Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Seed investments are down by any measure (funds, deals, dollars) over the past 3 years in deals < $1 million AND in deals between $1–5 million. Over the past month a colleague ( Chang Xu ) and I sifted through data on the venture capital industry (as we do every year) and made a bunch of calls to VCs and LPs to confirm our hypotheses.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

By: Nick Zasowski, Director at Global Startup Studio Network Startup studios are gaining steam across the angel investing landscape. As the Global Startup Studio Network (GSSN) researched last year, the early signs of studio data are just the beginning for the growing expectations.

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 28, 2023

We have witnessed a steady increase in individuals and angel groups who are interested, but the appetite seems to have finally taken hold. Why are so many angels expressing interest in RFC and when might RFC investments be appropriate as part of a portfolio of angel investments? million in 20 deals as of June 2023.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Take the time to read, cover to cover, The Definitive Guide to Raising Money from Angels , by the legendary Bill Payne. A download link is sent to you automatically by Gust once you create your profile, and the book is exactly what it says. Gust takes advantage of the cloud, and you should, too.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2022

The phrase may be meant to make people with imposter syndrome remember the importance of a simple cold emails, but it often comes off as a rebranded way to remind people that exclusive networks rule the world. Consumer love, a fickle thing: App Annie: Global app stores’ consumer spend up 19% to $170B in 2021, downloads grew 5% to 230B.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2021

TC: Can you talk about some of the business metrics that made these people decide to commit to the venture? million downloads over the last year or so. TC: Is the plan to evolve this into a full-fledged social network? EB: When we talk about it being a social network, 100%. We want to optimize for very different things.

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