Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

Fostering these entrepreneurs and the economies they impact is a direct result of ACA’s mission to fuel the success of angel investor community. ACA members and groups enjoy unprecedented education and networking opportunities, brought to them by the trusted authority in angel investing.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 14, 2023

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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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

MARCH 11, 2024

The Ann and Bill Payne ACA Angel University program has been on the road to educate new angels! At this event, Elaine Bolle delivered the Fundamentals of Angel Investing course. At this event, Elaine Bolle delivered the Fundamentals of Angel Investing course.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

We recently started a series of posts on establishing the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue startup companies for purposes of investment by seed and startup investors. Dave Berkus is a founding member of the Tech Coast Angels in Southern California, a lecturer and educator. He has invested in more than 70 startup ventures.

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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. It was in this capacity that Steve first got exposed to angel investing.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 5, 2024

Kevin Learned Columbus, OH – At the 2024 Summit of Angel Investing, the Angel Capital Association (ACA) awarded its most prestigious recognition, the Hans Severiens Award, to Sage Growth Capital’s Partner and past member of the Angel Capital Association Board of Directors Dr. Kevin Learned.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

Fostering these entrepreneurs and the economies they impact is a direct result of ACA’s mission to fuel the success of the angel investor community. ACA members and groups enjoy unprecedented education and networking opportunities, brought to them by the trusted authority in angel investing.

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propel(x)

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

When angel investing in startups, it is important to know who the owners in the company are and what they own. The company’s board of directors or a shareholder majority can vote to authorize additional shares to seek additional funding or allocate stock options to attract key staff. What is a cap table?

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 10, 2023

In fact, winning the Hans Severiens Award at the 2023 ACA Summit of Angel Investing is a validation of his profound efforts to grow and support angel investing nationally through the Angel Capital Association as well as the community in which he works.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Incredible Organizational Change, Growth and Advocacy: a Look at the ACA Success and Goals For 2024 Despite the volatility brought about by the pandemic, economic uncertainty, market fluctuation, bank failures and a myriad of other difficulties, the ACA has powered through to continue to be the voice for the art and science of angel investing.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 17, 2023

Left to right: Representative Richard Neal , ACA Board Member, Managing Director and Found of North Coast Ventures Clay Rankin , ACA CEO Pat Gouhin , Rich Palmer , Managing Director, Launchpad Venture Group. During the three-day visit, the team advocated on behalf of angels and educated representatives from both sides of the aisle.

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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Marjorie Radlo-Zandi is an entrepreneur, board member, mentor to startups and angel investor who shows early-stage businesses how to build and successfully scale their businesses. 5 essential factors for attracting angel investment. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

AIF’s established mission is to advance the art and science of angel investing to accelerate innovation and economic growth. Thanks to donors thus far, we are boldly expanding our ability to steward the angel investing profession. Dr. Margaret Bacheler with Bill & Ann Payne.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director The programming team for ACA 2021 - The Summit of Angel Investing is full of experienced, respected angel investors and ecosystem providers, and they are hard at work creating a virtual experience that will change the way you think about angel investing.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 17, 2021

By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager As an entrepreneur and seasoned angel investor, Bill Payne understands the critical importance of education to make well-informed decisions that determine the success or failure of a startup. In your opinion, what are the most important takeaways from ACA Angel University’s Valuation Workshop?

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 7, 2021

We will grow the angel investor community by expanding our strategic work in four key areas: Community Networking. Education & Smart Practices. Community Networking Why it matters: Powerful and diverse networks of angels facilitate efficient, profitable, and equitable investments. Data Analytics & Insights.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Triet’s journey in the world of investing began as a self-taught retail trader, a path he pursued to support his college education. Triet has a wealth of experience in portfolio support, angel investing, venture scout networks, advising emerging funds and startups, and has also been a founder himself.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 6, 2023

“The AFR continues to be the definitive source of angel investing in North America. The ACA dedicates the incredible time and resources necessary to the project in order to bring out the science of angel investing to drive better outcomes. It’s supported in large part by the Angel Investor Foundation.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

This event, heralded as the industry’s flagship, convenes a diverse community of new and experienced angel investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurial minds to explore critical topics and trends in angel investing.

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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. That includes teaching course sin entrepreneurship at Angel University.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Author: John Harbison , Chairman Emeritus of Tech Coast Angels and ACA Board Member. And in those cases where VCs follow an angel investment, any drop in the number of angel-back companies would also have an adverse effect on VC funding, even though VC funding is less reliant directly on the Accredited Investor Definition.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. Aspiring Full-time VC.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Angel investment groups or funds. First, angel investment groups and organized angel funds come in all sizes from a few organized angels to large groups of four hundred or more. There are other classes of equity investors for small or early stage businesses that we have not yet considered.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

That’s why women founders are encouraged to transition into angel or VC investing to increase the number of women-led startups that get investments. Oh yes, I plan to make angel investments exclusively to female founders as soon ?as It enables us to progress towards our goal to educate the next billion learners.

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2021

It’s much easier to evaluate a group of investments when they’re presented in a consistent way. Proactive investors appreciate the chance to learn more about the sector in which they’re investing. Investors value learning from and interacting with thoughtful, neutral investors, preferably assessing the same investment as you.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

Angel Investing, Venture Capital, and Mentoring. Education and Self-improvement. Angel Investing, Venture Capital, and Mentoring. See Angel Investing 101. Affiliate with a private equity or VC firm in your space, as a board member, consultant, scout, EIR, operating partner, or full-time team member.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

House and Senate staff turned to ACA to understand the impact of changing the definition on the angel community. ACA and its members recognized the need for a strong advocacy arm and public policy agenda to educate Members of Congress on issues that affect angel investors and early-stage entrepreneurs.

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