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After Raising $6.7M For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies

techcrunch.com

In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000. And today, AngelList is opening the platform up to all startups with top-tier investors. → Learn More.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

There are three maindisadvantages: you mix together your business and personal life;they will probably not be as well connected as angels or venturefirms; and they may not be accredited investors, which couldcomplicate your life later. The regulatory burden is much lower if a companys shareholdersare all accredited investors.

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A Well Intentioned Bad Idea That Should Not be Stopped

Venture Chronicles

defines “super angels&# as an accredited investors (yes this is a defined category of investor, look it up on the SEC site, who makes at least 2 minimum $50k investments every 3 years and is a U.S. citizens, have capital commitments of $10m and have been operating for 2 years with actual investments in that period.