Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The first three skills I espoused were: access to the highest-quality deal-flow, domain knowledge of the topic area in which you’re investing and access to VCs to help fund the next stages of development. This is the same with angel investing. Either of these are obviously fine in angel deals. Pay to play.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I know you have good knowledge of how the Internet is developing and have good intuition of what drives viral adoption, what local services are needed, what API’s need to be developed, etc. And when they wanted money they turned to none other than Matt Cohler, ex VP of Product Management at Facebook. Access to Deal Flow.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

It’s hard for me to imagine that angel investing outcomes judged 10 years from now will have a drastically different profile. The best angels or angel funds will do tremendously well. Think about their ability to drive business development, c0-investment or M&A decisions.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Gradient Ventures, or GV, led the newest round, which included Flybridge Capital, Firstminute Capital, Rackhouse Ventures and a group of angel investments from former executives at Adidas, Bonobos, Salesforce, ASOS, ThredUp, Zalando and Stripe. 1984 Ventures, which led Syrup Tech’s pre-seed round last year, invested as well.

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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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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. This year we started with more than 30 submissions from startups.

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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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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. In addition to the election of the new board members, one current board member was re-elected for a second term and a Vice Chair was elected.

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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. and Western Europe.

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

By Tony Shipley, Seed the Future Campaign Chair, and Katelynne Staehnke, Director of Development, on behalf of the Angel Investor Foundation. We sincerely appreciate the many contributions our Angel Capital Association (ACA) members, Angel Groups and other donors have made and continue to make to the Seed the Future (STF) Campaign.

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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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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

Fostering these entrepreneurs and the economies they impact is a direct result of ACA’s mission to fuel the success of the angel investor community. ACA members and groups enjoy unprecedented education and networking opportunities, brought to them by the trusted authority in angel investing.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

ACA members and groups enjoy unprecedented education and networking opportunities, brought to them by the trusted authority in angel investing. The DEI Task Force has developed and published a formal ACA DEI Policy and set its strategic goals for 2022. For brand new angels, ACA launched the first-ever New Angel Cohort.

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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

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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The Seraf Compass

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Angel investing started to break into the mainstream in popular American culture in the early 2000s. It started with stories of individuals striking it rich from investments in companies like eBay, Yahoo, PayPal and Google.

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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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Angel Capital Association

JULY 17, 2023

Additionally, the team also met with senior management of the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Agency (EDA) and the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of the Advocate for Small Business. ACA believes in the impact and benefits of angel investing to entrepreneurs, job growth and the economy.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 6, 2023

“The AFR continues to be the definitive source of angel investing in North America. The ACA dedicates the incredible time and resources necessary to the project in order to bring out the science of angel investing to drive better outcomes. It’s supported in large part by the Angel Investor Foundation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We both went on to have successful careers as consultants and entrepreneurs, and had a passion for working with and investing in younger entrepreneurs. We reconnected in 2016 and began angel investing in startups in New York City.  But, even then, we knew that many things could go wrong and that our investments were risky.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Look at them as catalysts for growth, enhancing both your business and your personal development,” Shawn explains. “If Use these to inspire your thinking and develop better ways to serve your customers or clients. Having people from your network bet on you with an angel investment is like motivational rocket fuel.”

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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. I was already investing in public stocks, bonds, and preparing to make my 1st home purchase. How can our readers follow you on social media?

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Gust

OCTOBER 1, 2014

No, but there are several sets of courses on angel investing that can provide a good base from which to start. Another course (that is getting a bit long in the tooth now) is Angel Investing as a Team Sport, developed by the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (now part of SSTI).

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

Kramer: While we do focus on SaaS marketing, I think our sweet spot is in modern marketing, and significantly, self-serve as well as a lot of developer marketing. We actually think that developer marketing is how all of our things should be. And then we do angel investing. We realized everybody wants help with recruiting.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2021

So is angel investing. You need to develop pattern recognition for what truly exceptional looks like. If you see every FinTech company you can possible meet (or even a sub-sector of FinTech like Insurance Tech company … you can truly develop both intuition and expertise over time). Venture is a numbers game.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 1, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Timothy Chen, the General Partner of Essence VC , which is an early stage developer + infrastructure focused fund. How did you break into tech investing? Essence started in 2019 and backed amazing companies like Motherduck, Modal, Warp.dev, Sardine.ai and Jasper.ai.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 28, 2021

Resources I’ve developed: VC Recruiters List and Compensation Data. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. Spearhead – $1m to back your angel investing. How to Write a Resume that Sells. How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm. Breakinto.VC.

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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. Going it alone.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

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. In the realm of angel investing, syndication is emerging as a powerful strategy, reshaping the traditional localized landscape.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

He sold that business to WeWork in 2019 for $220 million and joined the company to lead global corporate development and ventures following the acquisition. With a venture capital firm, you are pitching on an investment thesis, what he called “a mystery bag of companies that you haven’t invested in yet.” and Ribbon Homes.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The Dean of Faculty role will provide oversight of instructor recruitment, developing and revising course content and designing course assessments to demonstrate achievement of learning outcomes. It’s volunteers like him who make the member benefits so valuable,” said Bill Payne , angel investing education pioneer and lead donor.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

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 We are constantly striving to enhance member benefits while also fulfilling our role as steward of the angel investment community.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Register Villgro Philippines has partnered with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada to spur responsible AI development in South and Southeast Asia. IDRC of Canada, on the other hand, funds researches and innovations within and alongside developing regions to drive global change.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 7, 2021

This year, our incoming board chair launched a brand-new angel investing podcast called Angels Live – giving us a great platform for bringing our community together with powerful interviews and discussions about the future of angel investing. We are growing, with purpose – and you should join us.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

million seed round after a $2 million angel investment, for a total of $9.3 In the future, it will roll out a software development kit, or SDK, which will allow white-labeling experiences for brand enterprises, Sun said. Just a couple of months after launching, Paper closed a $7.3 million in fresh capital, Sun said.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

A group of business angels invested in the round. Endel raises $15M to further develop its AI-powered sound wellness technology. They expect the same quality of service in-store, on the website and on social media, so Glambook becomes a bridge between beauty makers and customers,” says Alex Tomchenko, CEO of Glambook.

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