Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

From our inception we have been perfecting this process from the perspective of deal flow. Our vision has always been to facilitate the connections between entrepreneurs and early stage investors.

Early Stage 133

Early Stage Technical Review New York Deal Flow 133

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

That means they spend a lot less time actively seeking out new deals than they do responding to inbound deal flow. VCs therefore use whatever heuristics they can in order to triage the deal flow. One of the primary ones is the referral source.

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

This has resulted in a platform with over 150,000 companies actively using Gust for investor relations, over 40,000 Accredited Investors using Gust to manage their deal flow and portfolios…and over a billion dollars of seed and early stage investments tracked through the platform since we started.

Belarus 107

Belarus Kazakhstan Accredited Investor Early Stage 107

Gust

DECEMBER 21, 2011

This is not to say that there is no competition for deals in Seattle, Boston, New York and elsewhere.) While deal flow may not be as high where you are now located, attempting to break into the Valley will be daunting. To economic developers : Don’t think or say “we are going to create the next Silicon Valley here!”

Silicon Valley 107

Silicon Valley Southern California Tucson Seattle 107

Gust

AUGUST 27, 2014

Benefits of joining a group include pooling deal flow, capital, domain expertise, and investing experience. Most groups run regular education sessions for new members, and provide mentoring for less experienced investors by those with many deals under their belt.

Angel Investor 133

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Angel Groups Syndicate 133

Gust

APRIL 23, 2014

The result is that nearly $2 billion has been invested directly as primary investments into more companies than in total are traded on the NYSE and NASDAQ combined.

Angel Groups 127

Angel Groups Accredited Investor Private Equity Deal Flow 127

Gust

JULY 19, 2014

*Note that Gust also allows you to share your password-protected investor relations site with individual investors and VCs you know or may meet, even if they are not part of an angel group or fund that uses Gust to manage its deal flow. As such, it’s a handy way to keep all your information and your investors organized.

Angel Groups 142

Angel Groups New York Deal Flow Incubator 142