Investment Groups - Angel Investors

I am looking now for a group to join that invests in bitcoin start-ups.
If a company is not public yet - an investment group of angel investors is the only way to invest.

Problem - the minimum investment.
I may have to borrow money  - we shall see!

https://gust.com/signup

http://www.bitangels.co/

These guys are in Santa Clara! Right by my dad's house:
http://www.bitcoinhashingcloud.com/shop/
however - they are not an investment group but a mining group.

Companies to Invest in:

Companies to invest in that aren't public yet:

All these companies are definitely worth it, if I was a venture capitalist I would sink a million into each one.

• Ripple
• The paypal killer! They are absolutely poised to kill PayPal in less than 5 years. Started by the Napster guy.
• If they don't kill paypal then some other bitcoin entrepreneur + platform definitely will.
• Bit Torrent Sync
• The NSA proof dropbox!
• Damn! I wanna invest in these guys right now! But how do you invest if they are not public - no stock?
• Etherium
• Another great team of bitcoin coders that are making great things and leveraging the bitcoin protocol for all it can do.
• http://www.ethereum.org/
• http://namecoin.info/
• http://twister.net.co/
• https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Main_Page
• Cloudsters
• Great concept to give the growing population of cyber workers a place to work.
• Met Kai at Toastmasters - he's involved and said there is a way to invest in them.
• Follow up!

The Channels - Many Roads Lead to Rome

I will attack all channels at once: