Keiretsu Forum, the world’s largest and most active angel investing network, announced that the network invested $76 million in 207 companies in 2017. Most notably is the network’s East Coast funding which funded both Technology startups and Life Sciences startups with more than $3 million in each category in its Mid-Atlantic and South-East regions.
 
KF investment Per Silo Nationally:

40 percent Technology

13 percent Consumer Products

24 percent Life Science

6 percent Fintech

4 percent Real Estate

4 percent Clean Tech

9 percent Other
 
KF Investment Per Silo – MA/SE Regions:

48 percent Technology

40 percent Life Science

10 percent Consumer Products

1 percent Real Estate

1 percent Financial Services
 
“Keiretsu Forum was the number one most active angel investment group in 2017, following similar successes in 2015 and 2016” says Area President Howard Lubert. “We’re proud to be fostering economic growth throughout the country and to be able to offer a collaborative atmosphere that benefits local business communities. Looking ahead, Keiretsu hopes to fund ten to 12 Southeast companies in the next 12 months.”
 
The 2017 investment findings also revealed an increase from recent years of investing in the Southeast and the Atlanta area.
 
“We are encouraged to see this increase in the angel investment market in the southeast since expanding the international investment network to Atlanta,” says Atlanta Chapter President Barry Etra.

“As a global hub for business and innovation, Atlanta offers exciting opportunities for investors and the number are reflecting that. In addition, the hardest type of company to fund is a pre-revenue life sciences company and Keiretsu has been able to de-risk those investments for angels.”