# The Angels' Forum

> The Angels' Forum is a Silicon Valley angel and venture investment group founded by Carol Sands in 1997. It combined experienced private investors, structured diligence, board involvement and follow-on capital for local startups. Its website reports more than $75 million deployed over its first 20 years and directs new investments from July 1, 2017 to Mighty Capital.

- **Founded:** 1997
- **Headquarters:** Mountain View, United States
- **Founders:** Carol Sands Langensand (Founder & Managing Partner)
- **Products:** Early-stage and follow-on investment, Mentorship and board support, Founder education
- **Notable:** Reported more than $75 million deployed over its first 20 years., Built a model combining experienced angel investors with venture-style diligence and board support., Backed companies including Taulia, RenovoRx, Mission Bio and VIDA Diagnostics.

## Products & services

- **Early-stage and follow-on investment** — Historical investment in Bay Area companies with prior capital or revenue; typically participated rather than led, with checks from a few hundred thousand dollars to a few million. New investment inquiries have been directed to Mighty Capital since July 1, 2017.
- **Mentorship and board support** — Members with entrepreneurial and executive experience advised portfolio companies, supported executive recruitment and served as directors or board observers.
- **Founder education** — Published fundraising, diligence and co-founder selection guidance and participated in a LinkedIn-hosted hiring webinar.

## Achievements

- Reported more than $75 million deployed over its first 20 years.
- Built a model combining experienced angel investors with venture-style diligence and board support.
- Backed companies including Taulia, RenovoRx, Mission Bio and VIDA Diagnostics.
- Portfolio company Taulia became majority-owned by SAP in March 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Portfolio company Gluware announced its acquisition by Cuadrilla Capital; this is a portfolio development, not a new TAF investment.
- **2022-03** — SAP completed the acquisition of a majority stake in portfolio company Taulia.
- **2017-07** — TAF’s website states that new investments from July 1 would be made by Mighty Capital; its July 4 portfolio post reviewed Q2 investments.

## Links

- Website: https://angelsforum.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-angels%27-forum

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