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Angel Capital Association’s Annual Summit is a Goldmine for Black Investors, Founders, and High Growth Startups Raising Capital

Angel Capital Association

The Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit represents a beacon for black investors, founders, and high-growth startups. The association boasts a membership of more than 15,000 angels, providing ample opportunity for attendees to connect, exchange ideas, and foster collaborations with angels worldwide.

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The ACA 2021 Innovation Funders Showcase Pre-Summit Kick-Off and Deeper Dive Feature Groundbreaking Companies

Angel Capital Association

Chiara Renella-Brooks, ACA Partnership Director Incredible Companies Built by Women Highlighted During the Innovation Funders Showcase Deeper Dive This year’s ninth Annual ACA Summit Innovation Funders Showcase opened ACA Summit week with many exciting new twists!

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Angels Confront the Apocalypse: How Angels Reacted to the Great Market Inversion of 2022

Angel Capital Association

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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Hans Severiens Award Given to Tony Shipley

Angel Capital Association

Hans Severiens winners Tony Shipley, left, of Queen City Angels and Dan Rosen , right, of the Aliance of Angels. The Hans Severiens Award recognizes personal impact on the advancement of angel investing globally and highlights the special relationship that angels and entrepreneurs build to innovate, create jobs, and drive the economy.

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Current State of Angels and Boards of Directors

Angel Capital Association

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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Celebrating 2023 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

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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"Money is Local, Impact is Global" for Angel Investing

Onevest

By Michael "Luni" Libes In the traditional world of early stage, Angel and VC investing, money is local. Studies show that over 80% of funding at Angel groups and Series A VCs goes to businesses in the same city/region as the funders. Luni is a 20+ year serial entrepreneur, (co)founder of six companies. Register Here.