Northern Ontario Angels

Northern Ontario Angels (NOA) is a not for profit corporation that facilitates essential business connections between Northern Ontarios entrepreneurs and accredited angel investors. Our goal is to stimulate increased investment capital into Northern Ontario companies to help them succeed. This is accomplished by improving the flow of investment capital, investment education, and management expertise into high-growth potential northern companies. NOA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, with the majority living and working in various cities across Northern Ontario. Directors include individuals from a variety of entrepreneurial and investment backgrounds. They are specifically selected for their unique connections, expertise and influence to advance the NOA vision and mission. NOA is managed by a pan-Northern Executive Director. Our Vision: Economic Prosperity in the North. Our Mission: To create more informed investors and better prepared entrepreneurs. Since inception, NOA has been instrumental in 16 deals being completed as of March 2011. The companies received investments valued at $5,115,000, which have delivered additional investments of $1,670,000. The jobs created or protected in these investments include 77 full time positions with another 475 full time jobs once the projects are fully operational; 14 part time positions and an additional 274 contract positions during one of the projects.