Geographic Guide: Where to Find Angel Investors
San Francisco Bay Area has the largest concentration globally with higher valuations, faster decisions, tech focus. Networks: Band of Angels, Sand Hill Angels. New York City is second-largest with fintech, media, commerce strengths. Networks: New York Angels, Portfolia. Boston has biotech, healthcare, enterprise strength driven by MIT/Harvard. Networks: CommonAngels, Launchpad Venture Group. Los Angeles growing in consumer, entertainment, e-commerce. Networks: Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels. Austin rapidly growing in enterprise software, hardware. Networks: Central Texas Angel Network. Seattle strong in enterprise, cloud, e-commerce. Networks: Alliance of Angels. Miami emerging in fintech, crypto, LatAm focus. Regional patterns: Midwest (Chicago, Minneapolis) has lower valuations and less competition; Southeast (Atlanta, Nashville) growing in healthcare and logistics. Use geographic filters on AngelBacked, attend local events, connect through local accelerators. Start local, then expand.