Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Individual accredited investors in typical angel deals put personal capital at risk for an equity share of growth-oriented, start-up companies. These angel investors generally invest $25,000 to $100,000 in a round totaling $250,000 to $1,000,000. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

Continuing into 2014, there will likely be a shift in the role of the investor into a more hands-on player in businesses. More non-professional investors will become angel investors and entrepreneurs will benefit from their domain expertise.

Entrepreneur 210

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

Syndicates Those in charge of a syndicate are called “syndicate leads.” They identify promising startups through their networks, conduct thorough due diligence, and are often the first investors to put money into a venture. The earliest investors in a business are usually syndication.

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Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2010

conference at which a couple of professional venture capitalists and a couple of successful angel investors talked about trends. VCs needed to invest hundreds of millions of dollars every couple of years, and liked to go into groups and syndications, which meant they wanted deals for a few millions dollars.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

And although this is written for angel investors, I think entrepreneurs can only benefit by increasing their knowledge around these investors and hope you’ll continue reading if that’s you. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. Other thoughts?

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

And although this is written for angel investors, I think entrepreneurs can only benefit by increasing their knowledge around these investors and hope you’ll continue reading if that’s you. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. Other thoughts?

Technical Review 120

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

The goal was to share our experiences in the realm of angel investing with an array of global audiences, by participating in various lectures, discussions and workshops. In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them.

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Genuine VC

JULY 10, 2012

There are essentially two distinct basic strategies for startup entrepreneurs to raise a seed round of capital: Subscription approach – An entrepreneur sets a structure (usually a convertible note) and recruits individual angel investors who subscribe to the round, all without a term-driving lead investor.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. First you’ll want to find a lead investor — someone many other investors will recognize and respect. This list of top angel investors is a good start.

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Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Just as often, however, we’re investing alongside individual angel investors who are participating in the round as well. Angel investors come in many shapes and sizes, however. The choir of angel investors out there is comprised of a number of players which sing different parts: The Super Angel.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 29, 2012

Over the course of the lifetime of a new angel investor, they'll do 70% of all of the angel investments they'll ever make in year one. 2) Network with as many other angel investors as possible. It's not such a bad idea for angel investors either. Do you help adtech startups get traction with brands?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

Apply to local angel investor groups. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

In addition to our mentoring program, we host “Ask Me Anything” sessions with entrepreneurs, angel investors, and venture capitalists designed to help get new people plugged in as efficiently as possible. Epic Office Hours” is a speed dating event with dozens of entrepreneurs, mentors and investors meeting in rapid fire.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

It enables merchants to sell their products anywhere by syndicating goods to multiple marketplaces. Additional investors included Edgestone Capital Ventures and Extreme Venture Partners, as well as angel investors Peter Thiel, Seymour Schulich, Roger Martin and Joe Sigelman. Ixtens ( [link] ) raised $4.6

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

In fact, there are a few key sites to help you find angels, including AngelList and Gust , but these don’t tell you very much about how angels work, and how to find the right ones for your startup. Thus, angel investments from across the country or internationally are rare.

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Gust

AUGUST 27, 2014

For a new angel investor, by far the best thing to do is to join a local angel investor group that belongs to the Angel Capital Association. The typical US angel group will receive a dozen or more funding applications from startups each month; the most active ones, such as New York Angels will receive over 100.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JULY 19, 2023

This lead Brian to realize he’d rather have a small piece of lots of […] The post Brian Nichols, Angel Investor (Hustle Fund, Angel Squad), Lyft ‘Mafia’ Angel Syndicate, How To Pick Unicorns appeared first on Yaro.Blog.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

For example, even once you’ve determined your initial pricing ask, the reality is that different seed investors have varying degrees of sensitivity to pricing. Angel investors can be the most wildly unpredictable about how they’ll react to differing valuation levels, for instance.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe. Also make sure to research which type of investors fit your business. In other words, angel investors and early stage venture capital (VC) firms will have different expectations than late stage VC firms. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

In fact, there are a few key sites to help you find angels, including AngelList and Gust , but these don’t tell you very much about how Angels work, and how to find the right ones for your startup. Thus, angel investments from across the country or internationally are rare. angel investors entrepreneur funding startups'

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Main Street Venture Fund LLC, an angel fund of about 25 private investors, was formed by Ruffolo Benson LLC in northeast Indiana with the intention of bringing together area entrepreneurs and private investors to create economic value for the region. For an angel investor, it’s a buyer’s market. Business wisdom.

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 19, 2013

It’s been awhile since we worked together on a daily basis so a lot was just general catch up, but one of the primary reasons for our chat was that this person was starting to become a more active angel investor and was just looking for feedback. totally passive strategy won’t teach you much).

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Massimo Sgrelli, Entrepreneur, angel investor, computer programmer, agrees with Eyal’s suggestion: The best way to attract Silicon Valley investors to your non-US startup is to split your operations keeping R&D in your own country, while moving business and marketing heads in the Valley (and potentially the founders too).

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

If your friends or family happen to be rich, the line blurs betweenthem and angel investors. At Viaweb we got our first $10,000 ofseed money from our friend Julian, but he was sufficiently richthat its hard to say whether he should be classified as a friendor angel. Angel Investors Angels are individual rich people.

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View from Seed

MAY 29, 2019

Historically, seed rounds were syndicated among several different firms. Early seed funds and super-angels typically wrote $250-$500K checks, and rounds of $2–3M would be composed of 3–4 funds collaborating together along with a handful of angels. Why Is Seed Investing Becoming More Sharp Elbowed? I think there are two big ones.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

In fact, there are a few key sites to help you find angels, including AngelList and Gust , but these don’t tell you very much about how angels work, and how to find the right ones for your startup. Thus, angel investments from across the country or internationally are rare.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I told my friend that I felt that in 2014 too many new VCs feel the pressure to chase deals, to be a part of syndicates with other brand names and to pounce on top of every startup whose numbers are trending up quickly. If your favorite angel investor is sending you what looks like a form email it likely is. I don’t.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2014

If the deal is from out of your geography and/or out of your focus area or a deal is being referred by a well-know investor who normally co-invests with similar syndicates – at least ask yourself, “Why am I so lucky to be getting this call.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Apply to local Angel investor groups. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

Apply to local angel investor groups. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Early-stage seed and angel investors all realize that a business will encounter a huge range of flux very rapidly. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Publisher Platform (P3).

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2024

Your investment plan should be compelling enough to mesmerize investors and attract them effortlessly like moths being drawn towards a flame. Allies on the Battlefield – Types of Startup Investors Angel investors, venture capitalists and crowdfunding platforms are like your trusted allies in an adventure.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

mobileTech Tuesday special – A Podcast with Bril Flint, angel investor and technology strategist. A big thanks to AustinStartup.com for encouraging and syndicating this original, mobile-focused content - Steve Guengerich. This interview is cross-posted from The Appconomy channel.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Apply to local angel investor groups. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Today, TechStars announced that they’ve raised $24 million from a broad syndicate of investors to fund an additional $100,000 for every TechStars company going forward. One of the principles of TechStars has been to be as inclusive as possible for the VC and angel investors in the communities in which we run programs.

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