Smeet R. Bhimani

The Carolina Angel Network (CAN) brings together the UNC entrepreneurial community and the UNC alumni network to empower the early-stage new businesses that drive our future. Our mission is to support the UNC startup community with funding and advice from experienced alumni who are members of the network. We invest in companies in which a founder, executive, or board chair is a UNC alumnus, faculty member, staff member, student, or parent. Have questions? Take a look at our FAQs (https://www.carolinaangelnetwork.com/faqs) to learn more about Carolina Angel Network and what we do.

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research. UNC Health and its 33,000 employees, continue to serve as North Carolina’s Health Care System, caring for patients from all 100 counties and beyond our borders. We continue to leverage the world class research conducted in the UNC School of Medicine, translating that innovation to life-saving and life-changing therapies, procedures, and techniques for the patients who rely on us.

The Carolina Angel Network (CAN) brings together the UNC entrepreneurial community and the UNC alumni network to empower the early-stage new businesses that drive our future. Our mission is to support the UNC startup community with funding and advice from experienced alumni who are members of the network. We invest in companies in which a founder, executive, or board chair is a UNC alumnus, faculty member, staff member, student, or parent. Have questions? Take a look at our FAQs (https://www.carolinaangelnetwork.com/faqs) to learn more about Carolina Angel Network and what we do.

Global Brigades empowers communities in Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, and Ghana to drive their own development through a holistic model of health and economic programs. Our catalyst for change is driven by passionate student leaders from around the world who lead 7-10 day brigades to fund and help implement our holistic programs. Our skill-based volunteer opportunities provide a unique experience for students and professionals to engage in hands-on international development work. Since 2004, more than 10,000 annual volunteers, from over 500 chapters worldwide, have provided health and economic development solutions to more than 300,000 beneficiaries. Between brigades, our full-time local teams continuously work with communities to perpetuate development and continue making progress. Our ultimate goal is to sustainably transition from communities and evolve our partnerships from program implementation to guidance and follow-up.