Plains Angels – Startup Investor Profile

General Info

Plains Angels is a group of accredited angel investors dedicated to achieving outsized financial returns by investing in early-stage growth companies. They focus on entrepreneurs seeking growth and innovation across the upper Midwest. Plains Angels has a track record of success, co-founded by Mike Colwell and Tej Dhawan. Their investments typically range between $1M to $2.5M per startup. The group emphasizes collaboration and partnership with startups for mutual success.
Location: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Country: United States of America
Industries: Not available
Investment Regions: EU, NA
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

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🤖 AI Activity Report

Status: not-active

AI Reasoning: Searches found Plains Angels activity and site but no recent announced investments in 2024-2025. The latest public activity found was organizational (fund launch announcement Oct 21, 2024) and materials referencing events in late 2024; no specific portfolio investment press release or disclosed deal after July 2023 was located. Therefore, the last known investment appears to be more than 12 months ago. The startup previously invested that appears in historical reporting is Naiku. Calculated gap exceeds 12 months, assigning tag accordingly.

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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