Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

We are deeply grateful to our dedicated volunteers and professional staff for their leadership, expertise and dedication to our mission. Funding for the Seed the Future Campaign has resulted in new enhancements to the Angel Funders Report as an accessible and reliable resource for angels and angel groups.

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opportunity funders peer-to-peer angel investing 52

TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

Doing so ascribes all the fundraising success and the leadership work underpinning it to the founders who are men, effectively propagating gender bias. We need better funder-side reporting. Without funder-side reporting that matches the rigor of founder-side analysis, coverage falls short of true accountability.

VC 89

VC mix-use funders financing 89

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. Ten years on much has changed. The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011. For starters, a16z was only 2 years old then (as was Bitcoin).

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ventures VC venture capital funders 471

Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 10, 2020

I believe it is that this vision is too visionary for the majority of our existing leadership ecosystem. Today, I have asked some key funders to consider requiring ecosystem asks vs asks from individual organizations. Formal development opportunities around facilitation, communities of practice, and leadership are of interest.

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entrepreneurial ecosystem funders education entrepreneurship 98

American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 16, 2023

The convergence of technology, talent and funding now makes the vision of one-hour hypersonic global transport within reach—so say the co-founders of Venus Aerospace and its most recent funder Airbus Ventures. They assembled a team of top industry talent to develop and build cost-effective one-hour global transport.

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transportation ventures funders entrepreneurship 64

Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Savara also recognized the value that angels could bring to its governing practices and leadership team. The Angel Funders Report 2020 is the only source of verified data provided directly by active angel investing groups. “One investor can quickly become 20 if you’re networking with the right groups and angels.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

“Starting a business is hard, but we now have a path for proptech lined with funders and advisers that can propel entrepreneurs over early obstacles through to maturity and deep market penetration.” How would she break the news to her leadership team and employees? Since housing accounts for as much as 18% of the U.S.

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funders real estate pitching venture capital 81

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

I was amazed at your innovation, approach, cleverness, enthusiasm, leadership traits, background, education, team?—?everything. Because you have a unitary focus on financing your company or you die you seem not to miss a beat in thinking about the last meeting and the funder has been whipsawed in 20 directions. everything.

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pitching funders board entrepreneurs 381

Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Talking about key numbers from the Accelerate2030 Circular Economy program pilots: At the national level, 64 entrepreneurs were selected to take part in the program among more than 450 applicants; .

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Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

Being an effective founder of a high-growth company requires a bundle of technical, analytical, leadership and communication skills that don’t often come packaged in a single individual. Step 1: Find the best founders An uncomfortable truth about this work is that not all founders are created equal.

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startup accelerator accelerator peer-to-peer startup 156

EntreWorks Consulting

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Folks in the business of community building know the story when it comes to outside funders. We constantly claim that leadership matters in economic development, yet we often fail to invest in the building blocks for effective leadership. Let’s hope that other foundations and other funders embrace this message as well.

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investing investment funders leadership 42

Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Hard skills training: Facilitation & leadership, more and better business support for entrepreneurs, organizational skills, work-life balance. I’d like to understand how to build effective multi-year plans that inspire and engage both funders of my own organization (and/or myself!) Lauren Mehler Pradhan. Hard skills. Dustin Shay.

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development entrepreneurial ecosystem funders economic development 75

TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Additional investors in the newest seed round and expanded credit facility include Village Global VC, Flexport Ventures, Tresalia Capital, 342 Capital, Struck Capital, Antler LLC, Antler Elevate, Florida Funders and Fox Ventures. The company also said it aims to give large logistics providers the ability to finance exports on their own.

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Surdna Foundation

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Finalizing the language of our mission statement was only the first step in answering the question, “What does it mean to be a social justice funder?”. What we didn’t know at the time, however, was that we each had different ideas about how much the game should be changed.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 22, 2020

What to Expect from your Leadership/Vision for the Next 3 years , Marcia Dawood, ACA Vice Chair, MindShift Capital. Perspective as Treasurer along with Recap of Virtual Summit and How that Sets Foundation for a Strong Future , Peter Adams, ACA Treasurer, Rockies Venture Club.

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communities funders board VC 52

Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

ACA leadership met with directors from the SBA, members of the Ways and Means Committee, policy directors at the SEC and several members of Congress. Without our members, none of our accomplishments would have been possible and our hope for the future would be unfounded.

opportunity 52

opportunity angel investing entrepreneurial ecosystem education 52

Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 26, 2020

Our mentoring covers a wide range of topics and situations based on the leadership team’s experience, the stage of the startup, and the market the company is working to serve. Mentoring is one of the most valuable venture services i2E provides to Oklahoma’s innovators and entrepreneurs. We are focused when we mentor.

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investing investment funders startup 40

Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

We are fortunate to have leadership that have masterminded strategies utilizing public and private funding, along with a stellar regional foundation (Danville Regional Foundation, or DRF) to slowly work this puzzle out. Leadership role – somebody has to take up the challenge to lead the efforts. The first 6 months: Challenges and Wins.

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development entrepreneurial ecosystem entrepreneurship communities 119

Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

We work closely with angel investors, venture capitalists, technology transfer offices, federal and philanthropic funders, and other entrepreneurship support program providers. Dealing with resistive funders, however, is our biggest challenge. The need to professionalize an emerging field. Lack of awareness: Eco… what? Mara Hardy.

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entrepreneurial ecosystem funders sustainability education 52

Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We ha d several folks from my team, several of our longest-tenured PMs, all the co funders, most of the exec team. And then it let all of leadership together, not in separate meetings where separate things are happening, analyze and commit to a solution. So how much were the engineering leadership involved during your, annual plan?

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leadership strategy support funders 85

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 31, 2021

No matter where you live in the world, public speaking is essential for you to exercise leadership. It’s giving a presentation before a client or potential funder. That is the essence of leadership. It’s not enough to have a vision; you have to put that vision into clear, concise, persuasive language. TEXT: Test your knowledge.

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funders leadership energy culture 130

Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

I asked them to treat me like a funder. For example, if one of our outcomes is to have X% increase in women in leadership roles at tech companies, then a potential metric is to track how many women are enrolled in the university computer science program or how many women are employed at tech companies.

entrepreneurial ecosystem 131

entrepreneurial ecosystem communities peer-to-peer entrepreneurship 131

David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation identifies entrepreneurs that display characteristics of “exceptional social leadership through discretion, influence, vision, ambition, intelligence, and follow-through.”. Columbia Business School Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. Requires Columbia affiliation. From 100% loss capital (e.g.

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startup incubation accelerator innovation 70

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

There was a lot of fighting between founders and funders that the independent quit his job because he didn’t want to get in the middle. About a decade ago I witessed a board where a former partner of mine and the founding team were at odds over how to run the company. There were two founders and two investors plus one independent.

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board peer-to-peer VC funders 187

Forward Cities

JUNE 17, 2022

The position will also be charged with leadership, management, and oversight of the growing E3 Solutions team. The Senior Director of E3 Solutions reports directly to the President & CEO and is an integral member of the Forward Cities senior leadership team.

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entrepreneurial ecosystem leadership funders communities 40

Forward Cities

JUNE 17, 2022

The position will also be charged with leadership, management, and oversight of the growing E3 Solutions team. The Senior Director of E3 Solutions reports directly to the President & CEO and is an integral member of the Forward Cities senior leadership team. Strategic Leadership. Functions and Responsibilities.

entrepreneurial ecosystem 40

entrepreneurial ecosystem leadership funders communities 40

David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation identifies entrepreneurs that display characteristics of “exceptional social leadership through discretion, influence, vision, ambition, intelligence, and follow-through.”. Columbia Business School Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. Requires Columbia affiliation. From 100% loss capital (e.g.

startup 40

startup mentorship sustainability accelerator 40

TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Of course, there are women in businesses and leadership positions but few female founders to compare notes with. However, female investors will often come from technology careers, so to get more female funders requires a systematic shift and change across the whole ecosystem. I struggled with the fact that I didn’t see faces like mine.

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