Gopher Angels
VC Fund
Minneapolis, United States
Gopher Angels is a group of accredited investors who are passionate about creating businesses in Minnesota. GA looks for outstanding entrepreneurs who can turn their vision into a successful business.In addition to finanical support, GA members will provide the users with strategic guidance, valuable connections, and business support totakeyour company to the next level.
- Total investments:
- 25
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
Last updated:
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Industries Gopher Angels invests in
Stages Gopher Angels invests in
Countries Gopher Angels invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$3M
- Series A
- $1.3M–$4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 7 (28%)
- Software 6 (24%)
- Health Care 6 (24%)
- Medical 5 (20%)
- E-Commerce 4 (16%)
Stage
- Seed 14 (56%)
- Series A 5 (20%)
- Funding Round 2 (8%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (4%)
- Series C 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. David Russick
Founder & Managing Director
|
Founder & Managing Director | Total investments: 3 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q-rounds is a real-time, virtual queue that patients, families, and providers can access while in the hospital to ensure that everyone is aware of when rounds are scheduled. Q-rounds has telehealth technology through which it takes the responsibility of caring. This relieves the patient's burden of sharing information by ensuring that othershear directly from the provider and can ask questions in real-time. | $1.8M / Seed / Mar 02, 2026 | ||
| Cayuga Biotech is a startup developing novel hemostatic drugs and devices to reduce uncontrollable bleeding which is a leading cause of death from traumatic injuries. The company's polyphosphate-based drug accelerates the body's own clotting process to contain clotting at the injury site and thus minimize the risk of side effects. Cayugais developing drugs for indications that treat traumatic hemorrhage as well as rare bleeding disorders. | $5M / Seed / Dec 11, 2025 | ||
| HLRBO is an online hunting network that connects landowners and hunters. List your property on HLRBO. No fees. No commissions. Hunters contact you directly with questions or to lease. | $1M / Seed / Feb 20, 2024 | ||
| Creatively Focused is an educational platform that reduces burnout of special educators through support and technology. | $3M / Seed / Aug 22, 2023 | ||
| ProsperStack is a hosted cancellation flow that prevents churn. | $2M / Seed / Nov 09, 2022 | ||
| Omnia Fishing is an eCommerce store that allows anglers to find, buy, and organize their fishing gear based on the bodies of water they fish with a "shop-by-lake" concept. Anglers rely on information specific to their water body, species, styles, season, and others. | $1.2M / Seed / May 05, 2020 | ||
| Surgical Innovation Associates, Inc. (“SIA”, sia.health) is a commercial stage medical device company, committed to raising the standard of care in plastic, reconstructive, and general surgery and lowering systemic costs through “for surgeon, by surgeon” implantable device innovation. Headquartered in downtown Chicago, Illinois, SIA’s proximity toacademia and world-leading healthcare institutions has created the ideal ecosystem for the translation of concepts into devices to meet key clinical needs. The company’s flagship product family, DuraSorb® Monofilament Mesh is on the market and indicated for use in reinforcement of soft tissues where weakness exists. DuraSorb® was specifically designed for plastic, reconstructive, and general surgery and is US FDA 510(k) cleared and CE marked. The product is available in multiple sizes, and is part of a growing pipeline of novel medical devices made from commonly-used resorbable polymers. | $4M / Series A / Oct 02, 2019 | ||
| Life Equals is a health supplement startup which sells vitamins and supplement products. Its first product line is premium health and nutrition products which focus on preventative health using bio-available and whole food blends. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Kansas City. | $2.4M / Seed / Jan 31, 2019 | ||
| Omnia Fishing is an eCommerce store that allows anglers to find, buy, and organize their fishing gear based on the bodies of water they fish with a "shop-by-lake" concept. Anglers rely on information specific to their water body, species, styles, season, and others. | $1M / Seed / Aug 24, 2018 | ||
| 75F is a U.S.-based building intelligence company making smart building automation affordable and easy to deploy. 75F leverages IoT, Cloud Computing and Machine Learning for data-driven, proactive building intelligence and controls for HVAC, lighting and energy optimization. 75F's mission is to improve occupant productivity through enhancedcomfort and indoor air quality – while saving energy and the environment. 75F is currently headquartered in Burnsville, Minnesota. | $2M / Seed / Jun 01, 2018 | ||
| See all 25 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Gopher Angels invest in?
Gopher Angels invests primarily in Biotechnology, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 25 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 Gopher Angels's check size?
Gopher Angels typically joins rounds of $1M–$3M at Seed and $1.3M–$4M 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 Gopher Angels participates in.
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Who are the partners at Gopher Angels?
The team at Gopher Angels includes L. David Russick (Founder & Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
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