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Current State of Angels and Boards of Directors

Angel Capital Association

But angel Board seats can be short-lasting, particularly when follow-on round VCs impose their view of corporate governance and reallocate Board seats from founders and early angel Directors to VCs or VC Director nominees. Author: Dr. Ronald Weissman , Band of Angels , Chairman, Angel Capital Association.

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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.

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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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Regulators appear to be growing increasingly wary of banks and fintech startups getting too cozy

TechCrunch

Ryan Frazier, CEO and co-founder of Arrived, said in a written statement: “Platforms like Airbnb have helped vacation rental owners generate over $150 billion in rental income from serving 1 billion guest arrivals, and yet, less than 0.5% Its first markets include Joshua Tree, California; Nashville, Tennessee; and Panama City, Florida.

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