Welcome Greg Huey!

Alliance of Angels is thrilled to welcome new Program Director Greg Huey, whose first day was May 5th.

A former principal at Frazier Technology Ventures, Greg brings more than 10 years of corporate development and investment experience to his new position managing the operations of AoA, one of the nation's most active angel groups based on 2007 and 2008 deal activity.

Greg says that he is "very excited to join the AoA team and build upon the great work that everyone has been doing here. I am particularly eager to work with the Seattle entrepreneurial community again as well as leverage my private equity and venture capital background to serve as an asset to the organization and its members."

Greg can be reached at greg(at)allianceofangels(dot)com or (206) 389-7321.

Congratulations SNAPin - Alliance of Angels Company of the Year

Congratulations to SNAPin - who was honored with the 2009 Alliance of Angels Company of the Year award at the State of Technology Luncheon on Friday May 1st. Brian Roundtree, SNAPin's Founder & CTO, and Bob Lewis, SNAPin's CEO were at the big event to accept the award and took a moment to thank those who helped them succeed - and they even remembered to thank their wives!

SNAPin Software "provides mobile operators with handset self service software to deliver a branded, relevant experience directly to their subscriber's handset". Founded in July of 2003, SNAPin had its first customer trial in June 2005, first customer in June 2007, and first global customer (T-Mobile) in June 2007. SNAPin was acquired by Nuance in October 2008.

SNAPin was one of 5 AoA companies to have exits in 2008: Cleverset (ATG), Insitu (Boeing), Shelfari (Amazon.com), SNAPin Software (Nuance Communications), and The Coffee Equipment Company (Starbucks). All 5 acquiring companies retained operations in Washington.

According to the Angel Capital Association, of its members, Alliance of Angels is the most active angel group. In 2008, Alliance of Angels invested $6.4 million in 36 companies, the second-highest yearly total in AoA’s history.