The Alliance of Angels Fellowship

The Alliance of Angels and its sponsors provide a unique one year opportunity for highly qualified current or former MBA students to work in the interface between entrepreneurship and private equity.

Current AoA Fellows:

2008-2009: Vandan Parikh and Jon Jacobson

Current and former AoA fellows gather for a mimosa celebration at the AoA 10 year anniversary party

Former AoA Fellows:

2007-2008: Kevin Kirn and Jacob Miller

2006-2007: Rebecca Lovell and Avniel Dravid

2005-2006: Edward Hansen and Erik Hanson

Edward is a Sr. Project Manager at Widemile, Inc. Erik is an online marketing analyst with Atlas Solutions, a subsidiary of aQuantive.

"I can't think of a better place to have spent the last two years. During this time I had to opportunity to work directly with over 250 enthusiastic entrepreneurs solving problems ranging from curing cancer to downloading ring tones or finding new ways to podcast. Every day I'd come in to the office excited to meet with today's entrepreneurs and hear about their dreams to change the world. The angels provided me with exceptional guidance on how to evaluate investment opportunities. I feel that I am now much better prepared for my own entrepreneurial endeavors." - Ed Hansen, AoA Fellow 2004-2006, UW MBA 2005

2004-2005: Aaron Coe and Edward Hansen

Aaron is founder and CEO of Promentix, Inc. Edward continued on with the AoA in the full-time Fellowship position for 2005-2006.

2003-2004: John Y. Geer and Sven Lidén

John is a Program Manager at Centeris Corporation. Sven is co-founder and CEO for TeachTown.

2002-2003: Nate Silverman and Raj Krishnan

Nate is the manager of the WTC Angel Network at the Washington Technology Center. Raj is CFO for the Nithyananda Foundation.

"I learned more in the first month as a program manager than I did in either year at the MBA program. The position offers an amazing opportunity to work alongside some of the most experienced, successful and nicest business leaders in Seattle. It also positioned me well to work for a start up, start my own company, or grow my career in the investment industry." - Nate Silverman, AoA Fellow 2002-2003, UW MBA 2002

2001-2002: Eric Chang and Stephanie Stone

Eric is a Program Manager at Microsoft. Stephanie is a Financial Analyst with Alaska Airlines.

2000-2001: Yvonne Muench and Sydney Davis

Yvonne is Co-founder and CEO of Vismara Invitations. Sydney is a Brand Manager with Microsoft.

1999-2000: Edward Chung

Edward is an Analyst at T-Mobile.

"During my Fellowship I devoted additional time developing relationships with the general members, the steering committee, and the Tech Alliance board. These relationships were a critical success factor in my job search after B school. I ended up at Boeing Ventures during one of the biggest economic recessions I've ever experienced. I still maintain these relationships today, and found invaluable mentors that've helped me develop myself professionally and personally." - Edward Chung, AoA Fellow 1999-2000, UW MBA 2001

Legal Disclaimer

The Alliance of Angels (AoA) provides a forum for the matching of entrepreneurs of early stage technology companies with investors who are committed to funding high-risk opportunities. AoA does not evaluate or endorse any of these investment opportunities and makes no recommendations regarding the appropriateness of particular investment opportunities for any investor. AoA makes no independent investigations to verify the factual information submitted to potential investors and AoA makes no representations or warranties with respect to the information provided by applicant entrepreneurs. As a result, potential investors must conduct their own investigation of the merits and risks of each investment opportunity, and negotiate the terms of their investment. All investors are strongly encouraged to seek legal and other professional counsel prior to making such investments.

Membership in the AoA does not constitute an offer by AoA to sell or the solicitation by AoA of an offer to buy any investment interest in the business ventures of applicant entrepreneurs. Any sale or purchase of an investment interest shall be a private transaction between the entrepreneur and the investor members without any participation by or remuneration to AoA. AoA has no financial interest in any firm posted on the AoA web site or presented to the membership. AoA meetings do not constitute an offer by AoA to sell or solicitation by AoA of an offer to buy any securities of any presenter company. AoA does not function as a broker-dealer or investment advisor and is not registered as such with any federal or state securities regulator.

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