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Venture Capital Access Program launches to aid women and diverse entrepreneurs

David Teten

I am very happy to announce today a new program I’ve been working on designed to support women and diverse entrepreneurs, particularly those in the technology sector. Pioneering Program Launched by Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of New York and the National Association of Investment Companies. competitiveness.

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Angel Investors want to fall in love

Austin Startup

Raising funding from Angel Investors can feel like a catch-22. It’s easy to figure out who the active angel investors are but it’s hard to find the right time to pitch them. Not all investors are the same. Angel Investors are investing their own money?—?they

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Got "Founder Fit?" If You Want Venture Capital, You Need It

Up and Running

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In In as much as a scheduled interview with an angel investor can be, talking with Boris about what it takes to spark the interest of a venture capital firm was a coincidence.

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Are You A Necessity Entrepreneur? Ask These 7 Questions

YoungUpstarts

They aren’t operating on big bankrolls of venture capital (at least initially), and they don’t have trust funds to fall back on if the business fails. Programming a piece of software, for example, is different from taking a sales meeting with the CEO of a credit union. If they don’t come through, who will?

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What’s the Difference? Venture Capitalist vs. Angel Investor

The Startup Magazine

Most entrepreneurs are aware that securing investments in their companies could be essential to the short-term growth and long-term success of their venture. The question of venture capitalist versus angel investor often arises. Venture capital and angel investments offer excellent options to startup businesses.

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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

Steve Blank

Angels & Crowdfunding : Coincident with the capital efficient movement came the current wave of angel investors, this time armed with the ability to collectively fund startups to the point of meaningful value creation on modest amounts of capital. A good return to your investors is 20% per year.

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Grant Applications Often Provide Early-Stage Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

through Grants.gov , an online directory of more than 1,000 federal grant programs that don’t look for equity or payback. Specifically, I often point to the NSF or the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for high-tech startups. Also, it’s important that you understand just how the SBIR program works.