Robert Saunders

Frontier Angels is a group of 100+ individual angel investors across the state of MT who gather regularly in Bozeman, Missoula, Kalispell and Billings to invest time and money in emerging technology companies in software, biotech, ag-tech, energy tech, and other sectors providing technology-leveraged business models. We focus on seed and A-round capital stages and consider companies from Montana and the greater PacNW and Rockies region. In our group, individual members pick and choose the opportunities they wish to invest in. We also have an optional Matching Fund which programmatically invests in a company when 4 or more of our members make individual investment commitments to that company. We also work to concentrate both capital and experience around a small set of foundational programs designed to help accelerate the commercial viability of quality technology companies in Montana. We view our mission as one of helping to create clean, high-paying jobs in our Montana communities while we make smart investments. We work closely with Montana State University VP Research office, TechLink, the Chief Commercial Officer of Montana, Montech, Blackstone Launchpad, and our partners at Next Frontier Capital to continue to improve our collective ability to conceive and commercialize technology in Montana.

Since the first concert of the Billings Symphony Society in May of 1951, the organization’s mission has been to enhance the quality of life in this part of the Rocky Mountain Northwest by offering musical enlightenment and intellectual stimulation to traditional audiences, as well as those who are geographically isolated, economically challenged and culturally underserved. This mission remains the driving force behind the Billings Symphony Orchestra & Chorale (BSO&C), the only symphonic orchestra and chorale serving a regional population of 400,000 people located throughout south central Montana and northeastern Wyoming. Music Director Anne Harrigan, along with the 135+ members of the BSO&C present an annual season from September through June, featuring six subscription concerts, two performances of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker with the accompaniment of a renowned ballet company, a New Year’s Eve event, multiple performances of an annual free Family Concert and a free Symphony in the Park concert. Each season, the BSO&C perform for nearly 40,000 people, and help introduce music to children, youth, adults, and seniors in the region through Explore Music!, the organization’s music education and community engagement program.