# Grand Angels: portfolio, investments and team

> Grand Angels is an angel network based in United States. 10 investments on record, latest Jul 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/grand-angels (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Grand Angels

Last cheque observed Jul 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet New fund, Aug 2018 Angel network Now at michigancapitalnetwork.com

Series A Venture Seed Manufacturing Software Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **2653** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Grand Angels highlights

- 01 10 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Venture: 67% of its rounds

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2017-10 From their own website

- **Type:** Angel network (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Manufacturing Software Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Grand Rapids, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Ocuphire Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocuphire-pharma)** US · FinSMEs **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Tetra Discovery](https://millionrounds.com/company/tetra-discovery)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Tetra Discovery](https://millionrounds.com/company/tetra-discovery)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[HistoSonics](https://millionrounds.com/company/histosonics)** Debt · US **$3.5M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Blue Medora](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-medora)** Series A · US **$4.6M** With 3 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Varsity News Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/varsity-news-network)** Series A · US **$3.0M** With 9 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Tetra Discovery](https://millionrounds.com/company/tetra-discovery)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Blue Medora](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-medora)** Venture · US · bluemedora.com **$1.3M** With 1 other
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jul** **[AzulStar](https://millionrounds.com/company/azulstar)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$3.2M** With 1 other
- **2007** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Janeeva](https://millionrounds.com/company/janeeva)** Venture · US **$1.5M** With 1 other

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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **13 named**

AJ **A. James Heynen** Director i Filing they signed

CT **Craig T. Hall** Director i Filing they signed

DV **David V. Huhn** Director i Filing they signed

GH **Gerald H. Scott** Director i Filing they signed

JD **Jody D. Vanderwel** Ms. Vanderwel is the manager of the Issuer's manager. i Filing they signed

JS **John S. Jackoboice** Director i Filing they signed

MJ **Michael J. Jandernoa** Director i Filing they signed

NH **Nathan H. Owen** Director i Filing they signed

PA **Patrick A. Gaughan** Director i Filing they signed

PD **Paul D'Amato** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i Filing they signed

RL **R. Lawrence Leigh** Director i Filing they signed

RH **Roger H. Oetting** Director i Filing they signed

TS **Timothy S. Parker** Mr. Parker is the manager of the Issuer's manager i Filing they signed

We also hold **15** 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.

New fund on file

**Raised**

a new fund in Aug 2018

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series A Venture Seed

Median round joined **$5.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *3*
- Venture *3*
- Seed *2*
- Debt *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2019

Often in the room with

- [Start Garden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-garden) 3
- [Biosciences Research & Commercialization Center](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biosciences-research-and-commercialization-center) 2
- [Michigan Angel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michigan-angel-fund) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Start Garden** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-garden)[**Biosciences Research & Commercialization Center** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biosciences-research-and-commercialization-center)[**Michigan Angel Fund** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michigan-angel-fund)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Grand Angels put money into.

[**Ocuphire Pharma** $5.0M · Jul 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocuphire-pharma)[**Tetra Discovery** $5.0M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/tetra-discovery)

## Quick answers about Grand Angels

### What does Grand Angels invest in?

Grand Angels invests most often at Series A and Venture (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Manufacturing, Software and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Grand Angels?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2019.

### What has Grand Angels invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ocuphire Pharma (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019) and Tetra Discovery (Series A, Nov 2016).

### How big are Grand Angels's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M.

### Does Grand Angels lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Grand Angels invest?

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

### Is Grand Angels investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2019.

### Who does Grand Angels invest alongside?

Most often Start Garden (3 rounds together), Biosciences Research & Commercialization Center (2 rounds together) and Michigan Angel Fund (2 rounds together).

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