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San Diego Angel Conference VI Announces Six Finalists to Compete for Share of Largest Event-Based Angel Fund in U.S.

American Entrepreneurship

Angel investment fund selects six companies to pitch live on USD campus on May 9. Tickets for live pitch event now available. 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.

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Angel Capital Association’s Annual Summit is a Goldmine for Black Investors, Founders, and High Growth Startups Raising Capital

Angel Capital Association

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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Dan Teran shares Gutter Capital’s challenge of closing its first fund

TechCrunch

In 2017, they began investing some of Gettinger’s gambling winnings, and then later Teran’s Managed by Q proceeds, building a portfolio of over 100 angel investments, which included Bowery Farming, Electric.ai He explained that when pitching as a founder, you share the vision of the company and can show what you are building.

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Healthcare infra, foodtech among hot sectors in 2-3 years – Angel Low, Principal, The Hive Southeast Asia

AsiaTechDaily

I see this as a challenge for myself as I’m not only able to assess from an investment point of view but also build companies from within. Aside from The Hive, I have a family office with my other half, and we do several angel investments here and there. The Hive Southeast Asia is a recipient of Dana Penjana Nasional.

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Triet Nguyen: Navigating the World of Tech Investing and Pioneering in Venture Capital

Jason Malki

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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From EdTech Entrepreneur to Tech Investor: The Journey of Andres Balcazar, Chief of Staff at Lido

Jason Malki

At Vencapital, we heard from VCs, learned about evaluating startups, did some deal sourcing, and pitched startups. People seem to stress a lot about breaking into consulting or banking then breaking into an investing role or think that they need an MBA first. Traditional VC firms raise money and invest in already created startups.

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What happens when you take 12 investors to Silicon Valley?

Startup Catalyst

In November 2017 we delivered our first Investor Mission, heading to San Francisco for an intensive week meeting with angels, VCs, corporate venture programs, accelerators, startups, pitch events, and dinners. The program kicked off with a full one-day angel investor education program delivered by Angel Labs.