Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

For this round of investment, the angels collectively purchase 20-40% of the equity of the company and are seeking a return on investment of 20-30X in a period of five to eight years. Active angels invest in a diversified portfolio of 10 or more companies, usually spreading their investments over a few years.

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angel investing investing investment opportunity 146

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

A typical VC might see 500 opportunities cross his or her desk every year; for larger, more prominent ones it could be 2,000. Take the time to read, cover to cover, The Definitive Guide to Raising Money from Angels , by the legendary Bill Payne. Given this imbalance, the fact is that most VCs are reactive rather than proactive.

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VC angel investing pitching entrepreneurs 159

Gust

OCTOBER 5, 2011

A term sheet keeps things relatively straightforward by summarizing the most significant deal terms in outline form, whereas the deal documents themselves (often referred to as definitive agreements ) — even for a relatively simple convertible debt financing — inevitably contain some densely written legalese.

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finance financing angel investing investing 79

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Let’s take a closer look at trends in government grants, angel investment and venture capital financings. But the number of seed/startup stage companies receiving angel capital has been rather steady at 20,000 to 25,000 companies per year. Strategic investors tend to be later stage sources, and will not be addressed here.

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capital startup angel capital VC 120

propel(x)

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Pro rata investment rights give an investor the right (but not the obligation) to invest in future funding rounds, so they can maintain their percentage ownership of the company. A pro rata investment right gives an investor the opportunity to prevent their ownership from being diluted when new investments are made.

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investing investment angel investing startup 91

TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Angel investments in 2022 equaled those from 2006 to 2011 combined. Family office investments increased by 5x , and corporate venture investments rose 6x , thus opening new capital avenues for founders who found it difficult to raise capital. Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x growth from 2020 to 2021.

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accelerator peer-to-peer startup VC 96

Hunter Walk

MARCH 16, 2024

It was so much fun catching up that soon after as he started Warmly I was fortunately given the opportunity to angel invest. I’m generally skeptical of early stage startups trying to work closely with large platforms , but I understand why the opportunities are tough to pass up.

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angel investing energy advice opportunity 84

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2021

With Glorify, did you see an opportunity or are you a religious person or is it a combination of both things? EB: I think definitely a combination of both. Then the other is: It’s the most incredible commercial opportunity. EB: Definitely not, but it’s very intentional. How did that come together?

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networking communities angel investing culture 101

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

I take this approach to angel investing. This technique relies on identifying specific traits and characteristics which one wishes to find, either negatively or positively, and then asking the candidate to tell specific true stories about situations in which s/he would have had an opportunity to demonstrate the traits in question.

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consulting angel investing opportunity investing 91

Angel Capital Association

MAY 20, 2021

Fresh for 2021, the Innovation Funders Showcase Company Flipbook provided a sneak peek of all the companies presenting, along with critical information such as market strategy, opportunities and more. Following our presentation, we had five angel funds reach out to ask us to submit to their screening process.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

According to Tsai, 2022 will see web3 going mainstream, more capital flowing to underestimated founders, and broader investments in regions that have traditionally been overlooked. All signs point to a continued abundance of opportunities for startup founders and investors in the year ahead.”.

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VC incubation angel investing investing 80

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It definitely impacted where I am now in the sense that this was an inflection point,” said Kramer, who is one of many former Carta employees embroiled in legal battles with the company. Now, three years after the lawsuit was first filed, Kramer says the “matter was resolved.” She declined to comment further. “It

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VC founder angel investing investing 75

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

And it’s really just about building the definitions and the plays and the stories of success around them into one spot so people know where to look. The data revolution in partnerships Sarah Wang: That’s incredibly exciting and definitely part of our investment thesis in investing in Crossbeam.

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SaaS strategy disruption energy 118

OnStartups

APRIL 30, 2022

By my definition, success is making those who believed in you look brilliant. Over the past 15+ years, I've been an active angel investor. But now that I've crossed the 100 investment mark (time flies when you're having fun), I've made a deliberate decision to slow-down my angel investment pace.

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angel investing investing investment opportunity 65

OnStartups

APRIL 30, 2022

By my definition, success is making those who believed in you look brilliant. Over the past 15+ years, I've been an active angel investor. But now that I've crossed the 100 investment mark (time flies when you're having fun), I've made a deliberate decision to slow-down my angel investment pace.

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angel investing investing investment opportunity 52

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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peer-to-peer pitching education networking 40

Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Probably harder than we realize, because we somewhat regularly find ourselves in angel investing situations where our founding team has run out of talent relative to the job at hand. Unfortunately, skilled CEOs with that kind of versatility are actually pretty hard to find. Are we now dead in the water?”

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angel investing leadership board ventures 52

TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

I think there’s a huge opportunity for marketing and it is changing in the B2B SaaS world. That’s a very fast definition of marketing, but that’s basically what it is. You’re more than most agencies, you’re angel investors and advisers. And then we do angel investing.

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development startup SaaS board 54

WSJ - The Accelerators

JUNE 26, 2015

While I don’t think it signals a tectonic shift in the market, it definitely raises questions. Alternatively, robust market demand to fund the company on favorable terms does present a good opportunity for the founder to suggest allocating some of the surplus new cash to founder liquidity. No surprises in the board room.

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ventures founder board angel investing 31

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 16, 2013

Everyone could toss in 100k and you could definitely find 1:1 matching from various instructions to bring it up to $10mm. That's why I'm excited about efforts like 37Angels, where women are being educated to angel invest in both sexes--to step up and write checks. Let's bring in both Clinton women, too, while we're at it.

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pitching angel investing education VC 353

Gust

JULY 1, 2012

We are talking about angel investors here, meaning people who invest their own money in early-stage startups for a share of the equity. Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. Real estate.

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real estate startup angel investing investing 143

TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

They believed in the team, vision, mission and the opportunity of building streamlined cross-border commerce solutions for African consumers. The market opportunity was there; e-commerce is less than 10 years old in Africa, with a 3% penetration rate and a 27% personal consumption rate in Africa, the second-highest after Asia.

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VC founder networking investing 115

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. French Hill (R-AK) to discuss the importance of angel investing. The team met with staff for Rep.

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angel investing board financing finance 40

Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

During negotiations on Dodd-Frank, Congress considered changes to the definition of “accredited investor,” including the elimination of the value of a primary home from inclusion in an individual’s net worth. House and Senate staff turned to ACA to understand the impact of changing the definition on the angel community.

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