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Celebrating 2023 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

Our members are able to stay on top of trending investment approaches, terms and exit strategies. ACA membership is available to individual angels, accredited platforms, angel group investors and family offices. Attend the Angel Capital Association Summit in Columbus, Ohio. Identify like-minded investors.

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Alicia Robb Magnified the Movement to Drive Impact, Diversity, and Inclusion in Early-Stage Investing

Angel Capital Association

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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Case Study: The Dan River Region Ecosystem Development

Ecosystem Builder Hub

We are fortunate to have leadership that have masterminded strategies utilizing public and private funding, along with a stellar regional foundation (Danville Regional Foundation, or DRF) to slowly work this puzzle out. Like many communities in this position, it has not been easy or straightforward. Eva talks about the early days.

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Celebrating 2022 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

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.

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Why I Angel Invest

Angel Capital Association

Our Leadership Team started noticing something interesting around 2010: many of our customers were VC-backed startups. It made sense because a common playbook for consumer-facing startups was to build the product, prove PMF, raise capital from investors, and then deploy some/much/most of that capital in paid media to grow quickly.

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Crafting Emotional Connections: The Heartbeat of Successful Tech Products.

Angel Capital Association

When you open your favorite app store you realize that choices abound, so understanding the emotional side of product design is not just a strategy; it’s a necessity. 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.

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What are the biggest global events for Venture Capitalists and Business Angels where they can learn about their own business?

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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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