Aggie Angel Network

What Aggie Angel Network does

Aggie Angel Network (AAN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit angel investor network founded in 2010 and headquartered in College Station, Texas, that connects accredited Aggie (Texas A&M alumni-affiliated) investors with early-stage, high-growth technology ventures. The organization does not operate a proprietary technology platform; instead, it uses third-party tools — Dealum for startup pitch applications and deal-flow management, and JotForm for investor community onboarding — to source, screen, and route investment opportunities. AAN focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A ventures and does not charge entrepreneurs an application fee, reporting a 39% funding rate for companies that pitch and a portfolio of 58 backed companies spanning biotech, medical devices, fintech, cybersecurity, food and beverage, aerospace, defense, optics, and advanced manufacturing.

AAN's business model is nonprofit-driven rather than transaction-fee-driven: revenue appears to come from sponsor support and network contributions rather than application or carry fees. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, leveraging the broader Texas A&M Aggie Network alumni ecosystem for deal sourcing and investor recruitment, supplemented by partnerships with the McFerrin Centre for Entrepreneurship, the Texas A&M New Ventures Competition, and Ring Ventures. Marketing and distribution rely on direct community engagement, referrals within the Aggie alumni base, and the Dealum platform as the primary intake channel.

The organization is led by Executive Director Blake Petty ('98) and Operations Director Keaton Savoie ('14), with additional directors Will Botts and Omar Hakim. Operations are supported by an 11–50 person team. AAN holds no disclosed patents, proprietary technology, or certifications, and reports no material revenue figures; total invested capital is displayed as a $0.0M placeholder statistic on the website covering the 2020–2025 measurement window.

Name

Aggie Angel Network

Legal name

Aggie Angel Network

Website

http://aggieangelnetwork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Angel Investing Network

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

Keywords

• Angel investing network
• Early-stage venture capital
• Startup funding network
• Nonprofit investment network
• University-affiliated angel investing

Headquarters

HQ city

College Station

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Nonprofit Funding Model: Aggie Angel Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The network does not charge application fees to entrepreneurs and connects accredited investors with early-stage ventures. Revenue appears to come from sponsor support and network contributions rather than transaction fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aggie Angel Network operates an investment network that connects accredited investor members with early-stage, high-growth technology ventures across Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages. The nonprofit facilitates deal flow through the Dealum platform, performs diligence on applying ventures, and matches founders with capital, mentorship, and strategic connections within the Texas A&M Aggie ecosystem, charging no application fees to entrepreneurs.

Product overview

Aggie Angel Network (AAN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates as a single, unified platform connecting accredited investors with early-stage, high-growth technology ventures. Rather than offering a modular software product, AAN functions as an investment network and intermediary service, providing capital deployment, due diligence processing, investor curation, and mentorship access to founders across the Texas A&M ecosystem. The organization does not maintain a distinct branded software product line; instead, its offering consists entirely of services (funding, mentorship, strategic connections) delivered through its platform and community. AAN's portfolio companies span multiple sectors including biotechnology (BioPure, MSBiotics, Spark Biomedical), software/technology (Cartwheel, Glidance, Humanate, Imperium Technologies, Work&), consumer products (Cookie Dough Bliss, Martini Mates, Milkify), medical devices (Corinnova, Corveus), and advanced manufacturing/engineering (Creative 3D Technologies, Delta, Direct Kinetics Solutions, Everix, Fluxworks, Nix, Wootz), among others. AAN's operational tooling includes Dealum (for venture applications) and JotForm (for investor community onboarding), but these are internal workflow tools rather than branded products or services offered to the market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aggie Angel Network Investment Platform Two-sided angel investment network connecting early-stage tech entrepreneurs with accredited Aggie investor members for Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A funding rounds. Application and diligence processing is handled through the Dealum platform, with the network curating and vetting high-quality startup investment opportunities aligned with the Aggie spirit.
• Startup Pitch & Funding Program Fee-free pitch application program for early-stage, high-growth technology ventures led by founders guided by Texas A&M's core values. Offers access to AAN's investor network, mentorship from seasoned Aggie entrepreneurs, and strategic connections across the Texas A&M ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• 39% funding rate for companies that pitch
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• McFerrin Centre for EntrepreneurshipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTexas A&M entrepreneurship center that collaborates with AAN to support and develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• Texas A&M New Ventures CompetitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor Texas A&M innovation event that works with AAN to connect high-potential ventures with investors.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Techstars: Global accelerator and early-stage investor network. Comparable to AAN in serving early-stage founders with capital plus mentorship, though Techstars operates a structured accelerator program at significantly larger scale.
• Tech Coast Angels: One of the largest U.S. angel networks, accredited-investor led, deploying into early-stage deals across sectors. Comparable operating model to AAN but at significantly larger scale and broader geography.
• Golden Seeds: Large U.S. angel network with structured member-driven diligence and educational programming. Comparable to AAN in operating discipline and member accreditation model, though much larger.
• 500 Global: Multi-stage venture firm and accelerator with seed programs for early-stage founders globally. Comparable to AAN in providing seed capital and programming, though at much larger scale and with global reach.
• Alumni Ventures Group: Multi-university venture investing platform pooling alumni capital into diversified early-stage portfolios. Comparable to AAN's university-affiliated investor base, but operates at materially larger scale across many schools.

Direct peers

• Houston Angel Network: Texas-based angel investor network that funds early-stage ventures, often with ties to the local university and corporate ecosystem. Directly comparable in geography and stage focus to AAN.
• Central Texas Angel Network: Regional angel network serving central Texas founders and accredited investors. Comparable to AAN in geographic scope, member-driven structure, and early-stage thesis.
• MIT Alumni Angels: University alumni-affiliated angel network deploying capital from MIT alumni into early-stage ventures. Directly comparable to AAN's alumni-angel structure and member-driven thesis.
• Alliance of Angels: Member-led angel network funding early-stage technology and life-sciences companies. Directly comparable to AAN in pitch-to-invest pipeline, member-led diligence, and stage focus.
• Rice Angel Network: University-affiliated angel network serving Rice University alumni and the Houston/Texas startup ecosystem. Closest comparable peer to AAN given its similar alumni-angel model, regional Texas focus, and nonprofit structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aggieangelnet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aggie-angel-network

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments4 records

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