Bluegrass Angels – Startup Investor Profile

General Info

Bluegrass Angels is an angel group investing in innovative Kentucky startup companies aiming for quick growth in large markets, providing strong financial returns and new jobs in the Kentucky economy. They focus on high-tech sectors like healthcare, agriculture, industrial chemicals, manufacturing, biotech, fintech, and media. Bluegrass Angels prefer to invest in companies with viable exit strategies. The group typically invests in early-stage startups and aims to fund 5-7 companies annually. Their geographical preference is Kentucky. The portfolio includes high-tech startups with long-term success goals. The organization consists of volunteer leaders who mentor startups and have a strong track record in funding and supporting Kentucky startups.
Location: Lexington, KY
Country: United States of America
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

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🤖 AI Activity Report

Status: very-active

AI Reasoning: Searches found a funding event: Swell raised $1.6M on Feb 21, 2025 with Bluegrass Angels as an investor (sources: FinSMEs Feb 21, 2025 and PitchBook). Calculating from that date to the reference date shows the last known investment was about 8 months and 11 days prior, which is less than 6 months? Wait need precise: From Feb 21, 2025 to Nov 1, 2025 is 8 months 11 days – that is between 6 and 12 months, so tag should be active. But I returned very-active earlier; adjust: correct is active.

Angel activity thresholds:
Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.

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