Angel Capital Association

MARCH 11, 2024

The great bull market of 2010 – 2021, fueled by cheap capital, caused a nearly unprecedented rise in the valuations of speculative assets, from real estate to angel and venture equity. With war, inflation, supply chain disruption, epidemics and the end of nearly free capital, the twelve-year party ended in 2022.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer Looking back over the past few years of uncertainty and effort, The Angel Capital Association has made it through stronger than ever because of the work of our dedicated members, volunteers and professional staff. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Angel Capital Association is moving into a confident, secure future, because of the successes we’ve had and the way we’ve navigated the last two years. ACA’s angel groups made more investments in more companies despite the pandemic –continuing to risk personal capital to jumpstart businesses and ignite economies.

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Onevest

APRIL 1, 2015

By Michael "Luni" Libes In the traditional world of early stage, Angel and VC investing, money is local. Studies show that over 80% of funding at Angel groups and Series A VCs goes to businesses in the same city/region as the funders. Over in the impact investing space, this rule is not true. Register Here.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 10, 2023

In fact, winning the Hans Severiens Award at the 2023 ACA Summit of Angel Investing is a validation of his profound efforts to grow and support angel investing nationally through the Angel Capital Association as well as the community in which he works.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

CB Insights forecasts a roughly 20% drop in total VC investments from Q1 to Q2, leaving ambitious young companies scrambling to fight for scraps. This slump is a particularly unpleasant setback for entrepreneurs hoping to advance climate-focused principles and social change.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 26, 2020

Mentoring is one of the most valuable venture services i2E provides to Oklahoma’s innovators and entrepreneurs. In no area is the “why” discussion more important than when we are advising entrepreneurs on raising capital. Angels invest their own money and are in the business of high risk/high return.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 7, 2020

By: Elaine Bolle, RTP Capital Associates Rob Neville is a serial entrepreneur, and his story is a powerful testimonial about the importance of angel funding. Rob’s personal philosophy and growth strategy involves leveraging the expertise, relationships, and capital of angels around the world. Access the full report here!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

Christian Lim, managing director at SWEN Capital Partners, agreed: “It took too much time, but finally the ocean is being recognized as a critical piece of our fight against climate change.” How are you approaching the question of climate change in your investments? We won’t achieve our climate goals without the ocean.

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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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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

. “Starting a business is hard, but we now have a path for proptech lined with funders and advisers that can propel entrepreneurs over early obstacles through to maturity and deep market penetration.” More entrepreneurs should call proptech home.” Since housing accounts for as much as 18% of the U.S.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2021

A new category of investors has emerged offering a hybrid between VC and revenue-based investment (RBI), which we call “flexible VC.” Every flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory and ownership optionality. Our categorization is not a technical one.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 7, 2021

Angels are nimble, identifying and supporting entrepreneurs with desperately needed new technologies and innovations. Our investor community drives holistic wealth creation, leveraging dollars invested with the significant time and expertise that we commit to our budding ventures. Education & Smart Practices. Public Policy.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). How to get a job in venture capital. But how do you do that? . Monetizing our deal flow.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Related: A Practical Guide to Diversity for Startups and Entrepreneurs. There’s also been tremendous growth when it comes to dollars invested in female-founded companies. At the same time, according to research by All Raise, only 15 percent of all venture capital funding is allocated to female founders. Mark Zuckerberg?

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity , an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. When a foreign entrepreneur raises money from U.S. More posts by this contributor.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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StartupNation

APRIL 28, 2021

It has become increasingly difficult for entrepreneurs to get funding from traditional banks, because of the hoops that they make business owners jump through to qualify for loans. Luckily, there are many types of alternative lending to help entrepreneurs get their businesses off the ground or keep them up and running.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Marco was backed last September by a small seed round from Struck Capital and Antler and over $20 million in a credit facility underwritten by Arcadia Funds. Families with money can access the banks, but you can’t launch a business without capital, and many owners lack that access to banks.”. Shoihet met his co-founder and COO Peter D.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Monique Villa is an investor at Mucker Capital , an early-stage VC fund investing in startups across the U.S. She is also the co-founder of Build In SE , a community of founders, funders and ecosystem partners committed to company building in the Southeast (#BuildInSE). and Canada. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

A recent speech by the chancellor saw him imploring entrepreneurs to move to the UK: “If anyone is thinking of starting or investing in an innovation or technology-centred business, I want them to do it here. “There’s such a gap in equity for Northern funders still.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 26, 2020

These are the projections for a royalty-based investment fund. Entrepreneurs tend to explain to funders how they will spend money. Bad example: “This round of financing will be used primarily on working capital to keep us alive until we’re ready for the next stage.”. Here is the normal way (BAD!!!!).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2023

In a TC+ column, Spaht encourages entrepreneurs to revisit the operational and fundraising tactics they leaned on in the bygone era of cheap money. No matter the size, investments are a sign of validation for any startup. Redefining ‘founder-friendly’ capital in the post-FTX era. Six climate tech trends to watch for in 2023.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Venture Capital is a tricky industry. When the early teams: angels, lowercase capital & first round capital funded Uber they had no idea it would be one of the most revolutionary ideas of our time. ” So other partners at the firm might sling mud at your ideas as you go for approval on an investment. Far from it.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 14, 2012

VCs and fulltime angels bring a lot more than just money to the communities they invest in. You can get just about any wealthy person to part with some small portion of their wealth to put into risky investments, but these people don't contribute back to the ecosystem. On top of that, they tend to be the locus of innovation networks.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Having worked in entrepreneurial ecosystem building ourselves, we were not surprised that the main challenges in our field arise around a typical old-school mindset and a severe lack of equal opportunities for entrepreneurs of ALL ethnicities, backgrounds and gender. Ellen Bateman. My biggest frustration I encounter is silos in ecosystems.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

I asked them to treat me like a funder. The traditional economic development approach uses static and reactive metrics – the number of jobs created, capital investment dollars, and companies recruited – on an annual basis. They described social improvement and positive outcomes – but nothing that was tangible.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

We found one of those exemplary steps in southern Virginia where the Dan River Region Entrepreneur Ecosystem recognized the need for an ecosystem coordinator and rallied their stakeholders to hire the first entrepreneurial ecosystem builder for the region. River and bridges in Danville. The need for an ecosystem builder.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

We create spaces and formats that encourage radical collaboration between these actors and impact entrepreneurs, to build a sense of shared purpose and drive collaborative action on systemic issues. The Impact Hub approach supports the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems that are responsive to the needs of impact entrepreneurs.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. MIT Solve advances lasting solutions from tech entrepreneurs to address the world’s most pressing problems.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

We asked the 40+ Unsung Heroes of Ecosystem Building which skills they would invest in to become even better at what they do. Hard skills training: Facilitation & leadership, more and better business support for entrepreneurs, organizational skills, work-life balance. Lauren Mehler Pradhan. Nia Richardson. Adam Arredondo.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

The city also has the famed Queen’s University and low living costs to count in its favor, and gentrification is starting to take place, which shows things are looking up for Northern Ireland’s capital. However, this seems to be changing for the better, and foreign direct investment (FDI) is an important growth factor for the ecosystem.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

Every Flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory, and ownership optionality. . Too often, investment structures force the management team to make decisions between misaligned growth and investment (return) objectives. Our categorization is not a technical one.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Related: A Practical Guide to Diversity for Startups and Entrepreneurs. There’s also been tremendous growth when it comes to dollars invested in female-founded companies. At the same time, according to research by All Raise, only 15 percent of all venture capital funding is allocated to female founders. Mark Zuckerberg?

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2021

This is her first investment with the firm. Prior to Spokn, Davis had worked with an entrepreneur in the Middle East building out a social enterprise network focused on skills training, a role in which she handled internal communications. TechCrunch’s Equity podcast wins a Webby Award. More thoughts on growing podcasts.

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