TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Even though Kevin Busque is a co-founder of TaskRabbit, he didn’t get the response he was hoping for the first time he pitched his new venture to Felicis Ventures’ Aydin Senkut. The duo also offered candid, actionable feedback on pitch decks that were submitted by Extra Crunch Live audience members. (By

pitching 75

pitching angel investing ventures enablement 75

AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Register Healthcare infrastructure, digital health, pharma, and foodtech will be among the industries that will impact the world in 2-3 years, according to Angel Low , principal at early-stage venture capital investor and studio The Hive Southeast Asia. What types of companies/sectors do you look to invest in?

pitching 68

pitching health angel investing opportunity 68

David Teten VC

MAY 2, 2020

for their pitch deck. . Run the following searches on Google or another search engine: [company name] pitch deck. company name] pitch video. As you design your investor deck and run competitive intelligence, you’ll benefit a lot by looking at how your competitors have approached the process. company name] Investor deck.

pitching 59

pitching VC capital ventures 59

StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

Pitch your business idea at a competition to earn startup funding. Plus, if you don’t win, you’ll still grow your pitching skills, hash out your business plan and potentially meet like-minded entrepreneurs (potential partners) and venture capitalists. Check out this list of pitching competitions.

creativity 104

creativity financing finance startup 104

Gust

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Leaders and active members of all the major North American angel groups attend this three day conference, along with a large delegation of international business angels. Sessions are all about how to improve angel investing and manage angel groups, as well as connecting with other industry players and getting technical presentations.

ventures 125

ventures angel investing education pitching 125

TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

If you plan to launch a new startup in France, Denmark or Sweden, there is a new seed fund looking for your pitch. Some business angels like Frédéric Montagnon and Florian Douetteau were quite instrumental in shaping Clustree’s trajectory, so de Raphélis Soissan started investing after exiting her startup.

VC 79

VC angel investing venture capital SaaS 79

TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

However , some venture firms have taken this up a notch by bringing founders to create a fund and invest together. Since the firm’s first fund launched in 2017, MAGIC has invested in 70 companies at pre-seed and seed stages across these emerging markets. I was pitching on the day, but I was also listening to other pitches.

founder 130

founder angel investing pitching strategy 130

Feedough

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Of these, only 70,000 get angel investment, and less than 5,000 get venture capital. But fret not, we’ve listed down the eight biggest fundraising mistakes that you need to be wary of while approaching the investors, pitching to them, and signing contracts. Substandard Pitch Decks. That is, the remaining 5.92

entrepreneurs 98

entrepreneurs pitching incubation angel investing 98

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. It’s not just a one-time pitch or plan contest. They’ve heard multiple pitches, poured over business plans, talked to customers, and looked at the legal work.

investing 79

investing investment angel investing pitching 79

Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The best business plans are stories, and the best pitches are stories. Pitch tip: don’t start with a boring introduction; start with a slide showing a great picture, nothing else, and use that picture to tell your story. It’s well worth the time and money for anybody who ever talks to a business meeting, let alone an investor pitch.

pitching 98

pitching strategy technology angel investing 98

TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

To date, Happeo has raised $47 million in venture capital, including a $26 million Series B round co-led by Endeit Capital, Smartfin and Evli Growth Partners that closed today. Inkef Capital, Maki.vc, and Vendep Capital also participated in the Series B.). In 2017, the two officially incorporated the company.

angel investing 98

angel investing venture capital capital development 98

David Teten VC

MAY 2, 2020

for their pitch deck. . Run the following searches on Google or another search engine: [company name] pitch deck. company name] pitch video. As you design your investor deck and run competitive intelligence, you’ll benefit a lot by looking at how your competitors have approached the process. company name] Investor deck.

pitching 40

pitching VC capital ventures 40

Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 3, 2022

Going back & forth between keeping the project as a side thing or seeking investment to take it to the next level left me pondering a big question. Does your product really need investment? most side projects don’t need investments. Sit down and understand why you need investment. This isn’t uncommon?—?most

pitching 93

pitching VC investing investment 93

Gust

OCTOBER 18, 2011

The man stopped talking, finally, summarized his pitch, and thanked us for listening. He’d treated us – a group of local investors – to a pitch punctuated with detailed stories of how previous partners, an investor , and an attorney had screwed him. We sat in stunned silence. About 10 years after he’d originally started.

pitching 124

pitching investing investment technology 124

TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

2021 was a year like no other when it came to venture investment, and this year is poised to tread a similar path, writes 500 Global’s CEO and co-founder, Christine Tsai. In 2021, there were approximately 90 quantum investments that totaled $1.4 The berserk pace of fintech investing outshines the global VC boom.

VC 80

VC incubation angel investing investing 80

TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

VCs invested over $5.5 billion across 412 deals in 2021, more than double the amount of capital invested in 2020, according to PitchBook data. For years it was known primarily for its software scene — in addition to being the live music capital of the world. Notably, S3’s investment thesis is focused on Texas.

real estate 97

real estate VC angel investing culture 97

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2009

But if you have approached a senior member of your industry and if they’re on 4 advisory boards, have done 3 angel investments and probably have a full time gig themselves – it is hard to really get into the details of your company. At a minimum their angel investments will likely take precedence.

board 306

board startup advice VC 306

StartupNation

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Will you take investment from others? Obtain funding from an angel investor. Angel investors are wealthy individuals looking to put seed money into a venture. Pitching to an angel investor is a great way to validate your business, and there are many angel investor groups across the world. Amplify.la.

real estate 91

real estate startup peer-to-peer accelerator 91

Gust

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Since this is my inaugural post here, I decided it would fit the occasion to list the five things I value most in an startup investment proposal. And I don’t want to invest in teams that are surprised at the question or don’t know what it means. I’m not likely to invest in something I know little about when it’s also far away.

investing 70

investing investment startup angel investing 70

Gust

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It was just a few minutes into the pitch. Honestly, I was really liking the people, the market, the secret sauce, and just about all of that pitch until they got to the financials. If you have to throw somebody under a bus, do it before you finalize the slides and deliver the pitch. Moment one: the annoying interruption.

pitching 70

pitching consulting financing finance 70

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 1, 2013

VCs, I believe that the purpose of venture investment is to serve entrepreneurs. Many of us, however, seem to regard investing as some kind of dodge or hustle. That is why some entrepreneurs have turned towards an alternative to getting investment from us. Many of us, fellow VCs, are a poor investors. call it karma.

angel investing 272

angel investing financing finance entrepreneurs 272

Gust

OCTOBER 18, 2011

The Venture Capital Method. The Venture Capital Method (VC Method) was first described by Professor Bill Sahlman at Harvard Business School in 1987 in a case study and has been revised since. It is one of the most useful methods for establishing the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue startup ventures.

venture capital 174

venture capital investing investment education 174

Gust

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

But that’s not something the kinds of folks who do most angel investing understand. One pitched investor whispered “don’t we have better things to do with our time?”). So, spreadsheets, inside knowledge, and examples notwithstanding, the entrepreneurs couldn’t convince professional investors of the opportunity.

angel investing 107

angel investing pitching communities board 107

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Entrepreneurs: if you’re looking seriously at angel investment, and you have the kind of product-market fit and management experience investors will like, you need to take a good look at convertible notes. Do yourself and the investors you want to talk to a favor: take a few minutes and do some homework on this issue.

angel investing 114

angel investing financing finance VC 114

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

A wonderful resource for startups in fundraising mode that most people don’t know about is the Frank Peters Show , the only weekly podcast that is all about (and only about) the world of angel investing. This added exposure can result in indications of interest (investment, acquisition, partnership, etc.)

VC 159

VC angel investing pitching entrepreneurs 159

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

I was working for the GM pension fund, an institutional LP, as an analyst, doing a research project on consumer private equity and venture capital investing. Jerry was a great guy and his love of retail investing kind of stuck with me. Leading an investment into an ice cream chain, however, that's another beast.

venture capital 327

venture capital ventures capital consumer retail 327

TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

“People have been trying to make gems an investable asset class since 17th-century Venice, which had done this with gold, and nobody could figure it out,” co-founder and CEO Dana Auslander told TechCrunch in an interview. The company has raised $2.5 Beard and current and former senior executives at Blackstone, Auslander said.

financing 82

financing finance investing investment 82

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. But if you invest smartly, and spread your risk over a large portfolio, the winners will pay for all the losers and return a nice overall profit.

incubation 40

incubation angel investing pitching venture capital 40

Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Ideally, a business pitch is exciting because the business potential is exciting. Frankly, in a business pitch, I mistrust shows of undue optimism, passion, and resolve. I don’t want to invest in passion unless it’s tempered by experience and based on a solid business plan. Overheard: I love your optimism. Absolutely.

pitching 70

pitching entrepreneurs investing investment 70

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. I recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but I realized I was thinking about the issue more from investor perspective and a very narrow topic of how to price the round. They know that the money they invest may be lost.

advice 291

advice VC pitching angel investing 291

Gust

DECEMBER 20, 2011

An entrepreneur has just finished his pitch. He did a good job on the pitch and the business looks like it has potential. But that was before the question and answer period after the pitch. We go on to the next pitch. He’s a man about 50, clearly smart, articulate, and knowledgeable. Raise your hand.”

pitching 93

pitching strategy entrepreneurs startup 93

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

What I’d like to do is tell you the story of how the investment came to be, what my thesis is / was and share some thoughts on macro trends. I’m also on record as saying I invest in lines & not dots. He quit the MRF and quietly amassed nearly $100,000 in angel investment to build a company. Pose is no different.

investing 303

investing investment VC media 303

Gust

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Angels want to know that you get this. And Rule #1 is: act like a great entrepreneur in your pitch, over drinks, and in the back of the cab. Most angels and VCs are after “people pattern recognition”: they tend to invest in entrepreneurs who are like those they’ve made money with in the past.

pitching 79

pitching entrepreneurs development investing 79

Gust

DECEMBER 28, 2011

One of my pet peeves in pitches is the triple whammy of absurdly high profitability projections. I’ve seen entrepreneurs promising 30, 40, even 50 percent profitability in their projections. Why triple whammy?

pitching 79

pitching sustainability entrepreneurs startup 79

David Teten VC

MARCH 14, 2023

HBS Alumni Angels of NY (which I founded) and New York Angels are the two biggest angel groups on the East Coast, to my knowledge. This is part of PEVCtech ‘s series on investment management firms’ tech stacks. (I We are one of the world’s largest and most active single-chapter angel groups.

angel investing 72

angel investing funders investing investment 72

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Some Super Angels have been quoted as suggesting that valuation is not particularly important to their strategy. They intend to invest in as many as 100 companies quickly, looking for the next Facebook or Groupon.

investing 125

investing investment networking ventures 125

Gust

DECEMBER 19, 2011

One of the most important questions you will be asked by potential investors is how your solution beats the competition’s, not just today, but over the three to five year life of their investment. There is no perfect answer to this question, but there are many wrong answers which will immediately jeopardize your credibility.

sustainability 98

sustainability disruption strategy technology 98