Gust

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The Pacific Northwest has some of the best and most active angel groups in the country (and I say that coming from New York!) Check out: Alliance of Angels - Seattle, WA ( [link] els.com/ ). Bellingham Angel Group - Bellingham, WA ( [link] els.com/ ). original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

Angel Groups 150

Angel Groups Seattle Portland Idaho 150

Gust

OCTOBER 16, 2012

This summer I conducted our third annual survey of the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies recently funded by angel groups in North America. Access to our 2010 and 2011 surveys can be found at 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Investor Groups. Queen City Angels (Cincinnati). Vancouver Angels.

Angel Groups 169

Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation North Dakota 169

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

To provide some reference points, I surveyed thirteen angels groups in North American to determine their recent experience in negotiating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies. Because of the interest in the 2010 survey, I decided to survey a larger number of North American angel groups this summer (2011).

Angel Groups 125

Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation St. Louis 125

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2015

New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. Rose, according to his recent book, “ Angel Investing.” Neither does David S.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor IRR 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a new book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. Measuring progress with big data and analytics.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 120

Gust

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Believe it or not, more organized angel groups (although not individual angels). The world’s largest Tech Meetup (not to mention Meetup.com itself). Significantly easier access to European and South American startup centers. Many more world-class universities.

New York City 150

New York City Silicon Valley New York Angel Groups 150

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2011

Adam was one of our star students from the first class in New York, when Profitably was just Adam, a Powerpoint, and a really amazing domain name. Adam Neary wrote an unusually open post about his experience raising $1.1m for Profitably , a provider of small business analytics. Disclosure: I’m a Mentor for Founder Institute.

New York 122

New York Warrant Angel Groups Architecture 122

Gust

JULY 19, 2014

With Gust , the power of the system is that your completed investor relations profile can now serve as your official application to virtually any organized angel group in the world…all you need to do is share it with them*. and read their detailed profiles to see if they would be a good match for your venture.

Angel Groups 142

Angel Groups New York Deal Flow Incubator 142

David Teten

JULY 3, 2013

I hope you can join me for this program, cosponsored by Empire Angels ; HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York ; and the The Young Venture Capital Society. So You Want to Be an Angel? 8 – 8:30 pm: Meet other angels. Angel investing HBS Alumni Angels New York NextNY'

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor New York Accredited Investor New York City 114

David Teten

JULY 3, 2013

Co-Sponsored by Empire Angels, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York, and Young Venture Capital Society. Introduction to Angel Investing and Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York. Angel investing HBS Alumni Angels New York NextNY'

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor New York Accredited Investor New York City 114

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Jason Calacanis, a well-known entrepreneur and Angel investor, opened the debate a while back in a strongly-worded article on his blog which attacked the practice on ethical grounds, and called out popular Angel groups charging fees ranging from several hundred dollars to $5,000 or more. Others , including noted Angel David S.

Angel Groups 237

Angel Groups Angel Investor Due Diligence Seed Stage 237

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

My suggestion is to get some of the angel groups – notorious for slow decision-making and hat passing – and pool their money into a small fund structure of say $5-10 million. Local Press / Websites / Organizational Tools – New York has an amazing startup scene and the energy and momentum is palpable.

Community 378

Community San Diego Silicon Valley Los Angeles 378

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Jason Calacanis, a well-known entrepreneur and angel investor, opened the debate about a year ago in a strongly-worded article on his blog which attacked the practice on ethical grounds, and called out popular angel groups charging fees ranging from several hundred dollars to $5,000 or more. Find and fix that first.

Angel Groups 234

Angel Groups Entrepreneur Angel Investor Due Diligence 234

Gust

AUGUST 27, 2014

Most groups run regular education sessions for new members, and provide mentoring for less experienced investors by those with many deals under their belt. The typical US angel group will receive a dozen or more funding applications from startups each month; the most active ones, such as New York Angels will receive over 100.

Angel Investor 133

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Angel Groups Syndicate 133

Gust

JANUARY 25, 2014

And then, as Terrence Yang notes, read as many blogs as you can by angel investors and venture capitalists, such as some of those listed by Basil at [link] Angel_I… Finally, considering joining a local angel group, such as Tech Coast Angels (to which Terrence belongs) or New York Angels (which I founded.).

Angel Investor 180

Angel Investor Angel Groups New York Audience 180

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

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. Yet, in my view, every early-stage entrepreneur should be exploring this new funding alternative before approaching VCs.

Angel Investor 260

Angel Investor Silicon Valley Startup Portfolio 260

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

At the moment, Gust for individual angels is only available to Accredited Investors who either (a) belong to an official angel group, venture fund or other organization that provides verification of their investor status, or (b) have already invested in (or been invited by) a startup using Gust for its investor relations communications.

Angel Investor 150

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 150

Gust

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Leaders and active members of all the major North American angel groups attend this three day conference, along with a large delegation of international business angels. NACO National Angel Summit. Both Angels and VCs. This is the big one, which rotates among different cities in the US each year.

Angel Investor 125

Angel Investor Global Angel Groups Europe 125

David Teten

JANUARY 31, 2012

The New York Fundingpost VC and Angel Showcase will be next Tuesday, Feb. 37 VC Funds & Angel Groups will be exhibiting their firms during a cocktail party setting from 6:00PM to 9:00PM. ff Venture Capital will be there. The event is sponsored by Credit Suisse, WeiserMazars, Morgan Lewis and SocialRadius.

Angel Groups 114

Angel Groups New York Venture Capital 114

Gust

JANUARY 25, 2014

And then, as Terrence Yang notes, read as many blogs as you can by angel investors and venture capitalists, such as some of those listed by Basil at [link] Angel_I… Finally, considering joining a local angel group, such as Tech Coast Angels (to which Terrence belongs) or New York Angels (which I founded.).

Angel Investor 110

Angel Investor Angel Groups New York Audience 110

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

At the moment, Gust for individual angels is only available to Accredited Investors who either (a) belong to an official angel group, venture fund or other organization that provides verification of their investor status, or (b) have already invested in (or been invited by) a startup using Gust for its investor relations communications.

Angel Investor 89

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 89

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

. - Karen Bantuveris, CEO of VolunteerSpot ( ff VC and angel-backed startup with 2.5m David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. Our panelists will share best practices of angel investing and guide you through potential pitfalls. When should you think about exits.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

Christina Bechhold didn''t forget that--and so she co-founded her own angel group. It''s a group of her peers from the professional world--up and coming titans of finance and consulting with good salaries and not a lot of dependents. Being good at it takes a bit of luck, hard work, skill, etc., Venture Capital & Technology'

Venture Capital 114

Venture Capital Early Stage Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

However, that is not always the case as there is no qualification to set out your shingle as an angel investor or form an angel group. I often wonder if saying you are an angel investor is the 21st century version of being a consultant in the early 1990s after the corporate layoffs, a euphemism for someone without a real job.

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor San Jose 28

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

When I wrote my post titled An Angel Investor Group Move That Makes Me Vomit I expected to write my little rant and be done with it. A month or so later Jason Calacanis picked up the mantle and started a Jihad against the idea of angel groups charging entrepreneurs to pitch to them. The result is the Open Angel Forum.

Angel Investor 110

Angel Investor San Francisco New York City Colorado 110

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2013

This week, I spoke to one of the longest running and most active angel groups in the country, the New York Angels. Luckily for all of us, including the New York Angels themselves, the ecosystem has bloomed. An angel belonging to a group could find more dealflow.

Angel Groups 124

Angel Groups Angel Investor Aggregator New York 124

Gust

DECEMBER 13, 2011

In fact, my sense is that in most regions, angels and VCs are cooperating and sometimes co-funding startups. However, in New York City, the funding environment seems a bit more spirited. All opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent those of Gust.

Seed Stage 162

Seed Stage Southern California San Diego Silicon Valley 162

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

It turns out the statistics related to returns were from an oft cited study on returns to investors in angel groups sponsored by the Angel Capital Association with research by Robert Wiltbank at Willamette University. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. 3 hours ago. 5 hours ago.

Technical Review 31

Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

David Teten

JULY 12, 2017

The average angel’s check is usually a higher percentage of their AUM than the check written by an institutional LP, so the angel is sometimes more motivated than an institutional investor to accelerate the company. For further reading: Making Waves: The Cresting Co-Investment Opportunity (Cambridge Associates).

Syndicate 60

Syndicate Syndication Institutional Investors LP 60

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

entrepreneur” and by Forbes as “New York’s Archangel”, David is a former Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur and the founder of New York Angels. founder and CEO of Gust, the angel financing platform used by over 50,000. accredited investors in 1,000 angel groups and venture capital funds to.

Coder 75

Coder Accredited Investor New York Angel Financing 75

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. I was on a panel earlier this week with several other investors from Angel Groups in the Valley. One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. See you next time.

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

This is perhaps the most widely-used source of information on angel investor groups across the world, run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York,” David Rose. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

North America 337

North America Accredited Investor Angel Investor Angel Groups 337

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

A recent informal survey of angel groups indicated that valuations are highest in Silicon Valley, New York City and Boston, which are arguably the most entrepreneurially active communities in the US.

SBIR 120

SBIR Startup New York City Angel Investor 120

David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

We have four non-US portfolio companies , many of which have or will soon have employees in the US. - Creating angel groups with other alumni organizations, using Harvard Business School Angels as a model , e.g., alumni of major NY schools (Columbia, NYU) and institutions (McKinsey, Goldman Sachs).

Government 146

Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Another option is to go straight to a network designed specifically for angel investors. Here are some of the largest and most successful: 1) Gust (formerly AngelSoft) – Run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York”, David Rose. It has a lot of information on angel investing, and is the most widely used source.

North America 40

North America Angel Investor Accredited Investor Silicon Valley 40

Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2014

The type of deals and industries they invest in, the company stages, and the amount they invest depends on the individual or angel group. I have pitched to hundreds of angel investors over the years as a result of co-founding two tech companies and raising just shy of $1M in angel capital. Tweet This Tip.

Angel Investor 161

Angel Investor Technical Review Due Diligence Startup 161

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

This is perhaps the most widely-used source of information on angel investor groups across the world, run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York,” David Rose. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241