer information. The data is analyzed to provide tailored recommendations, reports, and business education. If the entrepreneur needs a little extra support, an Oze Coach is just a click away. As they are usingOze to manage their business and learn how to run it better, we are learning about them. Using this data and machine learning, we can predict their credit risk and provide them with affordable capital from our banking partners. With over 150,000 registered users, Oze is the largest online community of SMEs in West Africa. The most exciting thing is that Oze works; 97% of businesses that have used Oze for at least 9 months are growing or profitable or both! |  |  | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| AiDEN Auto | AiDEN Auto offers a software platform for real-time vehicle communication and in-car services. | $4.2M | Seed | Feb 19, 2025 |  |
| Materna Medical | Materna Medical is a novel OBGYN platform company defining a $6B market with core technologies addressing unmet needs in women's pelvic health. With headquarters in Mountain View, California, Materna pulls from the top minds in MedTech to truly transform the standard of care in OBGYN. With a diverse team of engineers, scientists, researchers,and commercial leaders, Materna Medical’s mission is to empower women to protect their pelvic health. | $20M | Series B | May 21, 2024 |  |
| Champions Round | Champions Round is a sports entertainment company focused on building engaging fan experiences for the fantasy sports industry. Currently available for download on iOS. | $7M | Series A | Feb 27, 2023 |  |

10 of 127 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Band of Angels invest in?

Band of Angels invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 127 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Band of Angels's check size?

Band of Angels typically joins rounds of $500k–$3.5M at Seed and $1M–$10M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Band of Angels participates in.

### How do I contact Band of Angels?

Public channels for Band of Angels include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Band of Angels?

The team at Band of Angels includes Art Reidel (Member), Christian Dahlen (Investor) and Manthi Nguyen (Member), among 23 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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