have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message angelpad industry venture capital founded 2010 headquarters san francisco ca key people thomas korte website http angelpad.org angelpad is an american seed stage startup incubator launched in september 2010 by thomas korte with six former google employees . 1 angelpad provides mentorship seed money and networking at two 10 week courses per year . angelpad attracted attention in august 2011 after announcing that each of its startups will have the option to accept 100 000 from two venture capital firms at the start of their class . 2 the incubator has often been compared to y combinator . 3 contents 1 program 2 application process 3 notable portfolio companies 4 all portfolio companies 5 see also 6 references 7 external links program edit the program consists of ten weeks of mentorship brainstorming fundraising and pragmatic advice concluding with a demo day in which companies present their value propositions and ideas to hundreds of investors . 4 application process edit the application process consists of a written application starting on the incubator s website . fewer than 15 startups were selected out of a pool of 800 applicants for the winter 2011 class 5 for an acceptance rate of 1.9 % . notable portfolio companies edit several angelpad companies have already attracted subsequent rounds of investment . the companies are coverhound crittercism locbox mopub postmates pogoseat 6 ribbon rolepoint and vungle . 7 8 all portfolio companies edit companies of fall 2010 companies of winter 2011 companies of fall 2011 companies of spring 2011 angelpad 5 angelpad 6 angelpad 7 see also edit business incubator seed accelerator y combinator company techstars references edit angelpad seven ex googlers are about to launch a new incubator . techcrunch . retrieved 2011 08 18 . halo effect all angelpad companies will get 100k investment offers from 2 vc firms . techcrunch . retrieved 2011 08 18 . demo day for angelpad the anti y combinator . strictlyvc . retrieved 2014 04 17 . about angelpad . angelpad . retrieved 2011 08 16 . lynley matthew 2011 03 29 . angelpad s 13 demo day darlings . new york times . retrieved 2011 08 15 . sneak preview angelpad may 2013 graduates . wall street journal . retrieved sep 18 2013 . data from venturebeat . venturebeat . angelpad s 62 companies raised 56 million in 2012 ; round size grew year over year . techcrunch . external links edit company website forbes ranking of accelerators v t e private equity and venture capital investment firms investment strategy venture growth mezzanine secondaries leveraged buyout history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s investors angel investor corporate venture capital commercial bank crowdfunding institutional investor insurance company investment bank endowment family office fund of funds high net worth individual merchant bank pension fund sovereign wealth fund private equity firms venture capital firms portfolio companies retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title angelpad & oldid 743697778 categories companies based in san franciscotechnology companies established in 2010venture capital firms of the united stateshidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from january 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 19 35 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view