20042026
History
The Mid-Atlantic’s oldest angel & venture conference.
Since 2004 the Angel Venture Fair has put founders in front of active investors at The Union League of Philadelphia. Twenty-two years, one address, and a floor that has introduced 550 companies to the people who fund them.
The record
One in ten left funded.
Every mark is a company that has stood on this floor since 2004. The blush ones are the tenth that went on to raise through the fair — not a pitch competition's winners, but the companies an investor in the room decided to back.
- $16M+
- Raised by AVF companies
- 22
- Years on Broad Street
Where past presenters have landed
$30M
Off Campus Dining Network
Presented at AVF, later sold for $30 million.
$100M
Protez Pharmaceuticals
Presented at AVF, later sold for $100 million.
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Immunomic Therapeutics
Clinical-stage biotech that went on to raise significant follow-on capital.
Past keynote speakers
Past fairs have featured speakers including Brian Cohen, chairman of New York Angels and the first investor in Pinterest.
December 7, 2026 ~ The Union League ~ 5–9 PM
On the record
“Ten percent of presenting companies get funding from the Angel Venture Fair.”