Growthink Blog
APRIL 15, 2014
While this might depict an "angel," it certainly is a far cry from the definition of an "angel investor." Below I define exactly what an "angel investor" is along with answers to the other most common angel investor questions. What is An Angel Investor? That is what they do for a living.
techcrunch.com
SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
There has been no shortage of controversy and criticism around the convertible note, a popular investing vehicle that’s used by seed stage and angel investors. As a refresher, a convertible note is a loan that automatically converts into equity upon the closing of a Series A round of financing. → Learn More.
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
If you do an uncapped note it’s bad for the investor. If you do a capped note it’s bad for the entrepreneur. But Paul Graham really did have a point in his “ high resolution fundraising ” post – that there is a problem – particularly in angel financing – with herding cats.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 10, 2010
We decided that we wanted to bring in some experts to help us with the business and together flew around pitching the business to a small handful of strategic angel investors to pull together a small syndicate that became the initial Trada investor base. Recently Google Ventures led the a $5.75m “Series C&# round.
Gust
DECEMBER 1, 2011
New Company Formation – According to the Kauffman Foundation, entrepreneurs start about 700,000 companies per year in the US. We have no measure of the changes in available capital resources from entrepreneurs and their friends and family, but we have no reason to believe they have changed radically over the past few years.
VC Adventure
MARCH 17, 2016
I’ve always felt that a robust angel financing market was important to startup ecosystems and the data on the next two charts really brings that home. While there’s a lot of seed stage investing going on in Colorado and other markets, there are some clear challenges to how many angel investors are approaching the market.
Gust
OCTOBER 3, 2011
For a first time entrepreneur trying to figure out the arcane world of startup financing, it can be very confusing to understand the roles that different types of investors play in funding promising companies, as well as the point in a company’s life at which they enter the stage.
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