View from Seed
OCTOBER 5, 2016
Whether an entrepreneur is raising a smaller (pre-)seed round entirely from individuals or she has a seed-stage or larger VC firm involved in (leading) the seed syndicate, it’s somewhere between necessary and optimal to have multiple individual angel investors involved. First and foremost, angels can provide capital.
View from Seed
AUGUST 13, 2014
Doing so can help entrepreneurs not only secure funding in general but better recognize the pros and cons of taking money from certain types of individuals. Investors in this category are usually operating executives who have spent their entire careers in a specific industry vertical, like internet travel, for example.
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Austin Startup
AUGUST 7, 2017
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Genuine VC
FEBRUARY 12, 2012
Along those lines, the world of individual angel investors is easier for entrepreneurs to navigate when you can recognize the category which he falls into based on their incentives and actions. PROS: Industry-insider who serves as a validator for the rest of the investment syndicate, extremely helpful advice and network connections.
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 20, 2017
As Techstars continues to selectively expand into new geographies and industry verticals, our mentors are important as ever. It’s a chance to learn by teaching, and engage with a new generation of entrepreneurs. At Foundry Group, we learned a lot by running our own FG Angels syndicate. And it’s fun.
Version One Ventures
APRIL 8, 2014
start-up databases/networks like CrunchBase and AngelList ) has led to unparalleled access to investment capital as more seed funds, angels, and syndicates emerge on the scene. While we greatly appreciate these introductions from fellow VCs and entrepreneurs (who are great curators in their own right), inbound leads are inherently reactive.
Genuine VC
FEBRUARY 12, 2012
Along those lines, the world of individual angel investors is easier for entrepreneurs to navigate when you can recognize the category which he falls into based on their incentives and actions. PROS: Industry-insider who serves as a validator for the rest of the investment syndicate, extremely helpful advice and network connections.
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