Deals to Destination: A Snapshot of Angel Investments Driving Innovation Nationwide

The latest installment of Deals to Destination showcases how angel investors across the ACA network continue to fuel innovation, economic growth, and real-world impact in communities across the country. This month’s investments span cutting-edge health solutions, AI-driven engineering, robotics, advanced imaging, and technologies that strengthen safety, mobility, and humanitarian response. From life-saving medical devices to smart wearables, construction automation, and human-centered robotics, ACA member groups are leaning into bold opportunities and supporting founders with the capital needed to accelerate progress.

This roundup includes 14 new investments—from Arizona Tech Investors, Desert Angels, Tamiami Angel Fund, New York Angels, Queen City Angels, CTAN, TCA Venture Group, and more—as well as one notable exit from Sidecar Angels. Together, these outcomes reinforce the critical role angel groups play in advancing technologies that save lives, strengthen local economies, and unlock new pathways for growth.

Investments

• 1—Salt Athletic Inc. is a Colorado Springs, Colorado-based company that creates technology for better training for soccer organizations. It received a $500,000 investment from Phoenix, Arizona-based Arizona Tech Investors in Q3.
• 2—Data Development Team is a Tucson, Arizona-based company that manufactures SaaS and mobile infusion kits so military and civilian medics can treat blood loss on the scene. It received a $307,000 investment from Phoenix, Arizona-based Arizona Tech Investors in Q2.
• 3—VOS Systems is a Gainesville, Florida-based company that builds SaaS-based IoT wearables for worker safety and connectivity in K-12s,  construction, healthcare, and hospitality. It received a $720,000 investment from Florida-based Tamiami Angel Fund in Q3.
• 4—Cayuga Biotech is a New York City-based company that is developing a novel class of polymers to stop hemorrhage with coagulation, driving faster but not more clotting at inaccessible bleeding sites or where the ability to clot is compromised. Cayuga addresses hemorrhage results, in 2M deaths per year; 90% are preventable. It received a $250,000 investment from Minnesota-based Gopher Angels in Q3.
• 5—Glidance Inc. is a Seattle, Washington-based company that empowers people with sight loss to live their lives to the fullest by leveraging advancements in robotics, AI, and Autonomous systems. It received a $125,000 investment from Dallas-based North Texas Angel Network in Q3.
• 6—LeanCon Inc. is a New Haven, Connecticut-based company that is building the first construction engineering team created by AI. It received a $300,000 investment from Southern California-based TCA Venture Group in Q3.
• 7—Single Pass is a Lake Forest, California-based company that has developed a patented electrocautery device designed specifically to seal tissue to prevent and stop bleeding caused by biopsy procedures. It received a $270,273 investment from New York City-based Mid Atlantic Bio Angels in Q3.
• 8—Nymbi Science Inc. is a Denver, Colorado-based company that develops digital balance assessment and intervention software assisting older adults. It received a $592,260 investment from Tucson, Arizona-based Desert Angels in Q3.
• 9—Linshom Medical is a Baltimore, Maryland-based company that delivers OR-quality respiratory profile to the patient bedside providing advanced notice of patient decline. The company received a $70,000 investment from Tucson, Arizona-based Desert Angels in Q4.
• 10—Trinity Guardian, Inc. is a Batesville, Indiana-based company that is producing a launderable, reusable microbiological barrier for hospital beds and neonatal mattresses. It received a $382,000 investment from Cincinnati, Ohio-based Queen City Angels in Q2.
• 11—Mother’s Milk Is Best is a Fort Collins, Colorado-based company that is optimizing preterm infant nutrition with a point-of-care human milk concentration device. The company received a $250,000 investment from New York City-based New York Angels in Q2.
• 12—Hinalea Imaging is an Emeryville, California-based company that develops intelligent imaging solutions to solve complex inspection problems.  The company received a $212,000 investment from New York City-based New York Angels in Q1.
• 13—Build With Robots is an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based company that designs intuitive, worker-integrated robotics that automate repetitive and undesirable tasks, making jobs safer and more efficient. The company received a $75,000 investment from Albuquerque-based New Mexico Angels.
• 14—Delta Development is a Tucson, Arizona-based company that has built the world’s longest-lasting battery-powered refrigerator that can be used in many situations. It received a $395,000 investment from Austin, Texas-based Central Texas Angel Network in Q2.

Exits

• 1—MultiSensor Scientific, Inc. is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company that provides methane leak detection services using proprietary hardware. The company received a $538,000 investment in 2017 from Boston, Massachusetts-based Sidecar Angels and provided a positive exit in Q2.

How to Participate

We encourage all ACA member groups to take part by sharing their investment and exit data. If your group is interested in joining the rollout, please reach out to the ACA Data Analytics Committee team for details on how to contribute.