This is going to be BIG.

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.) So come participate in the community we’re creating around Brooklyn Bridge Ventures.

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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. Qualified investors under the program must be independent from the company, and the proposed investment must not mature for at least one year, cannot require payment for at least a year, and must be unsecured.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Triet’s journey in the world of investing began as a self-taught retail trader, a path he pursued to support his college education. Triet has a wealth of experience in portfolio support, angel investing, venture scout networks, advising emerging funds and startups, and has also been a founder himself.

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2021

One of the best business models ever is creating a marketplace between investors and investment opportunities. I’ve been meeting lately with more and more family offices interested in investing directly into companies, in lieu of via funds. Investors there are outsourcing the decision-making about individual investments to the GPs.).

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Gust

MAY 22, 2012

This is a good time to reflect on my experience with locally based angel investment. I just finished with the fourth of our annual angel investment event for my local group based in Eugene and Corvallis, Oregon. We try to make our investments as convertible debt. We like the local connection. .

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 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. Angel Investing, Venture Capital, and Mentoring. I suggest you have 6 main options: .

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 16, 2024

Then, they need to figure out a way to project that brand up above the venture community, like a Bat signal calling for the best founders to come and pitch them. When Roger Ehrenberg set out to professionalize his angel investing into a fund, he used “Data” as the theme. He wasn’t only investing in businesses that sold data.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 5, 2024

The Hans Severiens Award recognizes personal impact on the advancement of angel investing globally and highlights the special relationship that angels and entrepreneurs build to innovate, create jobs, and drive the economy. Over a lifetime of work, Learned has been an entrepreneur, Angel investor, academic and accountant.

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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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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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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 22, 2020

By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager Three new board members were elected at the ACA Annual Members’ Meeting during ACA 2020 – The Summit of Angel Investing held virtually May 12-14, 2020. The contributions of these individuals have enhanced the angel investor community and the Angel Capital Association.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 11, 2024

On February 28 , in Florence, CO, Elaine Bolle , Kevin Kudra , and Katelynne Staehnke were in attendance at the Fremont County Angel Investing Workshop, sponsored the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade ( CO OEDIT ). At this event, Elaine Bolle delivered the Fundamentals of Angel Investing course.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

AUGUST 31, 2022

To serve the growth of different industry sectors in the Bradford community, the Bright Bradford Fund consists of two distinct investment opportunities — the Bright Bradford Innovation Fund (BBIF) and the Bright Bradford Development Fund (BBDF). Applications are now being accepted for equity investments up to $100,000.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 14, 2024

Four startup finalists pitched to an audience of entrepreneurs and angel investors For the sixth consecutive year the San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC), held at the University of San Diego, made sizeable investments into two startup finalists of its four-month-long program. Actual amount invested depends on total dollars raised.

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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

MARCH 8, 2024

The ACA and angel investing community are thrilled to welcome Kwame Anku as a keynote speaker to the Summit of Angel Investing in Columbus, OH. Kwame is the Founding Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Black Star Fund , an early-stage venture capital fund.

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This is going to be BIG.

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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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

We threw a Launchpad LA dinner to bring the community together as we tend to do 6-10 times a year. Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. ” That always stuck with me. That seems very Brad to me.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

This event, heralded as the industry’s flagship, convenes a diverse community of new and experienced angel investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurial minds to explore critical topics and trends in angel investing.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 29, 2019

Building a startup community, or startup ecosystem, is no easy task and requires a lot of intentional work. An interconnected startup community is one that shares common values and whose interests support the entrepreneurs, their ventures, and the startup community as a whole. What is a startup community?

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The Seraf Compass

APRIL 1, 2020

As a follow-up to our message on Angel Investing in Challenging Times, Christopher and I tasked Raza with putting together an update and perspective piece for the CEOs of our portfolio companies. And finally, he touches on some of the resources they should reach out to within our local and national communities.

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

AIF’s established mission is to advance the art and science of angel investing to accelerate innovation and economic growth. Thanks to donors thus far, we are boldly expanding our ability to steward the angel investing profession. million goal, AIF will make investments in the following areas.

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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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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

Angel investors have proven their resilience, enduring several years of volatile markets driven by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of the great bull market where exits soared, venture funds posted record returns and private company valuations exploded. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

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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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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Incredible Organizational Change, Growth and Advocacy: a Look at the ACA Success and Goals For 2024 Despite the volatility brought about by the pandemic, economic uncertainty, market fluctuation, bank failures and a myriad of other difficulties, the ACA has powered through to continue to be the voice for the art and science of angel investing.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually. For brand new angels, ACA launched the first-ever New Angel Cohort.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Angel investors are outstanding examples of investors putting "skin in the game" to support the next generation of founders and technological innovation. Angel communities are collective investing networks that operate direct investments, syndicates and Angel Funds.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 10, 2023

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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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. Angel investing, venture capital and mentoring. Launch a new company. Part-time activities.

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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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StartupNation

AUGUST 30, 2021

The importance of mentorship to the startup community. Jeff and Armando begin by speaking to Angela Barbash, the chief executive officer of Revalue Investing. During the interview, Barbash explains: Her career as an investment advisor. Impact-oriented investing. Divesting from Wall Street and investing in nonprofits.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 18, 2023

He is also deeply involved with the Angel Capital Association, where he has served on the Marketing & Membership and Education Committees. As part of this, he is a trainer for the Ann & Bill Payne’s ACA Angel University, including the Fundamentals of Angel Investing and Risks courses.

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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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Gust

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Two founders have spent $200K of personal and family funds over a one year period to start the company, get a prototype site up and running, and have already generated some “buzz” in the Internet community. How much is NewCo worth to investors at this point (pre-money valuation)?

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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. As such, Neil provides both guidance and counsel as well as direct support to startups and entrepreneurs, knowing this combination is a more natural and dynamic approach to empowering the entrepreneurial community.

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