Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 11, 2016
Angel investors are still the lifeblood of early-stage startups, despite the surge of activity in crowdfunding and an increasing early interest from venture capitalists. According to the Angel Capital Association , at least 300,000 people have made angel investments in the last two years, totaling $24 billion in the U.S.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 14, 2009
Their name alone is enough to get meetings set up. Make sure these people understand the nature of early-stage angel investing. I still prefer angel route 1 (above) but this is the next best option in my mind. Professional angel associations – This one is the source of much controversy.
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David Teten
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
In venture capital in particular, early-stage companies are often operating in frontier industries, where the rules are unpredictable and conventional analytic frameworks may be misleading. A major angel group used Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members.
Gust
APRIL 23, 2014
That’s likely why SWIFT, the international banking consortium, this year named Gust the world’s most innovative financial technology startup, and why the US software industry has awarded Gust the CODiE for Best Collaboration Solution for two years in a row. original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.
Austin Startup
JUNE 27, 2017
The authors encourage quoting from this article or using the data in articles and presentations but request that the title of this article and the names of the authors be cited for attribution. Entrepreneurs with early stage companies typically look for local funding before going out of region to pursue other funding sources.
David Teten
DECEMBER 12, 2017
As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. CB Insights , Preqin and Mattermark were also named as platforms that are regularly updated by GPs.
View from Seed
MARCH 16, 2016
To name a few: 1. This is true when it comes to early-stage funding, but also as it relates to support platforms being built by local firms to help Boston-based startups. On the early-stage side, this includes groups like Assemble , founded by Michael Skok, John Pearce, and C.A.
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