Gust

JULY 8, 2012

A while back I heard a talk by Dave McClure, a long-time angel investor, who also proclaims to be one of the “new breed” of venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, as CEO of 500Startups , which is either a micro-VC seed fund, or a startup incubator, or both. The good news is that he is all about helping early-stage startups.

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David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs, many of whom have not traditionally had access to these sources of capital. HBSAANY members include venture capitalists, individual accredited investors, and other institutional investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2016

From my perspective as an investor, I recommend that every founder needs to know the answers to these questions, be open and honest in answering them thoughtfully, and without making excuses: What is the current runway and burn rate? Ironically, startup investors are normally in less personal jeopardy than early startup employees.

Sweat Equity 120

Sweat Equity Burn Rate Technical Review Intellectual Property 120

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs.

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Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 128

Gust

JULY 19, 2012

My personal guess is that the early stage funding world will likely trifurcate (or even quadricate, if that’s a word) into several distinct groups. 4) Accredited Investor funding portals, which may or may not register under the JOBS Act, but will restrict themselves to the exempt, upper part of the market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

A better approach is to first understand who these people are, why and how they invest, and then focus on the ones who are the best match for your particular startup stage, location and industry. By definition, angels are accredited investors, who invest their own money for a percentage of the business.

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Search Accredited Investor Angel Investor Venture Capital 317

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2015

From my perspective as an investor, I recommend that every founder needs to know the answers to these questions, be open and honest in answering them thoughtfully, and without making excuses: What is the current runway and burn rate? Ironically, startup investors are normally in less personal jeopardy than early startup employees.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Sweat Equity Burn Rate 120

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs.

Programming 114

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 114

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

However, there is actually much more to Gust than is apparent on the surface, or even from the viewpoint of a current user (either entrepreneur or investor). As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Gust’s long-term goal is to serve as the infrastructure platform for the entire global, early stage finance industry.

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000. And today, AngelList is opening the platform up to all startups with top-tier investors.

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Berkonomics

MAY 22, 2014

I am an angel investor, that is, an accredited investor who is assumed by the SEC and others to be sufficiently wealthy to afford to lose the investment and supposedly experienced enough to make good choices on fundable companies. Limit your offering: Only sell shares to accredited investors. Raising money'

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Early Stage Accredited Investor SEC Private Placement 79

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

So you do a lot of work before you get investors. The rare exception is a special case, in which investors know an entrepreneur well and are ready to invest in them at an early stage. And even before that, during the early stages, they’ll expect you to have a business plan in the background, for your own use.

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SBA Venture Capital Angel Investor Technical Review 161

David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

HBSANY members are required to be accredited investors (per SEC regulations) and are expected to agree to the terms of the HBSANY Membership Agreement. Please note that we expect our members to invest at least $25,000/year in early-stage investments, although there is no contractual commitment to do so.

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Technical Review New York Accredited Investor IP 128

Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Giving privately held companies maximum room to maneuver as they raise funding from accredited investors and participate in secondary markets can only strengthen the startup ecosystem. Intellectual Property. Reasonable minds can differ on all of the above topics.

Silicon Valley 187

Silicon Valley San Francisco Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 187

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Angels need to meet the Securities Exchange Commission’s definition of an accredited investor, which in their case is they need to have a net worth of at least $1 million and make $200,000 a year—or $300,000 a year jointly with a spouse. About 225,000 people have made an angel investment in the last two years.

Angel Groups 51

Angel Groups Angel Investor Software Review Accredited Investor 51

David Teten

JULY 3, 2013

what you need to know as an early stage investor: best practices in origination, evaluation, structuring and adding value. Must be an individual Accredited Investor who plans to make a private investment in 2013. Members include representatives of several VCs, family offices and other institutional investors.

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Angel Investor New York Accredited Investor New York City 114

Gust

AUGUST 27, 2014

Most are somewhere in between, focusing primarily on early-stage, high-growth companies with scalable business models. But regardless of the specifics, what they all have in common is bringing together a group of active Accredited Investors interested in supporting young startups.

Angel Investor 133

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Angel Groups Syndicate 133

David Teten

JULY 3, 2013

what you need to know as an early stage investor: best practices in origination, evaluation, structuring and adding value. Must be an individual Accredited Investor who plans to make a private investment in 2013. Members include representatives of several VCs, family offices and other institutional investors.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor New York Accredited Investor New York City 114

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Angels need to meet the Securities Exchange Commission’s definition of an accredited investor, which in their case is they need to have a net worth of at least $1 million and make $200,000 a year—or $300,000 a year jointly with a spouse. About 225,000 people have made an angel investment in the last two years.

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Angel Groups Angel Investor Software Review Accredited Investor 40

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.

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Angel Groups Accredited Investor Private Equity Deal Flow 127

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Money from these sources is relatively easy to come by, and most often comes with no strings as to oversight by a formal board composed of these investors and management. Professional angels, often organized into groups, usually invest from $100,000 to $1 million in a young enterprise.

Private Equity 118

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 118

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance. Above is a screen shot I just took of my Gust investor dashboard. The answer, of course, is Gust —because that’s exactly the purpose behind the platform!

Angel Investor 150

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 150

Gust

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

But, in the US, only wealthy accredited investors * have been allowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to invest in entrepreneurs and their startup companies (without extensive disclosure of the business plan and risks inherent to such new ventures). Unfortunately, there are some downsides to crowd funding.

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Securities and Exchange Commission Accredited Investor Angel Investor Due Diligence 154

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

A better approach is to first understand who these people are, why and how they invest, and then focus on the ones who are the best match for your particular startup stage, location and industry. By definition, angels are accredited investors, who invest their own money for a percentage of the business.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Venture Capital Startup 120

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance. Above is a screen shot I just took of my Gust investor dashboard. The answer, of course, is Gust —because that’s exactly the purpose behind the platform!

Angel Investor 89

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 89

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

In my view the terminology being used for early stage investors by the press and the media is not as clear as it should be. I’ve talked about this on several occasions when I’ve been at conference and on panels, but I figured it would make sense to do a post explaining my taxonomy of the early-stage investing world.

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Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

Hippoland

DECEMBER 16, 2016

About Pedro (from his personal website pedrosorren.com & his words): Pedro Sorrentino is a Venture Associate at FundersClub, focused on early stage and series-A investments. In his first 12 months as a VC Pedro sourced 9 deals for FundersClub with founders from 5 different countries.

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San Francisco Accredited Investor B2B Cofounder 48

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

What does it take to be an Angel Investor? To the SEC, it means that you are an accredited investor and To the man (or woman) on the street, a minimum qualification would seem to be an interest and ability to invest in early stage ventures. I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels.

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor San Jose 28

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 13, 2023

Maybe a big team isn’t your thing or you don’t really want to do early stage. One of the reasons I’m doing a few coaching assignments is that investor education and support is an area I'm very interested in. Also, maybe you don’t have the same definition of VC success. who would benefit from coaching, please put me in touch.

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Accredited Investor Non-Compete Early Stage Salary 78

Business Plan Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

government’s long standing restrictions on fundraising has given life to a new type of financing called crowdfunding that allows Angel and other early stage investors to quickly assemble a group of investors over the internet. While startups are still limited by the types of investors they can take money from (i.e.

Angel Groups 51

Angel Groups Accredited Investor Angel Investor Due Diligence 51

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

It had a good mix of viewpoints with east ( James Geshwiler, Common Angels ) and west coast (yours truly) angels, early stage venture capitalist ( Jason Mendelson, Foundry Group ), and a couple of attorneys ( Dan Hansen and Mario Rosati ). I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels.

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Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

composed of these investors and management. However, most often, these funds are solicited by a well-meaning entrepreneur from investors who are not qualified as accredited investors under the law (currently requiring a proved income of $200,000 a year or $1 million in net worth for an individual investor).

Private Equity 106

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2012

While they provide huge value to the ecosystem and increase the density of network amongst startup and angel investors, they don’t unlock new sources of funding and don’t face the barriers of equity crowdfunding when dealing with a large number of non-accredited investors. Still considering options.

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Equity Europe Due Diligence Startup 160

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

In exchange for contributions, Equity crowdfunding investors receive ownership interest in the entity raising funds – just as would an angel investor or venture capitalist. Under current regulations, Equity crowdfunding opportunities are only available to Accredited Investors.

Equity 60

Equity Finance Small Business Accredited Investor 60

Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

Securities sold pursuant to the crowdfunding provisions are not transferable by the purchaser for one-year from the date of purchase, unless the securities are transferred to the issuer, an accredited investor, in a registered offering, or to family of the purchaser. More than $500,000: Audited financial statements.

SEC 58

SEC Securities and Exchange Commission Accredited Investor Private Placement 58

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. We spoke about the changes to an “accredited investor&# proposed by Chris Dodd – This would be bad for angel investing. and who had biz reasons for wanting to remain stealth.”. -

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Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Moreover, the company would need to be valued at the time of the investment, which is obviously difficult at an early stage and could be extremely dilutive to the founders. Many entrepreneurs initially reach-out to friends and family as a source of capital.

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Preferred Stock Angel Investor Entrepreneur Common Stock 45