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Hans Severiens Award Given to Tony Shipley

Angel Capital Association

In fact, winning the Hans Severiens Award at the 2023 ACA Summit of Angel Investing is a validation of his profound efforts to grow and support angel investing nationally through the Angel Capital Association as well as the community in which he works.

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Angels Confront the Apocalypse: How Angels Reacted to the Great Market Inversion of 2022

Angel Capital Association

Data from the recently published 2023 Angel Capital Association Angel Funders Report can provide answers to these questions. The decline in angel funding was similar to the decline in venture funding. We take risks on first-time CEOs to an ever-greater degree. We continue to back our portfolio companies.

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He Believes in Angels: The Story of a Company Backed by 400 Angel Investors

Angel Capital Association

Rob’s personal philosophy and growth strategy involves leveraging the expertise, relationships, and capital of angels around the world. Fast forward several years, and Rob leveraged his success with Evity to start Savara, using his own money and $1M from 10 angels. Every round of funding was oversubscribed.

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

TechCrunch

The pitches range from building the Square for micro-merchants in Latin America to creating a way to angel invest in your favorite athlete.” You can read more on that here. TC’s Christine Hall covered its recent $5 million raise here.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. How to get a job in venture capital. HOW TO GET A SCOUT ROLE.

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6 African women CEOs discuss how they raised more than $1M in 2021

TechCrunch

So despite total funding for women-founded companies reaching $834 million in 2021, per Partech Africa — a VC firm and data tracker of African investments — and the number of women in venture capital increasing, t heir representation remains minute against a faster-growing percentage of startups run by men.

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How do you attract family offices and other large investors to your direct investing platform?

David Teten VC

Same goes for SMB investment sites like Honeycomb Credit , The SMBX , and Worthy Bonds (business owners often fund others) and Prosper or Sofi (many funders have borrowed themselves).”. Proactive investors appreciate the chance to learn more about the sector in which they’re investing. Social communities : ASmallWorld.

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