Angel Capital Association

MAY 21, 2020

I am very pleased to have the opportunity to represent the Angel Capital Association and the voice of all early stage investors as part of the vital work of the Investor Advisory Committee. Start-ups are the engines of job growth, and early stage investors are the fuel for those engines.

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 14, 2020

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer One of the fundamentals pillars of the Angel Capital Association is protecting and advocating for the rights of angel investors and the entrepreneurs they support.

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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. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 2, 2023

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. The effects would be similarly large in other sophisticated markets and massively amplified in other regions.

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Ian Hathaway

JULY 29, 2020

The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem is essential reading for entrepreneurs, community leaders, policymakers, and other key stakeholders looking to entrepreneurship as an engine of innovation and economic growth. Recognize there is more than one type of capital. are increasingly valuable.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 7, 2021

Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force will be laser focused on developing programs to help under-represented communities benefit from and explore the possibilities of angel investing. We will also be developing resources for economic development agencies and groups interested in starting angel networks to drive economic growth.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 25, 2021

Participants make invaluable connections and extend their footprint in the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems around the world. Beyond the GBAN Annual Meeting, the Global Entrepreneurship Congress offers an opportunity to investors and investor networks to learn about these programs operating in their countries and on the global stage.

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