Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Total angel funding in 2010 was up somewhat, but has ranged from $15 to $20 billion for several years. The fraction of angel capital committed to follow-on and later stage investing has increased over the past five years.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Similarly, we fought to keep the accredited investor definition from revisions on Capitol Hill that would serve to exclude more angels from participating in the startup space. In May, ACA Board Chair Marcia Dawood was named to the Small Businesses Capital Formation Advisory Committee.

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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 AFR continues to be the definitive source of angel investing in North America.

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Paul G. Silva

JULY 11, 2018

Marianne Hudson, executive director of the Angel Capital Association (the trade association for angel investors in the US) wrote an article on this topic. One of the biggest debates in the angel industry is how much due diligence investors should do before they invest.

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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

MARCH 13, 2023

Additionally, we believe now more than ever, it is critical that the financial thresholds for the accredited investor definition remain unchanged as ALL of our communities need access to capital, particularly those historically lacking such access. Roughly $151 billion of those deposits were uninsured.”

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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.

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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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Angel Capital Association

MAY 11, 2022

Perhaps most importantly, Gouhin spoke directly to the accredited investor definition and how opening up capital formation in an intentional and educated manner will allow under-represented communities to have an alternative path to entry.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 20, 2021

Following our presentation, we had five angel funds reach out to ask us to submit to their screening process. Overall, this was a great experience and would definitely encourage companies to apply next year!” - Debbie Chen , PhD, Founder, CEO Hydrostasis, Inc.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 29, 2020

By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager The Angel Capital Association was honored to have Martha Miller of the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) participate in ACA 2020 – The Summit of Angel Investing.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 17, 2021

I think there are several important takeaways that are significant for all angels, no matter how experienced you are or if you are brand new to angel investing: Valuation directly impacts returns. There is no definitive valuation method. It is important that angels use multiple methodologies.

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Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

We’ve definitely got some success stories. You then need your risk capital and we’re seeing increasing amounts of risk capital available in Queensland. We can send students on study tours and international mobility and things like that but [Startup Catalyst] had a whole different intent. Where are they now?

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We consider other capital sources such as credit cards, friends/family capital and angel investors to generally be our competition, although we believe the structure of our terms makes more sense for all parties involved. What percentage of those who actually receive capital?

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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. Commissioner Peirce was in Research Triangle Park, NC and took time out of her busy schedule for a two-hour meeting with our team.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 10, 2020

There is less money in the angel capital world today than there was a month ago. For the early stage CEO this means don’t run out of capital before your story is so compelling that you can ask for more and realistically expect to get it. Against that backdrop, take a look at how much capital you have in your bank account.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

By definition, these unconscious blobs of information bypass our biases, our rational filters and our attention span, even in a condition of cognitive overload where the majority of bits get blocked by our innate defense systems.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 5, 2021

By: Amy Duncan, Fund Manager - San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) III The number of accredited angel investors in the U.S. Based on the definition of an accredited angel of a net worth of $1 million or more, the potential number of angel investors could be up to four million.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Certainly, smaller angel-backed companies may not have quite as easy a time replacing CEOs as bigger more cash-rich companies, but they definitely can do it. And even with the ones that were extra messy, how were we able to attract a THIRD CEO nearly 10% of the time? So for us, the three take-aways from this data were clear.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Dave’s note: Our guest author this week is John Huston, founder of the 300+ member Ohio TechAngel Funds and a past Chairman of both the Angel Capital Association and the Angel Resource Institute. . By John Huston.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In most states, managers to venture capital funds are exempt from registration if they only advise “venture capital funds,” as defined by the SEC (the “ VC Exemption ”).

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Intellectual Property Definition Intellectual property is any type of property that is not physical. This patent due diligence checklist helps anyone evaluate IP and patents – and weed out 95% of the patents that are worthless. IP due diligence has two main components: does the company actually own the IP it says it has? Is that IP any good?

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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. 1202 of the US Tax Code and the AI definition. During these meetings, the team relayed to the SEC the negative consequences of raising the threshold of the AI definition.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 4, 2024

Chief among these priorities is continuing to advocate for the accredited investor definition, QSBS and Section 1202 , funding caps and continuing to build out the Ann & Bill Payne ACA Angel University. ACA Board Member Marcia Dawood serves on the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

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

In our second edition of the Public Policy Quarterly newsletter, we discuss some of the most important updates on ACA’s main policy interests, including QSBS, investor accreditation, Section 1202, the accredited investor definition, thresholds and workforce development reforms. The target date for proposed legislation is April 2024.

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