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

MARCH 11, 2021

By: Bridget Weston, CEO of SCORE If you are an entrepreneur building a small business, you know that it takes more than spreadsheets, financial projections, and a big marketing push to reach business success; it also takes passion, dedication, and attention to detail.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 6, 2021

Keenly aware of the need to build, support and professionalize angel investing, they devoted their partnership energies over the last decade to writing books and articles about angel investing, as well as speaking, developing courses and teaching. Depth and breadth of impact on advancement of angel investing.

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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. We owe a debt of gratitude to our tireless volunteers and professional staff for their leadership, expertise, and dedication to our mission.

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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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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

We found one of those exemplary steps in southern Virginia where the Dan River Region Entrepreneur Ecosystem recognized the need for an ecosystem coordinator and rallied their stakeholders to hire the first entrepreneurial ecosystem builder for the region. River and bridges in Danville. Dream Launch Business Program.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 17, 2023

Last week, the ACA Public Policy leadership, alongside members of GrayRobinson , made a visit to Capitol Hill to support expansion of Section 1202 exclusion of gain from the sale of qualified small business stock. ACA believes in the impact and benefits of angel investing to entrepreneurs, job growth and the economy.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 23, 2023

January 20, 2023 - ACA Leadership met with Commissioner Hester Peirce of the SEC to talk about the accredited investor definition, QSBS, and what success looks like in a thriving startup ecosystem. Joining the ACA Chair and CEO were past and present leadership of RTP Capital Associates, The Launch Place and First Flight Venture Center.

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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. Our mentoring covers a wide range of topics and situations based on the leadership team’s experience, the stage of the startup, and the market the company is working to serve. By Scott Meacham.

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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

AUGUST 13, 2021

By: Daren Cotter, Tech Entrepreneur & Investor, Member of Gopher Angels I’ve been asked this question many times over the past 8 years. I’m sharing my thought process because perhaps it will nudge some of you to angel invest too! I served as a member of Prodege’s leadership team until 2021.

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2017

Executive Leadership Council – focus on African-Americans. 2017 ACA Summit by Angel Capital Association. Learn How to Angel Invest by Future Investor. Angel Investing Bootcamp by 37 Angels . Angel Resource Institute Programs. Angel 101: Primer for New Angel Investors by Seraf .

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Gust

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

There are surprisingly few such conferences, for the very good reason that there are actually relatively few such people (venture capitalists and ‘professional’ angel investors) to attend them! But that said, here are the biggest (i.e., “only” events of their type): Business Angels.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 16, 2020

By: Brent Gleeson, Founder & CEO at TakingPoint™ Leadership, Navy SEAL Whether you are an entrepreneur, working in corporate America, or building a startup, it is imperative to continually seek new ways to stay inspired and driven. As an entrepreneur, this concept keeps me motivated, because it puts things into perspective.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Under his visionary leadership, Apple’s product designs were not just about features and specifications; they were about creating experiences that users fell in love with. Case Study: Apple — Elevating Emotional Design to an Art Form For decades, Apple has set the gold standard in emotional design within the tech industry.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Making a difference for every member, every group…and the entrepreneurs they support. Over the upcoming year, you will see thought leadership discussions, digital content, interviews, and educational modules and opportunities for improvement of risk management. It’s about impact. But, we will also do more.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 7, 2020

By: Elaine Bolle, RTP Capital Associates Rob Neville is a serial entrepreneur, and his story is a powerful testimonial about the importance of angel funding. Rob’s personal philosophy and growth strategy involves leveraging the expertise, relationships, and capital of angels around the world. “One

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

ACA has continued its efforts to push legislation to help the entire Angel community. Through ACA’s strong and experienced public policy leadership team, ACA has been able to gain more diverse voices as both investors and entrepreneurs. What We’ve Done So Far This Year 2023 has been extremely busy for ACA.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For Angel Capital Association members, the provision in Build Back Better that we are focused on is a potential “pay-for” that would limit the use of the 100% capital gains exclusion on qualified small business stocks (Section 1202) for people who have an adjusted gross income over $400,000.

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