Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. I prefer not to do any angel investments because I focus on my VC funds but it was gratifying to write some small checks to support local teams. Perhaps somebody needs to organize it a bit better to go into more angel deals.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

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. It’s funny how things have changed since then.”

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 22, 2023

Angel investing has undergone significant changes in recent years. As an important source of financing for startups and small businesses, it's critical for current and emerging angel investors to understand the shifts occurring in the industry. Here are some of the most notable dynamics impacting angel capital today.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

“There’s been widespread recognition that fund formation docs are ridiculously complex and in need of an overhaul,” says Hans Kim , a longtime startup lawyer in Silicon Valley who co-authored the new package. I’ve had numerous founder clients who made money and want to put their capital to good use through investing.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Spain’s government is gearing up to pass the country’s first ever startup law. The process of debating and agreeing the details of this startup ecosystem support framework is expected to take between six and nine months. So — if all goes to plan — Spain will finally get a startup law before the end of this year.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 17, 2023

ACA believes in the impact and benefits of angel investing to entrepreneurs, job growth and the economy. Deeply active on the federal legislative and regulatory fronts, ACA helps safeguard and galvanize the rights of American angel investors so that we can protect the foundation that fuels the startup economy.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Over the past 15 years, I have invested in more than 35 companies with diverse and underserved founders. Along with founding multiple angel investment networks and venture funds, my experience in the world of VC has allowed me to work with hundreds of global companies to inject millions of dollars of capital into the startup ecosystem.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 21, 2024

Japan will introduce a residency program for angel investors to encourage investment in the country’s startups. The program aims to attract much-needed investment capital and will offer residency lasting up to five years. This initiative comes as Japan seeks to boost its startup ecosystem in key sectors.

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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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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

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

APRIL 23, 2021

With that in mind, we reached out to founders, investors and executives in the city to get an inside look at the state of the current tech startup ecosystem. With more support from Invest NI, the whole of Northern Ireland can be an innovation hub linked to Ireland via the startup ecosystem.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

By: Nick Zasowski, Director at Global Startup Studio Network Startup studios are gaining steam across the angel investing landscape. As the Global Startup Studio Network (GSSN) researched last year, the early signs of studio data are just the beginning for the growing expectations.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

Versatile VC runs a no-cost community for founders in transition, “ Founders Next Move “ We have collected a wide range of resources for founders who may be considering launching a new company ; angel investing/becoming a VC ; buying a company ; joining boards ; consulting ; serving as an interim executive , or just getting a job.

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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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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

So to find out what the startup scene in Wroclaw looks like, we spoke with local six investors, executives and founders. The country’s capital Warsaw has an angel investment scene, but founders instead often look to Germany for smaller investments because “the distance from Wroc?aw What does it lack?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Brett Hurt is an example of a successful founder who continues to help the city’s startup scene flourish by also acting as an active angel investor. Today, Austin’s angel investing space is incredibly robust.”. All that was needed was more capital to support it.”.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

How did you break into tech investing? When I launched WePrep in college, I was researching key drivers for startup success and was introduced to the world of VC. It’s an interesting part of the startup ecosystem because you get a birds-eye view of the market and can help multiple startups simultaneously.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 23, 2023

January 20, 2023 - ACA Leadership met with Commissioner Hester Peirce of the SEC to talk about the accredited investor definition, QSBS, and what success looks like in a thriving startup ecosystem. ACA believes in the impact and benefits of angel investing to entrepreneurs, job growth and the economy.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 28, 2023

To understand the importance of that dynamic, this article explores the 100 largest employers in the US today and breaks them into decades since their founding to reveal insights on the long-term impact of losing a generation of startups. The impact of this startup ecosystem goes well beyond the jobs created at each company.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Angel investment from a former Erlang Systems sales manager, Jane Walerud, followed and she put Klarna’s founders in contact with a team of developers who helped build the first version of the platform. Siemiatkowski left undeterred. “That was our loss for being too arrogant,” says Zennström.

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OnStartups

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

I LOVE STARTUPS. I'm also a big fan of Boston and want to see the Boston startup ecosystem grow and thrive. But a few years ago, I decided to dramatically limit the time I spend directly helping entrepreneurs and the Boston ecosystem. My money is a different matter -- I've made 60+ angel investments.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2021

Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. For founders who aren’t interested in angel investment or seeking validation from a VC, revenue-based investing is growing in popularity. ” Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 13, 2020

On top of this, we launched WE (women entrepreneurs) angels who are the first Serbian female investor group established in order to support gender diverse entrepreneurial teams and companies, a business angel investing meetup and a crazy dance party! . Impact makers and innovative humans always come first.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The busy year started off when leadership met with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to discuss the accredited investor definition, QSBS and how to build a more successful startup ecosystem. This letter emphasized how important patents are to startup companies. It will help develop a better, more diverse economy.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

AM: Angel investing was our collective gateway to building Coalition. We were all at different points in that journey, and in early 2020, we started investing together with pooled scout capital from Thrive Capital. I’ve seen your work firsthand since we’ve been lucky enough to have you as an Advisor to Homebrew’s portfolio.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

Angel investing in tech startups is a gut wrenching and risky business. Most of them lose, but sometimes you invest in a “unicorn” and make 100 times your money or even more. TechStars Boston and MassChallenge are doing a great job accelerating local startups. It sometimes feels like buying $25,000 lottery tickets.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Angel investment from a former Erlang Systems sales manager, Jane Walerud, followed and she put Klarna’s founders in contact with a team of developers who helped build the first version of the platform. Siemiatkowski left undeterred. “That was our loss for being too arrogant,” says Zennström.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

From an investor’s perspective, 2022 witnessed a sudden market reversal from an extreme equity seller’s market to an equity buyer’s market, causing dislocations throughout angel, VC, and startup ecosystems. 2 A (temporary) venture capital reset?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem Boston’s university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify In order to build a startup culture, a city or region needs some key elements in place – like an innovation engine to drive startup ideas.

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