YoungUpstarts

APRIL 8, 2013

Cincinnati, Ohio-based startup accelerator the Brandery is currently accepting applications for its 2013 edition of its four-month acceleration program for brand-driven consumer Internet startups. Events & Happenings accelerator program Brandery startup startup accelerator'

Ohio 174

Ohio United States Angel Groups Technical Review 174

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Angel investors come from a variety of ages, backgrounds, and professions. I’m not your average angel. I’m not active in an angel group. I live in a small town surrounded by farms and I made my first angel investment at 29 because my dad said it was a good idea. I’m not your average angel.

Angel Investor 159

Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review Accredited Investor 159

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

The number of startups rose in 2015 for the first time in five years, with the largest year-over-year increase in two decades. Who would not want to joint the unicorns (recent startups with a current valuation of over $1 billion)? Successful startup teams today have a mix of remote employees, freelancers, and contractors.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 120

Gust

OCTOBER 16, 2012

This summer I conducted our third annual survey of the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies recently funded by angel groups in North America. Access to our 2010 and 2011 surveys can be found at 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Investor Groups. Pre-revenue software, internet, mobile and telecom deals.

Angel Groups 169

Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation North Dakota 169

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.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Angel Groups 120

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2013

This week, I spoke to one of the longest running and most active angel groups in the country, the New York Angels. Luckily for all of us, including the New York Angels themselves, the ecosystem has bloomed. The Internet is making finding co-investors easier--and I don't mean just on AngelList.

Angel Groups 146

Angel Groups Angel Investor Aggregator New York 146

Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

” If we’re talking about the US and you are NOT at the Accredited level ($1 million in investable assets, or $200,000 annual income), then for the moment you are actually not allowed to invest in privately held startups (emerging public companies, of course, you can buy on the stock market like everyone else.).

Accredited Investor 157

Accredited Investor Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Angel Investor 157

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for your, and for your situation. Angel Capital Association (ACA). Or does it?

Angel Investor 255

Angel Investor North America South America Accredited Investor 255

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

To provide some reference points, I surveyed thirteen angels groups in North American to determine their recent experience in negotiating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies. Because of the interest in the 2010 survey, I decided to survey a larger number of North American angel groups this summer (2011).

Angel Groups 125

Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation St. Louis 125

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

If your startup is looking for an Angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of Angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right Angel for you, and for your situation. It powers over 1,000 investment Angel and VC groups in 80+ countries.

North America 289

North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor Angel Investor 289

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded by an angel investor. Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to see how the process works, several times from the startup side, and more recently from the angel perspective (as a member of an angel group selection committee).

Intellectual Property 249

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Technical Review Elevator Pitch 249

Business Plan Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

How Crowdfunding is Affecting Angel Group Investment. government’s long standing restrictions on fundraising has given life to a new type of financing called crowdfunding that allows Angel and other early stage investors to quickly assemble a group of investors over the internet. Startup Funding'

Angel Groups 51

Angel Groups Accredited Investor Angel Investor Due Diligence 51

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups.

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

There was a lot of consumer internet activity again…resurgence of things, but it was still mysterious, venture capital was still kind of closed, 1st time entrepreneurs had a lot of questions that were unanswered, and there was still some sort of hand waiving around all the financing stuff and so we took it on….”. On the Startup Visa Program.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded by an angel investor. Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to see how the process works, several times from the startup side, and more recently from the angel perspective (as a member of an angel group selection committee). Marty Zwilling.

Angel Investor 224

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Technical Review Elevator Pitch 224

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

But in practice, these phenomena create a tremendous volume of startups, which investors then have to filter. Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups. Angel groups using Gust. Some VCs monitor Internet traffic reports or job boards to see which companies are growing. 2009) [ii].

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Like virtually the entire tech industry, I am particularly in favor of Startup Visa , which has the goal of stimulating our domestic startup community through acts to keep our foreign-born entrepreneurs in the United States. HBS Angels will likely execute this in 2012. I wrote a blog post on this.

Government 146

Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

And if you just want to learn about different types of angels and what motivates each, my partner David has written about that before here.). A Primer on Angel Investing. Seed investing is a fun way to stay actively engaged in the startup ecosystem. Outcomes in angel investing exhibit a power law. Why Invest?

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

And if you just want to learn about different types of angels and what motivates each, my partner David has written about that before here.). A Primer on Angel Investing. Seed investing is a fun way to stay actively engaged in the startup ecosystem. Outcomes in angel investing exhibit a power law. Why Invest?

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups.

Angel Investor 167

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 167

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

If your startup is looking for an Angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of Angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right Angel for you, and for your situation. Angel Capital Association (ACA). Or does it? and Dave McClure.

Angel Investor 270

Angel Investor North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor 270

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded early by one of the 318,000 active Angel investors in the USA alone. Most of these investors are members of Angel groups that have a rigorous filtering and screening process, to select the top 3% and most fundable proposals. Get your Internet domain name and website.

Angel Investor 260

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 260

Gust

AUGUST 27, 2014

These are typically Internet-enabled, or consumer products, or medical devices. But regardless of the specifics, what they all have in common is bringing together a group of active Accredited Investors interested in supporting young startups.

Angel Investor 133

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Angel Groups Syndicate 133

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. A major angel group uses Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. . 2) Market .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

View from Seed

MARCH 16, 2016

Most impressively, there seems to be a thriving startup of every flavor, with many more joining the list of Pillar Startups on the Guide in 2016 compared to 2015. How about Jana , which brings internet access to the developing world and boasts 30 million global users? To name a few: 1. More exciting, industry-leading companies.

Boston 215

Boston Early Stage Artificial Inteligence Semantic 215

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

A while back, I published an article on “ Startup Due Diligence Is Not a Mysterious Black Art ,” describing what investors do to validate your startup before they invest. I’ve had startup founders tell me that it’s only about the color of the money, but I disagree. Check track record on the Internet and social networks.

Due Diligence 241

Due Diligence Entrepreneur Offshore Angel Groups 241

Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2012

ABC Shark Tank Angels via Elite Daily. Every new startup I know dreams of being funded early by one of the 318,000 active Angel investors in the USA alone. Most of these investors are members of Angel groups that have a rigorous filtering and screening process, to select the top 3% and most fundable proposals.

Angel Investor 179

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 179

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Sources like Crunchbase , Angel List , and Seed Invest even give this data away for free or very low cost. The only problem that faces startup investors now is how to mine this new data layer efficiently to increase returns.”. Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

A while back, I published an article on “ Understanding the Dreaded Investor Due Diligence ,” describing what investors do to validate your startup before they invest. I’ve had startup founders tell me that it’s only about the color of the money, but I disagree. Check track record on the Internet and social networks.

Due Diligence 224

Due Diligence Offshore Angel Groups Matching 224

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

Everyone wants to work in tech startups. Competitions : YHack , Yale Venture Challenge , $25K Entrepreneurship Prize , Venture Clash at Yale SOM ; NYU vs. Yale Pitch Event; Yale vs Harvard Pitch Event, Startup Yale. See Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups. Everyone wanted to work in finance.

Affiliate 60

Affiliate Connecticut Programming Community 60

Business Plan Blog

AUGUST 6, 2013

The majority of deals went to healthcare, mobile and internet startups. Highlights from angel investing in the last quarter include: The median angel deal size for Q1 2013 reached $680K – up 5% since last quarter and 24% since the same quarter last year. All data thanks to CB Insights.

Pre-Money Valuation 49

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Groups Angel Investor Valuation 49

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2015

Ask an angel investor: Targeting a particular angel investor can be a good tactic, as they are often willing to evaluate your pitch. Tim advises checking out Gust, which lists regional and local angel groups. From there, you can reach out to an angel in your area. Not currently a student?

Angel Investor 60

Angel Investor Software Review Technical Cofounder Due Diligence 60

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

. - Susan Balloch, Managing Director, Golden Seeds; formerly Executive Director and Principal, The Blackstone Group. Karen Bantuveris, CEO of VolunteerSpot ( ff VC and angel-backed startup with 2.5m David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. How to source great deals.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

A while back, I published an article on “ Startup Due Diligence Is Not a Mysterious Black Art ,” describing what investors do to validate your startup before they invest. I’ve had startup founders tell me that it’s only about the color of the money, but I disagree – particularly if you are desperate.

Due Diligence 119

Due Diligence Entrepreneur Offshore Angel Groups 119

The Next Web

AUGUST 5, 2012

Thanks to the Internet, you can choose to start up anywhere in the world that you want to. Here are the 12 things to keep an eye out for when considering new regions to call home base for your startup: 1. Seek a Startup Culture. Consider whether there is an existing startup ecosystem in place. Who Do You Know?

Angel Groups 146

Angel Groups Affiliate Incubator Boston 146

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

(For more, you can take this 3-minute video tour: [link] ) Dallas 30,000 Feet Rather than talking about UT Dallas, I wanted to share some initial observations about the Dallas startup scene, for the ATX’rs back home. In the early days of the current internet age, the center of Dallas venture capital was the Galleria area.

Dallas 60

Dallas Austin Texas Cofounder 60

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

In fact, early stage investing in general is in the dog house for many investors, both angels and VCs, as they are still remembering the pain from the collapse of the Internet bubble. Founders came in, pitched a bunch of angel investors, got ask a bunch of questions, went away, but rarely ended up with any investment.

Angel Investor 70

Angel Investor Cofounder Denver Angel Groups 70