Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2021

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Of course, both are impressive, but still small compared to over $300 billion from VC investments annually.

Angel Investor 361

Angel Investor Accredited Investor IRR Angel Groups 361

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Of course, both are impressive and both already exceed VC investments annually.

Angel Investor 190

Angel Investor Accredited Investor IRR Angel Groups 190

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). billion collected in 2012. If you subscribe to truths one to five, startup investing can be lucrative.

Angel Investor 278

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor IRR 278

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2015

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). billion collected in 2014. If you subscribe to truths one to five, startup investing can be lucrative.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor IRR 120

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

million households in the US with a net worth of $1 million or more. These companies can range from tech startups to food trucks to retail stores. Top performers conduct 40 hours or more of due diligence per investment and stick with companies as active advisors.[3]. Angel Investment Activity, 2002-2013. Time Period.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114

VC Cafe

MARCH 8, 2010

TriVentures II , a $25 million medical device fund (with American medical technology company Medtronic Inc. billion (net management fees and operational expenses). The Carmel I Fund, raised in 2000, had the highest performance, giving an internal rate of return (IRR) of 8% and a positive multiple of 1.4.

IRR 74

IRR Venture Capital Institutional Investors 74

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

In late 2015, many public technology companies saw a significant retrenchment in their share prices primarily as a result of a reduction in valuation multiples. In Q1 of 2016 there were zero VC-backed technology IPOs. Do you feel the need to raise more capital quickly before the prices erode further and bring down your IRR?

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40