The Startup Magazine

MARCH 22, 2019

The question of venture capitalist versus angel investor often arises. Venture capital and angel investments offer excellent options to startup businesses. Investor Involvement. They are less likely than angel investors to provide capital to companies that don’t have at least some proven success in their markets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas. Their value to you is great industry connections, free legal advice, shared learning, and credibility for you with investors. Attract a co-founder and key team members.

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Arizona Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Entrepreneur 276

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Super-angel investors (micro-VCs). These terms refer to a class of professional investors who invest their own money, like angels, but have the larger resources and scope of venture capitalists with other people’s money. A seed round is intended to be followed by a bigger Series A round. Sweat equity. Ramen-profitable.

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Software Review Sweat Equity Accredited Investor Angel Investor 120

David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs, many of whom have not traditionally had access to these sources of capital. HBSAANY members include venture capitalists, individual accredited investors, and other institutional investors.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Although angel investment is a lot like venture capital (and is often confused with it), there are important distinctions. First, angel investors are groups or individuals who invest their own money. In fact, angel investment in startups is much more common than venture capital, especially at the earlier growth stages.

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SBA Venture Capital Angel Investor Technical Review 161

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

There are multiple types of investors and each one is different. Angel investors. In many cities with a startup scene, there are angel investors. They are high net worth individuals who are also accredited investors. According to Money Morning, Angel investments typically start at $100,000.

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Accredited Investor Angel Investor Initial Public Offering Due Diligence 90

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas. Their value to you is great industry connections, free legal advice, shared learning, and credibility for you with investors. Attract a co-founder and key team members.

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Arizona Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Dividend 310

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Or how about an angel investor scouring for a technology startup to invest in? As founder Luke Deering would say, it’s like a “virtual Silicon Valley at your fingertips” Using Entrepreneur Finder is easy. A startup looking for investment, mentorship, or specific talent to help grow your company?

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David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs.

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Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 128

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs.

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Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 114

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2019

Angel investors. An angel investor is an accredited investor who uses his or her own money to invest in a small business. Not just anyone can be an angel investor, though. I myself have served as an angel investor for some companies. Self-funding or “bootstrapping.”.

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Angel Investor Accredited Investor Bootstrapping Boston 113

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

This is obviously a softball question that I’ve been Asked to Answer, as I’m the Founder/CEO of Gust. As a very active angel investor myself, I frankly can’t imagine how I could keep track of all the pieces without Gust. Gust News Invested Interests angel investors David Rose Gust investments startup'

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Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 150

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 16, 2019

The jobs act promised small individual investors the ability to invest in the next Google. It also pledged founders an alternative route to raising money. Less risk for the new startup investors. For founders, having a new source of capital has a definite upside.

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Artificial Inteligence Accredited Investor Startup SEC 115

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

I think it would help founders to understand funding better—notjust the mechanics of it, but what investors are thinking. And if trouble withinvestors is one of the biggest threats to a startup, managing themis one of the most important skills founders need to learn. Angel Investors Angels are individual rich people.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). For those of you who fit that description, nice work.

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Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 118

Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Most startup founders do not have enough capital to launch their companies and need to raise money at some point. Individual investors who provide financial funding to startups are called ‘Angel Investors.’ Some well-known Silicon Valley angel groups are Band of Angels, Sandhill Angels, TIE angels and others.

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Finance Accredited Investor Angel Investor Seed Capital 93

Gust

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

But, in the US, only wealthy accredited investors * have been allowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to invest in entrepreneurs and their startup companies (without extensive disclosure of the business plan and risks inherent to such new ventures). Bill Clark, founder of MicroVenture Marketplace, Inc.

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Securities and Exchange Commission Accredited Investor Angel Investor Due Diligence 154

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

Don’t be embarrassed, since even professional investors are often confused these days by the new terms, as well as old terms used with new meanings. For a startup founder, this stage is when the “big idea” has become a passion for him, but he hasn’t written anything down yet. Early-stage startup. Crowd funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors. Super-angels. This buys you time and credibility with investors, until the big bet really starts to pay off.

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Entrepreneur Accredited Investor Silicon Valley Angel Investor 274

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas. Their value to you is great industry connections, free legal advice, shared learning, and credibility for you with investors. Attract a co-founder and key team members.

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Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Entrepreneur Incubator 120

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

This is obviously a softball question that I’ve been Asked to Answer, as I’m the Founder/CEO of Gust. As a very active angel investor myself, I frankly can’t imagine how I could keep track of all the pieces without Gust. Gust News Invested Interests angel investors David Rose Gust investments startup'

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2016

As an active angel investor, here are some key ones I have seen, with some guidance on how to improve your odds. If you and your team have no experience in your chosen domain or no credentials starting a business, you will have trouble attracting investors. Poorly written or missing business plan.

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Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Angel Investor Reputation 120

Gust

JULY 8, 2012

Don’t be embarrassed, since even professional investors are often confused these days by the new terms, as well as old terms used with new meanings. For a startup founder, this stage is when the “big idea” has become a passion for him, but he hasn’t written anything down yet. Early-stage startup. Crowd funding.

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Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 177

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

There are 450+ back episodes online, and it’s safe to say that if you listen to it regularly, within a few months you will know more about what makes angel investors tick than do 98% of the rest of the world…including other angels! Create your Gust profile to show off your venture in the best possible light.

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Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

” and the second is “Are you an Accredited Investor by that country’s standards?” This will be changing next year, however, because of a new law called the JOBS Act of 2012 , which establishes a new, limited type of Crowdfunding for small companies and non-Accredited investors. Once the U.S.

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Accredited Investor Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Due Diligence 157

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

In my experience, venture investors are more focused on percentage ownership, which obviously requires a trade-off with the amount invested and valuation. I had a discussi on with another angel investor a few months ago and he was bragging about the deal he just struck that included a 3X participating liquidation preference.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

He chairs New York Angels, one of the most active angel investment groups in the country, which has invested over $60 million into nearly 70 companies. It sounds like you could be a full-time Angel investor, but I know you have other activities as well. Marty: Welcome to Startup Professionals interviews.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). composed of these investors and management. For you who fit that description, nice work.

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Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2013

You may think that numbers and locations are the only thing to look out for, but in reality it is best to find the angel that fits you and then your situation. As always, keep these key principles in mind while looking for, and after you find an angel investor. Angels are typically only interested in opportunities local to them.

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Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Indeed, the ideal investor is an experienced, sophisticated angel who can add substantial value through his or her domain expertise and/or rolodex. A sophisticated angel investor understands how the startup game is played and the role that he plays. This is how the game is played.

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Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

As with all M&A exits, there was a round of congratulatory messages to the founder in the Silicon Valley echo chamber. As a refresher, syndicates were introduced by Angellist a couple of years ago as a way for companies to raise funds in small increments from a large number of investors (SEC limit of 99 accredited investors).

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Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley Common Stock 28

thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. You can start by examining every aspect of the co-founder relationship. In fact, if your co-founder is a friend or relative, that should trigger even more issues and discussions.

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Cofounder Founder Preferred Stock Startup 40

Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 20, 2011

As I discussed in part one of this series , the rule of thumb in connection with private placements is to offer and sell securities only to “accredited investors” under SEC Rule 506 of Regulation D. OneWire recently touted the fact that it raised $30 million from 101 angel investors.

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Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Entrepreneur Private Placement 67

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. Is the founder coachable? Experience in sales or technology.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder is able to self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). For you who fit that description, nice work.

Private Equity 69

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 69

Hippoland

JULY 24, 2018

And I enjoy working with founders immensely. Having raised money before for my startup and having coached a lot founders on fundraising over the last few years, I’ve grown to love it. see point #4) 6) And you have a limited number of investors you can accept. You need your founders to get downstream capital.

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Hippoland

JULY 24, 2018

And I enjoy working with founders immensely. Having raised money before for my startup and having coached a lot founders on fundraising over the last few years, I’ve grown to love it. see point #4) 6) And you have a limited number of investors you can accept. You need your founders to get downstream capital.

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