AngelList is a crowdfunding source specifically for startups, angel investors, and venture capitalists. Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi founded the company in 2010. As of 2024, the platform had over $124 billion in assets—85,000 investors and 12,000 startups actively use the site to raise money or invest. Per a Harvard Business School case study, setting up a profile on AngelList is de rigeur, as common as the startup setting up a LinkedIn profile. AngelList’s current CEO is Avlok Kohli, and it’s headquartered in San Francisco, California.

AngelList has also spun off a few influential organizations in the startup industry, including Republic (startup funding from mostly individual investors rather than accredited funds) and Wellfound (a job board specifically for startups). The company also offers software solutions for startup found...