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Most people assume angel investing is simply about rich people passively maximizing financial gains by proving capital to founders who do all the work. The truth is that the most impactful angels take that title to heart, and actually help guard founders from unnecessary mistakes, while hopefully guiding them toward success. Their capital contribution is a way of having skin in the game, on top of providing their expertise, connections, and support. I've learned a bunch from impactful investors like Arlan Hamilton, Elizabeth Yin, Jason Calacanis, and many others. I even embarked on my own journey as an angel by first serving as an advisor, and then investing small checks into startups I care about. The truth is that we need many more purpose-driven angels to truly move the needle for startups who have so much to gain from our knowledge and resources. During economic downturns, angels are especially crucial as traditional funding is even harder to come by. Check out the intro-level course I put together for first-timers looking to get started. Regardless of the amount of money in your bank account today, you can begin adding value to high potential startups and have skin in the game. When in doubt, remember what Beyoncé said, "Pay me in equity..." Join our community at Bison Venture Partners: https://lnkd.in/e9BYXgmy #education #startups #venturecapital

If you didn’t grow up with folks investing in startups, you might discover that a friends & family round feels like personal recourse debt, no matter how it’s structured. This makes failure and down rounds extra stressful for some founders (me included). Solutions: 1. make F&F whole from dilution of down round with your founder shares. 2. give F&F founder shares in your next startup. The best solution: don’t raise from F&F, raise from your community of early adopters, collaborators, and folks who care about the problem you are solving. Community-led growth and venture capital: that’s Slyk IO

As DC Palter and Terri Hanson Mead have experienced these challenges as being part of the VC and Angel Investing side of Life Sciences, we at SVA Life Sciences have also encountered too many early stage startups that have received generous VC & Seed funding but have no real plan to efficiently and effectively use it. Hiring talent, or more importantly these days deploying purpose-built, data-driven technology that won't deplete their funds, is key to preserving and stretching your capital investment. An eye towards scalability is critical, not to mention the use of AI. We at SVA call it finding the "Easy Button" from our years of experience helping companies on their Commercialization Journey. DM me to avoid adding to this frustrating experience, and let us help you find the early startup, Easy Button. #VCinvestingfrustrations #Seedstagedifficulties #SVALifeSciences #CommercializationJourney #EasyButton

The Biggest Mistake New Angel Investors Make Welcome to 0 & 20, a series of Last Money In Below is from Andy Ayim MBE, Founder @ Angel Investing School on the Biggest Mistake New Angel Investors Make Andy launched The Angel Investing School 3 years ago and has trained over 450+ new angel investors globally who have cumulatively invested over $5m with nearly a dozen new syndicates created such as Turn Off Turn On Ventures and Black Angel Group. He has also invested in gap-closing startups such as Farmlend, Definely and Patch. Let’s dive in. Let's set the scene for a second, you were an early employee of a startup that became a rocketship, 5 years into the journey the scale-up gets acquired and you receive your lump sum reward in cash.  You have heard about backing startups, sounds kinda awesome so you start attending demo days, speaking to friends and meeting founders here, there and anywhere. Adrenalin takes over, and you feel super passionate about this charismatic founder who has got you excited at the prospect of how they plan to change the world and you cut them a check. Fast forward to 10 angel investments made and you look back and realize, you allocated way too much money to those first few deals which are both now dead and you lost out. The biggest mistake new angel investors make is that they invest more than they can afford to lose in their first few deals. Startup investing can be exciting but remember that wins are slow but losses happen quickly. Play the long game and think about portfolio construction, not just the deal in front of you. -- Last Money In is the most actionable venture capital newsletter. Written by Zachary Ginsburg and Alex Pattis, global leaders in VC with >$200M AUM, we’ll teach you how to become more informed VC investors and gain access to the VC ecosystem, both as a fund manager and limited partner

This perfectly sums up one of my frustrations with VCs investing in early stages making it difficult for angels to effectively invest in early stage startups. The seed stage has blurred to pre-seed, post-seed, peach seed, mango seed, and whatever other kind of seed you want to name. When VCs invest too early in a start up, they also require more process and rigour than what is helpful for founders to be nimble and focus on getting to product, market, fit. We are seeing a lot of downrounds right now along with major cap table restructurings as a result of too much dumb money going in at the early stages. DC Palter

🔥List of 200+ pre-seed investors🔥 Nowadays, raising pre-seed rounds from funds has become a myth. Nevertheless, there are still active folks that want to support more mature pre-seed startups, with great founders/teams, live products and big markets. I would love to share with you the lists with the names of active pre-seed investors that consist of: ⦾ Family Offices ⦾ VC funds To get the database, please complete BOTH Step 1 & Step 2: Step 1: Comment on the post below Step 2: Drop me a DM/Inmail (with a connection request if we're not synced up) saying "pre-seed" and I will send you a link to the database. Step 3: (Optional) ♻️ Found this helpful? ↳ Repost it so your network can benefit from it, too. #preseed #seed #venturecapital #angel #tech #startup #familyoffice

US based Beta Boom closes fund to back founders beyond the Silicon Valley. 💸 ‘$14.5 million Fund II raised by Beta Boom Managing Partners and co-founders alongside Limited Partners, including Ally Bank, Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures, Bank of America, and Atento Capital.’ 💭 “The closing of this fund allows us to continue investing in software startups that not only solve real and meaningful problems, but that also have strong market potential…” - Kimmy Paluch, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Beta Boom 💡The firm invests primarily in #fintech, #digitalhealth, and the future of #work. 🌍 Early-stage startups in the United States. 📈 ‘Through a self-funded Fund I and its current Fund II, Beta Boom has already invested in 20 companies alongside leading investors like Union Square Ventures, Acumen America, SoGal Ventures, Serena Ventures, BBG Ventures, Alumni Ventures Group and others.’ 🗞️Abhinaya Prabhu Tech Funding News https://lnkd.in/dAZaNFF9 👏 For the #AudaciousInvestors unleashing innovation and empowering tomorrow🚀 Sergio Paluch I Shelly Glennon I Meghan OLeary, OLY Erin Harkless Moore, I Team Beta Boom … #venturecapital #vc #funds #startups #entrepreneurs #funding #tech #entrepreneurship #technology #innovation #siliconvalley #usa

🔥The A-B-Cs of Startups and Angel Investing! 🔥 Hey Founders and Angels, Dreamers and Doers, it's time to crack the code on syndicates and SPVs. Brace yourself, it's about to get real... 👇 Syndicates: In the startup world, a syndicate isn't about mobsters. It's an assembly of angel investors, led by a syndicate lead, who pool their resources to fund a startup. This isn't just about spreading financial risk; it's also about amplifying wisdom and extending networks. Imagine leveraging the brainpower, expertise, and connections of multiple investors. SPVs: or Special Purpose Vehicles. These aren't the latest all-terrain 4-wheelers. They're legal entities formed solely for a specific investment opportunity. Think of it as your one-time investment pop-up shop. It keeps things neat and tidy, separates assets and liabilities, and gives a sweet deal of flexibility and simplicity to both founders and investors. For startup founders: Syndicates and SPVs can give you access to a variety of investors, each putting in large or small amounts to suit their own pocket and risk appetite, and with a single point of contact. Less hassle, more focus on making your dream a reality. For angel investors: Joining our l2o angel network and community isn't just about widening your investment horizons. It's about collaborative investing, learning together, and backing the next big thing. We are in the business of making dreams happen, responsibly and realistically. 🚀 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭+𝐃𝐌 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬 🚀 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬: 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰 (𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞) 🚀 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬: 𝐃𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩. 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 ----------------------------- 😊 𝐌𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞: 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐥2𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 📌 Daily posts to support angels and early-stage founders 📌 I support hand-picked founders and make angel investor intros 📌 Veteran entrepreneur, building tech startups since 1996 #founders #angelinvesting #startupgrowth #dealflow #l2o #startups #fundraising

I really don’t understand how come angel investors don’t make money. It may be because they are not patient enough to build their portfolio. I have invested personally in 33 startups till date. My current active portfolio multiple is ~11X in about 8 years and my current total portfolio value is about 0.5 MN USD (INR 4 CR). With valuation of a few startups from my portfolio becoming double in the next 1-2 years, my portfolio value will also double down to 1 MN USD. And it will keep doubling down every 1-2 years. I have already taken exit from 3, 7 of my investments have gone bust and 23 are still active. Startup investing is all about patience and long term investing. It’s not about unicorn speed but it’s about cockroach patience.