Snow Angels

What Snow Angels does

Snow Angels is a venture capital and angel investment firm operated by former Snowflake employees, providing capital, operational expertise, and network access to early-to-growth stage startups in data and AI infrastructure. Founded by Kris Lawson, who launched Snowflake Canada in 2018 and held early-stage GTM roles at Salesforce and Gong, and Hassan Bhatti, a two-time exited founder who previously sold companies to Snowflake and private equity, the firm positions itself as 'the minds behind software's biggest IPO' and explicitly markets operator-led support beyond capital. The firm does not develop its own technology products; instead it deploys member capital (less than $50,000 to less than $1,000,000 annually per member per its join form) into portfolio companies, with deal flow sourced through Snowflake alumni network referrals, portfolio company recommendations, and direct applications via the snowangels.io website. As an informal member-based syndicate rather than a registered fund, Snow Angels generates economics primarily through equity stakes and eventual portfolio exits rather than management fees.

Snow Angels' portfolio comprises seven data and AI companies: Genesis Computing (agentic AI for data workflows), Hey Ruby (AI sales coaching), Five One Four (agent tooling for ClickHouse), Makora (GPU performance optimization), Whirl AI (enterprise AI agents, acquired by Nvidia), CentML (AI infrastructure for model deployment), and YScope (open-source log analytics). The firm claims global reach across its Snowflake alumni community and emphasizes deep GTM, product, and scaling expertise as its primary differentiator versus generalist angel syndicates. Business operations are lean, with no disclosed office locations, formal headcount, or financial disclosures beyond individual portfolio participation amounts and a single $3.9M YScope seed co-investment in March 2026.

Name

Snow Angels

Legal name

Snow Angels

Website

https://snowangels.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Snow Angels is a Snowflake-alumni venture and angel syndicate providing capital plus operator-led product, GTM, and scaling support to early-to-growth stage startups in data and AI infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital / Angel Investment

NAICS

Open-End Investment Funds (525910)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

Keywords

• Angel investing network
• Venture capital firm
• Data infrastructure investing
• AI startup funding
• Operator-led investment

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns: Snow Angels generates returns through equity investments in early-to-growth stage data and AI companies. Returns are realized through portfolio company exits including acquisitions and IPOs. The firm connects Snowflake alumni capital with promising startups, providing both funding and operational expertise.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Snow Angels is an angel/venture capital investment group operated by Snowflake alumni that deploys capital into early-to-growth stage data and AI startups. The firm provides not only equity funding but also operator-led support including product, GTM, and scaling expertise drawn from the Snowflake alumni network. Members commit between under $50,000 and under $1,000,000 annually per the firm's join form.

Product overview

Snow Angels is a venture capital firm operated by Snowflake alumni, offering a single investment platform that provides capital, operational expertise, and access to a professional network of Snowflake veterans to early-stage and growth-stage companies in data and AI infrastructure. The firm does not develop its own products; its portfolio consists of seven AI and data-focused companies: Genesis Computing (agentic AI data workflows), Hey Ruby (AI sales coaching), Five One Four (ClickHouse agent tooling), Makora (GPU optimization infrastructure), Whirl AI (enterprise AI agents), CentML (model deployment platform, acquired by Nvidia), and YScope (log analytics).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Snow Angels Investment Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Portfolio company Whirl AI was acquired by Nvidia, demonstrating successful exits.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lux Capital: Large, well-known venture firm investing across deep tech and AI including data infrastructure. Snow Angels sits one rung below in fund size, but competes for similar AI infrastructure deals at the seed/Series A stage.
• Battery Ventures: Long-standing enterprise software and data infrastructure investor with both early-stage and growth vehicles. Overlaps with Snow Angels in data infrastructure seed-stage thesis.
• Bain Capital Ventures: Multi-stage venture platform with a dedicated AI/infra practice. Directly competes with Snow Angels for AI infrastructure seed/Series A opportunities, but at materially larger fund scale.
• Foundation Capital: Multi-stage enterprise software and data investor. Comparable in enterprise software/data thesis; competes for AI infrastructure deals at seed and Series A.

Direct peers

• Unusual Ventures: Operator-led early-stage venture firm founded by former enterprise software executives; focuses on data, infra, and developer-focused startups. Comparable to Snow Angels in its operator-led model and enterprise/data infra thesis.
• Work-Bench: Early-stage venture firm focused on enterprise infrastructure software with a community-led model serving enterprise founders in NYC. Comparable in geographic footprint, enterprise infrastructure focus, and community-driven sourcing.
• Bloomberg Beta: An operator-led, thesis-driven seed/early-stage venture firm backed by Bloomberg L.P. with deep focus on data, AI, and enterprise software. Like Snow Angels, it leverages a parent corporate brand and operator community for deal sourcing and value-add.
• DataTribe: Seed-stage venture firm founded by operators from the intelligence and data security community investing in data-centric B2B startups. Comparable in operator-led model and data infrastructure seed focus.
• Two Small Fish Ventures: Lead investor in YScope (the same round Snow Angels participated in) — both firms co-invest in data infrastructure seed deals. Direct co-investment peer with overlapping thesis in data/AI infrastructure.
• Amplify Partners: Early-stage venture firm focused specifically on data infrastructure, analytics, and developer tools. Closest comparable in thematic focus area (data infrastructure seed investing) for Snow Angels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xlinkedin.com/in/hassanbhatti
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/snow-angels

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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