Gust

JULY 8, 2012

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Don’t be embarrassed, since even professional investors are often confused these days by the new terms, as well as old terms used with new meanings. Super Angels.

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Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 177

Diego Basch

MARCH 14, 2013

Whether I like it or not I’m an angel investor , even though I prefer a different label. As an electrical engineer and software developer with decades of experience building internet infrastructure, there are certain areas where I believe I could contribute much more than the puny sums that I can invest.

San Francisco 55

San Francisco Startup Silicon Valley Seed Stage 55

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In the few days I was in China I met with several VC’s, angel investors, business press and spoke to hundreds of entrepreneurs. But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Beijing Venture/Angel Ecosystem.

Silicon Valley 267

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 4, 2010

I attended the second Open Angel Forum in Boulder tonight. This is an intense week for seed stage stuff in Boulder as TechStars Demo Day is tomorrow where 11 new companies are having their coming out party. Six companies all raising seed rounds ($1m or less). Simply put, it was dynamite. The format is ideal.

Angel Investor 130

Angel Investor Seed Stage Early Stage Texas 130

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In the few days I was in China I met with several VC’s, angel investors, business press and spoke to hundreds of entrepreneurs. But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Beijing Venture/Angel Ecosystem.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Gust

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Access to our 2010 and 2011 surveys can be found at 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Investor Groups. We received data from thirty groups of the fifty angel groups from whom we requested data. Pre-revenue software, internet, mobile and telecom deals. Alliance of Angels (Seattle). Boise Angel Alliance.

Angel Groups 169

Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation North Dakota 169

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

As many of you know, NextView is a seed-stage VC fund. We make initial investments of $250-500K in the seed rounds of software and internet startups and reserve capital for follow-on rounds. It’s great to have an innovative and thoughtful group of investors here in Boston. Best of luck. PMarchetti.

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LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Part lives in the cloud and part is embedded in point of sale (POS) software systems. seed round from NextView, Atlas Venture, and Google Ventures, and angel investors. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Objective Logistics just closed a $1.5M Author howerl.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Diego Basch

MAY 18, 2012

I hate the phrase “angel investor.” There is nothing angelic about investing. Whoever coined the phrase “angel investor”, I want to have a few words with you. things that I’ve had professional experience with such as search software). Hint: the first one starts with an f.

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Las Vegas Silicon Valley Angel Investor Seed Stage 66

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This growth is reflected in investor sentiment; according to RusBase , in December e-commerce businesses accounted for the largest growth in VC deals, with an increase of 33 percent. This was closely followed by software, multimedia and games, which all grew at 22 percent. The FinTech sector also saw substantial growth at 12 percent.

Russia 140

Russia Europe Government Vertical 140

Hippoland

JANUARY 4, 2017

If this is your first time raising money, the mechanics of how investors buy into your company can be very confusing. Here’s a quick primer on how investments tend to work in startup companies at the seed stage. Equity Traditionally, investors have invested in companies to receive equity, or shares in a company.

Convertible Security 48

Convertible Security Equity Security Silicon Valley 48

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

I think that there are certain situations where the Series Seed and other stripped down equity financing documents might be appropriate, but I know that there are lots of situations where early-stage investors probably wouldn’t agree to the Series Seed terms. Series Seed. Series Seed. Y Combinator.

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Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

Rob Go

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The goal was to mobilize and educate the angel community in Boston to become more comfortable and more active investing in early stage internet, mobile, and software companies. The content will be unique – consisting mostly of quick prepared talks on some specific aspect of angel investing or sharing personal stories.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Boston Cofounder 48

Hearpreneur

MAY 4, 2019

What I’ve learned from my experiences as a four-time entrepreneur and an angel investor in more than thirty startups is that while it often looks as if world-altering business opportunities emerge by accident, they can, in fact, be discovered and scaled in a methodical way. Tell us your story. Why did you start your business?

Cofounder 66

Cofounder Founder Entrepreneur Venture Capital 66

Jeff Hilimire

AUGUST 30, 2013

While I’ve loved working in digital marketing, I’ve always wanted to try my hand at building software for actual people rather than for companies. One inhibiting factor is Atlanta’s community of angel investors and venture capital firms, many of whom have little experience with B2C startups.

Atlanta 77

Atlanta B2C Georgia Los Angeles 77

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Pre-seed Round of Funding. In the pre-seed stage, a startup is searching for product/market fit. Funding: Startups typically raise anywhere from $100K to $750,000 in pre-seed. At the low-end this might come from friends, family or angel investors. At the high-end pre-seed angel funds might invest.

Cofounder 429

Cofounder Seed Stage Valuation Metrics 429

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

If your friends or family happen to be rich, the line blurs betweenthem and angel investors. At Viaweb we got our first $10,000 ofseed money from our friend Julian, but he was sufficiently richthat its hard to say whether he should be classified as a friendor angel. Angel Investors Angels are individual rich people.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. Many VCs who do lots of seed stage deals are very supportive and active.

Software Review 283

Software Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Southern California 283

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I wanted to work in the pure, intellectual world of software, not deal with customers mundane problems. Some believe only businesspeople can do this-- that hackers can implement software, but not design it. But it turned outthey didnt like us, because our software was easy to use and we hostedthe site. Thats nonsense.

Startup 105

Startup Cofounder Software Stock 105

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. First you’ll want to find a lead investor — someone many other investors will recognize and respect. This list of top angel investors is a good start.

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Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

Up and Running

MARCH 16, 2016

Here’s a snapshot of some of the investment companies highlighted on the MBA@UNC map: Silicon Valley Bank: Silicon Valley Bank provides targeted financial services and expertise to companies of all sizes, to help innovative companies and their investors succeed in business.

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Southern California Silicon Valley Venture Capital Early Stage 60

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

After all, high-quality open source software is free, the cloud makes computer power far less expensive, and anyone with an Internet connection can learn Ruby and CSS. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings. Getting funded is hardly the end-all.

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Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

First Things First: Your Requirements You seem to feel that your project isn’t ready to move forward without a software developer (a “programmer&# , as you say). Until your wireframe is done, it’s too early to talk to developers or potential investors. You have two avenues open to you. How much will you need?

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Fractional CTO Partner CTO Hire 40

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

This dynamic births serial entrepreneurs and motivates angels and venture capitalists to pull their friends into investment deals. For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. What follows is the best advice and tips from these interviews.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2010

That ,among other reasons, is why angel investors like Yossi Vardi, Jeff Pulver and others did great business in recent years in Israel – lots of talent, but not enough seed funding around.

Silicon Valley 114

Silicon Valley Incubator Italy 114

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Let’s face it, the rules for getting a startup funded at the seed stage aren’t very clear. Note: When I say “seed stage startup,” I’m specifically referring to software/app startups that are eitherpre-product or early product. TVR: The traditional way of raising seed funding. The New Way , called Traction.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley Startup Venture Capital 100

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. based Angel capital with early stage technology companies in Israel, and do so in a way that substantially mitigates the risk of seed stage investing.

Technical Review 106

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106

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. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was. → Learn More. Sometimes these loans have a valuation cap and/or a discount. Crunchboard.

Equity 87

Equity San Francisco Technical Review Angel Investor 87

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

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Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

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Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. On November 28, 2012. By Sarah Lacy.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93