Paul G. Silva

MARCH 30, 2023

In February Sandy Wollman, Marty Isaac, and myself worked with the Angel Capital Association to evolve New England & New York’s syndication process to work for more angel groups. Angels from New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania came together to test out our new approach to syndicating deals.

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Paul G. Silva

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The angel groups of New England and New York joined forces to help startups get funded. Entrepreneur Pain Points. You would think that the marginal effort to raise money from a second angel group is much lower. Instead, each angel group has their own subtly different questions and process. Angel Investor Pain Points.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

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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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Just as an additional disclosure, these are my thoughts, not that of First Round Capital, my employer. Every investor and entrepreneur knows there is something scary about the current startup economy. More entrepreneurs get to try out their ideas with smaller amounts of capital, but the bar remains the same to get to the bigger rounds.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

It’s the official collaboration tool of the Angel Capital Association (and the equivalent national angel investor federations in 20 other countries.) It’s also used by over 300 venture capital funds.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Only 11% of VC partners are women , and as a whole, women angel investors have only reached 22%. On the entrepreneur side, things look better, with over 40% being women. According to the Angel Capital Association (ACA), there has been a big increase in women who are members just in the last few years.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 30, 2023

The act would correct language in the original Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act that aims to reduce barriers faced by entrepreneurs and improve access to training and support services from our workforce development system. French Hill (R-AR), Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA). Learn more about this kind of policy online.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For Immediate Release Overland Park, KS (February 27, 2023) The Angel Capital Association is delighted to announce that Sonu Mirchandani , Faculty and Entrepreneur Program Director for the College of Business and Technology at East Tennessee State University, has been appointed Dean of Faculty for the Ann and Bill Payne ACA Angel University.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 1, 2020

None of what I am sharing would be possible without the contributions of the staff of the Angel Capital Association (ACA) and the participation of so many angel investors. 14 days before the event applications from entrepreneurs are due. Process Overview. Set the timetable. The ACA selects a date for the regional event.

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Gust

AUGUST 10, 2014

Most entrepreneurs struggle with financial projections, not wanting to commit to numbers they cant deliver, and having no clue what investors might consider reasonable. Most entrepreneurs, with no experience, believe that they can make good money with lower margins than competitors. Image via pixabay.com.

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Onevest

APRIL 1, 2015

Socially and environmentally conscious entrepreneurs are tackling global, planet-scale issues, often well outside the investment hotbeds of San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Seattle, Boulder, and Austin. Luni will be a panelist on Onevest’s upcoming webinar with the Angel Capital Association on Impact Investing on Wednesday, April 8th.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 12, 2023

At the Angel Capital Association, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive entrepreneurial environment makes for a more competitive and more resilient economy. We are committed to expanding the diversity of angel investors and the entrepreneurs they support.

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Gust

JANUARY 15, 2014

What Gust does is to greatly simplify the whole investment process, ensuring that investors have all the information they need to make smart decisions, and providing an integrated suite of powerful tools for collaboration, syndication, communication and diligence connecting entrepreneurs and investors.

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Startup Catalyst

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

In November 2017 we delivered our first Investor Mission, heading to San Francisco for an intensive week meeting with angels, VCs, corporate venture programs, accelerators, startups, pitch events, and dinners. The mission was led by Steve Baxter, an investor on Shark Tank and the current Queensland Chief Entrepreneur. Who we took.

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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 Later, he went on to earn a Ph.D.

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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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Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

New Company Formation – According to the Kauffman Foundation, entrepreneurs start about 700,000 companies per year in the US. We have no measure of the changes in available capital resources from entrepreneurs and their friends and family, but we have no reason to believe they have changed radically over the past few years.

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Onevest

APRIL 30, 2015

Wikipedia notes that “in 1996 there were about 10 angel groups in the United States. In a report on startup investing and “How the Rich Invest” Forbes notes that the Angel Capital Association counted more than 330 active angel groups in North America as of 2013. There were over 200 as of 2006.”

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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

JUNE 24, 2024

As a century old, full-service business law firm committed to supporting the angel community, they bring the experience and resources that early stage investors and entrepreneurs rely upon.” stated Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer of ACA.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Angel Capital Association Announces Partnership with Linqto, CEO to Speak. The Angel Capital Association (ACA) has announced a partnership with Linqto, a leading global private markets investment platform that provides accredited investors with access to some of the world’s most sought-after, privately-held companies.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

There are surprisingly few such conferences, for the very good reason that there are actually relatively few such people (venture capitalists and ‘professional’ angel investors) to attend them! But that said, here are the biggest (i.e., “only” events of their type): Business Angels.

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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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StartupNation

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It is imperative for budding entrepreneurs to take the time to learn about the types of investors available and how to use best practices when approaching them for funds. They are found across all industries and are useful for entrepreneurs who are beyond the seed stages of financing but are not yet ready to seek out venture capital.

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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. Do they feel good about forming a relationship?

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

We found one of those exemplary steps in southern Virginia where the Dan River Region Entrepreneur Ecosystem recognized the need for an ecosystem coordinator and rallied their stakeholders to hire the first entrepreneurial ecosystem builder for the region. River and bridges in Danville. Dream Launch Business Program.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 20, 2024

For Immediate Release Columbus, OH (May 20, 2024) – Recognizing the most ingenious and innovative companies recently financed by members of the Angel Capital Association, the prestigious Luis Villalobos Award was given on May 13, 2024, to two outstanding portfolio companies. Receiving the award were Ready.

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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. ACA’s angel groups made more investments in more companies despite the pandemic –continuing to risk personal capital to jumpstart businesses and ignite economies.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

For many entrepreneurs, angel investors can play a key role regardless of whether they’re good or bad investors. In the current fundraising environment, the importance of angels has only grown. How angels think: Determine their secondary motivator. Virtually all angel investors want to make money.

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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. Christopher Mirabile, Launchpad Venture Group and ACA Chair Emeritus, was among the new members. “I

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As such, Neil provides both guidance and counsel as well as direct support to startups and entrepreneurs, knowing this combination is a more natural and dynamic approach to empowering the entrepreneurial community. Entrepreneurs gain access to knowledge, mentorship, and contacts, significantly increasing their chances of success.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 7, 2020

By: Elaine Bolle, RTP Capital Associates Rob Neville is a serial entrepreneur, and his story is a powerful testimonial about the importance of angel funding. Rob’s personal philosophy and growth strategy involves leveraging the expertise, relationships, and capital of angels around the world.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

I thought then that the best way to value a start-up is to give value to those elements of progress by the entrepreneur or team that reduce risk of success. So how do you use financial projections as valuation metrics when you know the odds of those being accurate predictors of the future are so very unreliable?

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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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Gust

JANUARY 15, 2014

What Gust does is to greatly simplify the whole investment process, ensuring that investors have all the information they need to make smart decisions, and providing an integrated suite of powerful tools for collaboration, syndication, communication and diligence connecting entrepreneurs and investors.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Donations will further the Angel Investor Foundation’s mission and support for entrepreneurs who need access to education, funding and mentorship resources. By elevating the connection between angel investors and entrepreneurs, the foundation will grow and diversify the economic ecosystem. EIN 86-1212274.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 14, 2023

But if we become effective at commercializing innovative solutions of passionate entrepreneurs, we stand a chance. According to CB Insights , over 4,670 angel or seed deals, totaling $36.2B For investors themselves, angel investing is a mix of exhilaration and caution. There are angel networks and funds everywhere these days.

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