Daniel Heier

Ice Angels was formed in 2004 by five founding members and The Icehouse to enable members to invest collaboratively into Kiwi startups. Ice Angels grew to be among the most active angel investment networks globally comprising over 200 entrepreneurs, executives, and professional investors investing >$10m per year. Ice Angels operation as an independent club was discontinued in 2020 with many of the members becoming active investors in the Icehouse Ventures community.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Ice Angels was formed in 2004 by five founding members and The Icehouse to enable members to invest collaboratively into Kiwi startups. Ice Angels grew to be among the most active angel investment networks globally comprising over 200 entrepreneurs, executives, and professional investors investing >$10m per year. Ice Angels operation as an independent club was discontinued in 2020 with many of the members becoming active investors in the Icehouse Ventures community.