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. In addition to the election of the new board members, one current board member was re-elected for a second term and a Vice Chair was elected.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

Just because Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital, and NY Angels turned you down doesn’t mean “there’s no money in NYC and investors are stupid.” People told me that it was unfair or too easy for me to raise angel capital because I was already tapped into a network of investors.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 12, 2023

Another type of engagement is serving as a Board member or Board observer for a start-up. Start-up boards are generally formed when first outside money is invested in a start-up company. In many cases this outside money is from angel investors. This Board member must have the approval of the founder. versus a 1.3x

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Groundbreaking economist, author, investor, and entrepreneur is honored with the Angel Capital Association’s Hans Severiens Award While performing the research that culminated in her book, The Next Wave: Financing and Investing Strategies for Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs , Alicia Robb, Ph.D.,

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 10, 2023

Hans Severiens winners Tony Shipley, left, of Queen City Angels and Dan Rosen , right, of the Aliance of Angels. The Hans Severiens Award recognizes personal impact on the advancement of angel investing globally and highlights the special relationship that angels and entrepreneurs build to innovate, create jobs, and drive the economy.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 2, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/01/2023 10/01/2023 - The Angel Capital Association (ACA), the world’s largest association of angel investors, has announced that Columbus, Ohio will host its 2024 Summit of Angel Investing. For more information, visit www.rev1ventures.com.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 11, 2024

At this event, Elaine Bolle delivered the Fundamentals of Angel Investing course. ACA Board member Kevin Kudra was one of the course panelists and shared his angel investing experience with the event attendees. Katelynne Staehnke delivered a presentation on both the Angel Capital Association and the Angel Investor Foundation.

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 30, 2023

This has recently and amply been demonstrated by the reappearance of Boards and serious governance as critical deal terms. Author: Ronald Weissman , Band of Angels and Vice Chair, Angel Capital Association

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 21, 2020

I am very pleased to have the opportunity to represent the Angel Capital Association and the voice of all early stage investors as part of the vital work of the Investor Advisory Committee. He is a member of the Board of Directors or Board of Advisors of numerous start-up companies and non-profits.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This is the time of year when ACA reaches 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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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Steve Baggott is a member and Board Director of Queen City Angels (QCA) in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is also deeply involved with the Angel Capital Association, where he has served on the Marketing & Membership and Education Committees. Steve chairs the QCA Marketing Committee and is a QCA Board member.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 6, 2012

Some businesses just can’t fit within the angel capital or friends and family model for raising funds. Sooner or later these businesses will have to seek venture capital and accommodate the needs of the venture community in negotiating the terms of an investment.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 4, 2024

Introduction: The Angel Capital Association formed a task force of established early-stage investors and attorneys who routinely represent both founders and investors in early stage financings. Drafts of a model term sheet and definitive documents were shared with several leading angel groups for feedback. Sigety , Esq.,

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Savara also recognized the value that angels could bring to its governing practices and leadership team. Several angel investors, including an M.D. with relevant expertise, joined the board of directors. The Angel Funders Report 2020 is the only source of verified data provided directly by active angel investing groups.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

This project is designed to better educate the early stage investor community on the benefits of Deep Tech investments with the intention of increasing the amount of private capital available for deployment in the Deep Tech sector. Launched the new Boards in Action course, available in March as part of the AU winter term.

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2017

Origins is a podcast about Limited Partners, created by VC Notation Capital. Venture capital fund law FAQs. BOARD TRAINING. Angel Investing Workshops by Golden Seeds. Angel Investing 101 Workshop by HBS Alumni Angels NY. 2017 ACA Summit by Angel Capital Association. The Assure Podcast.

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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. In 2021, ACA launched its first formal DEI Task Force, made up of a diverse group of ACA members, board leaders, and ecosystem champions.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff speaks with Marsha Dawood, chair of the Angel Capital Association Board of Directors, regarding the advantages of angel funding to finance and launch a business. Marsha, we believe at the Business Beat that angel funding is the most important type of funding for the earliest stages.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For Immediate Release 2023 Angel Funders Report Released Overland Park, KS (December 6, 2023) – The Angel Capital Association (ACA) has released the Angel Funders Report for 2023. The Angel Funders Report is based on direct investment data solicited from ACA member groups.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 27, 2024

Exit and IPO activity have dropped precipitously, and funding has declined across the board. Few would dispute that we are in the midst of a cyclical downturn in the early-stage funding cycle.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 6, 2021

Keenly aware of the need to build, support and professionalize angel investing, they devoted their partnership energies over the last decade to writing books and articles about angel investing, as well as speaking, developing courses and teaching. Christopher serves on the U.S.

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Editor’s Note – This story originally appeared in the Idaho Business Review by Sharon Fisher and reposted with permission by the Angel Capital Association. To many Idaho companies, Kevin Learned isn’t just an icon, he’s ang angel. We raised angel capital,” Learned said. “I I didn’t know the word for it.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2021

Angela sits on the boards of the Angel Capital Association, Crowd Supply and TIE Oregon. Event Vice Chair Marcia Dawood, Mindshift Capital As a passionate board member of ACA and a venture partner within Mindshift Capital, Marcia evaluates and mentors startup companies with a clear emphasis on women-led businesses.

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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

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Recognizing the strategic importance of networking and building community, Bagchi Law's decision to sponsor the Angel Capital Association (ACA) is a testament to its commitment to showcasing the Triangle's entrepreneurial impact on a national platform.

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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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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

We knew that when her fellowship ended, we needed to bring someone on board who was solely focused on this work. Though TLP is headquartered in Danville, Virginia we have been involved with multiple statewide and national entities (Angel Capital Association, State Science and Technology Institute, Kauffman Foundation, etc.)

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 25, 2022

Board Meeting Attendance - A Fox attorney will attend your board meetings at no cost, proactively identifying potential issues and providing experienced insight on business goals. Meeting Space - Need to set up a meeting? Make an impression by using one of Fox’s conference rooms in any of our 28 offices coast-to-coast.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 11, 2024

Data from the recently published 2023 Angel Capital Association Angel Funders Report can provide answers to these questions. The decline in angel funding was similar to the decline in venture funding. While corporate venture invested 50% less than in 2022 and VCs invested overall 31% less, angels invested 27% less.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 30, 2023

by Joe Wallin , leader of the Angel Capital Association Legal Advisory Council and Pricipal at the law firm of Carney Badley Spellman, P.S. Big Picture The CTA is intended to assist law enforcement in combatting money laundering, tax fraud, financing of terrorism, and other illicit activity through anonymous shell and front companies.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 28, 2011

They knew it wasn't a controlling share, but it was the bulk of their angel capital and they couldn't have worked on their company without it. Your board - Board members are representatives of the shareholders, or trusted independents. They felt an allegiance to him to listen to how he thought the company should be run.

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Berkonomics

MAY 22, 2014

Bill Payne has been actively involved in angel investing since 1980, funding over 50 companies and mentoring over 100 more. He is the recipient of the coveted “Hans Severiens Award form the Angel Capital Association, its highest honor. .

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 3, 2024

The pathway we found was to focus on board service. Board service is not the only way angels add human capital to a startup, but it is one of the more consistent and important ways. Not only was board service a critical conduit for human capital, we had some data we could analyze. Well, it turns out we did.

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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.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

He is a member of the model forms drafting group of the National Venture Capital Association, the legal advisory board of the Angel Capital Association and the legal working groups of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance and the Digital Chamber of Commerce. He is a frequent speaker and writer on blockchain legal topics.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 17, 2021

Learn more about valuation issues and how to incorporate multiple valuation methodologies to optimize returns during ACA Angel University’s Valuation Workshop on February 9, 2021! Get to Know Bill Payne: Bill Payne is an active angel investor, board member, and educator for entrepreneurs and angel investors.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 8, 2024

Kwame serves on the Board of Regents for North Central University, on the board of directors for Actively Black, CEEK Metaverse, Bandwagon, The MOST, Vurple and on the Advisory Board for the Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Sacramento State University. Kwame is an honors graduate of Stanford University.

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