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AngelList Syndicate Update – Week 1

Feld Thoughts

We had a fascinating week trying to get everything figured out on our FG Angels initiative with AngelList. Our syndicate, which we are going to max out at $450,000, is currently right at $300,000 after one week. So – if you want to participate with us and learn a bunch in the process, join our syndicate.

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2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups

Gust

To provide some reference points, I surveyed thirteen angels groups in North American to determine their recent experience in negotiating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies. Because of the interest in the 2010 survey, I decided to survey a larger number of North American angel groups this summer (2011).

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CTAN is the Most Active Angel Group Nationwide

SiliconHills

Texas had 11 percent of all angel group deals in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest Halo Report. And 74 percent of the deals were syndicated. When angels co-invest with other types of investors the media […] The post CTAN is the Most Active Angel Group Nationwide appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Where would I go to invest in startups or emerging companies?

Gust

That’s why one of the best options for you today is to join a local angel investor group, where you will work collegially with 25-250 other investors to hear pitches from companies, do your due diligence homework, and then—if you are interested—pool your money with the others to make meaningful investments.

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How VCs Structure a Syndicate and Recruit Coinvestors

David Teten

Although EquityZen is primarily an online marketplace for secondary shares in private companies, they also offer syndicated primary investments. This is primarily an advantage for the underlying investor in the company, not the VC leading the syndicate. . Market Insight. Alpha pursues a similar model. Cross-posted on PEHub.

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Second Order Impact of FG Angels

Feld Thoughts

If you’ve been following along at home, you know that we recently created an AngelList Syndicate called FG Angels. We’ll contribute $50k to each investment; our FG Angels Syndicate will contribute up to $450k. It shows a second order effect of what we are trying to accomplish with FG Angels.

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Valuations 101: Scorecard Valuation Methodology

Gust

Working within a network of angel investors also expands the pool of expert resources and helps divide the work of screening companies and investment due diligence. Earlier this month, I reported on the most current survey of angel groups: 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups.

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