Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Meet the Locals Here are the most active early stage investors in town that you should meet while you’re here and do deals with. It’s a robust ecosystem so I’m only listing the ones we’ve done the most deals with here but Capital Factory is the most active early stage investor in Texas so this is a good sampling.

Silicon Valley 50

Silicon Valley Technical Review Texas Venture Capital 50

ithacaVC

MARCH 14, 2011

At the early stages of a startup, the founding team is probably the most important variable of success. Focusing on the early stage, the founding team typically will have a tech oriented founder and a business oriented founder. The management team continues as the critical success factor.

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Early Stage Founder Burn Rate Cofounder 45

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance. The answer, of course, is Gust —because that’s exactly the purpose behind the platform! Above is a screen shot I just took of my Gust investor dashboard.

Angel Investor 150

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 150

Berkonomics

MARCH 9, 2017

Here I am a professional investor in early stage companies, and I attempt to find those with the greatest chance of success and growth in value over time. Tech Coast Angels, one of the largest angel groups in the United States, published its data in 2016, showing sixty-eight percent plunging to less than the amount invested.

Angel Investor 106

Angel Investor Angel Groups Liquidity Event Early Stage 106

David Teten

JULY 3, 2013

I hope you can join me for this: So You Want to Be an Angel? what you need to know as an early stage investor: best practices in origination, evaluation, structuring and adding value. 8 – 8:30 pm: Meet other angels. Keynote Speaker: David Teten ( Presentation sneak peek: Introduction to Angel Investing ).

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor New York Accredited Investor New York City 114

David Teten

JULY 3, 2013

I hope you can join me for this program, cosponsored by Empire Angels ; HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York ; and the The Young Venture Capital Society. So You Want to Be an Angel? what you need to know as an early stage investor: best practices in origination, evaluation, structuring and adding value.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor New York Accredited Investor New York City 114

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance. The answer, of course, is Gust —because that’s exactly the purpose behind the platform! Above is a screen shot I just took of my Gust investor dashboard.

Angel Investor 89

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 89

Berkonomics

MAY 15, 2014

Just a few of these terms include vesting, corporate structure, governance principles, financing strategy, valuation and exit strategy. Angel investing is rapidly evolving to the same state of development, as a result of networking, industry associations, and deal sharing between angel groups.

Term Sheet 91

Term Sheet Angel Groups Angel Investor Deal Structure 91

Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2014

Hopefully I’ll be able to add some value with some of the financing needs that your businesses may need. Then we look at what the small business financing needs. “How do I tackle my financing needs as a startup?” I think there is a process where you can participate via Twitter, or ask questions.

Small Business 89

Small Business SBA Finance Bankruptcy 89

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

At the early stage, the ranks of the non-partner investor are disappearing. One thing that I see too many people moving from the finance world doing, both in attempts to get into VC and to startups, is relinquishing the resources they have at their old job. The opportunities, however, are different than they used to be.

Venture Capital 114

Venture Capital Early Stage Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

And in order to increase our groups returns, one of our goals should be to get more people and man hours involved in the diligence process. This feels about right for an early stage angel investment and no reason that the process needs to drag out for months and even weeks. Labels: angel investing , Black Swan.

Technical Review 31

Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Entrepreneurs: if you’re looking seriously at angel investment, and you have the kind of product-market fit and management experience investors will like, you need to take a good look at convertible notes. I’d suggest you start with Fred Wilson’s Financing Options: Convertible Debt , one of his MBA Mondays series on his AVC blog.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor Valuation Angel Groups Equity 114

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

To the SEC, it means that you are an accredited investor and To the man (or woman) on the street, a minimum qualification would seem to be an interest and ability to invest in early stage ventures. However, that is not always the case as there is no qualification to set out your shingle as an angel investor or form an angel group.

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor San Jose 28

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Strategic investors tend to be later stage sources, and will not be addressed here. Let’s take a closer look at trends in government grants, angel investment and venture capital financings. Furthermore, total federal grants to very early stage companies have been increasing over the past few years.

SBIR 120

SBIR Startup New York City Angel Investor 120

Steve Blank

JULY 1, 2014

a language corporate innovation groups can use to communicate to business units and finance. While the posts were theory I was a bit surprised when John Selep , an early-stage investor, approached me and said he was actually using the Investment Readiness Level (IRL) in practice. Here’s John’s story. No ambiguity.

Sacramento 306

Sacramento Framework Customer Development Lean 306

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

.   For individual angels and others investing their own money, this may be more fluid than for someone with responsibility for a managed fund. For angel groups, the distinction between groups and VCs on this issue is dwindling, especially as angel groups do bigger rounds of financing.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Up and Running

APRIL 8, 2013

I could go all day on the specifics, but I just want to provide an overview But there are a couple key features of equity that are important to point out: Selling equity is usually the first external capital a company raises because at a company’s early stage, equity is all it has to offer potential investors. or greater.

Equity 82

Equity Covenant Venture Capital Finance 82

Early Growth Financial Services

MAY 6, 2014

INTERVIEWED BY ROGER VOZAR “Friends and family are still the largest source of capital for companies in the early stages of development, but the current funding market presents several additional options for young companies. Smart Business spoke with Armstrong about the financing options available to startups and emerging enterprises.

Investment Bankers 35

Investment Bankers Angel Groups Equity Angel Investor 35

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. I was on a panel earlier this week with several other investors from Angel Groups in the Valley. One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. See you next time.

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

All this, could, potentially, be done without external financing. And along the way, if necessary and appropriate, she can raise financing with a vastly more validated business. At this point, financing discussions are premature and are likely not to yield success.

Partner 117

Partner Belgium Portugal Bootstrapping 117

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. David Teten , Versatile’s founder, was previously a Partner with HOF Capital and ff Venture Capital, two early-stage New York VC firms.

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A major angel group uses Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. The Pocket Negotiator is very early-stage attempt to aid in the negotiating process itself.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

An excellent question to ponder as the school year begins, but the answer depends on whether you are looking for a plumber or an angel investor. Many of my students are finance majors, so I spend the first class with a (very) brief corporate finance review with the hint that very little applies to start-up finance.

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

The article, " More Guardian, Less Angel " discusses how CFOs add value to angel groups by helping to kill deals. I spent most of the time with the reporter talking about Sand Hill Angels and how we add value to the start-ups and entrepreneurs that we partner with, which is why I just have a small mention in the article.

Angel Groups 28

Angel Groups San Jose Early Stage Angel Investor 28

Berkonomics

APRIL 3, 2014

We’ve spoken of financing a young company through friends and family, known as “inside angels.” There are three classes of equity investors for early stage businesses that we have not yet considered. Often grouped into formal organizations, these investors are sophisticated, helpful, and connected.

Equity 92

Equity Finance Liquidity Event Angel Groups 92

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

This change means that virtually any individual, not just the wealthy, will have opportunities to make equity investments in early stage companies. That suggests, potentially, more early stage capital for entrepreneurs. As a VC and angel investor, I believe deeply in entrepreneurs.

Equity 100

Equity United Kingdom Cap Table Oklahoma 100

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. From +/- $1.5m

Finance 70

Finance Venture Capital Intellectual Property Early Stage 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2012

We are talking about angel investors here, meaning people who invest their own money in early-stage startups for a share of the equity. Angel groups almost never supply financing for real estate purchases, or personal loans. First-time founders will find that most angels turn into mirages.

Angel Groups 237

Angel Groups Angel Investor Early Stage Startup 237

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

And, there were unexpected delays and conflicts from some incredible innovation partners committed to childcare and early childhood education (ECE). Or, I’d recommend consumer-facing founders start networking with the Angel groups in Silicon Valley immediately. Like all relationships, they take time. Get you some of that!

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

Berkonomics

JANUARY 9, 2014

He is Director of the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurism and Business Ethics, and Chairman Emeritus of the Tech Coast Angels, the largest angel group in the United States. It is not that strategy, finance, and operations are not important, but rather failure of the business is more likely attributed to people issues.

Partner 114

Partner Technical Review Due Diligence CPA 114

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2011

We are talking about angel investors here, meaning people who invest their own money in early-stage startups for a share of the equity. Angel groups almost never supply financing for real estate purchases, or personal loans. First-time founders will find that most angels turn into mirages.

Angel Investor 217

Angel Investor Angel Groups Early Stage Startup 217

Gust

JULY 1, 2012

We are talking about angel investors here, meaning people who invest their own money in early-stage startups for a share of the equity. Angel groups almost never supply financing for real estate purchases, or personal loans. First-time founders will find that most angels turn into mirages.

Angel Groups 143

Angel Groups Angel Investor Early Stage Startup 143

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2010

We are talking about angel investors here, meaning people who invest their own money in early-stage startups for a share of the equity. Angel groups almost never supply financing for real estate purchases, or personal loans. First-time founders will find that most angels turn into mirages.

Angel Groups 121

Angel Groups Angel Investor Early Stage Later Stage 121

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

This may make sense from the individual perspective of a given VC, but collectively it ensures that early-stage companies are overvalued. The jury is out on whether the increasing ease of angel investing will potentially lower returns.

Management 114

Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

The birth of modern-day venture capital (not considering the European monarchs financing explorations and projects as venture capital) can be traced back to American Research and Development, which was started by Georges Doriot. As established funds move up the venture spiral, they leave behind a vacuum for true early stage venture capital.

IRR 48

IRR Venture Capital LP Early Stage 48

David Teten

APRIL 29, 2014

However, VCs, who pride themselves on making bold bets, have rarely funded entrepreneurs in Quadrant IV, particularly at the early stage. A few additional venture funds and angel groups have also begun targeting the emerging domestic economy. Another example is 645 Ventures, a new venture fund founded by Nnamdi Okike.

Venture Capital 114

Venture Capital Los Angeles Cofounder Technical Review 114

Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

I dont think its time to hang all angel investors in effigy, but remember that due diligence goes two ways. Labels: angel groups , Angel Investors , fundraising. This is a very helpful list for anyone beginning the process (or evaluating the pros and cons) of raising angel money. Steve Bennet. at 2:47 PM.

Angel Investor 35

Angel Investor Due Diligence San Jose Silicon Valley 35