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Gopher Angels
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Gopher Angels is Minnesota's most active angel investment network, focused on supporting scalable, early-stage companies throughout the Midwest and across the U.S. The network invests in medical device, healthcare, enterprise SaaS, agtech, and biotech companies. As a collaborative community of accredited investors, Gopher Angels provides capital and access to a shared knowledge bank of expertise to help entrepreneurs succeed. The organization seeks outstanding entrepreneurs who can turn their vision into a successful business, providing not only financial support but also strategic guidance, valuable connections, and business support to take companies to the next level.
Notable quotes
“Kirkwall has a great team, IP protection for their technology, and has already gained some traction in their market. We're excited to support their growth”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLRBO | Series A | — | 2026-06-03 |
| Exum Instruments | Seed | — | 2025-08-19 |
| Cayuga Biotech | Seed | — | 2025-12 |
| HLRBO | Seed | — | 2024-03-06 |
| Creatively Focused | Seed | — | 2023-08-22 |
| ProsperStack | Seed | — | 2022-11-09 |
| NextGem | Seed | — | 2022-02-01 |
| 75F | Seed | — | — |
| Ichor Vascular | Seed | — | — |
| Upsie | Seed | — | 2018-01-30 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Great North Ventures | 2 |
| Mairs & Power Venture Capital | 1 |
| York IE | 1 |
| Sandalphon Capital | 1 |
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