Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

More importantly, without you, our economy would be weakened, and society’s ability to innovate would be stunted. In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

More importantly, without you, our economy would be weakened and society’s ability to innovate would be stunted. In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually.

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opportunity funders peer-to-peer angel investing 52

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

I was amazed at your innovation, approach, cleverness, enthusiasm, leadership traits, background, education, team?—?everything. Because you have a unitary focus on financing your company or you die you seem not to miss a beat in thinking about the last meeting and the funder has been whipsawed in 20 directions.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 7, 2021

More than ever, we need innovation. Angels are nimble, identifying and supporting entrepreneurs with desperately needed new technologies and innovations. Education & Smart Practices. We need ingenuity. We need risk-takers and difference-makers. We need angels. Data Analytics & Insights. Public Policy.

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peer-to-peer funders angel investing education 40

TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

This, despite research suggesting that immigrants contribute 40% more to innovation than local inventors. If as investors we foster meaningful relationships with our funders and truly care about empowering diverse entrepreneurs, we’ll see more of that wealth circle back into our mission. Team effect.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The result was a series of exceptional Seattle program cohorts, including not just the “unicorn” outcomes listed above, but hundreds of millions of dollars in venture financings and liquidity events deep into the roster of participating teams, year after year. The first to spot the weakness were startup founders.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The Innovation Prize seeks out innovators who are spearheading transformative early-stage projects in the fields of the environment, heritage conservation, and social justice. Kairos Fellows. “The Skoll Foundation. Summit Fellows.

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