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Avoiding Unintended Consequences of Revising the SEC’s Accredited Investor Definition

Angel Capital Association

Author: John Harbison , Chairman Emeritus of Tech Coast Angels and ACA Board Member. The SEC’s Accredited Investor Definition has been in place since 1982. To understand this, Tech Coast Angels recently conducted a confidential survey of our 385 members, and 107 members responded – a healthy response rate.

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Accredited Investor Definition Expanded to Increase Access to Investment Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer After ACA’s multi-pronged, multi-year advocacy for amendment to the “accredited investor” definition, we are pleased to report we’ve met with success. ACA has supported the SEC’s incremental expansion of the accredited investor pool and other proposals to expand startup access to angel capital.

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ACA Visits DC to Advocate for 1202, Accredited Investor Definition

Angel Capital Association

In addition to Section 1202, the group also urged legislators to protect financial thresholds in the current definition while also opening up measures of sophistication with additional entryways. During the three-day visit, the team advocated on behalf of angels and educated representatives from both sides of the aisle.

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Celebrating 2023 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

Over the last few years, we have been supported by our dedicated volunteer and professional staff to continue to offer better member experience, expanded our professionalized education programs and continued to be the voice for protections and incentives for angel investors in the public policy arena.

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ACA Releases 2023 Angel Funders Report

Angel Capital Association

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.

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Success & Challenges of the angel community: SEC asks ACA CEO Pat Gouhin to advise on capital formation as part of the FinHub’s Peer-2-Peer Series.

Angel Capital Association

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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Is there an incubator for aspiring Angel Investors or VCs?

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The most comprehensive and best known is the Power of Angel Investing seminar series developed by the Angel Resource Institute (formerly known as the Angel Capital Education Foundation, and prior to that part of the Angel Capital Association). original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.