TechCrunch
JUNE 24, 2022
Alomar, who led startups through the dotcom bust of 2000 and the Great Recession of 2008, will talk about whether investors are still prioritizing growth over profits, and identify which proof points founding teams must define before their next raise. 3 tips for biotech startups seeking non-dilutive capital to weather the downturn.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
And so it happened that between 2000-2008 I was the biggest buzz kill at dinner parties. They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. Logic tells me the following: It is hard to make money angel investing. And now everybody is an angel.
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investments will look great. My thesis on why this is happening is that large tech companies didn’t invest enough in R&D between 2008-2010 (Google even went through layoffs!!!) It’s hard to say.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
It’s hard for me to imagine that angel investing outcomes judged 10 years from now will have a drastically different profile. The best angels or angel funds will do tremendously well. As I’ve said many times, investing shares many of the same characteristics as gambling.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
My thesis on why this is happening is that large tech companies didn’t invest enough in R&D between 2008-2010 (Google even went through layoffs!!!) That is why I find it curious when angels start shouting that VC’s are dinosaurs, evil, money-grubbing and non-value-add.
Gust
DECEMBER 13, 2011
Here are the trends in venture capital financings from 2006 through 2010 – the number of seed stage deals funded and total investment by region in millions of dollars. . Then, I looked at angel investment in the US over the past five years, as reported by the Center for Venture Research , in billions of dollars.
TechCrunch
JULY 26, 2021
Olumide Soyombo is one of the well-known active angel investors in Nigeria tech startups and Africa at large. Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack , PiggyVest, and TeamApt. It’s funny how things have changed since then.”
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