About Chemical Angels
We are technology-savvy investors interested in chemistry and material
science-enabled hardtech startups
A Network Built by Scientists, for Scientists
Chemical Angels is the only angel group providing capital and expertise to early-stage hard-science ventures focused on commercializing innovations in chemistry and materials.
Founded in 2011, the network today counts 70+ members — most of them chemists and chemical engineers with decades of industry, research, and investment experience.
We invest across the three M's — materials, measurement, and manufacturing — with life science woven through all three. Our preferred industries span agriculture, biotechnology, chemicals and chemical products, clean technology, construction, electronics and instrumentation, energy, medical devices and equipment, mining, nanotechnology, oil and gas, semiconductors, and transportation.
Our members bring more than capital. They evaluate technology on its merits, conduct diligence as practitioners, and stay engaged as advisors to the companies they back.
Judy Giordan
Co-Founder
Founder, ecosVC; 25+ years in industry R&D leadership; building trust between science and markets.
Mark Vreeke
Co-Founder · President · Director, Board
Technical entrepreneur in medical devices, diagnostics, and natural gas transportation; 100+ patents, 50,000+ citations.
Sid White
Co-Founder
Research scientist, 30+ years in polymers and coatings; university-industry partnerships; intellectual property expertise.
Linda O'Keefe
Treasurer & Secretary
Financial executive in life sciences; early-stage to commercialization, M&A, and turnarounds; fundraising across institutional, strategic, and angel investors.
Bruce Weiller
Vice President, Membership
Managing Partner & CIO, Weiller Capital Advisors; Ph.D. physical chemistry; 20+ years angel investing across cleantech, materials, diagnostics.
DC Palter
Vice President, Leadership
Serial hardtech founder/CEO with two exits; Founder and Operating Partner at Unventure Capital Partners.
Damoder Reddy
Chairman, Board
Serial entrepreneur (Argil, Solexant, Neulight); former COO, Opsys; postdoctoral research at Denver and Princeton.
Adam Closson
Director, Board
Angel investor in materials, medtech, and therapeutics; former Research Fellow, IFF; discovered two commercial fragrance ingredients.
William Byers
Director, Board
Investor and advisor to hard-science startups; board director/observer experience; former VP, CH2M HILL.
Chemical Angels Management
Sponsors
Chemical Angels is supported by organizations committed to hard-science entrepreneurship.
Why Chemical Angels?
Expertise at the core – 70+ members drawn from chemistry and engineering — science evaluated by scientists.
Proven in hard tech – Investing in hard tech since 2011. 60+ startups across materials, measurement, and manufacturing
A disciplined process – Defined stages from introductory pitch through diligence.
Stronger together – Pooled capital, shared diligence, ACA membership — a national community behind every investment.
