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Angel Funding Advice

Both Sides of the Table

I recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but I realized I was thinking about the issue more from investor perspective and a very narrow topic of how to price the round. This post is for those who want to raise angel money. I’ll make my next posting shorter. Have they added value?

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How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents?

Startup Company Lawyer

In addition, I think that a “peace treaty&# between early-stage investors and startup companies on standard terms (at least at a term sheet level) is a step in the right direction. I suspect that this seems reasonable if there is basically no due diligence due to the early stage of the companies. (By Legal fees.

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VC Seed Funding Example: Trada

Feld Thoughts

The terms on the Series A and B were straightforward as Niel Robertson, the founder/CEO of Trada is a sophisticated entrepreneur (Trada is his third company) so he had no patience (nor did we) for silly, complex early stage terms. Tags: Seed Financing angel financing Foundry Group seed trada VC.

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Startup Capital: Feast or Famine?

Gust

Several sources (including Startup by Elizabeth Edwards ) estimate that $2-3 billion per year is awarded to very early stage companies by federal government grants (mostly SBIRs). Furthermore, total federal grants to very early stage companies have been increasing over the past few years.

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The 5 Key Stages of Equity Funding

Growthink Blog

When seeking equity investments, the source of capital is, for the most part, tied to the stage of capital being raised. You see, equity capital is raised in stages or rounds. The five main stages include the following: 1. Early Stage Investment (Series A & B) 4. Pre-Seed Funding 2. Seed Funding 3.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Crowd Sourced Funding Exchanges - An Emerging Trend

ReadWriteStart

Earlier, of course, we covered AngelList at length , also a crowd sourcing venture in the angel financing space, and this week, we have covered SecondMarket , which is powering Facebook's private market capital raising. peerbackers.

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The Importance of Robust Angel Ecosystems

VC Adventure

I’ve always felt that a robust angel financing market was important to startup ecosystems and the data on the next two charts really brings that home. Successful angel ecosystems have active angel mentor networks. I suspect that’s a bit of what we’re seeing here.