The Duke Angel Network is pleased to announce the addition of a new member to its steering committee. Steve Nelson, Co-Founder of Carbon, Inc., has been appointed to the steering committee to help provide governance, oversight and guidance to the…
The Duke Angel Network is pleased to announce the first exit within its portfolio. Vertera Spine, an Atlanta-based medical device company that became part of the Duke Angel Network portfolio in 2015, has been acquired by leading medical device company…
The Duke Angel Network has appointed Winston Henderson E’90 L’96 to its steering committee. Henderson will replace Eric Toone, who has left Duke for Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Mr. Henderson currently serves as Vice President and General Counsel at Nano Terra,…
The Duke Angel Network (“DAN”) announced today an investment in RackN, Inc. (“RackN”), an Austin, Texas-based company providing a hybrid infrastructure automation platform for physical data center infrastructure and multi-cloud environments. The company’s clients include several large enterprises focused on…
The Duke Angel Network today announced an investment in InnAVasc Medical, Inc. (“InnAVasc”), a Durham-based medical device company that has developed a next-generation vascular graft for use in hemodialysis patients. The Duke Angel Network’s investment in InnAVasc is its first…
The Duke Angel Network (“DAN”) announced today an investment in Vestwell Holdings (“Vestwell”), a New York-based financial technology company providing a white-labeled platform to financial advisors, benefit providers, and employers that enables them to better manage their clients’ and employees’…
The Duke Angel Network announced today an investment in MATI Energy, a Durham-based company providing a line of healthy energy drinks. Other investors in the round include DUMAC and additional angel investors. MATI’s energy drinks contains only natural ingredients, including…
The Duke Angel Network announced today an investment in FanBeat Inc., a company providing live-action mobile gaming experiences for both in-stadium and at-home viewers of sports events. FanBeat is based in Atlanta, GA. FanBeat’s flagship mobile application enables sports fans…
Baebies, Inc., a Durham-based company with Duke alumni co-founders, was the first company invested in by DAN members. The Duke Angel Network and the Duke Innovation Fund provide important funding to Duke-affiliated companies.
The Duke Angel Network announced today an investment in Wright Sleep, Co., a New York City-based mattress company that is shaking up the bedding industry with a superior product sold through an e-commerce platform. Aiming to disrupt a “broken industry,”…