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. That is pretty compelling.

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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

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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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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Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

It was just quite extraordinary to give students the opportunity to go to Silicon Valley, see what’s happening in firms, and to do a startup weekend in the middle. We’ve definitely got some success stories. We also had the opportunity to catch up with some QUT alumni who are running businesses over there. Where are they now?

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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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