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We invest in post-revenue operating companies that intentionally integrate gospel impact into their operations. On a limited basis, we also consider funds that seek to invest in faith-forward companies. We do not invest in pre-revenue or concept-stage businesses.
Application, review, and funding.
After receiving your application, our team will review and let you know of potential fit.
Apply for funding.
Complete our simple online application to provide info about your faith-forward company or fund.
We'll be back in touch promptly.
After receiving your initial application, we'll review it for a potential fit with our investor members. If so, we'll ask for more detail. Based on member interest, we may invite you to pitch in person or via zoom.
Get funded.
After your pitch and any diligence questions/calls, members who are interested will invest. Our team will manage the process and keep you in the loop every step of the way.
FAQs
Find answers to commonly asked questions by entrepreneurs and fund managers applying for funding.
If we didn’t answer your question here, please contact us.
What kinds of entrepreneurs are you looking for?
Ideal candidates for funding are entrepreneurs who don’t leave their faith at the door but rather infuse it into their everyday workplace.
We work with leaders who positively impact their workplace, customers, and communities in a redemptive way, blessing all regardless of their worldview or beliefs. Entrepreneurs and teams we back pursue operational excellence, demonstrate biblical principles to employees and customers, and winsomely live out their faith in Jesus.
What are your investment criteria?
In order to be eligible for funding, companies must be:
Led by a Jesus-following founder, CEO, or management team who recognizes God’s call on their life to bless employees, customers, and the community through the business.
Intentionally integrating biblical truth into their company. We invite you to share how you are doing so through the company values, activities, or products or services of the company.
Post revenue. We generally encourage founders to apply once annual revenues exceed $100K.
Raising $200K to $5M (or more) of funding with a solid plan for use.
Raising funding in the form of either equity or debt with a conversion right or attached warrants. We will occasionally consider exclusively debt-based instruments if the impact and business opportunity are particularly compelling.
The majority of our investments have been in U.S. domestic companies and funds. International entities are welcome to apply.
We do not fund the following:
Companies operating in the tobacco, cannabis, alcohol, adult entertainment, or firearms industries.
Pre-revenue or concept-stage businesses or projects.
Companies whose sole social and/or spiritual impact is limited to sharing a portion of their profits with charities.
Companies who are led by Christians but otherwise have no clear or demonstrable Gospel impact in their operations, activities, and/or products and services. We recognize there are many other suitable funding sources for these types of companies.
Non-profit organizations. We only provide investment capital to for-profit businesses.
Media, film, and gaming projects unless the team has a demonstrable track record, production is already underway or completed, and a compelling spiritual impact is present throughout.
How do you assess spiritual impact?
We never aim to assess whether an entrepreneur is “Christian” enough. Our spiritual impact assessment framework is also never intended to be “prescriptive”. Rather, we leverage a simple framework in our application to allow a company to share how it shows and shares the message of Jesus through 1) company values, 2) company activities and 3) your company’s product or service. AIN members most actively invest in companies that display clear gospel integration in at least two of these three areas.
Some angel networks charge fees to apply for funding. What do you charge?
Applications are completely free. We don’t charge anything to apply for funding and will let you know quickly if we think you’re a potential fit for our members.
What is your entire application process?
Here's our application process for funding from start to finish.
Initial funding application process (about 3 weeks):
Complete the appropriate online application on the 'Apply' tab.
We will review your application and assess whether we’re a potential fit for your funding needs. We base this on our investment criteria and members’ investment preferences.
We invite you to submit answers to more questions and meet with an AIN associate.
Upon receipt of your full application, our intake committee will review and move to the next step below.
Investment committee and funding process (about 5 weeks):
We develop an internal diligence memo which is distributed to network members.
Members vote to hear you pitch if there is sufficient interest from our members to learn more, we host a virtual or in-person meeting for you to pitch.
We work with you to address any remaining diligence questions.
Network members indicate anticipated funding levels.
Our members invest directly in your company or fund. Note that individual investors will be communicating directly with you during this funding stage and you are responsible for communicating with them and responding to any questions.
Engagement committee (post-investment):
If we invest, we are committed to your long-term success. A network member will serve as your connection to AIN, providing spiritual encouragement, business assistance, and ongoing mentorship. In some cases, a network member will serve as a board member, board observer, or advisor. We will also contact you twice per year requesting an update on the status of the business, any specific prayer requests, and any other material updates investors from AIN should be aware of.
What types of information do you ask about from companies later in the process?
Throughout the application process, we will request additional information regarding finances, business operations, partnerships, management background, and social and spiritual impact metrics.
Why do you have a different application process for operating companies and funds?
Though our members started with a focus on investing in operating companies, members have expressed interest in funds. Roughly 40% of AIN members’ invested dollars have been deployed into fund vehicles across venture, real estate, and other areas.
Decision-making considerations for investments in funds are different from investments in operating companies. AIN uses evaluation considerations specific to funds, and the funds application streamlines that process.
Are you a broker or an investment fund?
No. Ambassadors Impact Network is not a broker and does not charge fees for its services. AIN is not a venture fund and does not invest its own capital.
AIN is a business association that facilitates connection and communication of Gospel-advancing entrepreneurs to our faith-driven investor members. We enable entrepreneurs whose faith convictions motivate them to start and grow excellent businesses, and whose faith convictions may be a potential roadblock to securing funding from secular investors. Any and all investment decisions are made by AIN members on an individual basis.
Why do you only fund Christian-led companies?
We recognize that investments led by those with other or no faith convictions have and do generate significant financial returns with great social impact. And since many others recognize this, almost every angel network and financial investment platform facilitates funding of business led without respect to the faith of the business leaders. Our experience indicates that Christian entrepreneurs who boldly live out their faith run into roadblocks from many investors. Further, these entrepreneurs face unique challenges as they seek to balance profit, business excellence, God’s environmental mandate, and Jesus’ example of care. Our network of executives, investors, and entrepreneurs offer help in the face of these unique challenges.
What percent of presenters receive funding?
In 2024, roughly 50% of companies selected to pitch to AIN members received funding. For companies pitching in person, that number increased to roughly 70%. This compares favorably to the industry average yield rate of 24% in 2023, according to the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Venture Research.
What is the typical check size for those who do receive funding?
As of 2025, Ambassadors Impact Network has funded over 60 investments with $25+ million since 2018. Each of our members decides individually what amount he or she wishes to invest.
Over the past five years, funded companies have received aggregate total investments of $400K on average and $250K as a median amount. The largest amount a company or fund has received in aggregate from members is $2.5M and the smallest is $25K. The largest check any AIN member has written to a company was $1.6M and the smallest was $5K.
How do you handle confidential information from companies?
We are extremely protective of your company and personal information. We recognize that many companies we fund may be run by entrepreneurs whose faith may subject them to extreme opposition or even oppression in parts of the world.
While we do not execute non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements, each member has been reference checked and has signed a commitment to maintain confidentiality of all nonpublic company information to which they have access.
Information or files you submit are shared with network members via a secure platform. We will not share information with outside our network unless you explicitly approve us to share with like-minded investor groups. Further, if applicable, we will not publish that our network members have invested your company without your express permission.
Finally, for companies in closed countries, we are equipped to communicate via end-to-end encrypted channels.
Where can I get a list of your members?
We don’t provide lists of our network members. If you apply for funding, you may meet some of them.
Our members have a combined 900 years of investing experience, made over 1,000 private investments, and served on more than 300 boards. Our desire is to be a help to entrepreneurs and fund managers as they strive to be winsome witnesses of the love of Jesus in their businesses.
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