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May 2nd, 2012 AngelList has become a popular way for new startups to raise seed funding. In some ways related to the opening up of investing via the JOBS Act, AngelList is designed to level the playing field for entrepreneurs seeking funding.
The website enables any startup to raise funding by pitching to angel investors or requesting meetings, all online. Entrepreneurs in the past have needed a referral or connection to pitch a top angel. And for investors, they now have a more efficient way of meeting and learning about entrepreneurs and their startups. Investors also “follow” other investors, to see what deals they’re
. . . → Read More: The Most Influential Angel Investors On AngelList
April 19th, 2012 Everyone knows who the most famous and influential people in Silicon Valley are: Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Andreessen. Ron Conway, Jack Dorsey, etc.
But who are the people that can introduce you to them? Who are the connectors, the master networkers, the people who can open doors?
. . . → Read More: The 10 People You Need To Know To Open Doors In Silicon Valley
February 16th, 2012 (This article is focused on raising money for startups with an African focus but it contains some great generic advice on for all startups on needed steps before spending considerable time in fundraising.) This first step is actually common everywhere, entrepreneurs think they deserve financing when its just an idea in their head all the way up to startups showing significant progress but are probably stalling and need significant technical/business help and capital infusion to grow their venture. Also fundraising takes a significant a
. . . → Read More: Raising Seed Investment for Africa focused Tech Startups
February 11th, 2012 Conway may not be a brand name outside of tech circles, but in the startup-fueled economy of the Bay Area, he’s a ubiquitous character with an outsize personality who is often called the godfather of Silicon Valley. It’s a moniker he’s earned, in part, by investing relatively small sums in more than 600 Internet companies since the mid-1990s. Hundreds went bust, but there are a few you might have heard of. In the first Internet boom, he bet on PayPal and Google (GOOG). In the social media frenzy that is fueling the tech world nowadays, Conway has invested in Groupon (GRPN), Twitter, Square…..
. . . → Read More: Ron Conway is a Silicon Valley startup’s best friend
May 28th, 2009 As large VC firms cut back, a hungry bunch of seed-stage investors are helping entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground. Earlier this year, as th
. . . → Read More: ‘Super Angels’ Shake Up Venture Capital – BusinessWeek
September 25th, 2008 I’m finding more and more entrepreneurs are looking to technology angels, that is, high profile folks from the technology industry with recent exits
. . . → Read More: Benjamin Kuo’s Blog — Blog Archive — Rise of the tech angels
September 25th, 2008 In October, as startup Jaxtr hit up venture capital firms for its first round of funding, it landed an unusual arrangement. Instead of taking a few m
. . . → Read More: VCs Aim to Out-Angel the Angels
September 25th, 2008 I call these entities ‘Super Angels’. As Kim Rachmeler said during CI Foo camp back in February, ‘The network knows what the nodes know not.’ Tra
. . . → Read More: Information Arbitrage: Super-Angel Networks: Seed Capital 3.0
September 17th, 2008 Space Angels Network, LLC ( www.spaceangelsnetwork.com ), a virtual network of angel investors focused on seed- and early-stage investments for space
. . . → Read More: “Space Angels 2.0″ Gravitate Toward an Online Deal Source Launched by Space Angels Network | Market Wire | Find Articles at BNET
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