Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Recognizing the strategic importance of networking and building community, Bagchi Law's decision to sponsor the Angel Capital Association (ACA) is a testament to its commitment to showcasing the Triangle's entrepreneurial impact on a national platform.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For Immediate Release 2023 Angel Funders Report Released Overland Park, KS (December 6, 2023) – The Angel Capital Association (ACA) has released the Angel Funders Report for 2023. The AFR continues to be the definitive source of angel investing in North America. Visit us online at angelcapitalassociation.org.

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

By Tony Shipley, Seed the Future Campaign Chair, and Katelynne Staehnke, Director of Development, on behalf of the Angel Investor Foundation. We sincerely appreciate the many contributions our Angel Capital Association (ACA) members, Angel Groups and other donors have made and continue to make to the Seed the Future (STF) Campaign.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 8, 2024

Kwame serves on the Board of Regents for North Central University, on the board of directors for Actively Black, CEEK Metaverse, Bandwagon, The MOST, Vurple and on the Advisory Board for the Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Sacramento State University.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

Concurrently, Dr. Ramanathan holds the role of co-founder and Chairman of the Board at Lokyata Inc. In May, Dr. Ramanathan will join the ACA Summit of Angel Investing , three days of quality content, interactive discussions and vibrant networking to elevate your angel investing experience.

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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. More importantly, without you, our economy would be weakened, and society’s ability to innovate would be stunted. More than ever, we need innovation. We need angels.

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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. More than ever, we need innovation. We need angels. We need you!

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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

JULY 17, 2023

Left to right: Representative Richard Neal , ACA Board Member, Managing Director and Found of North Coast Ventures Clay Rankin , ACA CEO Pat Gouhin , Rich Palmer , Managing Director, Launchpad Venture Group. The legislation, HR 3937 , has passed through the Ways and Means Committee and is awaiting debate on the House floor.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2021

Angela sits on the boards of the Angel Capital Association, Crowd Supply and TIE Oregon. Event Vice Chair Marcia Dawood, Mindshift Capital As a passionate board member of ACA and a venture partner within Mindshift Capital, Marcia evaluates and mentors startup companies with a clear emphasis on women-led businesses.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 25, 2022

Board Meeting Attendance - A Fox attorney will attend your board meetings at no cost, proactively identifying potential issues and providing experienced insight on business goals. Meeting Space - Need to set up a meeting? Make an impression by using one of Fox’s conference rooms in any of our 28 offices coast-to-coast.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

By Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Young company awarded prestigious Luis Villalobos Award, Life Sciences category, from Angel Capital Association “Where words fail, music speaks.” Millions of people suffer from neurologic injury and disease each year.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 29, 2020

Each year, the Luis Villalobos Award recognizes outstanding ingenuity, creativity and innovation among startups backed by Angel Capital Association members. Award winners have a strong track record of innovation and growth. Congratulations to Rita and her team! RNG is an ultra-clean and ultra low-carbon gas alternative.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Author: John Harbison , Chairman Emeritus of Tech Coast Angels and ACA Board Member. This raises a serious concern about how many currently active Angel Investors would no longer qualify to make investments in early-stage companies, and what that will do to stifle innovation and slow our economy.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 26, 2020

Mentoring is one of the most valuable venture services i2E provides to Oklahoma’s innovators and entrepreneurs. Angels invest their own money and are in the business of high risk/high return. Angels — whether they invest as individuals, in groups, or through funds — are often a startup’s first equity investors.

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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. We need ingenuity.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 2, 2010

” I’m all for more entrepreneurship, but I think it’s a slippery slope to tie together funding an increased number of companies with a better innovation landscape or even a better economic. ” Fred Wilson seconded that opinion , citing that “We need more entrepreneurship, not less.”

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2017

NVCA Venture Capital University. Wharton Executive Education Venture Capital program. IFF: The Mechanics of Venture Capital. Modeling for Venture Capital. Coursera, e.g., Innovative Finance. Origins is a podcast about Limited Partners, created by VC Notation Capital. Venture capital fund law FAQs.

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Ian Hathaway

JULY 29, 2020

This article originally published on the Center for American Entrepreneurship Ideas Blog My new book with CAE Advisory Board member Brad Feld published yesterday. A common complaint in startup communities and entrepreneurial ecosystems is that there isn’t enough capital. Outcomes cannot be controlled, only guided and influenced.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 28, 2023

1 Per Apple Press release May 31, 2023 Key Takeaway: Beyond their contributions to societal improvements through innovation, the investments we are making today in early-stage companies will drive both near-term and long-term growth in employment, profits, and stock market gains for our economy, and tax revenue for the Government.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

We knew that when her fellowship ended, we needed to bring someone on board who was solely focused on this work. Though TLP is headquartered in Danville, Virginia we have been involved with multiple statewide and national entities (Angel Capital Association, State Science and Technology Institute, Kauffman Foundation, etc.)

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

IBTX Partner Warren Spiwak recently sat down with ACA to discuss what angels need to be aware of and what the IBTX team of dedicated risk management professionals can do to create innovative solutions to fit the unique needs of the startup ecosystem. We have helped many portfolio companies referred by angel investors and groups.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

I grew up here, went to school here, and have worked hard over the last 5+ years to help build up the NYC innovation community. Just because Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital, and NY Angels turned you down doesn’t mean “there’s no money in NYC and investors are stupid.”

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 11, 2024

Data from the recently published 2023 Angel Capital Association Angel Funders Report can provide answers to these questions. The decline in angel funding was similar to the decline in venture funding. While corporate venture invested 50% less than in 2022 and VCs invested overall 31% less, angels invested 27% less.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

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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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

This week, Onboard Dynamics was awarded the prestigious Luis Villalobos Award for Technology, which recognizes the most ingenious and innovative idea recently financed by members of the Angel Capital Association (ACA.) The following September in 2014 the company received a $3.6

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Back to top The History of the ACA's Public Policy Efforts The Angel Capital Association was a nascent organization in 2009-2010 when Congress developed the bipartisan Dodd-Frank Act in response to the fallout of the great recession. This letter emphasized how important patents are to startup companies.

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