"What attracted me to Maverick Angels was the quality of the members and its collaborative investment process. We are an entrepreneurial group with a passion for building businesses, and this provides valuable perspective when evaluating companies. It has been a fun and rewarding experience."

- Dave Ominsky, former Partner at IT Capital and Maverick Angels Member

"I have enjoyed being a member of the Maverick Angels for the past several months. The group provides an excellent opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs to interact and learn from each other. Investors are able to learn from each other’s insights, counsel entrepreneurs, and participate in the funding of start-up ventures in a manner that provides unique value to the marketplace. The Maverick Angels process truly stimulates innovation and helps entrepreneurs position their companies for success."

- Louis Ashamallah, former executive at Aerospace Corp., ARCO and WellPoint, currently at UBS and Maverick Angels Member

"Maverick Angels is a small enough group to promote engaging discussions, yet large enough to incorporate individuals with a wide range of experience. Though our intentions are serious, the Members enjoy having fun which always finds its way into our gatherings. The meetings are well organized and managed. The screening process insures high quality deal flow."

- Craig Brooks, former Amgen global marketing executive and Maverick Angels Member

"Maverick Angels is an investment group that consistently presents its Members with interesting opportunities to invest in start-ups while putting as much emphasis on assisting entrepreneurs as in investing in their companies. Many members of the group have strong biology and pharmaceutical industry expertise. I especially value the group’s, and particularly its leadership’s, commitment to helping those that are less fortunate both with time and money. Among other things, the group has provided very successful entrepreneurship classes to disadvantaged and at-risk youth."

- Fred Samulon, former Citibank executive and Maverick Angels Member

"I really look forward to attending the Maverick Angels functions every month. They provide me with an opportunity to leverage the experience of the many successful people in the group to help me better evaluate investment opportunities as well as network and socialize with people I greatly admire."

- George Carney, former Nestlè executive and Maverick Angels Member

"Maverick Angels offers me a unique opportunity to work with Members who have expertise in various different fields. This enables me to feel confident that as a group we have done our due diligence in possible investments."

- Mark Lytwyn, Broadcom executive and Maverick Angels Member

Maverick Angels Membership

Maverick Angels Members enjoy many valuable benefits from participating in our unique angel investor network. Whether you become a virtual Member via AngelLink™ or a regular Member attending our monthly meetings, you will enjoy unprecedented access to our high quality deal flow sourced from around the United States and Canada. You will also have the exclusive right to join our collaborative group of high-net-worth angel investors who freely share their valuable knowledge, experience and network of relationships to help decrease the risk and increase the upside of investing in promising early stage deals.

If you have interest in joining Maverick Angels as an active angel investor attending our monthly meetings in Southern California, please contact us.

Here is a list of the many advantages enjoyed by our Maverick Angels Members:

• High-quality, well-qualified investment opportunities in emerging-growth companies sourced from around the US and Canada
• High-net-worth base of like-minded, like-spirited Members who actively collaborate to share “swarm intelligence” and mind share in choosing early stage investment targets
• Hands-on approach to selecting, qualifying and funding start-up companies by using a well-established structure and proven deal evaluation process for reducing risk and increasing upside
• Participation in educational programs including the Maverick Academy, Entrepreneur Boot Camps and extended workshops on building successful companies
• Use of AngelLink™ , our proprietary, on-line software to collaborate with other Members in reviewing investment opportunities virtually and in real-time
• International presence given our new Milan Chapter to increase chances to ramp portfolio companies toward exits
• New Corporate Partner Program to attract top companies from around the globe who are looking to attract and in invest in new, innovative companies with a view toward potential acquisition
• Charitable focus to foster camaraderie and philanthropic activities which benefit our community via innovative educational programs and charitable giving
• Global network of affiliated angel groups who collaborate on selected deals and refer us their preferred investment opportunities
• Close relationships with local universities and government agencies to help inspire economic development, fund innovation and to create a catalyst for driving commerce
• Extended network of seasoned service provider Sponsors passionate about supporting entrepreneurs and who provide key resources needed to help launch new ventures
• Professional, full-time management with decades of experience and success in managing angel networks and participating in the angel investing space generally
• Attendance at all social functions including the Maverick Mixers, Member-only receptions and dinners and the Annual Holiday Party

AngelLink™ – The World’s First Virtual Investor Network

Maverick Angels is proud to announce the launch of AngelLink™ a virtual angel investor network exclusive to Maverick Angels. AngelLink™ is the world’s first online angel investor group which enables our Maverick Angels Members to access high-quality deals filtered by our unique qualification process and to leverage collaborative mind share of our high-net-worth Member investors. To learn more about AngelLink™'s many benefits for our Member investors and presenting entrepreneurs, click here.

Maverick Academy^SM

For many first-time angel investors, the process of early-stage investing can be a bit mysterious and even daunting. We have created a seminar series for our members and prospective members to help simplify the angel-investing process. Seasoned professionals from the legal and financial industry sponsor and present each of the Maverick Academy seminars. Free attendance at the seminars is a benefit of Maverick Angels membership. Academy topics include:

• Understanding Preferred Stock Financing Terms
• Navigating the Due Diligence Process
• Mastering the AngelLink™ Software
• How to Choose a Winning Management Team
• The Nuts and Bolts of Intellectual Property Rights
• Overview of D & O Liability and Insurance Issues
• Early-Stage Financing Strategies and Structures
• Focus on the IPO - Trends in the Public Markets
• Implementing an Exit Strategy - Mergers and Acquisitions

Maverick Social Mixers^SM

Our members enjoy socializing together to create closer bonds and establish long-term friendships. Having fun is a key value of our unique network. As a result, we host Maverick Mixers to bring together our Members and prospective Members to enable them to become better acquainted in a relaxed environment. Members and guests are encouraged to bring their spouses to the Mixer events, which are typically held at a fun and festive venue. Maverick Mixer dates are announced periodically throughout the year.

Maverick Angels New Member Welcome

There are numerous benefits to becoming a Maverick Angel as well as many activities and events to attend. As a result, we ask that each new member attend a Maverick New Member Welcome lunch to learn about membership benefits and responsibilities and become fully engaged with the Maverick Angels processes. Each new member will receive a Maverick Angels Manual which will serve as an all-purpose reference guide as they are welcomed into the network.

Maverick Angels Charitable Foundation^SM

Maverick Angels is proud to offer its “Exploring Entrepreneurship” training program to underprivileged teens considering a career as an entrepreneur. For more information about this powerful Program launched by Maverick Angels in 2008 in partnership with the El Nido Family Centers, please contact us.

Charitable-giving should be an important priority for any organization. We established the Maverick Angels Foundation to facilitate donations by our members to worthy charitable causes. We are focused on giving back to our communities as much as possible in an effort to help others who are less fortunate.

Maverick Angels Membership Selection Process

In order to become a Maverick Angel, you must be an "Accredited Investor" as that term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 and under other applicable securities laws and regulations. For more information about this SEC requirement, click here. Members must submit a Maverick Angels Membership Application which includes their net worth as well as their investment experience, investment frequency, level of investment sophistication and work history.

For investors interested in becoming virtual Maverick Angels members via AngelLink™, your membership application will be reviewed by our Membership Committee and you will be informed of its decision regarding your application within 14 days.

For investors interested in attending our monthly meetings in Southern California, we encourage you to attend our open events in order to consider becoming a member of Maverick Angels. Prospective members may attend up to two Arena and/or Line-Up meetings.

These local member applicants must meet with our Membership Committee for a brief interview and will be subject to a vote of the Committee before receiving an invitation to become a member of Maverick Angels.

Please contact us if you have interest in joining our unique investment network.