Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

The National Science Foundation Awarded a major grant to connect early stage capital to DeepTech innovations. This project is designed to better educate the early stage investor community on the benefits of Deep Tech investments with the intention of increasing the amount of private capital available for deployment in the Deep Tech sector.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 23, 2023

For Immediate Release (1/23/2023) The Angel Capital Association (ACA), the world’s leading professional association for angel investors and startup entrepreneurs, has announced a partnership with Series Code, a leading technology support company for startup entrepreneurs.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 6, 2021

With their shared dedication to professionalize angel investing, commitment to educate the angel community and decades long friendship, it is easy to understand why Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile have been so successful at changing the face of angel investing.

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 10, 2020

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer The Angel Capital Association and the broader angel investor community were represented during the recent committee meeting with the Securities and Exchange Commission to discuss vital issues that impact capital funding.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Mack Kolarich is the VP of analytics at Assure and has extensive expertise in private capital and startup investing. Not all angel investors, and not all angel groups, are created equal. Angels are increasingly everywhere. angels in 2021 investing across 69,000 startups, up 2.9x

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The ACA and angel investing community are thrilled to welcome Dr. Charu Ramanathan as a keynote speaker to the Summit of Angel Investing in Columbus, OH. Dr. Ramanathan is the Founding Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Black Star Fund , an early-stage venture capital fund.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Angel investors are outstanding examples of investors putting "skin in the game" to support the next generation of founders and technological innovation. Angel communities are collective investing networks that operate direct investments, syndicates and Angel Funds.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Among those testifying were ACA Board Member and the Founder & Managing Partner, Investors of Color Network Eli Velasquez as well as David Olivencia , CEO & Co-Founder, Angeles Investors. 3 The gap in capital raised in private versus public markets is significant, with private offerings raising $4.45

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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

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. Christopher Mirabile, Launchpad Venture Group and ACA Chair Emeritus, was among the new members. “I Launchpad is top-three ranked group in the U.S.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 22, 2020

The Board of Directors focuses on supporting the success of angel investors through industry voice, professional development and public policy advocacy while maintaining the mission and values of the Angel Capital Association. In addition to joining ACA’s Board of Directors, Clay is a board member of University Circle Inc.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

They look forward to serving as a resource to the ACA community, particularly as they prepare for the considerations and opportunities that the economic and regulatory landscape will present in 2024 for investors, entrepreneurs and early-stage growth companies. “K&L

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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.” What kind of response has MedRhythms received from the medical and scientific community so far?

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Onevest

APRIL 1, 2015

No city stands out as a leader across cleantech, green, community, and bottom billion targeted startups, and as such, entrepreneurs are not flocking to any one city to find talent or funding. Luni will be a panelist on Onevest’s upcoming webinar with the Angel Capital Association on Impact Investing on Wednesday, April 8th.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

This unprecedented growth provides a wealth of new opportunity for the investment community. Studios address those problems by building companies and backing them as institutional co-founders, building repeatable processes, and backing these companies with the necessary funds so that they are ready to scale.

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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. Dr. Sarah Biber, OSHU Invent-a-thon Founder and Team Lead Dr. Biber leads the Surgical Innovation Program at Oregon Health and Science University. Elaine serves on the boards of directors for ACA and RTP Capital Association.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 28, 2019

Some businesses just can’t fit within the angel capital or friends and family model for raising funds. Sooner or later you may need to seek venture capital and accommodate the needs of the venture community in negotiating the terms of an investment. What VC’s can and cannot do.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 31, 2023

If the company can meet new milestones by deploying RFC, then the company will likely be able to return to the equity market later with an improved valuation, much to the benefit of the equity holders and Founders. Sage finds no conflict between equity investors and its capital. Rather we see this as a symbiotic relationship.

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Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In the first three years of Startup Catalyst, there was only the Youth Mission (now called the Future Founders mission) sending 20 people at a time to Silicon Valley. Graham Fellows went on the Startup Community Leaders Mission which featured Boulder, Denver, and San Francisco. He took pictures of every community space he went into.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The late Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, was a firm believer in the power of emotional connections. Apple has successfully cultivated a passionate community of users who identify strongly with the brand. This empathetic approach results in products that feel personalized, enhancing the emotional bond between the user and the device.

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 13, 2021

I’m sharing my thought process because perhaps it will nudge some of you to angel invest too! I consider myself a furiously curious person, and angel investing is one of the most rewarding ways I’ve experienced to satisfy this curiosity. THE ORIGIN I was the Founder & CEO of InboxDollars from 2000 to 2019.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 8, 2020

The Angel Capital Association stands for social justice, equal opportunity, and social mobility through the power of entrepreneurship. Forward, we are committing ourselves to building racial diversity in both the angel investing community and the entrepreneurs we support. We have no place for racism.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 6, 2012

Some businesses just can’t fit within the angel capital or friends and family model for raising funds. Sooner or later these businesses will have to seek venture capital and accommodate the needs of the venture community in negotiating the terms of an investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa.

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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.” sucks up all the good programmers.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 11, 2024

Venture funding fled to safety, often to less capital-intensive stages, deals less sensitive to quarterly fluctuations, notably to early stage and away from Series B and later deals supporting existing companies. By mid-2022 the index had quickly reversed from a founder to investor friendly investing climate.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 5, 2021

As a fund that activates new angel investors, the goal is to provide exposure to a wide variety of industries, deals, and founders. Through her company, Goldfish Consulting, Inc, she works with scientific founders to develop positioning and messaging in preparation for commercialization.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We’re fortunate to interview William Stringer, Founder of Chisos Capital , a structured finance company. Chisos is a structured finance company that provides startup and brand capital to entrepreneurs, athletes and creatives. Q: Specifically given you’re investing in ISAs: how do you make sure founders pay back?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

The pitches range from building the Square for micro-merchants in Latin America to creating a way to angel invest in your favorite athlete.” Founder Steve Latham told me via email: “Few investors are unaware that by donating stock they can avoid capital gains tax while deducting the market value of the gift.”

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 22, 2023

As an important source of financing for startups and small businesses, it's critical for current and emerging angel investors to understand the shifts occurring in the industry. Here are some of the most notable dynamics impacting angel capital today. This has compelled angels to sharpen their value proposition to founders.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

ACA has continued its efforts to push legislation to help the entire Angel community. ACA continues to foster good lines of communication with the SEC and good relationships at the SBA. House and Senate staff turned to ACA to understand the impact of changing the definition on the angel community.

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