Nivi · February 2nd, 2010
I’m psyched to announce 
AngelList, a curated list of super high-quality angel investors. And how to reach them.
Investors like Jeff Clavier, Dave McClure, Rob Hayes, Aaron Patzer, Brad Feld, and 50 other investors have already joined. I want to thank all of the angels for taking the time to fill out these extensive profiles.
And it’s not fair for me to list just a few of the investors here — they’re all awesome. You should click and browse the entire AngelList. Together, they represent $80M that will be invested in early-stage startups this year.
Angels: How to join AngelList
If you’re an angel investor, apply to join AngelList here. At a minimum, you should have made two $25K angel investments in 2009 and plan to make two more $25K investments in 2010.
Startups: How to contact the angels
Read an angel’s profile before you try to get in touch with him. All the angels have listed how many investments they expect to make this year, their typical investment amount, the markets they invest in, how to get intros, and lots more information you can’t find anywhere else.
Some of the investors let you contact them directly. But, before you do, build a minimum viable product and learn something about your customers by putting it in front of them. If you can’t get that far on your own, go find some idea investors instead. Then send the angels an amazing 150-word elevator pitch.
Don’t send them nonsense. Angels talk to each other and they talk to me. Your reputation is all you’ve got — so please follow our suggestions in the previous paragraph.
And — stay tuned — we’re announcing a sweet new way to reach AngelList soon.
Get AngelList updates
Get notified about new angels on AngelList via RSS or Twitter. And here’s a Twitter list of the angels on AngelList:
Topics AngelList · Introductions
I want to personally say thank you for introducing a more efficient way for entrepreneurs and investors to contact one another. Though my search for funding has only been going on for a little more than three months, it is indeed a Herculean task, but a task that forces one to learn new things on a daily basis. So any means to make that task a little less taxing, and more fruitful, I welcome with open arms.
Its great to have another resource out there to find “angel investors”. Thanks guys!