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Current State of Angels and Boards of Directors

Angel Capital Association

1 On the relationship between Board seats and investment outcomes, see the experience of Central Texas Angel Network, linked above: Rick Timmins, “Angel Involvement on Boards Improves Returns,” Angel Insights Blog, Angel Capital Association, July 12.

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"Money is Local, Impact is Global" for Angel Investing

Onevest

By Michael "Luni" Libes In the traditional world of early stage, Angel and VC investing, money is local. Studies show that over 80% of funding at Angel groups and Series A VCs goes to businesses in the same city/region as the funders. This post was originally published on the blog of Michael “Luni” Libes. Register Here.

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Regulators appear to be growing increasingly wary of banks and fintech startups getting too cozy

TechCrunch

I did reach out to Wealthfront for comment and a spokesperson told me: “We unfortunately can’t discuss more than what’s been shared publicly in our blog or by UBS via their press release.”. The pitches range from building the Square for micro-merchants in Latin America to creating a way to angel invest in your favorite athlete.”

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