Hello, my name is Colin Angel!
I work on startups in SF. (Currently as COO of Daemo AI)
I am from Beaumont, Texas - oil country.
Some interesting facts about me:
- Co-Founder of a government technology startup for cities
- Funding young innovators at Lift Off Grant
- Interned (measured pizza boxes) for Danny Sauter at the SF Board of Supervisors
- Recently graduated from UT Austin with a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering (3 years) - Research
- Built Natural- a mental health coach in your pocket (Backed by LeapYear at $2M Valuation)
- Venture Scout at Visible Ventures
- Supported digital accessibility policy development in Madison, WI through Paragon
- Prev. Jr. SWE at Kira Learning
- Pitched to Bill Gurley (Lead Uber Investor)
- Ran 5000+ miles, cycled 5000+ miles, swam 160+ miles in last 4 years, roughly 40% of a global circumnavigation
- Completed Ironman triathlon at age 18. 2 IM, 2 HIM, and 6 marathons so far. Best course- Chicago
- Published guest columnist in The Beaumont Enterprise and The Texas Orator
- Estimated to have read >500 books in my lifetime
- Annualized returns of >20% for past 10 years, with ~20-30X returns on some equities (started investing at age 10)
- Learned about business through car washing, selling on eBay, and making a gym product
- Internship at Gaya AI improving insurance workflows
- Was sent Apple merch from Tim Cook
- Built (and destroyed) a drone in middle school
- Tested Nike prototype high-performance running shoes (classified)
- Chocolate milk and presidential history enjoyer