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How to Leverage Micro VC Funds to Build an Angel Portfolio

This is going to be BIG.

Fund investing can be additive to your angel investing and there are two main arguments for it: Getting indirect benefits from being invested in one or more funds. Having a better overall portfolio of venture capital by adding funds into the mix. Option #2 Do 50/50 angel investing and fund investing.

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5 Tips on Angel Investing from Veterans in this Space

Angel Capital Association

More than ever, angel investors play an important role in solving some of the world’s greatest challenges, and they level the playing field in ways that support socioeconomic situations and diversity. For investors themselves, angel investing is a mix of exhilaration and caution. If we get the money, how will we use it?

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What’s the Real Deal with AngelList?

Both Sides of the Table

I didn’t want to write it because I have mixed feelings about AngelList. My personal use. Just don’t use AngelList as a short-cut for the hard work. But to be clear, used properly there is NO downside to AngelList for entrepreneurs. It will be a great way of organizing your dealflow as a sophisticated angel.

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How would you break down the process of raising an angel round of investment in 5-10 steps?

Gust

With #1 – #3 under your belt, you should start preparing the components you will use to support your pitch to outside investors. A comprehensive list of things you might want is listed in the answer to What materials or software should I use to pitch a VC? , Now, and only now, are you prepared to start fundraising.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

I used to think you could use convenience and common sense to predict markets. Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. We think it’s a matter of products, but history shows us it takes more than just products and technology to create the sweeping changes. Power Pitches.

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Open banking startup Finverse wants to build the Asia-Pacific region’s Plaid

TechCrunch

The most prominent examples include Plaid in the United States and Tink and Truelayer in Europe (Finverse’s seed funding included angel investment from Truelayer employees). Lesaffre said that Finverse’s early adopters are mostly fintech startups, including a mix of SME lending providers and buy now, pay later services.

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Ghost Financial whips up new capital into finance tools for ghost kitchens

TechCrunch

So instead, Meyer, founder and CEO, created Ghost Financial to initially do two things: provide what he touts as “the first cash-back credit card for food and beverage inventory” and use data and technology to underwrite restaurant expansion loans and credit limits for the card. Ghost Financial card app. Image Credits: Ghost Financial. “I