Carolina Angel Network

The Carolina Angel Network (CAN) brings together the UNC entrepreneurial community and the UNC alumni network to empower the early-stage new businesses that drive our future. Our mission is to support the UNC startup community with funding and advice from experienced alumni who are members of the network. We invest in companies in which a founder, executive, or board chair is a UNC alumnus, faculty member, staff member, student, or parent. Companies must meet the following criteria to be considered for investment: 1. Have a founder, executive, or board member who is a UNC alumnus, faculty, staff, student, or parent. 2. Raising seed or Series A equity capital of $100,000 to $3 million or syndicating later-stage equity financings with an existing institutional lead investor. 3. Located in the United States.