AngelMD

What AngelMD does

AngelMD is a private healthcare innovation community platform founded in 2013 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. It operates a three-sided marketplace connecting physicians and dentists (clinicians), early-stage healthcare startups, and individual and institutional investors through an omnichannel system that combines live and virtual events (Pitch Club showcases and Impact Summits), owned media (Vital Signs daily briefing, weekly newsletter, blog, Innovation4Alpha podcast, MD Next Magazine), a self-serve web platform, and an education layer (AngelMD Academy). The core differentiating asset is the Clinical Advisory Board (CAB), a network of hundreds of clinicians who provide clinical evaluations of healthcare startups in exchange for equity compensation, functioning as a clinician-incentivized expert network.

The platform's underlying technology is a community-and-content architecture rather than a single SaaS product. Functional components include the CAB registration and evaluation workflow, event registration and content distribution across the owned media channels, and integrations with affiliate partners such as Carta for cap-table management. For the investor cohort, AngelMD has built an investment infrastructure comprising MD Capital (a separate corporate entity that sponsors and partners with funds), Catalyst Fund I (an early-stage fund investing in community-sourced companies), and Managed Syndicates — specialized LLC vehicles designed to optimize the framework for accredited investors participating in private healthcare deals.

Monetization is predominantly transaction-based: fees and economics flow from managed syndicate offerings and the Catalyst Fund I, supplemented by equity compensation arrangements tied to CAB clinical evaluations. Clinician membership is free, and no pricing tiers for startup or investor services are publicly disclosed. The company has raised approximately $4.95 million across two disclosed funding rounds (2013 and 2015) and employs 11-50 people, operating across 14 US metro clusters and international markets including Canada, the UK, Germany, Israel, India, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. No revenue, ARR, or AUM figures have been publicly disclosed.

Name

AngelMD

Legal name

AngelMD, Inc.

Website

https://angelmd.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AngelMD is a Denver-based private healthcare innovation community platform founded in 2013 that connects physicians and dentists, early-stage healthcare startups, and investors through events, media, a Clinical Advisory Board, managed syndicates, and an early-stage fund (Catalyst Fund I).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Investment Platform

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

Keywords

• Healthcare investment platform
• Clinical advisory network
• Medical startup community
• Healthcare innovation events
• Investor deal flow

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Managed Syndicates: Specialized investment vehicles (LLCs) for accredited investors to participate in private healthcare transactions. MD Capital (separate entity) sponsors and partners with funds. Individual investors can participate in limited managed syndicate offerings.
2. Catalyst Fund I: First in a family of funds investing in early-stage companies within the AngelMD community, with post-investment resources leveraging the expert network
3. Clinical Advisory Board Equity Compensation: Clinicians provide clinical evaluations of startups in exchange for equity, creating a transaction-based revenue dynamic for the platform ecosystem

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

AngelMD operates an omnichannel healthcare innovation community platform connecting clinicians (physicians and dentists), early-stage healthcare startups, and individual and institutional investors. The platform delivers clinical evaluation services through its Clinical Advisory Board, hosts Pitch Club and Impact Summit events, distributes curated content via Vital Signs and other channels, and offers healthcare-focused investment vehicles (Managed Syndicates and Catalyst Fund I) through its affiliated MD Capital entity.

Product overview

AngelMD is a unified healthcare innovation community platform connecting clinicians (physicians and dentists), startups, and investors. The platform operates through an omnichannel architecture combining events (Pitch Club, Impact Summits), content channels (Vital Signs daily briefing, blog, newsletter), media (Innovation4Alpha Podcast, MD Next Magazine), and education (AngelMD Academy). For investors, it offers MD Capital services including Catalyst Fund I and Managed Syndicates. The Clinical Advisory Board (CAB) provides clinical evaluations of startups. Both clinicians and startups can register for free, with the community built around social innovation and de-risking the innovation process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AngelMD Academy: Educational platform offering Master Classes, skill-building Courses, and on-demand educational content for entrepreneurs, advisors, investors, and innovators.
• MD Capital
• Vital Signs
• MD Next Magazine
• Innovation4Alpha Podcast

Products and services

• Clinical Advisory Board (CAB)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alpha Partners (Medical Societies & Incubators)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlpha Partners are organizations leaning into healthcare innovation and collaborating with AngelMD to accelerate success across the industry. AngelMD helps fill cohorts, promotes events, and provides exposure for portfolio companies involved with Alpha Partners.
• Innovation4AlphacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerInnovation4Alpha podcast celebrates innovation and innovative thinkers, part of the AngelMD content ecosystem. Collaborates on healthcare innovation community building.
• Alpha CreativeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCreative agency partner providing services to the AngelMD startup ecosystem, shown as an affiliate partner with special offers.
• Altitude LabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare-focused incubator/lab featured as an Alpha Partner, collaborating on healthcare innovation acceleration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MedStartr: MedStartr is a healthcare-focused crowdfunding and innovation platform connecting medical startups with clinicians and investors. Like AngelMD, it is healthcare-vertical and brings clinicians directly into startup evaluation and funding decisions.
• AngelList: AngelList pioneered the rolling-fund and syndicate model for angel investing and is the closest direct competitor. AngelMD differentiates by being healthcare-only and embedding clinician (CAB) evaluations into the due-diligence process, but the underlying business model is highly comparable.
• Republic: Republic is an investment platform offering syndicates, funds, and crowdfunded private placements to retail and accredited investors. It competes directly with AngelMD for healthcare investor mindshare and syndicate formation.
• StartUp Health: StartUp Health runs a global health innovation community and moonshot-style fund with a long-term, community-driven model similar to AngelMD's network approach. Both blend content, events, and investment vehicles to support healthcare entrepreneurs.
• MicroVentures: MicroVentures operates a regulated online investment platform offering private placements and funds to individual and institutional investors. Comparable to AngelMD's managed syndicates and Catalyst Fund model of pooling accredited investors into healthcare deals.
• Gust: Gust operates a global angel investing platform that connects startups with angel investors via an online network and syndicate tools. It is structurally similar to AngelMD in serving the same three audiences (founders, investors, and supporting professionals) through a SaaS-enabled platform.
• Wefunder: Wefunder is a Regulation Crowdfunding platform enabling broad investor participation in startups, including healthcare ventures. It is comparable to AngelMD's investor-facing access layer, though more general-purpose and retail-focused.
• SeedInvest: SeedInvest operates a curated startup investing marketplace with a selective deal flow model. Comparable to AngelMD in providing accredited investor access to vetted private healthcare companies, though without the clinician advisory layer.
• OurCrowd: OurCrowd is a global venture investing platform with sector-specific funds (including health) and a strong syndicate model. Like AngelMD, it combines fund management with a broader platform for individual accredited investors.

Broad incumbents

• Rock Health Capital: Rock Health is a leading digital health venture fund and advisory organization that has been investing in healthcare startups for over a decade. It is a broader incumbent that competes with AngelMD for healthcare founder mindshare and investor deal flow, with deeper institutional backing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/angelmd_inc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/angelmdinc
• Facebookfacebook.com/angelmdinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/angelmd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments15 records

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