Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

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. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 28, 2021

Relax in your own home while you soak up the latest insights about the dynamic, changing landscape for angels around the globe. The immersive, multi-week ACA Angel University is virtual , too, and will start on May 17 – and you’ll save if you sign up during your ACA 2021 – The Summit of Angel Investing registration.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Angel Capital Association is moving into a confident, secure future, because of the successes we’ve had and the way we’ve navigated the last two years. ACA’s angel groups made more investments in more companies despite the pandemic –continuing to risk personal capital to jumpstart businesses and ignite economies.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

We backed four of the female founders in the Inc Female Founders 100 list—another five we passed on and two had rounds oversubscribed before we got a chance to invest. I didn’t say venture investing was easy—but at least we got a look.) I generally accept any invite to speak or answer questions in front of a public group that I get.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2024

Angel investment fund selects six companies to pitch live on USD campus on May 9. Over 100 companies applied for SDAC VI, hoping to land at least $200,000* in angel investment or attract investors interested in funding their companies. Actual amount invested depends on total dollars raised.

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Gust

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Assume you have the right factors to get angel investment: experienced team, good product-market fit, growth potential, defensibility, and a reasonable shot at a successful exit. This might seem awkward on this site, suggesting that you don’t want angel investment. But angel investment isn’t for everybody.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Accredited investors are invited to nation’s largest angel conference, which has invested $4.8M December 08, 2023 10:35 AM Eastern Standard Time SAN DIEGO—San Diego Angel Conference at the University of San Diego (SDAC) activates angel investors and connects them with early-stage companies seeking seed funding.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Fund investing, like adulting, is boring. That’s the first thing anyone trying to raise a fund needs to understand, as well as anyone thinking about investing in one. 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.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Despite the growth in awarded venture capital (VC) funds, a staggering disparity remains between the amount of total VC funds invested in entrepreneurs and the portion of those funds invested in ventures founded and/or led by women—particularly women of color. Creating opportunities for women and minorities to grow.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2022

He bootstrapped the company before getting angel investment. For example, this year, companies like PreciTaste , Bear Robotics and Lunchbox all received investments for their approaches to streamline restaurant operations. They were joined by Collaborative Fund, Goodwater and Latitud and a group of angel investors.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

NJ Entrepreneur Support Program provides guarantees to support investments into Garden State companies TRENTON, N.J. The $5 million program encourages investors to provide additional funding to businesses by providing an NJEDA guarantee on loans advanced for working capital purposes.

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Haystack

MAY 5, 2018

The public’s interest in learning more about and participating in venture capital seems to grow more and more each week. In this post, I wanted to briefly break-down the different ways folks can invest today (*assuming they have access to capital — more on that below in a footnote) and benefits & drawbacks of each one.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

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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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For Immediate Release Overland Park, KS (February 27, 2023) The Angel Capital Association is delighted to announce that Sonu Mirchandani , Faculty and Entrepreneur Program Director for the College of Business and Technology at East Tennessee State University, has been appointed Dean of Faculty for the Ann and Bill Payne ACA Angel University.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Meet Roundtable , a new startup backed by eFounders that wants to bring community-driven angel investments to European startups. The company has built a platform that simplifies the administrative, legal and financial challenges that come with angel investments. On average, there are 20 investors per investment.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 11, 2022

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer May 10, 2022 – Seeking to strengthen connection, advocacy and understanding as well as advise those in the SEC and FinHub community, CEO Pat Gouhin was thrilled to represent angel investors and the angel ecosystem at FinHub’s Peer-to-Peer meet-up on capital formation. “It

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Investing in startups is hard and it's going to be hard for you, too. The trusted celeb manager who doesn't know anything about startups, never made an angel investment before, and thinks they're big s**t because some celeb picked them out of a hat to look at deals for them. I'm sorry, but I can't take those people seriously.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

K&L Gates is proud to continue its sponsorship of the ACA, in support and collaboration of its mission to catalyze angel investing resources and drive thought leadership in the early-stage capital ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

That told him there was an opportunity for a data-driven financing tool for these types of restaurants. The project is backed by Kelli Jones of Sixty8 Capital. When Keto Kitchen had good sales in the first quarter, Meyer went to the bank to ask for expansion financing and recalled the banker asking him what a ghost kitchen was.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

If you want outside capital, VCs will chase after you to invest. At my prior firm, ff Venture Capital, we invested in a company co-founded by Nate Jenkins , who had a successful exit, but not quite enough to buy a private plane. He’s now researching his next opportunity and interviewing for some jobs. Consulting.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 4, 2021

And if you’re a high-growth startup looking to get off the ground or expand, it’s likely you’ll need an injection of capital to do that. Byron van Vugt from NZ Growth Capital Partners explains. For investors, capital raises provide an opportunity to invest in a company’s ambitions.

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Onevest

APRIL 30, 2015

But the data shows a rapidly growing trend in accredited investors investing together. This is something that we have experience at 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors. This is in contrast to going it alone in direct investments or publicly traded REITs and stocks.

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Jason Malki

MARCH 9, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Karen Sheffield, the Founder & Managing Partner of Pachamama Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in US early-stage climate tech companies. How did you break into tech investing? I was already investing in public stocks, bonds, and preparing to make my 1st home purchase.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This is the time of year when we reach out to our angel community seeking nominations for both the Angel Capital Association’s FY 2025 Board of Directors and committee volunteers to help ACA continue to grow and support our work on angel investing.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This is the time of year when ACA reaches out to our angel community seeking nominations for both the Angel Capital Association’s FY 2025 Board of Directors and committee volunteers to help ACA continue to grow and support our work on angel investing.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Neil's philosophy is simple: it's not just about providing guidance; it's about investing in success. Bagchi Law is committed to providing legal counsel while actively investing in the success and growth of our local entrepreneurs, contributing to the region's dynamic landscape," said Neil.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

How to Run a Company With Two 10-Minute Weekly Meetings and Post-It Notes Barry Raber (EO Portland), a serial entrepreneur and CEO of real estate investment firm Business Property Trust , shared his insights on how to keep team meetings short and sweet with an effective system that fosters collaboration and engagement.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

And now, thanks to Hustle Fund, she is also an angel investor. Hustle Fund is coming out of stealth today with Angel Squad , a new initiative aimed at making angel investing more accessible to more people. She describes herself as “a complete novice” in angel investing, and so far, she’s loving the experience. “

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propel(x)

APRIL 17, 2020

And, conversely, investing. So will there be no investments made in that time? Investing for example, where we have unique perspective. Investing for example, where we have unique perspective. And, of course, the classic example is investments made by angel investors online on the Propel(x) platform.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

We’ll discuss Versatile VC ‘s strategy, how we see the market, and some of the opportunities we think are exciting. Versatile Venture Capital backs early-stage companies which help investors generate alpha and grow. are an aggressive user of technology internally to manage the firm and make better investments.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Angel Capital Association is excited to announce our partnership with PixelEdge. With more than 20 years of experience investing in startups among the leadership team at PixelEdge, they understand the challenges facing angels in today's evolving landscape. “We

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Gust

APRIL 30, 2014

Having now invested in over 85 startups, and finding that my personal metrics are very similar to aggregated industry ones, it is clear that (a) there is little to no correlation between my home runs and my personal favorites, and (b) angel investing done correctly really *can* produce a consistent IRR in the 25%-30% range.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Angel investments in 2022 equaled those from 2006 to 2011 combined. Family office investments increased by 5x , and corporate venture investments rose 6x , thus opening new capital avenues for founders who found it difficult to raise capital. Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x growth from 2020 to 2021.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack , PiggyVest, and TeamApt. Today, the investor is announcing the launch of Voltron Capital , a Pan-African venture capital firm he co-founded with Abe Choi , a U.S.-based based entrepreneur and investor.

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Gust

OCTOBER 17, 2012

I began studying angel investing returns about 10 years ago as a result of a problem I couldn’t resolve: The investing world seemed certain that angel investors were rubes. Conventional wisdom dictated that they made reckless investments in very early-stage ventures mostly doomed to fail. So which is it?

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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. Investors invest together.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Recently, Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital announced Brett Berson 's promotion to Partner. The firm scaled assistance to startups in a way that for outpaced the resources any investment team could provide as individuals. For everyone who has aspirations to venture capital, it's a lesson well earned by Brett's hard work.

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