What Does it Mean to be a Desert Angel?
Desert Angels welcomes membership applications from Accredited Investors who intend to be active in investing in the venture asset class and seek to identify and invest in the companies of their choice. We expect our members to support our portfolio companies with more than their investments, leaning in to help the portfolio with introductions and advice as well as bringing new members and venture-led opportunities to the network. We require members to fully understand and support our Vision and Our Mission Statement.
When accepted for membership in Desert Angels each investor signs and agrees to abide by our membership agreement which requires them to abide by defined obligations and expectations.
Expectations of Desert Angels members include:
- To represent Desert Angels and our portfolio companies with dignity and respect.
- To provide proactive support to our portfolio companies and our partner community.
- To understand and support the Desert Angels’ vision and mission statements.
- To maintain the utmost confidentiality of the information that may be gained via your membership in Desert Angels.
- To monitor and strive to avoid potential conflicts of interest.
- To actively engage with other members and our ecosystem and syndication partners through virtual and in-person participation at Desert Angels’ events.
For more information about the investment process and accreditation qualifications, see our Membership Types page.
To begin the application process, please click “Apply for Membership” below.
Are You Ready to Become a Desert Angel?
The process is very simple.
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- Verify that you meet the requirements on this page.
- Select a Membership Type – click here to see our Membership Types
- Click the Become a Member button on the Membership Types page to go to and complete the Member application – this will both make your application to become a member of Desert Angels AND grant you a no-cost personal deal room hosted on the Dealum application platform.
- Submit your list of investment preferences and areas of subject matter expertise.
- The link to this form will appear on the page that appears when you submit your membership application.
- Pay your first year (partial years are pro-rated) membership subscription dues.
- You will be automatically invoiced by our accounting system when your membership application is accepted.
What is included in my Desert Angels membership?
There are numerous benefits to becoming a Desert Angels Member:
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- Access to the top network of Angel Investors
- Opportunity to screen high-quality, diverse investment opportunities at the monthly Deal Screening
- Participation in deals that have syndication funding
- Due Diligence resources including training, Due Diligence Handbook, and participation with Due Diligence teams
- Collaboration in vetting investment opportunities through mindshare and shared expertise
- Access to the Desert Angels Dealum platform for deal tracking and deal information
- Ability to participate in Desert Angels Board Committees (Operations, Development, Membership, Events)
- Ability to introduce capital-seeking companies for Desert Angels deal screening
- Personal enrichment through Desert Angels training and education
- Building collaborative business relationships with other members through numerous social engagements
- Opportunity to develop relationships with Desert Angels partner organizations that play an important role in the investor-entrepreneur ecosystem