The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Because starting a company and growing it is hard no matter where you are, but the difficulty is magnified in Europe, where people are divided by geography, regulation, language and cultural prejudice. So, what can Europe do about it? Access to capital continues to be a challenge in Europe. Here are my three recommendations.

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Europe Government Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 149

The Startup Magazine

MAY 26, 2024

Before Day One Ventures began in 2018, Masha was an angel investor and founder of M&A PR Studio and served as the vice president of communications at Acronis and head of communications at Runa Capital. With venture capital funding, leaders have the resources they need to tell their stories and connect with the people they can help.

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Los Angeles Global Founder Venture Capital 78

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. Europe will need to source about 20% of its energy from renewable sources; the Maghreb presents a unique opportunity to source solar energy.

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Tunisia Libya Algeria Mauritania 114

Gust

JULY 12, 2012

The goal was to share our experiences in the realm of angel investing with an array of global audiences, by participating in various lectures, discussions and workshops. In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them.

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Community Estonia Ireland Finland 121

The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

But if our website says that Credo invests in IT, Internet, mobile or healthcare startups predominantly in Central Europe, I just don’t feel obliged to respond to a gold mine in Mongolia or Australian TV production studio. More on getting inspired by global leaders from Central Europe in my next post…. Image credit: Thinkstock.

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Silicon Valley Mongolia Technical Cofounder Entrepreneur 124

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

In addition to helping manage the board Chris also helps represent the interests of the angel investors / common stock holders. Oh, and did I mention: Roger – NYC, Rob/Rory – NorCal, Nick/Chris – London & me – Los Angeles. You may have an opinion on your market-entry strategy for Europe.

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Advisory Board CTO Hire Fractional CTO Los Angeles 365

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

above inflation yet in many markets in the US & Europe prices were rising at 10-25% per year. The dinner parties now are filled with self-righteous angel investors bragging about how many deals they are in on. The best angels will do very well just at the best real estate investors did well in good times and bad.

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Florida Technical Review San Antonio Los Angeles 299

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2013

Amsterdam-based startup accelerator Rockstart last year launched a program to find and support ten teams of startup founders in Europe. The startup accelerator also announced that it will incorporate lean startup methodology as a key aspect in its upcoming program, and will be the first in Europe to do so.

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Silicon Valley Europe Venture Capital Incubator 231

VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2012

It’s worth noting that angel investment platforms such as AngelList and CircleUp are excluded from this definition. Below is a table of the equity Crowdfunding platforms operating in Europe: Location. The motivation for equity crowdfunding as an investment is intrinsic, driven by a combination of social and financial return. .

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Equity Europe Due Diligence Startup 160

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

She attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Writing and Art, and moved to New York City shortly after graduation to work in the Media industry. After four years of living in New York and attending courses at New York University, she returned to Los Angeles in. Enterprise. Smartphones. Headphones.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 5, 2014

Many accelerators and angel investors preach that a startup in its earliest phases should predominantly focus on solving a real problem for an individual/company. Entrepreneur Europe Analysis and Opinion' This story continues at The Next Web.

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Founder Europe Angel Investor Early Stage 128

Gust

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

There are surprisingly few such conferences, for the very good reason that there are actually relatively few such people (venture capitalists and ‘professional’ angel investors) to attend them! But that said, here are the biggest (i.e., “only” events of their type): Business Angels. Both Angels and VCs.

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Angel Investor Global Angel Groups Europe 125

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Due to the language and culture issues in Europe we opted for a country structure with an MD in each country and local sales, marketing & customers support staff. And as a VC, mentor, angel investor and founder of Launchpad LA I live it as a routine of my life. I *think* he found the conversation relieving and confirming.

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Ireland Sales Bankruptcy Germany 319

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I’ve been told that people are coming from Europe and all over the states in addition to heavy Oklahoma resident registration. Even commerical innovation conferences don’t reach this level of participation. I’d call that success and the reason is this is an incredible value. But there’s more…diversity.

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Oklahoma Oklahoma City Angel Investor Technical Review 91

Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Anyhow, fast-forward to 2021 and it almost feels like startup advisor roles have fallen a bit out of fashion as everyone scrambles to be an angel investor, a scout or solo capitalist. They’re hiring in a variety of roles across US, Canada, Europe and Remote. Never underestimate the power of defaults!

Advisory Board 150

Advisory Board Equity Vesting Startup 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. Angel investors are people too. Or does it? Keiretsu Forum.

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Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The great-grandson of Hermogenes Lopez had a long history as an executive and angel investor prior to taking on the leadership role at Hawkers. The company is also launching new products, including contact lenses and prescription eyewear as it looks to expand to the Americas, Australia and throughout Europe.

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Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 158

The Startup Magazine

MAY 28, 2019

Definitely one of your steps towards expansion was your recently closed funding round, which attracted angel investors from all over Europe. Tell us about your advisory and investor teams? We have already plans to expand Embargo to other cities in the UK and the world. This and next year a lot will happen on this front.’.

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Advisory Board Angel Investor Startup Cofounder 117

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2018

It also makes it easier for angel investors to find good investment opportunities. Europe, Asia and South America. Founded in 2010, the website aims to assist new entrepreneurs by helping them grow their businesses by offering assistance in sourcing capital and talent.

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Incubator South America San Francisco Chile 127

The Next Web

AUGUST 31, 2012

Kima Ventures , the French early-stage investment firm that wears the “most active angel investor in the world” badge it received from Business Insider last year with pride, is poised to let startups worldwide know it is just getting started.

Angel Investor 116

Angel Investor Europe Early Stage Cofounder 116

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The US market is worth more than $25 billion and Europe is the same. They photograph your stuff and provide a beautiful app where you can see what you have at any moment. So, let’s start with the basics. Asia is smaller but growing as wealth increases in large, urban environments.

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

With a little knowledge of some of the key cultural differences and unique properties of the local tech scene, Russia can easily become one of the most attractive tech markets in the world for investors. Russia currently has the largest online market in Europe. Russian angel investors also invest, on average, $50,000 to $200,000.

Russia 140

Russia Europe Government Vertical 140

VC Cafe

JUNE 20, 2011

trillion GDP of Europe in total. Funding comes largely from angel investors and government grants. However, there are also benefits for being in Europe – Hussein Kanji, Nick Halstead and others have answered this in the Quora question: Is Europe just for losers? A few numbers about Spain.

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Spain Silicon Valley Brazil Europe 108

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The great-grandson of Hermogenes Lopez had a long history as an executive and angel investor prior to taking on the leadership role at Hawkers. The company is also launching new products, including contact lenses and prescription eyewear as it looks to expand to the Americas, Australia and throughout Europe.

Viral 78

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 78

entrepreMusings

JUNE 1, 2010

These were the types of boats that people used to transfer port wine to different parts of the Europe and the world. There are very few business angel investors and as I mentioned most of them are not used to investing. Their wealth is also typically not as great as the investors in the US. Boat photo : Taken in Porto.

Portugal 28

Portugal Technical Review Incubator Due Diligence 28

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. Angel investors are people too. Or does it? Keiretsu Forum.

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Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 167

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

If your startup is looking for an Angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of Angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right Angel for you, and for your situation. Angel investors are people too. Or does it? Keiretsu Forum.

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Angel Investor North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor 270

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Quickly, startup investing is looking more like the public markets, and power is quickly shifting to the entrepreneur from the investors. AngelList is operating very much like the NASDAQ stock exchange of the startup investment world, where deals and angel investors are public. Just look at AngelList?s startupcto

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Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Angel Investor 50

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. Angel investors are people too. Or does it? Keiretsu Forum.

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North America Accredited Investor Angel Investor Angel Groups 337

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Susan Balloch is a Managing Director of Golden Seeds, an angel fund that invests in early stage companies founded or led by women. Balloch’s 20+ year career prior to becoming an angel investor was in financial services both in the private equity world- fundraising and investor relations, and in investment banking.

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Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

I’m in my seventh year now as a leader and an angel investment group where we just announced an investment last Thursday, and I’m very familiar with how this works for angel investors. Tell your angel investors a story about need. Depending on who the investors are, some want more, some want less.

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Lean Business Plan Video Software Review 60

Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2011

There is no form of investment - not the stock market, not real estate, not gold, not commodities nor art nor collectibles - that can even remotely compare to the life-changing returns that a successful angel investment can yield. My friend listened very carefully to all of this well-meaning advice.

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Early Stage Seed Stage United States Angel Investor 104

The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

But if we’re honest, Amsterdam is currently outdone by several places in Europe. This includes lowering the barriers for angel investors and giving entrepreneurs a second or third chance if they fail. Entrepreneur Europe Analysis and Opinion' This requires a risk appetite for gutsy ideas.

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Netherlands Technical Review Stock Silicon Valley 143

The Next Web

JUNE 27, 2012

To be fair, they themselves felt the need to look for outside capital and met with investors, so it’s not like the offers were simply landing in their proverbial inbox only for them to click ‘delete’, slightly annoyed with the distraction.

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Term Sheet Angel Investor Software Internet 115

Babbling VC

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

At the same time, this is what's making our lives ever more difficult in the venture community, especially here in Europe. The same goes for the networks of angels, investors and entrepreneurs. We have a couple small mafias emerging here in Europe too. It's melding into small groups, yes "mafias!" Bear with me.).

Europe 71

Europe Algorithm Venture Capital Angel Investor 71

Up and Running

MARCH 31, 2010

On the other hand, I knew of somebody who moved a high-tech company from California to somewhere in Eastern Europe because costs were so much lower. I’ve heard a serious investor once object to investing in the San Francisco East Bay instead of the Peninsula because “it’s another bridge to cross.&#.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Oregon Italy 60

Transformify

AUGUST 1, 2019

Our guest today is Carlos Mallen, Senior Vice President, Human Resources for the Americas and Europe, Exela. Prior to the formation of Exela, he was the SVP, Human Resources for Americas and Europe at SourceHOV. Lilia Stoyanov is CEO and angel investor at Transformify. No talent shall be left behind. About the author.

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Merger Acquisition Securities and Exchange Commission America 70