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Beacon Angels

Angel syndicate

New EnglandMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew HampshireVermontMaineAI/MLHealthtechBio/PharmaFintechB2B SaaSDeep TechCybersecurityEnterpriseOther

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Investment thesis

Beacon Angels is a Boston-based angel group whose motto is 'Investors Helping Entrepreneurs.' Founded in 2006, the group invests $50,000–$400,000 per round in early-stage, fast-growing companies headquartered in New England. Members are accredited investors who provide not only capital but also shared experiences and strategic relationships to help portfolio companies scale toward high-multiple exits. Beacon targets companies with a foreseeable exit strategy, competitive barriers to entry, significant third-party buy-in from customers or investors, and a pre-money valuation of $4–$16 million or less. The group prefers convertible notes over SAFEs and focuses on sectors including biotechnology, medical devices, software, AI, fintech, cybersecurity, robotics, and healthcare services. Since founding, Beacon has delivered exits ranging from 0.5× to 8×, returning several millions of dollars to member investors.

Notable quotes

At Beacon Angels, we see a lot of companies with an interesting idea that talk about their 'market traction' but have yet to achieve meaningful revenue results. We also see portfolio companies returning to us with a need for additional capital to 'pivot'. Those companies are still searching for product-market fit...and it's crucial to their success.

Dave Smith · LinkedIn post by Dave Smith, Beacon Angels member · 2024-08-01

Team

William F. Swiggart

Founder & Manager (President)

Other

Thomas H. Brantley

Member (Tax & Legal)

Other

Ursula Engler Larson

Angel Investor

AI/MLFintech

Kevin Richard

Angel Investor

Bio/PharmaHealthtech

Khaled ElSaid

Angel Investor

AI/MLHealthtechBio/Pharma

James Doscher

Angel Investor

HealthtechDeep Tech

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
AkeynaAngel2026-04-01
Lenoss MedicalBridge$6m2026-03-17
GelMEDIXSeed$13m2025-10-14
Surgicure Technologies Inc.Seed2025-03-01
Neosoma, Inc.Convertible Debt2023-08-01
Jaia RoboticsSeed2022-06-01
QSM Diagnostics IncSeed
Hilltop BioSciencesSeed
MantaBioSeed
Theromics IncSeed

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