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Bluegrass Angels

Last cheque observed Jan 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAngel network

Pre-seedSeedSeries AIndustry AgnosticAgnosticNo Sector

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque669days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.6MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led0 of 5Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Bluegrass Angels highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

The Bluegrass Angels is a volunteer-led group of skilled and experienced business leaders who fund and mentor innovative, high-tech Kentucky startups.From their own website
Type
Angel network (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Industry AgnosticAgnosticNo Sector
Based in
Lexington, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Jan
    NichefireSeed · US · Firms' own news pages$2.6MWith 6 others
  3. 2014

    1 round

  4. Feb
    TNG PharmaceuticalsSeries A · US$4.6MWith 5 others
  5. 2010

    1 round

  6. Jan
    AllylixSeries C · US · allylix.com$9.0MWith 4 others
  7. 2007

    2 rounds

  8. Nov
    AllylixVenture · US$3.4MWith 4 others
  9. Jul
    AllTranzSeries A · US$860KWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

15 of 29 we have independently watched raise

BertthinfilmsFreshfryHummingbird NanoLepidextLiberate MedicalMoolathonNichefireParasightsystemPcchydrogenPreventscriptsPyrochemcatalystResoundSwitcherstudioVirtual PeakerXenaintelligenceGetavailGetomnilifeGetpavrGun MediaHera BioLabsHippo ManagerOnovativebankingPlanstreetincPowerTech WaterSeikowaveSmart FarmSuperfanincTheatrium DesignThynkhealth

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

AllylixBought by EvolvaUndisclosedNov 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Bluegrass Angels. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Bluegrass Angels put money into.

Quick answers about Bluegrass Angels

What does Bluegrass Angels invest in?

Bluegrass Angels invests most often at Series A and Seed (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Industry Agnostic, Agnostic and No Sector.

How active is Bluegrass Angels?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2025.

What has Bluegrass Angels invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Nichefire (Seed, Jan 2025).

How big are Bluegrass Angels's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.6M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does Bluegrass Angels lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Bluegrass Angels invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Bluegrass Angels investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2025.

Who does Bluegrass Angels invest alongside?

Most often Commonwealth Seed Capital (3 rounds together), Life Science Angels (2 rounds together) and Pasadena Angels (2 rounds together).

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