Ian Sobieski

Ian is the leader of the Band of Angels, a group of high-net worth individuals who were also former officers or founders of many of the high technology companies that made the Silicon Valley famous. Ian has been a founding partner of three Band-related seed venture funds totaling $65M in capital, and a partner at a $120M early stage venture fund. He is currently helping invest the Band Acorn Fund, which backs entrepreneurs who have the strategy of building profitable companies or exiting on the sole investment of the fund. Ian is also a frequent speaker, lecturer, and commentator in entrepreneurship and startup issues in the Silicon Valley and nationally and the author of a dozen technical publications.