Startup Professionals Musings

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Venture Capital Investors Look Beyond Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. The good news is that both of these are looking up these days. California (Silicon Valley), New York (NYC), and Massachusetts (Boston) are the places to be in the US for venture capital attention.

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Who is Getting Venture Capital Money This Year?

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A new study, just published by CB Insights, titled Venture Capital Human Capital Report , summarizes these three characteristics for private early-stage Internet ventures funded in the US during the first six months of 2010. In New York, these solo efforts even raised more money, with a median of $4M.

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Crowd Funding Has Not Killed Angel Investing Yet

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I just finished a new book, “ Angel Investing ,” by a friend and one of the most active angel investors in New York, David S. David is also the CEO of Gust , which is an online platform for startup financing used by over 50,000 accredited angel investors, 1000 angel groups and venture capital funds, and 250,000 entrepreneurs.

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Right Entrepreneurs In The Right Place Get Funded

Startup Professionals Musings

Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. The good news is that both of these are looking up these days. California (Silicon Valley), New York (NYC), and Massachusetts (Boston) are the places to be in the US for venture capital attention.

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Angel Investors Are Still The Lifeblood Of Startups

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David is one of the most active angel investors in New York, and also the CEO of Gust , which is an online platform for startup financing used by over 45,000 accredited angel investors, 1000 angel groups and venture capital funds, and 200,000 entrepreneurs. Rose, according to his recent book, “ Angel Investing.”

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Seed and Later Investments for Startups are Booming

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This is great evidence that the recession drag on funding new startups is behind us. In another report more specifically on Venture Capital Activity for 2012 , CB Insights noted relatively flat but still healthy funding levels, compared to the previous year (down in total dollars by 7.5%, but up in total deals by 7%).

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Super Angels Are A Boon To Startups Needing Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

A major chunk of this activity is provided by the new class of Super Angels, who may look more like micro-VCs, except that they are investing their own money. Examples of some leaders in this space include Ron Conway in Silicon Valley and Brian Cohen , chairman of the New York Angels, who each may have over 500 startups in their portfolio.