The Seraf Compass

MARCH 25, 2020

It’s amazing how the world economic situation changed seemingly overnight with Covid-19. One moment we were enjoying a healthy economy with a robust outlook on the future. Suddenly, a pandemic crisis sweeps over the globe creating uncertainty in all aspects of our lives.

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The Seraf Compass

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Great ideas are a dime a dozen. Living in the Boston/Cambridge area, we are surrounded by some of the most innovative researchers in the world working at institutions like MIT and Harvard.

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The Seraf Compass

JULY 24, 2019

One of the best parts about angel investing is all the great stories you gather over the years. Whether regaling your friends over a drink at the bar, or telling your grandkids about the time you invested in (insert name of very successful company here), angel investing will provide you with a wealth of experiences.

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Paul G. Silva

JULY 23, 2021

I’ve been a fan for years, and now Launch413 and I have the honor of being on the Angel Invest Boston podcast. Listen to hear how Launch413 helps startup CEO’s beat the odds and attain sustained success. LinkedIn post w/ mini-video | main interview page.

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The Seraf Compass

AUGUST 14, 2019

It feels like there is more written about angel investing lately than ever before. This form of early-stage investing seems to be having its 15 minutes of fame. As someone who worked with venture capital in the run-up to the first dot.com boom and is presently an active angel and co-head of one of the largest and busiest U.S.

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The Seraf Compass

MAY 22, 2024

This article is intended to provide a quick overview of the principal documents in a fundraising where the investors are purchasing stock.

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The Seraf Compass

APRIL 24, 2024

The toughest moment in a new angel’s investing career: a very large round has lots of momentum – it has been expanded and is still over-subscribed.

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The Seraf Compass

JANUARY 10, 2024

Entrepreneurs will face a huge number of decisions as they move from concept to commercialization. One of the first major decisions is what type of legal entity to form in order to move their great ideas forward. Why does it matter?

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The Seraf Compass

MAY 8, 2024

This article is intended to provide a quick overview and explanation of the principal documents in a fundraising where the investors are purchasing convertible debt. Unlike a stock transaction, these convertible debt deals do not alter the capitalization of the company by adding new stockholders until the debt is converted into equity.

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The Seraf Compass

JULY 31, 2019

Before Christopher joined the world of angel investing, he spent much of his early career as a corporate lawyer working in-house for a NASDAQ listed enterprise software company. As a prolific angel, he adapts those organizational skills to tame the massive amount of paperwork associated with the large portfolios he manages.

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OnStartups

MARCH 24, 2021

An Odd Start To My Angel Investing. So I thought of an idea: Why not invest in startups? Angel investing is like having a niece or nephew. So, I figured I’d have to give up the angel investing thing so I could commit myself completely to HubSpot. This was unfortunate, because I liked angel investing.

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The Seraf Compass

JULY 17, 2019

? Early stage investing is an inherently risky way to invest. As angel investors, you need to be aware of the key risks you are taking with your investment. The list of high level risks is long and includes financing risk, technical risk, and market risk.

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The Seraf Compass

MAY 11, 2022

In the world of startup company investing, the best-known investors are those who invest in the tiny percentage of companies that make it big. Should a typical angel investor apply the “swing for the fences” approach to their personal investing? Think Facebook, Google or Amazon.

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The Seraf Compass

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The first approach we recommend for selecting investable companies is to screen each company by examining the Team, Market Opportunity and Product. But for serious angels with more solid prospects than they can possibly invest in, a second filter is needed.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

Just starting out angel investing? A device that mimics kidney function and miniature nuclear reactors that snap together like Legos both seemed like pie-in-the-sky ideas that I passed on when I first started out. Avoid these 7 mistakes. by Jenna Routenberg originally published on TechCrunch

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The Seraf Compass

MAY 12, 2021

In recognition of their incredible contribution to angel investing, Seraf Founders Ham Lord and Christopher Mirabile were awarded the 2021 Hans Severiens award by the Angel Capital Association, the largest professional angel investor development organization in the world.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 19, 2024

In an exclusive interview with Asia Tech Daily’s Editor, Yazeed Al-Shammari, a pivotal figure at […] The post From Angel Investing to MSA Novo: Yazeed Al-Shammari’s Journey in Startups and Beyond first appeared on AsiaTechDaily - Asia's Leading Tech and Startup Media Platform.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 14, 2023

More than ever, angel investors play an important role in solving some of the world’s greatest challenges, and they level the playing field in ways that support socioeconomic situations and diversity. For investors themselves, angel investing is a mix of exhilaration and caution.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 19, 2023

What I’ve learned from investing in 100 startups Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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The Seraf Compass

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In this article, we'll explore the importance of effective angel group management and how it plays a crucial role in creating a supportive and productive environment for all members.

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The Seraf Compass

APRIL 20, 2022

When I made my first angel investment in 2000, I wish I knew then what I know today. As a newly minted angel, I assumed that angel investing would be easy to jump into and become successful at. Experience is what you get, when you don’t get what you want. I was partially right… it was easy to jump into.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As part of France’s budget for 2024, which was passed last week by the French government without a vote, France plans to create a new tax relief system for angel investments in tech startups. If you’re an angel investor in […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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The Seraf Compass

JANUARY 1, 2020

Having invested in over 30 companies and participated in more than 90 financing rounds, Ham has witnessed many different situations and evaluated companies at different times in their financing history. Participating in follow-on rounds is an important part of his approach to angel investing.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 10, 2015

More updates, more casual events, more exposure to portfolio companies, co-investing, etc., Being in a fund is not the same thing as angel investing. Of course, angel investing for most people isn't very fun past the first year. but you're still not pulling the trigger yourself. 2) The payback time is forever.

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The Seraf Compass

JANUARY 27, 2021

It all comes down to making money… Early exits are an important part of the financial reward needed to turn a very risky portfolio of angel investments into an asset that provides an excellent risk/reward profile for you, the investor.

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The Seraf Compass

JUNE 25, 2020

? One of the less understood and seldom used instruments in angel investing is the stock warrant. Warrants are essentially the same as the more familiar stock option. Both are a contractual right to buy a certain amount of stock at some point in the future, at a price agreed upon now.

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The Seraf Compass

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

When I began making angel investments almost twenty years ago, I had no concept of what it meant to build a portfolio of early stage tech company investments. I understood key investing concepts like portfolio diversification, risk-adjusted investment return, market capitalization, and staging capital.

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Gust

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Angel investing in the past few years has moved from an arcane backwater of the financial world to a business arena that receives coverage in mainstream newspapers and hit television shows such as ABC’s Shark Tank. The post Why Everyone with Six Figures to Invest Should Consider Angel Investing appeared first on Gust.

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The Seraf Compass

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For a variety of reasons, the mainstream business press is writing more about angel investing than ever. It seems like more now than ever before, if you tell a distant relative that you are an angel investor, they will say “oh I’ve heard of that” rather than give you a blank stare and assume you are talking about church choir.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Our innovation: Each judge got their own pool of money to invest however they wanted. Traditional approach: A small group of judges decides winners by consensus.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Now that is what will give you the ability, according to the SEC guidelines, to actually make a private investment, which any angel investment is a private investment, as opposed to what’s out there on the public markets. Or a million dollars in net worth minus your home.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Fund investing can be additive to your angel investing and there are two main arguments for it: Getting indirect benefits from being invested in one or more funds. You could do either of the following, for simplicity’s sake: Option #1: Do 100% angel investing. So what’s the point?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

Marjorie Radlo-Zandi is an entrepreneur, board member, mentor to startups and angel investor who shows early-stage businesses how to build and successfully scale their businesses. Marjorie Radlo-Zandi. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. 4 key strategies for succeeding at international expansion.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 29, 2012

Over the course of the lifetime of a new angel investor, they'll do 70% of all of the angel investments they'll ever make in year one. Consider not only joining existing angel investors but recruiting other successful investors from your industry to join you as well. 3) Start with funds.

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The Seraf Compass

MAY 27, 2020

Because the code includes some provisions directly affecting angel investing, understanding the tax rules is important for US-based angel investors. There are significant tax savings for angel investors who understand the rules. As we all know, the United States IRS tax code is extremely complex.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

It's a market that had gotten completely detached from the regular venture capital market--you know, the VCs and angels like SV Angel, First Round, and even Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley who I'm pretty sure aren't crying a river over a multi-billion dollar exit to the public markets after just six years.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 25, 2025

Their candid feedback revealed a stark truth: The angel investment landscape had fundamentally changed, but our model hadn’t. The Brutal Self-Assessment That Saved RVI When I finally accepted reality, I took a step that Collins emphasizes: seeking brutal facts through direct feedback.

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