TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

What are the ‘jobs to be done’ of an investment manager? The macro trends forcing change on the investment management industry. The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a scout, getting compensated for sourcing investments. We may as well get compensated for referring them to others.

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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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Paul G. Silva

JULY 11, 2018

Due diligence (AKA “doing your homework” on a startup to see if investing is the right call) should clearly take time… but how much? Marianne Hudson, executive director of the Angel Capital Association (the trade association for angel investors in the US) wrote an article on this topic.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 26, 2020

High-growth startups have two basic sources of investment capital — angel investors (individuals, groups, or funds) and institutional investors like i2E. Angels invest their own money and are in the business of high risk/high return. They tend to invest very early in a startup’s life, even pre-revenue.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

It promises to give credit to any one of them who refers a successful deal to the venture firm in the form of some carried interest in the firm’s own profits. It’s an interesting twist for the firm, founded last year by Brazilian-born Pedro Sorrentino and Pedro Dias and that is investing in startups in the U.S.

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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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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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Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2011

It is clear from this table that Friends and Family, Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists provide 95% of the capital for new ventures. Friends and Family typically invest a few thousand to perhaps $10,000, and only a small number of investors provide more than $50,000. Angel investments range from $100,000 to $1.5

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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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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. For today, we’ll refer to them simply as “studios.” Studios are causing this precise disruption to the traditional ways of building companies and how to invest in them.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Creating Startup Junkies focuses on the unique proposition of creating sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems in unexpected places — in the parts of the country sometimes referred to as the “flyover states.”

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Gust

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

We recently started a series of posts on establishing the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue startup companies for purposes of investment by seed and startup investors. Dave Berkus is a founding member of the Tech Coast Angels in Southern California, a lecturer and educator. He has invested in more than 70 startup ventures.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

today announced that it has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding from Germany-based angel fund Angel Invest , Brooklyn Bridge Ventures and a slew of angel backers, including one of Spotify’s first employees and its former CTO, Andreas Ehn. . “This week we’re launching Prog.ai Image Credits: Prog.ai

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 5, 2021

Based on the definition of an accredited angel of a net worth of $1 million or more, the potential number of angel investors could be up to four million. This arrangement makes use of the special purpose vehicle (SPV), or sidecar, to pool funds from multiple investors, with minimum investments around $250. in over 50 deals.

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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.)

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Gust

OCTOBER 5, 2011

A term sheet keeps things relatively straightforward by summarizing the most significant deal terms in outline form, whereas the deal documents themselves (often referred to as definitive agreements ) — even for a relatively simple convertible debt financing — inevitably contain some densely written legalese.

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Gust

OCTOBER 15, 2012

I’ve done that here and expanded it with some additional references, background info and light commentary. An impromptu Twitter debate arose among Fred Wilson, Dave McClure, Mark Suster, Chris Dixon and others about convertible debt, priced equity rounds, and the nuances of early stage financing.

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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

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Investments at this stage are typically called seed investments. Funding of $250,000-$1 million is available from angels, if you have credentials and have done the homework of a good business plan, financial model, and executive presentation. Funding will only come from you, or friends, family, and fools. Exit stage.

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Gust

OCTOBER 31, 2011

You need to demonstrate innovative approaches, more knowledge, more productivity and superior results to get the references you need. Another reality is that angel investors and venture capital groups almost never invest in a services-only company. It’s hard to make up for a low margin by increasing your volume of work.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

A dysfunctional team, or even one naysayer in a critical position can stall your investment. Investors will likely talk to dozens of potential customers, starting with your reference list (undoubtedly well prepped). Product or service readiness. Investors are evaluating your process as well as your product. No validated pain, no deal.

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propel(x)

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Stock Dilution in Startup Investing?—?Good So, you have taken the plunge and invested in a startup and received your stock. Let us say you invest in the seed round of a startup that has issued 10m shares at a valuation of $0.10 You invest $100k and purchase 1m shares, which means you own 10% of the company. Good or Bad?

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 15, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Investors and entrepreneurs from the Pacific Northwest and around the world will reunite in Portland and online May 4-6 for ACA 2021 - The Summit of Angel Investing! Whether someone is just starting or advanced in their investing acumen, there will be something for everyone,” said Jackson.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Every investment so far in this YC batch (and there have been a lot) has been done on a convertible note.” They are still occasionally referred to as “bridge notes.”) How to finance a new seed-stage startup? Convertible debt? Convertible equity? Nevertheless, if it ain’t broke, why fix it? .”

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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. Those opening lines refer to an entrepreneurial Camelot now barely visible through the mists of time. Ah, thanks for the memories. But, frankly, even these look more like sparklers than fireworks.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

I’ve had numerous founder clients who made money and want to put their capital to good use through investing. But if they get more serious than personal angel investing, you refer them to a fund formation lawyer. We believe that all the bottlenecks need to be done away with,” Ressi says about startup investing.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

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. How much do they like to invest? They exist in every town.

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

During the summer of 2010, I developed a workshop, A New ACEF Valuation Workshop for Angels and Entrepreneurs. To provide some reference points, I surveyed thirteen angels groups in North American to determine their recent experience in negotiating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 22, 2023

The Search: Finding Your Angel Collaboration Platform The Angel Capital Association, in concert with Jeffrey Lang of the Desert Angels and ACA’s proud partner Dealum , has published this informative interview on one of 2023’s most important topics in the angel investment space: angel group collaboration.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Over the past couple of years, there’s been an overlap between tech and art, fueling a growing interest of movie, music and sports stars investing in tech startups. What’s pulling African music artists to tech investment? Europe and globally. . based and Africa-focused mobile payments company through Zagadat Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

Let me start by saying that Clayton is one of the most influential people on my thoughts about markets that led to both the concept behind my first startup and my main theses in investing. VC can’t don’t invest in these kinds of companies because they can’t get out (no liquidity event). Freemium.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 30, 2023

I asked Sriram Gollapalli , a founding member of TBD Angels and Long Angle , to share some details on TBD Angel’s tech stack and the ways in which it has helped TBD become one of the largest and most active angel networks in the US, since its inception 3 years ago. Q: Can you please share your major tech needs (e.g.,

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Want to get involved in this community in some way--working for these companies, moving here to start one, angel investing, bringing more creative space online?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

That only changed in 2019, when it decided to incur losses in favor of investing millions trying to conquer the U.S. People referred to them as the invoicing company.”. Klarna is also, perhaps, even more mythical than a unicorn: a fintech that has been profitable nearly from the get-go. market, choosing New York and L.A.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

That only changed in 2019, when it decided to incur losses in favor of investing millions trying to conquer the U.S. People referred to them as the invoicing company.”. Klarna is also, perhaps, even more mythical than a unicorn: a fintech that has been profitable nearly from the get-go. market, choosing New York and L.A.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Polo: We consider that the draft for the startup ecosystem law that was approved on December 10 actually represents a revolution — for the attraction of investment and the attraction of talent. And it’s going to really become a great tool for the attraction of investment and talent. So that’s one of the main points.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

These angel investors generally invest $25,000 to $100,000 in a round totaling $250,000 to $1,000,000. million and is established by negotiations between the entrepreneur and the angel investors. Active angels invest in a diversified portfolio of 10 or more companies, usually spreading their investments over a few years.

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