Carol Sands

Carol Sands is an Angel Investor based in Los Altos, CA, recognized for her significant contributions. See sector focus, stage focus and contact routes.

About Carol Sands

Carol Sands is an Angel Investor based in Los Altos, CA, recognized for her significant contributions to early-stage ventures. She is closely associated with The Angels' Forum (TAF), a prominent early-stage investment group operating within Silicon Valley. Through TAF, Carol Sands has played a role in deploying over $75 million in capital, which has supported hundreds of entrepreneurs in developing and expanding their businesses. Many of these businesses have subsequently achieved successful exits, demonstrating the impact of TAF's investment strategy. As of July 2017, the responsibility for new investments originating from The Angels' Forum has transitioned to Mighty Capital.

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Role
Angel Investor
Location
Los Altos, CA, United States
Investor type
Individual/Angel
Focus areas
Ms. Carol Sands is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Member at The Halo Fund. Ms. Sands is the Founder and serves as Managing Member at The Angels' Forum. She has 30 years of experience with investing, entrepreneurial, and large corporate institutions. Carol's career started in the Midwest where she was a bank officer with First Bank Systems and held marketing and sales positions with Motorola and Xerox Computer Services. After moving to San Francisco, she was hired into executive positions at Arthur Young (Ernst & Young) and Coopers & Lybrand (PricewaterhouseCoopers). In 1997, she formed The Angels' Forum, an innovative angel group. The Angels' Forum organizes individual investors with previous entrepreneurial experience to invest using a venture capital model for due diligence, mentoring, and board management. In 2000
Stages
Pre Seed, Seed, Series A

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What does Carol Sands invest in?
Carol Sands (Los Altos, CA, United States) — sector focus: Ms. Carol Sands is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Member at The Halo Fund. Ms. Sands is the Founder and serves as Managing Member at The Angels' Forum. Sh…; stage focus: Pre Seed, Seed, Series A.
How do I contact Carol Sands?
Carol Sands's published profile links (website, LinkedIn or X where available) are listed on the StartupFundraising.com investor profile.
Where is Carol Sands headquartered?
Carol Sands is based in Los Altos, CA, United States.

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