New York Angels New York Angels New York Angels is an organization of business angel investors based in New York, New York, US that provides equity capital for early stage companies, primarily in the field of technology and new media. Its members typically invest between US$250,000 and US$1,000,000 in companies that have begun operations but are not yet ready for venture capital. New York Angels is the successor group to the Angel Investor Program of the former New York New Media Association (NYNMA), which began as the industry association representing the fast-growing technology companies in what was nicknamed Silicon Alley. In 1997, at
Silicon Beach other technology companies had facilities—"Silicon Beach, in deference to the great valley of the West". In 1984 Silicon Beach Software was formed in San Diego, California. "Silicon Beach Australia" was used to describe that country's internet technology community in 2008. There are four significant areas in Australia that are nurturing start-ups: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth. Silicon Beach Silicon Beach is the Westside region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area that is home to over 500 tech startup companies, with emphasis on the coastal strip north of LAX to Santa Monica Mountains, but the term may be applied loosely or