Posted by Jess Joss on December 7th, 2015
Canada has not tapped its female angel investor potential – yet.
The female angel investor conversation has been discussed inside and out. From TechCrunch, BetaKit to the Financial Post, there have been more than a few arguments made about the lack of female representation in Canada’s early-stage investment community and the benefits of tapping into this financial resource.
For example,
Posted by Caroline Cummings on November 16th, 2015
How to Make Your Gust Account Stand Out to Investors
Before you read any further, I want you to know that I’ve personally used Gust to raise money for my first tech startup. I know a lot of other entrepreneurs who use or have used Gust to seek funds, but their profiles don’t always get attention from investors. Below are
Posted by Hillary Keller on October 21st, 2015
One of the most common questions we get is: What are the biggest challenges and rewards of angel investing? High net worth individuals become angel investors for a number of reasons, but the opportunity to work with entrepreneurs and provide guidance to founders is typically high on the list. In this video, angel investor Chenoa Farnsworth explains why, interestingly, both the biggest
Posted by Alida Miranda-Wolff on May 26th, 2015
At Hyde Park Angels, we evaluate startups based on quantifiable metrics related to traction, market size, and more. But that’s not all we consider. In fact, sometimes the most important factors in determining whether we should invest are qualitative. While these can vary from deal to deal, there are a few that remain the same.
Understanding of
Posted by Bill Payne on May 18th, 2015
Three outcomes dominate exits of angel-funded companies:
Dead bugs – Startups that go out of business, returning less-than-invested capital to angels (usually zero). Positive exits – Companies that liquidate with capital gains to investors, usually via a cash sale to a larger company. While IPOs are possible, they are very rare for angel-funded companies. The exits can range from simply
Posted by David S. Rose on October 2nd, 2014
No, but there are several sets of courses on angel investing that can provide a good base from which to start. The most comprehensive and best known is the Power of Angel Investing seminar series developed by the Angel Resource Institute (formerly known as the Angel Capital Education Foundation, and prior to that part of the Angel Capital Association). It
Posted by David S. Rose on September 7th, 2014
On average…none.
The secondary market for private company stock is brand new, and so nascent that it is virtually nonexistent.
For a very brief time, when Facebook, LinkedIn, Groupon and Zynga were still private, there was a quick flurry of private secondary sales through platforms like SecondMarket and SharesPost. But there was much, much, much more smoke than fire, and
Posted by David S. Rose on August 29th, 2013
Unfortunately, none of this data exists. Period. The reasons are (a) there is no such thing as an “average” angel investor, and (b) there is currently no way to track the activities or record of individual investors.
That said, the rough ranges would be as follows:
Posted by Bill Payne on May 8th, 2013
US angel investors have been a robust source of seed stage capital for years. More recently, we have experienced significant growth in the number of funded seed stage deals, due to the emergence of accelerators, super angels and new seed stage funds. Unfortunately, we are now suffering a Series A startup funding crunch, that is, a lack of seed stage
Posted by Bill Payne on March 26th, 2013
A couple of years ago, Paul Graham (Y Combinator) tweeted “Convertible notes have won. Every investment so far in this YC batch (and there have been a lot) has been done on a convertible note.”
The truth is convertible debt has not won. Many sophisticated angel investors and angel groups refuse to invest in convertible debt in seed/startup deals. Why?
