What COREangels does

COREangels is a global angel investment community operating a franchise-style network of thematic and regional angel funds. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Ílhavo, Portugal as Core Angels Network, Lda., the organization operates 12 funds across 30 countries with over 300 angel investors and more than 100 invested startups. Its model groups angels into common portfolios where investment decisions are made collectively under professional fund leaders who handle due diligence, valuations, pre-selections, and reporting, providing individual investors with diversification and institutional rigor they could not achieve alone. Specialized funds span verticals and geographies including COREangels SportsTech (Lisbon, €5M, co-managed with OW Ventures), Big Data & AI Europe (Switzerland), Atlantic (Brazil-Europe-USA cross-border), EduTech, CyberDefense, MEA (Middle East and Africa), and Axel Carbon Capital (formerly COREangels Climate, industrial decarbonization).

COREangels monetizes through three distinct product tiers plus fund economics. Educational entry points are the Angel Fund Management Course (€500 one-time, self-paced online) and the Angel Fund Launchpad Program (€3,000 per team for a 10-week intensive). The COREangels Club membership at €2,000/year provides curated investor access, immersions, and learning for angel investors, founders, and operators. At the fund level, COREangels International earns a €20,000 setup and licensing fee upon successful fund launch, plus 10% of fund size as management fees and 15% of exit gains as carry. Distribution is primarily direct via the website platform, with application-based onboarding for funds and the Club, and self-serve enrollment for the course. Marketing leverages Web Summit presence, a 10,000+ subscriber monthly newsletter, immersion programs in Silicon Valley and Cairo, bi-monthly Leaders Meetings, webinars, and earned media coverage in Jornal Negocios, CNN Portugal, Sifted, and EU Startups.

The organization is led by CEO Cintia Mano and Global Community Manager Ela Zohrevandi. Corporate structure is lean (11-50 employees) with a distributed model of professional fund leaders executing thesis-specific investments. Notable portfolio outcomes include multiple exited investments (Sizebay, KnowCode, Vurdere, QRpoint, HunterHero, BirthTech, Palqee, Tech Balance, Jrny, Caplena, Tripartie, NumberEight, Tilores, Scandens, Horizon, Haddock, HANCE) and downstream funding success such as Exein's €100M raise. The core technology is a community and education platform with digital tools for investment committees and deal flow; the company does not claim a proprietary technology platform as a core product, positioning COREangels primarily as a brand, methodology, and network franchise rather than a software business.

Name

COREangels

Legal name

Core Angels Network, Lda.

Website

https://coreangels.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

COREangels is a global community-led angel investment platform operating 12 thematic and regional funds across 30 countries, serving 300+ angel investors and 100+ early-stage startups through collective due diligence, professional fund management, and educational programs including courses, a fund launchpad, and a curated investor club.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Angel Investment and Venture Capital Services

NAICS

Other Financial Vehicles (525990)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

Keywords

• Angel investment services
• Venture capital funds
• Fund management training
• Early-stage startup investing
• Investor community platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Ílhavo

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Angel Fund Launchpad Program Fees: One-time €3,000 program fee per team for the 10-week advanced fund management training program that bridges theoretical knowledge with practical angel fund operation.
2. Angel Fund Management Course: Self-paced online course priced at €500 one-time payment, providing foundational skills for angel fund management, available year-round to aspiring fund managers, VCs, and angel investors.
3. COREangels Club Membership: Curated annual membership at €2,000/year providing priority access to immersions, startup investment opportunities, curated global events, investor learning frameworks, and private member channels. No obligation to invest.
4. Fund Setup and Licensing Fee: Upon successful launch of an angel fund through the Launchpad Program, COREangels International receives a €20,000 setup fee covering licensing and branding.
5. Fund Management and Carry Fees: Fund leaders receive 10% of fund size as management fee and 15% of gains upon exits as carry, with COREangels International also entitled to 15% of exit gains.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

COREangels operates a global angel investment community comprising 12 specialized funds through which 300+ angel investors collectively deploy capital into early-stage startups across 30 countries, with professional fund leaders handling due diligence, valuation, pre-selection, and reporting. The company also sells educational and membership products: a €500 self-paced Angel Fund Management Course, a €3,000 10-week Angel Fund Launchpad Program for aspiring fund leaders, and a €2,000/year COREangels Club membership providing curated access to startup deals, immersions, and investor learning resources. Underlying the model, COREangels licenses its branded fund playbook to new fund leaders in exchange for €20,000 setup fees, 10% management fees, and 15% carry on gains.

Product overview

COREangels is a global community of angel investors and fund leaders operating as a platform-plus-services ecosystem. The core offering consists of angel fund management education (Angel Fund Management Course at €500 and Angel Fund Launchpad Program at €3,000), membership access (COREangels Club at €2,000/year), and a syndicate for co-investment opportunities. Underlying this are multiple thematic and regional sub-brand angel funds including COREangels SportsTech (€5M fund for sports technology), COREangels Big Data & AI Europe (AI and data startups in Switzerland/Europe), COREangels Atlantic (Brazil-Portugal-Spain cross-border investments), COREangels EduTech (education technology), COREangels CyberDefense (cybersecurity and AI fraud detection), COREangels MEA (Middle East and Africa), and former COREangels Climate now rebranded as Axel Carbon Capital (industrial decarbonization). Each fund operates with its own leadership, investment thesis, and portfolio companies, unified under the COREangels brand and community model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COREangels SportsTech: A €5 million fund dedicated to early-stage SportsTech startups, co-managed with OW Ventures.
• Axel Carbon Capital
• COREangels Club
• COREangels Angel Fund Launchpad

Products and services

• COREangels Angel Fund Management Course Self-paced online course priced at €500 that equips aspiring fund managers, VCs, and angel investors with the essential skills to effectively manage an angel fund, offering year-round access with no prerequisites required.
• Angel Fund Launchpad Program Advanced 10-week interactive training program for teams of two co-leaders ready to launch an angel fund. Includes weekly expert-led sessions, curriculum covering angel attraction through first Investment Committee, and €3,000 entry fee per team with reimbursement upon fund launch.
• COREangels Club Private membership at €2,000/year for angel investors, founders, and operators providing access to curated startup opportunities, investor learning hub, immersions, global events, and community channels with no obligation to invest.
• COREangels SportsTech €5 million angel fund headquartered in Lisbon dedicated to early-stage SportsTech startups, co-managed with OW Ventures, targeting up to 30 startups at an average investment of €120,000 per project.
• COREangels Big Data & AI Europe Group of angel investors successfully investing in European Big Data & AI startups in Switzerland and Europe, combining business experience, angel involvement, and professional investment approach.
• COREangels Atlantic International angel investment fund uniting investors from Brazil, Europe, and the United States, focusing on Brazilian startups expanding into Europe through Portugal and Iberian startups growing into Brazil.
• COREangels Syndicate Platform providing co-investment access to curated startup opportunities from active COREangels funds where experienced fund leaders have already built conviction and opened rounds to co-investors.
• COREangels EduTech Thematic angel fund focused on education technology startups, with Storm Education as a notable portfolio company delivering AI-integrated English language learning via WhatsApp.
• Axel Carbon Capital (formerly COREangels Climate) Former COREangels Climate fund rebranded as Axel Carbon Capital, raising undisclosed funds from over 50 investors across Spain, Netherlands, and Europe to invest in hardware and deep-tech early-stage targets for industrial decarbonization.
• COREangels CyberDefense Thematic fund focused on cybersecurity and applied AI solutions, with Unscammed AI as a notable portfolio company tackling online scams and digital fraud using real-time AI detection.
• COREangels MEA Fund focused on Middle East and Africa region, with Monak as a portfolio company building infrastructure for financial compliance, reporting, and decision-making.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ startups invested across portfolio with exit indicators on multiple investments
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability12 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OW VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2025OW Ventures co-manages the COREangels SportsTech fund with COREangels International. The €5M fund is headquartered in Lisbon and targets early-stage SportsTech startups globally, with joint management of fund operations and investment decisions.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AngelList (AngelList Stack): U.S.-based platform enabling angel funds, syndicates and roll-up vehicles. Comparable as it provides the software, compliance and back-office infrastructure that lets angels co-invest in early-stage startups — overlapping with COREangels' fund-formation and syndicate play.
• Republic: Retail-access angel and startup investing platform with syndicates, funds and curated deals. Comparable due to its community-led model for angel participation and its multi-strategy offerings (syndicate, fund, deal-by-deal).
• Wefunder: U.S. crowdfunding platform allowing investors to back early-stage startups and angel-style deals. Comparable as a community-driven investment venue targeting individual angel participants in startup rounds.
• Seedrs: London-based equity-crowdfunding and private-investment platform with strong European footprint. Comparable as a regulated platform offering pooled deal exposure to early-stage startups.
• SeedInvest: U.S. regulated startup investing platform supporting angel syndicate and equity-crowdfunding deals. Comparable as a curated angel-investing venue targeting accredited and non-accredited backers.
• MicroVentures: U.S. startup-investing platform for angels and retail investors, offering both curated deals and funds. Comparable as a community-based venue connecting individual investors with early-stage rounds.
• Anjos do Brasil: Brazilian formal angel investor network and accredited-investor association actively co-investing alongside COREangels Atlantic and COREangels EduTech. Comparable due to its shared angel-fund model, club-deal structure and Brazilian deal-flow alignment.

Broad incumbents

• OurCrowd: Established global equity-crowdfunding and venture platform operating numerous thematic funds. Overlaps COREangels on multi-fund angel syndication at global scale but with broader sector coverage and larger AUM.

Regional players

• Crowdcube: UK-headquartered equity-crowdfunding platform with European operations. Comparable model focused on community participation in early-stage rounds, though primarily active in UK/EU markets.
• SyndicateRoom: UK angel-led equity platform enabling members to co-invest in curated early-stage deals. Comparable as an online community-of-angels model, though concentrated in the UK.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/coreangels
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC0g0yNhv5es6KC93Lv1jKOQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coreangels
• Instagraminstagram.com/coreangelsinternational

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments57 records

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