Baylor Angel Network

The Baylor Angel Network (BAN) was founded in 2008 when the idea, sparked by a Baylor alumnus, was readily supported by the dean of Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business. BAN is an active Angel investor network that provides early-stage capital, strategic support, and expert advisement to strong entrepreneurial teams with developed products or services and early customer traction. BAN facilitates four screening and company presentation meetings each year, after which members work together to conduct additional diligence and elect to make individual investments. Being an active investor network enables BAN to provide a setting for one of Baylor’s most innovative experiential learning opportunities. Students at Baylor gain firsthand exposure to the venture investment process—none more so than the students serving as BAN Analysts to facilitate the screening and presentation cycle. This collaborative platform creates a mutually beneficial experience for investors, students, and entrepreneurs.