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Disappointed Billions are the Best Thing Ever

This is going to be BIG.

Unlike venture capital funds, they don't make money directly off the multiples of their return. They did quite well on their angel investment in Square. Rowe Price and Fidelity funds who bid the company up to ridiculous valuations in their pre-IPO rounds. Congratulations on your huge disappointment, Square.

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Launching Orange Collective: Exclusively Investing in Y Combinator Companies

David Teten VC

Orange Collective exclusively invests in Y Combinator companies before Demo Day. The Orange Collective team have collectively angel invested in 200+ Y Combinator companies, including unicorn outcomes like Ironclad, Vanta, Replit, Moonvalley, and Snapdocs.

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Revisiting Paul Graham’s “High Resolution” Financing

Both Sides of the Table

Taking it from an investor perspective (not me, angels) I think it’s totally unfair to see early angels invest, take more risk, help you get to the next level through both sweat & money, and then pay a higher price because the round had a convertible note with no cap.

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The New Age of Angel Investing: Leveraging Community for Sourcing, Portfolio Development, and Investment Success

Angel Capital Association

The landscape of early-stage startup investment has undergone significant transformation in recent years. Venture Capital (VC) funding has declined across the board due to macroeconomic factors, with 2023 marking the lowest level of venture investment activity since 2019. Interested in learning more?

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One of Nigeria’s high profile angel investors is launching a fund for African startups

TechCrunch

Olumide Soyombo is one of the well-known active angel investors in Nigeria tech startups and Africa at large. Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack , PiggyVest, and TeamApt. based entrepreneur and investor.

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MAGIC Fund raises $30M to scale its global founders-backing-founders fund

TechCrunch

Olubusi, who had built and exited a couple of startups over the years, also dabbled with angel investing for some time. It was there he met more founders like him who were angel investors with impressive portfolios. Each founder wanted to invest in other companies during YC’s Demo Day. The interesting bit?

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What are the most valuable recommendations in order to raise money from VCs connected via Gust?

Gust

A wonderful resource for startups in fundraising mode that most people don’t know about is the Frank Peters Show , the only weekly podcast that is all about (and only about) the world of angel investing. Rather than limiting your search to venture funds, therefore, consider the full range of startup options.

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