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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

Source: Center for Venture Research – Angel Market Analysis Report. Q: What is the typical profile of angel investors? Angel investors are generally former entrepreneurs and/or executives, who invest in privately-held, early-stage companies. Q: Why do people become angel investors? 1994 – present.

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Suggestions for Angel Investors

Feld Thoughts

It sounds like Angel Boot Camp rocked. My long time friend and co-angel investor Will Herman wrote a post titled Angel Investing that summarized some of his advice. Don Dodge also has a great post up titled How to be an Angel Investor…and make money. In the first phase (1994-1996) this was $25k.

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My First Experience As A Venture Capitalist

Feld Thoughts

Along the way, a number of the companies I had invested in as an angel investor raised money from VCs. Some were tough experiences for me, like NetGenesis, which was the first angel investment I made. I was chairman from inception until shortly after the $4m VC round the company raised two years into its life. .”

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Mattermark – An Example of How We Decide to Invest

Feld Thoughts

As an investor for the past 20 years, I’ve had this happen many times. When I first started investing as an angel investor in 1994, I was focused on a very simple set of criteria. He looked at me and gave me that “yeah – we should do this” look. And that was it.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. So I was on the front line of this very aggressive rollup and I got involved in helping with the technical due diligence…”. “As As a result I got to see some deals and get involved with some deals and I made some investments with my own money.

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What’s Old Is New Again

Feld Thoughts

I remember in 2007 when the idea of a super angel appeared, where successful entrepreneurs were suddenly angel investors making 10 or more seed investments a year. Between 1994 and 1996 I made 40 angel investments with the money I made from the sale of my first company.

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CU Boulder’s New Venture Challenge 10th Anniversary

Feld Thoughts

The entire experience was foundational for me, both as an entrepreneur and an early angel investor (I started investing in 1994 after I sold my first company at the end of 1993.). Over a decade ago, Brad Bernthal and Phil Weiser were putting real energy into Boulder Startup Community.