TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Olumide Soyombo is one of the well-known active angel investors in Nigeria tech startups and Africa at large. Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack , PiggyVest, and TeamApt. Non-traditional startup founder to an angel investor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Austin made headlines in 2021 for being “the place” for startup founders and venture capitalists alike to set up shop. That’s why TechCrunch has chosen to shine a spotlight on the city with a special episode of TechCrunch Live centered on the growing startup scene in Austin, Texas. It’s a city of unicorns and tech giants.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Many local angel investment groups work with a local event that creates the illusion of a business pitch contest, awarding investment to the winner. Startups and investors discover each other, and the community wins because the event becomes visible evidence of new business and new jobs locally. Local media cover it.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

With a product advisory council (PAC) , early-stage startups can tap into the their users’ hive mind. But to build one, founders must first define clear goals and create value for participants. All signs point to a continued abundance of opportunities for startup founders and investors in the year ahead.”.

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StartupNation

APRIL 23, 2021

There are several different ways a startup founder might fund his or her business, including series funding, crowdfunding, loans, venture capital and angel investments. As an entrepreneur, investment advisor and consultant to startup founders, I understand that each startup is different.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 3, 2022

Even if I considered expanding or adding more features that the users were looking for, my biggest challenge was improving the build, which would require me to hire developers as I’m a non-tech founder. And that happens with most of the founders. Angel investment Angel investors are individuals with extra cash in hand.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 12, 2019

” shortly followed by, “I wonder if there’s any funding for startups from the Government?” For the majority of new business owners, there are no Government funds that will give you the founder, cash to start your new business. Recently they introduced a programme specifically for startup founders.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

Angel investing in tech startups is a gut wrenching and risky business. Most of them lose, but sometimes you invest in a “unicorn” and make 100 times your money or even more. Co-founder Paul Graham got his Masters and Doctorate degrees from Harvard. Robert Morris, another co-founder, was a professor at MIT.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

All of which brings me back to the question in the title: who makes the money on investing in future convenience? . Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. Invested Interests. Money to build the business is the number one challenge for most startups. Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO, Startup Professionals.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Most early-stage entrepreneurs who have worked with me (either as an angel or as a seed VC) know that I don’t rely at all on the social proof of other investors. When I’m in, I’m in. rings true to me. Investors who commit early deserve to have a lower price.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I’ve had startup founders tell me that it’s only about the color of the money, but I disagree – particularly if you are desperate. Here is the inverse, sometimes called reverse due diligence, describing what you should do to validate your investor before signing up for an equity partnership.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 16, 2024

It was so much fun catching up that soon after as he started Warmly I was fortunately given the opportunity to angel invest. One who is currently building his company in public [ie sharing a bunch of data, progress, and even setbacks, that a startup founder might normally not disclose].

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder. It’s a very cool vibe at Founder’s Coop. I plowed it back into 9 deals.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

It is a significant milestone not just for Dame and Maude , the startups it partnered with, but also for the sexual wellness product category. To understand how early-stage sex tech startups can address this challenge, we also spoke to founder Lora DiCarlo and investor Carli Sapir, founding partner at Amboy Street Ventures.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

To help our founders in transition , some of which are interested in becoming scouts. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. All VCs, including us, regularly see investment opportunities which don’t fit our mandate. Just confusing minority founders even more.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 23, 2023

Our participation in Anchor ( later acquired by Spotify ) generated both a return and a friendship between us and the founders. Specifically I’ve had the chance to spend meaningful time over the years with Michael Mignano as he went from startup CEO to Executive/Angel Investor and now VC Partner at Lightspeed.

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