Angel Capital Association

MARCH 8, 2024

The ACA and angel investing community are thrilled to welcome Kwame Anku as a keynote speaker to the Summit of Angel Investing in Columbus, OH. Kwame is the Founding Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Black Star Fund , an early-stage venture capital fund. Go online to join Kwame and the angel community in May!

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 13, 2023

House Committee on Financial Services: “Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was named as receiver. As of December 31, 2022, SVB had about $209 billion in total assets and about $175 billion in total deposits.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 28, 2023

In terms of profit generation, 56% of profits in the top 100 companies today were from companies founded after the dawn of the era of venture capital and angel investing in the 1970s, and losing companies from any one decade would have wiped out between 6% and 34% of profit in the economy.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 7, 2021

More than ever, we need innovation. We need angels. Angels are nimble, identifying and supporting entrepreneurs with desperately needed new technologies and innovations. Angels empower growth and solutions, right here, right now – we can exponentially grow economies at a local and regional level. Now is the time!

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 11, 2022

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer May 10, 2022 – Seeking to strengthen connection, advocacy and understanding as well as advise those in the SEC and FinHub community, CEO Pat Gouhin was thrilled to represent angel investors and the angel ecosystem at FinHub’s Peer-to-Peer meet-up on capital formation. “It

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 11, 2024

In this article, we’ll review the key M&A activity trends from 2023 and examine the economic factors , geopolitical influences, and industry developments that could shape the M&A landscape in 2024. For perspective, these numbers follow the staggering 41,345 deals in 2022 and a peak of 43,057 deals in 2021.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 14, 2023

But if we become effective at commercializing innovative solutions of passionate entrepreneurs, we stand a chance. According to CB Insights , over 4,670 angel or seed deals, totaling $36.2B were made in 2022. Following are 5 leading pitfalls long-term angel investors say that they have learned from. Going it alone.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In our second edition of the Public Policy Quarterly newsletter, we discuss some of the most important updates on ACA’s main policy interests, including QSBS, investor accreditation, Section 1202, the accredited investor definition, thresholds and workforce development reforms. This is the first update to this threshold since the 1950s.

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