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Are SAFE’s Truly Everywhere? The Role of SAFEs in Angel-Stage Deals

Angel Capital Association

Y Combinator, a leading incubator, invented the original (pre-money) SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) in 2013 to provide an easy, fast and cheap way to fund the dozens of startups comprising a Y/C batch. Author: Ronald Weissman , Band of Angels and Vice Chair, Angel Capital Association Their rationale was simple.

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How did she do it? A Q&A with Rita Hansen, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Onboard Dynamics

Angel Capital Association

Each year, the Luis Villalobos Award recognizes outstanding ingenuity, creativity and innovation among startups backed by Angel Capital Association members. In October 2013, we incorporated and established Onboard Dynamics. They continue to open doors and have helped us raise over $1M of angel money, which is quite amazing.

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Startup Investing: The New Trend in Alternative Assets

Onevest

Wikipedia notes that “in 1996 there were about 10 angel groups in the United States. In a report on startup investing and “How the Rich Invest” Forbes notes that the Angel Capital Association counted more than 330 active angel groups in North America as of 2013. There were over 200 as of 2006.”

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Why I Angel Invest

Angel Capital Association

Even though we decided not to pursue this model at InboxDollars, I continued to think about it and eventually decided to start angel investing as a personal hobby in 2013. MY 2013 ANSWER TO “WHY?”

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Secondary Assets: a Two-Article Series

Angel Capital Association

How is it possible that with Q2 of 2023 being the slowest quarter for funding in AngelLists history since they started recordkeeping in 2013, are people still interested in even playing the game? So, where are all of the players, well, playing? One very convincing ballpark is the secondary market.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Onboard Dynamics Is Leading the Transition to Next Generation Transportation Fuels, Reducing Emissions, and Driving Down Energy Costs

Angel Capital Association

In 2013, Dr. Hagen joined with two more brilliant minds, Rita Hansen and Dr. Jeff Witwer, and together, they founded Onboard Dynamics. The company was nominated by Golden Seeds, an angel funding group that met Onboard Dynamics at the annual ACA Summit in 2018. The following September in 2014 the company received a $3.6