Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The ACA and angel investing community are thrilled to welcome Dr. Charu Ramanathan as a keynote speaker to the Summit of Angel Investing in Columbus, OH. Dr. Ramanathan is the Founding Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Black Star Fund , an early-stage venture capital fund.

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2017

org (also for non-Partners in VC), Venture University , Rebel One Ventures , Sutton Capital , VC Career Accelerator. Spearhead – $1m to back your angel investing. Shift’s AFVentures Fellowship Program connects the military’s motivated innovators with leading venture capital firms and technology startups.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 22, 2020

By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager Three new board members were elected at the ACA Annual Members’ Meeting during ACA 2020 – The Summit of Angel Investing held virtually May 12-14, 2020. Linda Smith will continue as Chair Emeritus and ACA Public Policy Chair for the Angel Capital Association. Thank you!

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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. We owe a debt of gratitude to our tireless volunteers and professional staff for their leadership, expertise, and dedication to our mission.

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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. Several angel investors, including an M.D.

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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 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

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

MARCH 25, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director The programming team for ACA 2021 - The Summit of Angel Investing is full of experienced, respected angel investors and ecosystem providers, and they are hard at work creating a virtual experience that will change the way you think about angel investing.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 17, 2023

Last week, the ACA Public Policy leadership, alongside members of GrayRobinson , made a visit to Capitol Hill to support expansion of Section 1202 exclusion of gain from the sale of qualified small business stock. ACA believes in the impact and benefits of angel investing to entrepreneurs, job growth and the economy.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Angel Capital Association is excited to announce our partnership with PixelEdge. With more than 20 years of experience investing in startups among the leadership team at PixelEdge, they understand the challenges facing angels in today's evolving landscape. “We

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

K&L Gates is proud to continue its sponsorship of the ACA, in support and collaboration of its mission to catalyze angel investing resources and drive thought leadership in the early-stage capital ecosystem.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 26, 2020

Our mentoring covers a wide range of topics and situations based on the leadership team’s experience, the stage of the startup, and the market the company is working to serve. Angels invest their own money and are in the business of high risk/high return. We are focused when we mentor.

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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. Joining the ACA Chair and CEO were past and present leadership of RTP Capital Associates, The Launch Place and First Flight Venture Center.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Probably harder than we realize, because we somewhat regularly find ourselves in angel investing situations where our founding team has run out of talent relative to the job at hand. Unfortunately, skilled CEOs with that kind of versatility are actually pretty hard to find. Are we now dead in the water?” But at what cost?

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

ACA has continued its efforts to push legislation to help the entire Angel community. Through ACA’s strong and experienced public policy leadership team, ACA has been able to gain more diverse voices as both investors and entrepreneurs. ACA continues to foster good lines of communication with the SEC and good relationships at the SBA.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With less than two months remaining in 2021, Congress is again facing a number of deadlines that will impact the angel investing community. His clients include Angel Capital Association, Prudential Plc., Chris is known for his high-level engagement with House Democratic leadership on behalf of his clients.

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