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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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

Angel investors have proven their resilience, enduring several years of volatile markets driven by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of the great bull market where exits soared, venture funds posted record returns and private company valuations exploded. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

How to Run a Company With Two 10-Minute Weekly Meetings and Post-It Notes Barry Raber (EO Portland), a serial entrepreneur and CEO of real estate investment firm Business Property Trust , shared his insights on how to keep team meetings short and sweet with an effective system that fosters collaboration and engagement.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Neil's philosophy is simple: it's not just about providing guidance; it's about investing in success. Bagchi Law’s sponsorship is ultimately about connecting local innovation with a broader network that shares the same dedication to fostering innovation. "As But Bagchi Law goes beyond traditional legal counsel.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

We’ll discuss Versatile VC ‘s strategy, how we see the market, and some of the opportunities we think are exciting. For example, we’re investors (via prior funds) in alternative data, investment research, administrative tools, alternatives marketplaces, and marketing tech to help gather assets.We

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 21, 2016

I met with a family office investor yesterday and we were talking about his family's interest in diversifying their investments into early stage companies. A lot of these people have started getting into the angel investing world. It's an asset class built on relationships. That makes you a gambler, or a hobbyist.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 29, 2012

Over the course of the lifetime of a new angel investor, they'll do 70% of all of the angel investments they'll ever make in year one. With a little patience, forethought, and strategy, you can avoid angel burnout. Here are just a few suggestions: 1) Advise first, invest later. 3) Start with funds.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

Ricardo Sangion previously launched operations for Facebook and Pinterest in Latin America, before joining operator-led global investors TheVentureCity as partner for first-ticket investments in the region. VCs have more money than ever, and it’s getting increasingly expensive to invest in North America. investors remain shy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

How to Run a Company With Two 10-Minute Weekly Meetings and Post-It Notes Barry Raber (EO Portland), a serial entrepreneur and CEO of real estate investment firm Business Property Trust , shared his insights on how to keep team meetings short and sweet with an effective system that fosters collaboration and engagement.

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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

Sage launched its first fund in 2019 and has actively evangelized for the RFC model of investment in many gatherings across the country since then. We have witnessed a steady increase in individuals and angel groups who are interested, but the appetite seems to have finally taken hold. Many investments will return less than invested.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

Nothing beats building human networks. He built his network from the ground up, a strategic process he credits to one thing: hard work. Holland’s primary strategy in building networks sounds like an obvious one — reach out to relevant people. Within 24 hours, tens of thousands of people had used it.

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Haystack

MAY 5, 2018

In this post, I wanted to briefly break-down the different ways folks can invest today (*assuming they have access to capital — more on that below in a footnote) and benefits & drawbacks of each one. Note, everything comes with a catch… Angel Investing. The Catch: You need to get the capital to invest first.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

And I want to invest in companies that I think care about DEI.” MKT1, which is a play on their initials and the word “marketing,” closed $5 million in investment capital last year from over 85 individuals. So far, it has invested in 14 startups, including Anrok, Pocus, Plain and Vori. They don’t know where to go.

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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.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 16, 2023

UC San Diego invests $250,000 and San Diego Angel Conference at University of San Diego awards $263,000 for LIMBER to address need for accessible, functional prosthetic limbs for amputees SAN DIEGO – June 14, 2023 – LIMBER Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc.

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Berkonomics

MAY 15, 2014

Just a few of these terms include vesting, corporate structure, governance principles, financing strategy, valuation and exit strategy. Each one of these terms includes aspects of fairness, ethics, law, business, entrepreneurship, psychology and investing. Email readers, continue here.]

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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. Bootstrapping is another option.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Index Ventures, a London- and San Francisco-headquartered venture capital firm that primarily invests in Europe and the U.S., Gonzalez-Cadenas is a seasoned entrepreneur and operator, but has also become a prolific angel investor in the U.K. and Europe over the last three years, making more than 50 angel investments in total.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Now, executives or founders moving into full-time investing roles is not uncommon. Blond told Forbes that he’d made the decision to begin “full-time startup investing” early in the year. You told Forbes that you had decided to go into full-time startup investing earlier this year. I’ve been angel investing for about four years.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 29, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission) participate in ACA 2020 – The Summit of Angel Investing. Martha’s fireside chat, Vision Critical – Breaking News With the SEC, discussed timely updates, trends, and perspectives about how COVID-19 is impacting raising capital, crowdfunding, and strategies to bridge networks.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 21, 2020

He is also co-Managing Director of Launchpad Venture Group , a Boston-based venture investment group focused on seed and early-stage investments in technology-oriented companies. Launchpad is top-three ranked group in the U.S. Christopher has been a columnist on entrepreneurship for Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

tevye2009 , Q: “can you briefly explain why it’s best to get a small valuation when getting investment.&# Mike Stern (wasn’t sure which one so leave a comment if it’s you): Q: “is it possible to sell your startup without venture investment if the company has big traction and a large user base?&#

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 7, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission, to ACA 2020 – The Summit of Angel Investing ! Martha will join ACA for an exclusive fireside chat to discuss updates, trends, and perspectives about how COVID-19 is impacting raising capital, crowdfunding, and strategies to bridge networks.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 12, 2019

Needless to say, if this is your only strategy or hope for funding your new business you’re probably not ready for entrepreneurship anyway! Whether or not this qualifies as “Government funding”, this network of volunteer mentors is on hand to help almost any business for a very low one-off fee.

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Gust

JULY 23, 2014

So even if my own mother asked me to meet with you, and you were pitching me a biotech opportunity for a $10 million investment at a $90 million valuation, I might take the meeting, but it wouldn’t be particularly useful for either of us. Can you get to break-even somehow, and live to fight another day?

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

The goal was to share our experiences in the realm of angel investing with an array of global audiences, by participating in various lectures, discussions and workshops. In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

A while back, I published an article on “ Startup Due Diligence Is Not a Mysterious Black Art ,” describing what investors do to validate your startup before they invest. The investment community in any geographic area is not that large, and most investors have relationships or knowledge of most of the others. Talk to other investors.

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Sierra Angels. Louis Arch Angels. Wilmington Investor Network. Launchpad Angels. Golden Angels. Alliance of Angels. Hub Angels. . Sand Hill Angels. Virginia Active Angels. Central Texas Angel Network. Valley Angel Fund. Life Science Angels. increasing.

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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. The Team – I’m on record as saying that 70% of my investment criteria are team related. I’m also on record as saying I invest in lines & not dots. He wanted to be an entrepreneur.

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Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2011

And it was all fully justified, because the inevitable IPO would repay those investments many times over, and quite soon indeed. The division manager at Google who’s tasked with driving more mobile ads can drop $17 million on your social network that makes it happen. Ah, thanks for the memories.

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Gust

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Get those pitchbooks ready if your idea is not genuinely defensible except by being the first kid in the pool and creating a network effect, or dominant brand, before others do. On the flip side, there are certain businesses in which raising capital is indeed critical.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Rob’s personal philosophy and growth strategy involves leveraging the expertise, relationships, and capital of angels around the world. Fast forward several years, and Rob leveraged his success with Evity to start Savara, using his own money and $1M from 10 angels. Every round of funding was oversubscribed.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Although that component of the España Nación Emprendedora strategy is, inevitably, going to be a slower burn, hence the decade-long lens. In the near term, the startup law will be one of the first major deliverables of the strategy. And it’s going to really become a great tool for the attraction of investment and talent.

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David Teten VC

OCTOBER 7, 2021

DC Finance is one of the oldest and largest family office networks. Greg Weyerhaeuser Piasecki will interview David Teten , Founder of Versatile Venture Capital , about his firm’s unique strategy. As a member of the board of Clearwater Management Company, he oversaw the family-sponsored investment vehicles.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

The data revolution in partnerships Sarah Wang: That’s incredibly exciting and definitely part of our investment thesis in investing in Crossbeam. If you walk around to a bunch of board rooms, or I’m in a bunch of angel investments, and I think “pipeline” is the word of the year. Quite the contrary.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

I asked some of the participating VCs, and they told me their attorneys had figured out a way to keep their stealth-mode companies stealthy.Yes, this strategy is not for every company. We spoke about the changes to an “accredited investor&# proposed by Chris Dodd – This would be bad for angel investing.

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