Angel Capital Association

MAY 29, 2020

A Q&A with Rita Hansen, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Onboard Dynamics,” published on Oct. Each year, the Luis Villalobos Award recognizes outstanding ingenuity, creativity and innovation among startups backed by Angel Capital Association members. Rita Hansen, CEO and Co-founder of Onboard Dynamics.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Angel Capital Association is excited to announce our newest partnership with Skillcloud Consulting Group - a company that creates customizable HR Managed Services to run your growing payroll, benefits, HR support and talent acquisition.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 17, 2021

The bottom line is that valuation is a negotiated settlement between investors and founders. Why is it important for all angels to consider taking this workshop? In 2003 he was engaged in the formation and startup of the Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 3, 2024

Figure 4: 2022 Deal Type & Board Representation Source: Angel Funder’s Report Database, 2023 Angels Are Most Frequently Directors During Product Development and Less Active During Business Expansion Stages Angels are often the first “professional” investors on startup Boards.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

In February, ACA took its work to the hill when ACA Board Member Eli Velasquez and ACA Member David Olivencia testified before Congress as part of the Subcommittee on Capital Markets hearing on how the accredited investor definition unfairly limits investment access for the non-wealthy. Sending my best wishes for a successful 2024 to come!

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Paul G. Silva

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

That’s bad for investors, founders, and the economy. If your angel group is interested in participating, let me know. My thanks to all the angel leaders, and the Angel Capital Association , for their hard work! Knowing how hard that is discourages some groups from leading deals. Our Solution.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 24, 2018

If you’re going that route—here are a couple of things I would suggest: Have at least six months of personal expenses in the bank —and that’s only if you know you can at least get some angel capital based around your connections to investors, friends, family, etc.

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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

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. Gender has a major effect on access to start-up capital.

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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

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

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. The purpose of this hearing was to examine policies designed to expand investor access to our private markets.

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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

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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

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. Christopher serves on the U.S.

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Startup Catalyst

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The third day started with a session from DLA Piper on legals in the US, followed by a meeting with VC firm Accel, then a private chat with famous angel investors Jason Calacanis and Jay Adelson, before a combined networking event with the River City Labs Accelerator and muru-d Melbourne teams who were in town on their own mission.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff speaks with Marsha Dawood, chair of the Angel Capital Association Board of Directors, regarding the advantages of angel funding to finance and launch a business. Marsha, we believe at the Business Beat that angel funding is the most important type of funding for the earliest stages.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

It’s the official collaboration tool of the Angel Capital Association (and the equivalent national angel investor federations in 20 other countries.) It’s also used by over 300 venture capital funds. Needless to say, the author of this post is completely biased, as I am the Founder & CEO of Gust ).

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 7, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director The prestigious Luis Villalobos Award, recognizing the most ingenious and innovative ideas recently financed by members of the Angel Capital Association, was recently awarded to two ACA member-funded companies disrupting their fields.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 20, 2021

All three of these companies are made up of female founders who are disrupting their respective spaces. The Deeper Dive company founders reacted to the Innovation Funders Showcase experience: "The ACA 2021 Innovation Funders Showcase was an amazing experience to meet world-changing companies as well as new potential investors.

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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.”

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

Currently serving as the co-founder and CEO of Vitalxchange , she leads a digital parenting platform dedicated to fostering health equity from infancy, empowering families to nurture healthy and confident children. Concurrently, Dr. Ramanathan holds the role of co-founder and Chairman of the Board at Lokyata Inc.

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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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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In the current “Lake Wobegon” market, where “all the terms sheets are above average” in terms of their company friendliness, founders have the luxury of focusing on valuations and collateral benefits offered by different potential investors. He is a frequent speaker and writer on blockchain legal topics.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 26, 2020

Angels invest their own money and are in the business of high risk/high return. Over half the deals and total investments reported in the Angel Capital Association’s most recent Angel Funders Report were made in pre-seed and seed rounds. They tend to invest very early in a startup’s life, even pre-revenue.

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Onevest

APRIL 1, 2015

Luni will be a panelist on Onevest’s upcoming webinar with the Angel Capital Association on Impact Investing on Wednesday, April 8th. Luni is a 20+ year serial entrepreneur, (co)founder of six companies. This post was originally published on the blog of Michael “Luni” Libes. Read the original post here. Register Here.

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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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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2017

No-cost accelerators: Afore Capital Angel to Fund Manager (AFM), Founder Institute VC Lab , Recast Capital Enablement Program – Accelerators with tuition: Oper8r , OnConduit ‘s Emerging Fund Managers Initiative. VC 101 for Founders. Resources for those interested in venture capital and private equity.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

ACA is proud to call them a partner in our ongoing journey to create better outcomes for Angels and the founders they invest in. Without the meticulous detail and inclusive collaboration of K&L Gates attorneys the challenges at hand would be more difficult to resolve," said Pat Gouhin, ACA CEO.

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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. By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer We are deeply saddened and disturbed by the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others. We have no place for racism.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Gary has over 30 years of experience working with high growth companies, founders and angel and other investors on business formation issues and a wide range of transactions, including financings, strategic partnerships and acquisitions, intellectual property creation and protection, and exit transactions.

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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

JANUARY 25, 2022

The firm also offers Founder Fundamentals , a library of concise briefings — produced by leading attorneys in a diverse array of practice areas — designed for angel investors and founders who want to cut to the chase.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 25, 2024

After many early mornings and late nights, it is natural for a founder of an emerging company, and its investors, to look to the future and ask, now what? Angel investors, as frequent board members, board observers and informal advisors, may be able to encourage their portfolio companies to take steps to encourage a successful exit.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 23, 2020

The investors may have chosen to protect their investment through enhanced senior liquidation preferences, accruing dividends, and other investor-friendly terms that may significantly impact return prospects for existing investors and founders. Success lifts many boats. He is a frequent speaker and writer on blockchain legal topics.

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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

MAY 11, 2022

This provision greatly supports founders, the early employees they hire and investors alike. The program has been successful and has influenced capital formation and investment in early stage startups across the country.

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