Doors open in
One room. The builders, the backers, and a little divine intervention.
Angels, VCs, founders, and brand activations from the companies people will be reaching for in two years. We spend the day inside the consumer landscape as it's actually happening: who's building what, who's backing whom, and what nobody has called yet.
Already writing checks? Come sharpen the thesis. Angel curious? You'll leave with the skills, the conviction, and the connections to write your first one. We are shamelessly consumer-products obsessed. If that's you, you'll fit right in.
We are obsessed with finding the next big thing.
Kelley Arena
Invests in consumer brands shaping culture — 28 companies backed and counting. Her path runs through NFL operations, corporate finance, and investment banking. Now investing in early-stage consumer brands through Golden Hour Ventures and building the first-ever marketplace, HALO, that allows the consumer to invest in the brands they love.
Annie Evans
Co-founder of Beautified (seed led by NEA) and founder of Dream Ventures, with 25 investments across women's health, web3, fintech, and CPG. She's helped 1,000+ female founders raise over $25M through SPVs and co-led UBS's Project Entrepreneur. Now co-founder of HALO, the first marketplace that connects consumer angel investors with the brands they love.
The voices on the main stage.
Laney Crowell
Founder & CEO, Saie Beauty · TIME100 Next winner · Angel investor
Cassandra Grey
Founder, VIOLET GREY, MADAME GREY & VIOLET LAB · Angel investor
To be announced
Main stage panel
To be announced
Live pitch competition — judge
More speakers announced weekly
Past Investments
The team behind AngelFest has invested across consumer products, health, and consumer technology.
One unforgettable day
Good Morning, Angels
The best conversations of the day happen before the panels start. Come hungry.
Opening Keynote — What Gets Funded is What Gets Built
A surprise guest kicks off the day and sets the tone for deal making.
Main Stage Panel I — The Futurist's View
The world is changing quickly. Our panel of experts talks about the market forces driving how people shop, how people behave, and what companies will win in the age of AI, GLP-1s, and short attention spans.
Main Stage Panel II — Angel War Stories
Their worst deals, their best calls, everything they wish they'd known.
Power Lunch — Consumer Obsession IRL
You don't talk about the brands at this lunch. You experience them. Have lunch and treat yourself to a host of wellness and brand activations.
Breakout Sessions — Choose Your Own Adventure
Four rooms. Four conversations. Pick the one you've been needing all year — from building your own personal investment thesis, investing out of your DAF or IRA, how to diligence deals your way, or the definitive how-to guide to being a Good Angel.
Pitch Competition
Founders raising, investors deciding. You get to be the shark.
The HALO Bodega
The swag bag is dead. Our NYC-themed bodega has the real goods.
The Afterglow
Open bar and open conversation. The room where it happens.
The Bowery Hotel.
An icon of downtown New York, and exactly the room this day deserves. Panels on the main stage, breakouts in the salons, and brand activations woven through the day.
October 14, 2026 · New York City
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One application, one checkout. A year of HALO membership plus your member-rate AngelFest pass.
$1,650
$1,500 membership + $150 pass
is a $1,500/year membership: deal flow, the angel investing course, and events all year — members attend at the members' rate.
Member
The members' rate for the HALO community.
$150
- All keynotes & panels
- Breakfast, lunch + treats throughout the day
- Access to the workshop tracks
- Happy Hour admission
- Ticket to shop at the HALO Bodega
- Access to the digital angel investing course
- Access to exclusive HALO deal flow
- Invitations to exclusive events beyond AngelFest
General Admission
The full AngelFest day.
$399
- All keynotes & panels
- Breakfast, lunch + treats throughout the day
- Access to the workshop tracks
- Happy Hour admission
- Ticket to shop at the HALO Bodega
Service Provider Pass
A day pass for vendors, not a membership.
For service providers who want the room.
$1,500
- All keynotes & panels
- Breakfast, lunch + treats throughout the day
- Access to the workshop tracks
- Happy Hour admission
- Ticket to shop at the HALO Bodega
- Tell our guests about your services in HALO Mag — the take-home print edition of the day's highlights
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members attend at the members' rate on every pass.
Join HALO →Frequently asked
AngelFest is HALO's first summit. One day, ~150 of the most culture-obsessed angels, family offices, VCs, operators, and founders in our network. Capital and culture at the same table.
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