Angel Capital Association

APRIL 30, 2024

This historical or look back perspective is based on a survey conducted by the Angel Capital Association in Q1 and Q2 of 2021 compared to the same survey conduct two years later in 2023. As a result, we are able to understand and contrast the sentiments of angel groups in 2023 compared to 2021.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 13, 2023

Monday, March 13, 2023 - The near-term crisis has largely been averted with the Federal Reserve, Treasury and FDIC regulators announcing that depositors regained access to 100% of their money starting Monday and that no losses will be borne by the taxpayer. Resources: 03/13/2023 - Read the latest from the U.S.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 3, 2024

Groups investing at those higher levels usually required to qualify for a Board seat can become better informed, make better follow-on investing decisions and can offer a much deeper level of mentoring than investments for which the angel group is a less-involved investor. This is the third consecutive yearly decline in angel Directorships.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 11, 2024

While early-stage venture started 2022 at a level commensurate with 2021, by Q4’22 dollars invested in early-stage deals ($10.7B) had fallen by 55% from Q1 ($23.8B) ( Pitchbook ) and declined further in 2023. In another reversal from 2021, capital demand was 1.5x Late-stage funding showed even sharper declines.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 27, 2024

In that year 18% of valuations of TCA funded companies were in the $1-3 million range, but by 2023 this dropped to only 3%. Also in 2016, valuations in the $3-6 million range comprised 42% of funding, yet by 2023 that has dropped to 10%.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For Immediate Release Alexandria, VA (October 4, 2023) – The Angel Capital Association (ACA) has received an $123k award from the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIPs) designed to catalyze private investment in the Deep Tech Sector.

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

By Tony Shipley, Seed the Future Campaign Chair, and Katelynne Staehnke, Director of Development, on behalf of the Angel Investor Foundation. We sincerely appreciate the many contributions our Angel Capital Association (ACA) members, Angel Groups and other donors have made and continue to make to the Seed the Future (STF) Campaign.

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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. In 2023, The Summit of Angel Investing is moving west to Vegas!

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 23, 2023

For Immediate Release (1/23/2023) The Angel Capital Association (ACA), the world’s leading professional association for angel investors and startup entrepreneurs, has announced a partnership with Series Code, a leading technology support company for startup entrepreneurs.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 11, 2024

In this article, we’ll review the key M&A activity trends from 2023 and examine the economic factors , geopolitical influences, and industry developments that could shape the M&A landscape in 2024. What Caused a Slowdown in M&A Activity in 2023? Here’s a snapshot of those deals that shaped the 2023 M&A landscape: 1.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

February 8, 2023 - Sophistication or Discrimination? How the Accredited Investor Definition Unfairly Limits Investment Access for the Non-wealthy and the Need for Reform * WATCH THE HEARING NOW, BEGINNING AT MIN 10 * Early this morning, the Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a hearing entitled “Sophistication or Discrimination?

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 2, 2023

To understand this, Tech Coast Angels recently conducted a confidential survey of our 385 members, and 107 members responded – a healthy response rate. million in funding. If we had 23% fewer members (with the criteria fully adjusting for inflation since 1982), the funding level would have dropped $3.5

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Many of these companies have delayed raising capital in 2022 hoping for a market recovery in 2023. Few analysts are near-term optimistic about public markets, meaning that exit valuations may remain at 50% of recent values through 2023 or beyond, keeping comparables low, affecting every stage of fundraising and exit planning.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 31, 2023

However, selling this equity will dilute the existing shareholders and entrepreneurs, especially during a period of lower valuations like we are seeing in 2023. Likewise, angels often grow weary of having to reach into their own pockets for additional cash when the company still has significant milestones to reach.

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 3, 2024

But the importance of patents goes beyond the likelihood of an exit. While it is certainly possible to achieve an attractive exit without patents, the odds of doing so are less.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

” Insulated A lot has happened in the world between 2019 and 2023, with a global pandemic and major economic downturn intersecting Playfair’s second and third funds. . “But it’s [investing due diligence] a combination of spending plenty of time with the founders and getting to understand what makes them tick.

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

For Tech Coast Angels, 32% of the companies and 68% of the outcomes failed to return the capital invested: FIGURE 1: TCA Outcomes from 526 Portfolio Companies Source: June 2023 Survey of Tech Coast Angel members But of those failures, less than half a percent were due to fraud.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 28, 2023

1 Per Apple Press release May 31, 2023 Key Takeaway: Beyond their contributions to societal improvements through innovation, the investments we are making today in early-stage companies will drive both near-term and long-term growth in employment, profits, and stock market gains for our economy, and tax revenue for the Government.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 23, 2023

January 20, 2023 - ACA Leadership met with Commissioner Hester Peirce of the SEC to talk about the accredited investor definition, QSBS, and what success looks like in a thriving startup ecosystem.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 3, 2024

In a Data Insight on “Angel Involvement on Boards Improves Returns” published in May 2023, Rick Timmins from Central Texas Angel Network explained the uplift in returns where CTAN members serve on the Board. The experience of our group in this area is not unique.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Key Takeaways: On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Department of Defense announced a major policy initiative aimed to incentive private capital investment in U.S. On September 29, 2023, the U.S. By Jennifer V. Audeh , Partner, and Robert G. Sawyer , Partner, Foley Hoag.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 25, 2023

Here is data for a range of other equity investments: FIGURE 2: ANGEL RETURNS COMPARE TO OTHER POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS *Note: Per CB Insights, 66% of all VC funds yield <10% Source: JP Morgan, Central Texas Angel Network (2006-2022), Tech Coast Angels (1997-2022) Blackrock has done extensive modeling of returns by asset class for public equities (..)

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 25, 2023

How is it possible that with Q2 of 2023 being the slowest quarter for funding in AngelLists history since they started recordkeeping in 2013, are people still interested in even playing the game? Look for Part II of this article to come and register for the November 28, 2023 webinar online here!

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

By Mark Heine and Gary Kocher – K&L Gates LLP On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) adopted a number of new rules (the “ New Rules ”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “ Advisers Act ”).

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 28, 2023

About Sage Growth Capital Sage Growth Capital is a venture capital firm that provides revenue-financed capital exclusively. million in 20 deals as of June 2023. We launched our first fund in Q4 2019 and have invested $5.6 This is a place where those interested in RFC can exchange information.

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 3, 2023

Angel Capital Association (ACA) CEO Pat Gouhin and North Coast Ventures Founder and ACA member Clay Rankin were in Washington D.C. from March 27 to March 29, 2023.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 17, 2024

Venture Capital (VC) funding has declined across the board due to macroeconomic factors, with 2023 marking the lowest level of venture investment activity since 2019. The landscape of early-stage startup investment has undergone significant transformation in recent years.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

ACA has continued its efforts to push legislation to help the entire Angel community. Back to top The History of the ACA's Public Policy Efforts The Angel Capital Association was a nascent organization in 2009-2010 when Congress developed the bipartisan Dodd-Frank Act in response to the fallout of the great recession.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The final rule, which went into effect in May 2023, is aimed at closing gaps in capital access for America’s small business owners. This rule focuses on helping those in underserved communities who are highly entrepreneurial but still face barriers in accessing capital needed to start or grow their business.

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