The premier angel investor network in the world is in a search for over forty entrepreneurs ready to pitch.  In 2018, Keiretsu Forum’s East Coast chapters received 345 entrepreneur applications, vetted over 120 pitches, and presented 44 quality deal opportunities to investor members. In 2016 members invested $7.1 million in 36 companies; in 2017 members invested $7.2 million in 57 companies.  Investment data for 2018 will be released shortly.   
 
“Since 2011, Keiretsu Forum South-East has provided resources, mentoring, and funding to entrepreneurs while delivering investor members with the highest quality deal flow,” says Howard Lubert, Co-founder of Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic and South-East.  The organization hosts Chapter meetings monthly in New York, Philadelphia, Metro DC, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Miami.  Vetted companies are invited to pitch to investors in each of the Chapter cities in addition to the deals being syndicated to other Chapters and angel investment partners.
 
Keiretsu Forum goes above and beyond the role of an ordinary angel investment network.  The entrepreneur’s journey from screening through funding is infused with mentoring and feedback from seasoned investors and serial entrepreneurs.  At Keiretsu Forum, members are passionate about merging localized knowledge and collaborative due diligence to deliver a highly effective funding opportunity that puts the entrepreneur in the most favorable position for success.