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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

I was amazed at your innovation, approach, cleverness, enthusiasm, leadership traits, background, education, team?—?everything. I fly home Friday night, weekend on the soccer field with the kids and head into a Monday partner meeting that will be contentious because there are two controversial investment decisions to make. everything.

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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

Both Sides of the Table

Online education. This was certainly the case when I invested in a small YouTube video production company called Maker Studios that recently sold to Disney for just shy of $1 billion. Since the majority of VC returns come from a small number of deals, “obvious” investments seldom return such incredible multiples.

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Venture Atlanta 2023 “Startup Showcase Live” selects Enrichly as $500K Winner

American Entrepreneurship

They introduced “Startup Showcase Live”, a pitch contest for seed and pre-seed startups, competing for a $500,000 investment. This heightened the audience’s anticipation in view of the substantial size of the investment that was at stake. It’s encouraging to have our esteemed new investor partners echo that belief.”

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ACA Releases 2023 Angel Funders Report

Angel Capital Association

For Immediate Release 2023 Angel Funders Report Released Overland Park, KS (December 6, 2023) – The Angel Capital Association (ACA) has released the Angel Funders Report for 2023. The AFR continues to be the definitive source of angel investing in North America. It’s supported in large part by the Angel Investor Foundation.

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Celebrating 2021 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually. We believe in creating a welcoming, supportive environment for all, especially underrepresented groups.

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Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color

TechCrunch

Resource’s “ESO Accelerator” will train startup ecosystem leaders on how to build a more financially sustainable organization, as well as help connect them to potential funders. Resource is supported by a national coalition of funders committed to supporting entrepreneurs of color.

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Vista Equity Partners AI Hackathon Winners Announced

American Entrepreneurship

The global investment firm Vista Equity Partners held its 7 th Annual Global Hackathon focusing on advancing enterprise software solutions with generative AI. The annual event drew from Vista’s portfolio companies and for first time was hosted by an HBCU with student participation.