Hello, my name is Colin Angel!
I'm an incoming 1L at The University of Virginia School of Law.
I am from Beaumont, Texas - oil + crawfish country.
Next challenge: 100 Mile Ultramarathon
Some interesting facts about me:
- Co-Founder of a government technology startup for cities
- Funded 36 young innovators in 13 countries at Lift Off Grant
- Worked (measured pizza boxes) for Danny Sauter at the SF Board of Supervisors
- Graduated from UT Austin with a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering (3 years) - Research
- Built Natural- an AI health coach in your pocket (350k messages processed, backed by LeapYear at $2M Valuation)
- Supported digital accessibility policy development in Madison, WI through Paragon
- Prev. SWE at Kira Learning
- 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
- Estimated to have read >500 books in my lifetime (My favorite series is The Years of Lyndon Johnson)
- Annualized stock market returns of >20% for past 10 years, with ~20-30X returns on some equities (started investing at age 10)
- Led AI Product experimentation at Gaya AI improving insurance workflows
- Published columnist in The Beaumont Enterprise and The Texas Orator
- Started teaching myself how to code at age 10, backed Kickstarter projects at 11, built multiple PCs and a drone before high school
- Tested Nike prototype high-performance running shoes (classified)
- Chocolate milk and presidential history enjoyer