Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Back to top The History of the ACA's Public Policy Efforts The Angel Capital Association was a nascent organization in 2009-2010 when Congress developed the bipartisan Dodd-Frank Act in response to the fallout of the great recession. This letter emphasized how important patents are to startup companies.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 13, 2023

While a run on a bank by current depositors can clearly accelerate negative trends we must also be mindful of the responsible support of the startup ecosystem that can and should come from venture capitalists, angels and other stakeholders.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 17, 2023

More than ever, public policy issues are having a big impact on angel investing, the startup companies we support and the startup ecosystem. ACA represents our members, but we invite investors to lend their efforts - a combined voice matters.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This letter emphasizes how vital immigrants are the to the US economy, the startup ecosystem and the Angel community. Brief Overview of the Upcoming ACA DC Fly-In At the end of February, the Angel Capital Public Policy team is traveling to DC to continue its public policy efforts.

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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. Commissioner Peirce was in Research Triangle Park, NC and took time out of her busy schedule for a two-hour meeting with our team.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 28, 2023

The impact of this startup ecosystem goes well beyond the jobs created at each company. Without them our economy would be a third smaller. FIGURE 3: EMPLOYEES FOR TOP 100 EMPLOYERS BY DECADE FOUNDED Source: [link] ; Google search for year founded. throughout its supply chain is well over 2 million including 450,000 jobs through U.S.

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 13, 2021

Even though we decided not to pursue this model at InboxDollars, I continued to think about it and eventually decided to start angel investing as a personal hobby in 2013. MY 2013 ANSWER TO “WHY?” One without the other would not be success for me.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Being involved with multiple stakeholders across startup ecosystems, Nick loves connecting the world’s leading innovators together so that everyone can reach their next level of potential. Prior to his time with GSSN, Nick led global partnerships, curating the accelerator network for parent organization GAN.co.

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Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Roles within the ecosystem. I asked about support roles in general in the wider startup ecosystem. If you want a good, strong, functioning, entrepreneurial ecosystem, you’ve got to have multiple players who have different roles within that ecosystem. We suggest that you: Subscribe.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

IBTX Partner Warren Spiwak recently sat down with ACA to discuss what angels need to be aware of and what the IBTX team of dedicated risk management professionals can do to create innovative solutions to fit the unique needs of the startup ecosystem. What should Angel Groups be doing proactively to mitigate those risks?

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

From an investor’s perspective, 2022 witnessed a sudden market reversal from an extreme equity seller’s market to an equity buyer’s market, causing dislocations throughout angel, VC, and startup ecosystems. 2 A (temporary) venture capital reset?

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