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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Angel Capital Association Awards Prestigious Hans Severiens Award to Sage Growth Capital’s Dr. Kevin Learned

Angel Capital Association

His impact as the Founding Chair of its Education and Smart Practices Committee has meant that thousands of Angel investors, ecosystem builders and entrepreneurs have been touched by his dedication not only to the art of angel investing, but by his contributions to the body of smart practices.

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Should every startup get funded?

This is going to be BIG.

Getting key strategy advice early on, or getting introduced to a new market can make or break a company in ways that no amount of angel capital can help. The problem is that misguided startups with too much money to spend also take up scarce resources—like engineering talent, media attention, designers, etc.

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Current State of Angels and Boards of Directors

Angel Capital Association

Angels often make their first real impact post-investment by helping a portfolio company develop a “real” Board, by insisting on documented processes, key metrics and measures and a more rigorous approach to corporate oversight and accountability. In the latter case, returns improved by 20%. with an average of 5.7 Director seats.

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Angel Capital Association’s Annual Summit is a Goldmine for Black Investors, Founders, and High Growth Startups Raising Capital

Angel Capital Association

The Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit represents a beacon for black investors, founders, and high-growth startups. Additionally, the ACA’s Angel University pre-summit seminars offer deep dives into crucial topics like angel exit strategies and startup board management.

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ACA Calls on Members to Nominate, Apply for the FY25 Board of Directors

Angel Capital Association

This is the time of year when we reach out to our angel community seeking nominations for both the Angel Capital Association’s FY 2025 Board of Directors and committee volunteers to help ACA continue to grow and support our work on angel investing.

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ACA-Supported Startup Act to be Reintroduced to Congress this Week

Angel Capital Association

The bill will authorize the Department of Labor to conduct a three-year, multi-state study to review the outcomes of these programs and report its findings to Congress. Learn more about this kind of policy online.

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