# E8 Angels

> E8 Angels is a VC fund backing Information Technology and Manufacturing. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 27%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/element-8-angels/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/E8Angels?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
- Website: https://www.e8angels.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/E8Angels/

E8 Angels is a VC fund in Seattle focused on Information Technology and Manufacturing. Founded in 2006 as Northwest Energy Angels and renamed Element 8 in 2014, the organization was the first angel investment group in North America to focus exclusively on cleantech, and continues to be a leading funder of early stage companies across the country. Element 8 angel members are committed to a prosperous and sustainable future throughclean technologies. We partner with outstanding entrepreneurs to build successful companies, and leverage our collective expertise to accelerate the transition to a cleaner future and better world. To date, members have invested close to $14 million in 43 companies in Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and British Columbia, Canada.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 4 | 36% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 18% |
| Information Services | 2 | 18% |
| Water | 1 | 9% |
| Energy | 1 | 9% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 45% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 18% |
| Series B | 1 | 9% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 64% |
| Canada | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Arbogast | Angel Investor | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-arbogast |
| Byron McCann | Board Member Emeritus (Former Co-Chairman) | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/byron-mccann |
| David Bangs | ANGEL EDUCATION CHAIR | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-bangs-2 |
| David Jackson | Investor, Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-jackson-04b4 |
| Don Megrath | Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/don-megrath |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Terra.do | Terra.do operate as an online climate school. Terra.do collaborate with experts from the field to offer learners an overview of the entire climate landscape. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Stanford, California, United States. | $5M | Seed | Jun 13, 2022 |  |
| Recurrent | We provide car dealers and private party buyers with vehicle reports for used electric cars. Understanding the battery health and typical ranges of electric cars as they age is more complicated. And it's more important than knowing the odometer reading. | $4.5M |  | Apr 13, 2022 |  |
| Recurrent | We provide car dealers and private party buyers with vehicle reports for used electric cars. Understanding the battery health and typical ranges of electric cars as they age is more complicated. And it's more important than knowing the odometer reading. | $4.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 13, 2022 |  |
| INOVUES | INOVUES provides the only technology that enables building facades and windows to be retrofitted with the latest energy-saving and smart glass innovations without removal or replacement. As the sole provider of renewable glazing retrofit platforms, INOVUES offers building owners high-ROI low-carbon solutions to save up to 40% on energy consumption,improve indoor thermal and acoustic comfort, and increase the value and sustainability of the buildings. For more information, visit inovues.com. | $2.8M |  | Dec 21, 2021 |  |
| Edgehog | Edgehog identified a scalable method of fabricating bio-inspired nanostructures on surfaces for uniform anti-reflectivity across the visible spectrum. By fabricating a nanostructure pattern directly on the native glass or plastic substrate of the display, they can eliminate glare in any environment. Their structural approach to anti-reflectionresults in uniform, low reflectance across the entire visible spectrum. | $1.3M | Seed | Jul 21, 2021 |  |
| Blue Ocean Gear | Blue Ocean Gear designs and builds GPS tracking buoys capable of surviving the brutal operational demands of the modern fixed gear fisher. Our patented SmartBuoy product suite allows fishers, aquaculture farmers and ocean scientists to track and monitor data from their gear anytime and anywhere, enhancing operational efficiency and profitability byreducing fuel costs and lost gear while gaining previously unavailable insights into the local ocean conditions. Our 'IoT for the oceans' also directly address the environmental impacts of lost gear and entanglements. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 29, 2021 |  |
| INOVUES | INOVUES provides the only technology that enables building facades and windows to be retrofitted with the latest energy-saving and smart glass innovations without removal or replacement. As the sole provider of renewable glazing retrofit platforms, INOVUES offers building owners high-ROI low-carbon solutions to save up to 40% on energy consumption,improve indoor thermal and acoustic comfort, and increase the value and sustainability of the buildings. For more information, visit inovues.com. | $2M | Seed | Mar 01, 2021 |  |
| APANA | APANA develop an Intelligent Water Management Platform that works on real-world problems faced every day. The company uses technology as a proprietary, cloud-based analytics platform to SCAN, PINPOINT, and GUIDE resolution of water waste by instantly alerting frontline staff. By working with APANA, any business can analyze, manage, and account forits overall water footprint, and get real-time information to the frontline to save water and money. Industrial and commercial companies of all sizes and all sectors can use APANA's fully automated solution to reduce compliance risk and strengthen operational sustainability. | $11M | Series B | Apr 09, 2019 |  |
| Membrion | Membrion™ is a 2016 spin-out from the laboratories of the University of Washington (UW). Commercialization funding from the UW, the Murdock Charitable Trust, Amazon, the National Science Foundation (Award #1648517) and a consortium of California utilities (Rocket Fund) has helped to bridge the translation gap to a commercial product. In total, 11different funding organizations have evaluated and financially supported Membrion's product development and commercialization plan. Most recently, that support has translated to private investment by angel investors as they scale their technology into commercial production. | $485K | Seed | Dec 07, 2018 |  |
| Vartega | Vartega is a technology development company specializing in the carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic recycling process. Vartega develops alternative technology, processes, and equipment to provide low-cost carbon fiber for use in mass-market applications.Vartega's patented carbon fiber recycling process scales rapidly to fill a gap in thecomposites supply chain. The company’s carbon fiber is available in semi-continuous, chopped, and milled forms. It is ideally suited for use in thermoplastics, non-wovens, and molding compounds. | $1M | Convertible Note | Sep 30, 2018 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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- [EnerTech Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enertech-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does E8 Angels invest in?

E8 Angels invests primarily in Information Technology, Manufacturing and Information Services startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact E8 Angels?

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### Who are the partners at E8 Angels?

The team at E8 Angels includes Brian Arbogast (Angel Investor), Byron McCann (Board Member Emeritus (Former Co-Chairman)) and David Bangs (ANGEL EDUCATION CHAIR), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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