# The Angels' Forum

> The Angels' Forum is a VC fund backing Software and Health Care. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mountain View, United States
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Mar 2020
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-angels'-forum
- Website: http://www.angelsforum.com

The Angels' Forum is a hybrid venture firm that invests in software, technology, and life sciences. It co-invests with venture funds such as KleinerPerkins, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, US Venture Partners, and Sequoia Capital. Corporate partners of the company are OLYMPUS, NIPRO, and YAMAHA.The Angels' Forum is a U.S.-based company thatwas founded in 1997 by Carol Sands.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for The Angels' Forum. Shizune tracks 13 team members at The Angels' Forum. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/the-angels-forum?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 20% |
| Health Care | 4 | 20% |
| SaaS | 3 | 15% |
| Video | 3 | 15% |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 15% |

43 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 30% |
| Series B | 3 | 15% |
| Series C | 2 | 10% |
| Seed | 1 | 5% |
| Angel | 1 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allan Kramer | Member | 0 | — |
| Ashok Narasimhan | Member | 0 | — |
| Carol Sands | Founder and the Managing Member | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carol-sands |
| Elise Brownell | Manager | 0 | — |
| Gene Wong | Member | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VIDA Intelligence | AI-powered clinical imaging intelligence for drug development. We make imaging a strategic asset: faster trials, stronger evidence, more confident decisions. | $11M | Series C | Mar 12, 2020 |  |
| DecisionNext | DecisionNext offers a prescriptive analytics platform that helps customers across industries make high-value decisions and improve end-to-end performance. DecisionNext solutions include commodity price forecasting, purchasing optimization, product mix optimization, capacity optimization, and pricing and promotion optimization. Importantly, it isconnecting these optimizations into a single system that delivers the most value to our customers. | $2M | Seed | Mar 24, 2015 |  |
| Gemmus Pharma | Gemmus Pharma is a drug development company founded in 2007 to commercialize in-licensed technology from a major pharmaceutical company. Gemmus' lead candidate is a cardiovascular drug currently marketed in Asia that has been repurposed for use as a treatment for influenza. Gemmus has received support from the National Institute of Allergy andInfectious Disease (NIAID) and has completed a Series A round. Gemmus plans to file an investigational new drug (IND) application with the FDA for treatment of influenza infections in 2014. | $3.3M | Series B | May 13, 2014 |  |
| Gemmus Pharma | Gemmus Pharma is a drug development company founded in 2007 to commercialize in-licensed technology from a major pharmaceutical company. Gemmus' lead candidate is a cardiovascular drug currently marketed in Asia that has been repurposed for use as a treatment for influenza. Gemmus has received support from the National Institute of Allergy andInfectious Disease (NIAID) and has completed a Series A round. Gemmus plans to file an investigational new drug (IND) application with the FDA for treatment of influenza infections in 2014. | $1.8M | Series A | Jun 28, 2012 |  |
| Turpitude | Turpitude provides clients, including developers, publishers and property holders, with AAA game design consulting services along with creating games as well. | $1M | Series A | Jun 30, 2011 |  |
| Taulia | Taulia is a FinTech startup that provides working capital management and electronic invoicing services for supply chain companies. Its platform helps businesses to turn every invoice into a revenue opportunity using their cash or third-party cash to fund early payments, lower the barriers for e-invoicing participation by accepting all forms ofelectronic invoices without having to charge suppliers, and empower suppliers to be self-sufficient by giving them access to free self-service and management tool. | $3.2M | Series A | Dec 06, 2010 |  |
| Qumu | Qumu is the leading provider of a best-in-class platform to create, manage, secure, distribute and measure the success of live and on demand video for the intelligent enterprise. | $8.8M | Post-IPO Debt | Sep 21, 2010 |  |
| Bella Pictures | Bella Pictures provides an innovative approach to wedding photography and offers affordable, world-class photography for weddings. Bella Pictures' services include photography and videography packages for weddings, expert advice, a variety of album options, and other add-on services. Bella Pictures, Inc. was founded in 2003 and isheadquartered in San Francisco, California. | $10.3M | Debt Financing | Dec 17, 2009 |  |
| Qumu | Qumu is the leading provider of a best-in-class platform to create, manage, secure, distribute and measure the success of live and on demand video for the intelligent enterprise. | $10.7M | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 21, 2008 |  |
| MOG | MOG Inc. is a next-generation music media company founded in June 2005 by David Hyman, former CEO for Gracenote. MOG has one simple goal: to perfect your music listening experience.MOG's on-demand streaming music service provides multi-platform access to a deep library of over 14 million songs from over a million albums through itsaward-winning mobile apps on iPhone and Android, on the Web, desktop app for Mac and soon for Windows, streaming entertainment devices such as Roku, Sonos and internet-connected TVs, and very soon, integrations with automobile navigation devices in BMW & Mini. It surpasses all other music subscription services in its ease-of-use, discovery features and audio quality.MOG Inc. is also the provider of The MOG Music Network (MMN), the premier destination for music content online and largest music-focused website advertising network, consisting of over 1500 music sites receiving over 60 million unique visitors a month.Headquartered in Berkeley, California, MOG Inc. investors include Menlo Ventures, Balderton Capital, Simon Equity Partners, Universal Music Group and Sony Music. Grammy-winning record producer, Rick Rubin, named by TIME Magazine as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World," is a member of MOG's Board of Directors. | $2.8M | Series C | Apr 29, 2008 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [The Halo Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-halo-fund) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Garage Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garage-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Band of Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/band-of-angels) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does The Angels' Forum invest in?

The Angels' Forum invests primarily in Software, Health Care and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 20 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 The Angels' Forum?

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### Who are the partners at The Angels' Forum?

The team at The Angels' Forum includes Allan Kramer (Member), Ashok Narasimhan (Member) and Carol Sands (Founder and the Managing Member), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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