Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Angel Capital Association is moving into a confident, secure future, because of the successes we’ve had and the way we’ve navigated the last two years. We owe a debt of gratitude to our tireless volunteers and professional staff for their leadership, expertise, and dedication to our mission.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer Looking back over the past few years of uncertainty and effort, The Angel Capital Association has made it through stronger than ever because of the work of our dedicated members, volunteers and professional staff. In 2023, The Summit of Angel Investing is moving west to Vegas!

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Groundbreaking economist, author, investor, and entrepreneur is honored with the Angel Capital Association’s Hans Severiens Award While performing the research that culminated in her book, The Next Wave: Financing and Investing Strategies for Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs , Alicia Robb, Ph.D.,

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director The programming team for ACA 2021 - The Summit of Angel Investing is full of experienced, respected angel investors and ecosystem providers, and they are hard at work creating a virtual experience that will change the way you think about angel investing.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 23, 2023

January 20, 2023 - ACA Leadership met with Commissioner Hester Peirce of the SEC to talk about the accredited investor definition, QSBS, and what success looks like in a thriving startup ecosystem. Joining the ACA Chair and CEO were past and present leadership of RTP Capital Associates, The Launch Place and First Flight Venture Center.

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2017

org (also for non-Partners in VC), Venture University , Rebel One Ventures , Sutton Capital , VC Career Accelerator. Spearhead – $1m to back your angel investing. Shift’s AFVentures Fellowship Program connects the military’s motivated innovators with leading venture capital firms and technology startups.

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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. Angels invest their own money and are in the business of high risk/high return. We will require a seat on the company’s board, sometimes two.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Rob’s personal philosophy and growth strategy involves leveraging the expertise, relationships, and capital of angels around the world. Fast forward several years, and Rob leveraged his success with Evity to start Savara, using his own money and $1M from 10 angels. Several angel investors, including an M.D.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Probably harder than we realize, because we somewhat regularly find ourselves in angel investing situations where our founding team has run out of talent relative to the job at hand. Launchpad strongly prefers to lead its rounds, and typically does, and we virtually always take a board or observer seat. But at what cost?

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

ACA has continued its efforts to push legislation to help the entire Angel community. Through ACA’s strong and experienced public policy leadership team, ACA has been able to gain more diverse voices as both investors and entrepreneurs. ACA continues to foster good lines of communication with the SEC and good relationships at the SBA.

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