We’ll be hosting the next OAF in Boulder on Thursday, May 2nd. The application deadline for entrepreneurs is on Monday, April 22nd.

Signup as an Angel here, and apply as an Entrepreneur here.

The Boulder OAF is organized by PivotDeskers, Rob Delwo and Alex Newmann, Send Gridder Tim Falls and TechStars Founder David Cohen.

We’ll be hosting another Open Angel Forum in Boulder on September 20th.  Many thanks to Rob Delwo, Tim Falls and David Cohen for putting it together.  Our last event, OAF 5, was a great success. Of the presenting companies we had two get into TechStars Boulder (Pivot Desk and Ubooly) and others who received funding.  You can apply to present here, and you can apply to attend as an angel here.

This post is syndicated from Rob Delwo’s blog here. Rob is a Chapter Head for Boulder along with David Cohen and Tim Falls.

To provide entrepreneurs with access to the angel investor community based solely on merit (and without fees). Additionally, we strive to build collaboration between angel investors and to inspire high-net worth individuals to become angels.

David Cohen, Tim Falls and I started the Boulder chapter shortly after Jason’s inaugural event. The goal of the OAF is to get companies funded. We try and create a relaxed atmosphere that’s small enough to encourage conversations between investors and entrepreneurs. We limit the event to 20 qualified Angels who have made at least 3 investments in the past year. You can sign up to be considered as an Angel for OAF5 here.

The entrepreneur selection process is competitive, we usually get 50 to 60 applications and pick only 5 or 6 companies to present. You can apply to OAF5 as an entrepreneur here. We try and pick the best of the applicants, and I think we do a pretty decent job, but it doesn’t mean that we don’t miss great companies. So please don’t feel discouraged if you apply and aren’t selected. Also, we’re always willing to provide feedback and insight into our decision-making to those who aren’t selected

Overall, I think the first four OAFs have been a success. Out of 23 companies who have participated:

• 13 have raised their seed round shortly after the OAF.
• 4 have gone on to raise their Series A
• 2 have gone on to raise their Series B (It’s still early and I expect a few more to close)
• 2 were accepted to TechStars Boulder (several companies were TS, DreamIT and other incubator alumni)
• 1 was accepted to Excelerate Labs Chicago
• 1 company was acquired

Join Andy Sack, Jason Calacanis and numerous Seattle angel investors at the 3rd Meeting of the Seattle Chapter of the Open Angel Forum.  If you have a company that is currently looking for funding, applications are now open (apply here).   If you are an angel investor interested in attending for the first time, please fill out the form here.  If you are a service provider, you can find more information here.

Join Bill Warner, Kate Rae, Reed Sturtevant and bunch more amazing local angel investors for our 5th Boston Open Angel Forum.  Applications are now open for companies looking to raise funding (apply here).  If you are an angel interested in attending, you can apply here.  Service providers can find more info here.

We are excited to be returning to Philadelphia on September 20th!    Join local chapter heads Gabriel Weinberg and Antonio Tedesco along with many other angels from the Philadelphia area.  Companies can apply here, deadline is Fri Aug 26th.  Angels can apply here, and any one interested in sponsoring can apply here.

A few more days to apply to present at the upcoming Boulder Open Angel Forum on August 3rd!  Rub elbows with the most excellent David Cohen, Brad Feld and a host of other Boulder investors.

Companies can apply here.

Angels can sign up here.

We will be heading to New York for Internet Week, and will be holding Open Angel Forum on June 9th at 7:00 PM.  If you would like your company to be considered, please apply here.  Investors interested in joining can apply here, and service providers can find more information here.

We are looking to add five more chapters to our lineup by the end of the year, and we want your help selecting the cities.  Currently we have chapters in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Boulder, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, London and Seattle.  We will be doing our first event in Austin this fall.

So… what fantastic cities are we missing?    Chicago?  Washington DC?  We are looking for one entrepreneur and one angel in each city to take on the role of chapter heads.  These should be folks who share our vision to help entrepreneurs gain access to quality investors based on merit (and without fees).

Let us know your recommendations in the comments, or email us at info@openangelforum.com

Big thanks to Gabe Weinberg and Antonio Tedesco for their help to get the first Philadelphia event together.  It was a great event, check out the companies who participated.