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Angel Capital Association’s Annual Summit is a Goldmine for Black Investors, Founders, and High Growth Startups Raising Capital

Angel Capital Association

The Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit represents a beacon for black investors, founders, and high-growth startups. Additionally, the ACA’s Angel University pre-summit seminars offer deep dives into crucial topics like angel exit strategies and startup board management.

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Current State of Angels and Boards of Directors

Angel Capital Association

Angels often make their first real impact post-investment by helping a portfolio company develop a “real” Board, by insisting on documented processes, key metrics and measures and a more rigorous approach to corporate oversight and accountability. In the latter case, returns improved by 20%. with an average of 5.7 Director seats.

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ACA Calls on Members to Nominate, Apply for the FY25 Board of Directors

Angel Capital Association

This is the time of year when we reach out to our angel community seeking nominations for both the Angel Capital Association’s FY 2025 Board of Directors and committee volunteers to help ACA continue to grow and support our work on angel investing.

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ACA On the Road

Angel Capital Association

At this event, Elaine Bolle delivered the Fundamentals of Angel Investing course. ACA Board member Kevin Kudra was one of the course panelists and shared his angel investing experience with the event attendees. Katelynne Staehnke delivered a presentation on both the Angel Capital Association and the Angel Investor Foundation.

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Angel Involvement on Boards Improves Returns

Angel Capital Association

Another type of engagement is serving as a Board member or Board observer for a start-up. Start-up boards are generally formed when first outside money is invested in a start-up company. In many cases this outside money is from angel investors. This Board member must have the approval of the founder. versus a 1.3x

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New Board Members Elected at Annual Member Meeting During ACA 2020 – The Summit of Angel Investing

Angel Capital Association

By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager Three new board members were elected at the ACA Annual Members’ Meeting during ACA 2020 – The Summit of Angel Investing held virtually May 12-14, 2020. In addition to the election of the new board members, one current board member was re-elected for a second term and a Vice Chair was elected.

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ACA Announces the Opening of Governance Nominations for FY25

Angel Capital Association

This is the time of year when ACA reaches out to our angel community seeking nominations for both the Angel Capital Association’s FY 2025 Board of Directors and committee volunteers to help ACA continue to grow and support our work on angel investing.