Monday, July 13, 2020 By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Earlier this week the Clean Energy Venture Group (CEVG) and E8 announced a partnership for national climate tech angel investing with the goal to achieve greater efficiencies and impact. This significant initiative to mitigate the threat of climate change and commitment to innovation is aiming to fill a void in the climate tech sector. Jean-Noel Poirier, CEVG partner and Executive Managing Director, sat down with ACA to share even more about this new partnership and how interested angels can get involved: Thursday, July 09, 2020 By: Dan Rosen, Alliance of Angels The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused every startup to assess how to survive and plan to thrive in the “new normal.” No one knows what the new normal will look like, but based on other jolts to our economic system, we do know that life after this pandemic will be different than life before – at least for a while. Just as there is no natural immunity to the Covid-19 virus, there will be no immunity to the economic disruption that results. Monday, June 29, 2020 By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager The Angel Capital Association was honored to have Martha Miller of the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) participate in ACA 2020 – The Summit of Angel Investing. Tags: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 By: Dror Futter, Legal and Business Adviser to Startups, Venture Capital Firms and Technology Companies If your venture is confronting a down round, you should not wear it as a badge of shame. Even in normal times, few ventures make an uninterrupted march up and to the right on the valuation curve. More importantly, if you are doing a down round, it still means you were able to raise capital. Although a down round will dilute your economics, no venture has ever died from excess dilution, the same cannot be said for lack of funds. Tags: Monday, June 22, 2020 By Lucy Howell, ACA Director of Partnerships You strive to be a successful angel investor. Yet, the world is a wildly different place than it was just a few months ago. In response, ACA wanted to provide our members and strategic partners some valuable updates, as we re-group post Summit for 2020 Showcase Awards, reflect on the past year, and look forward to what is in store for the organization. Tags: Monday, June 22, 2020 By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager Three new board members were elected at the ACA Annual Members’ Meeting during ACA 2020 – The Summit of Angel Investing held virtually May 12-14, 2020. In addition to the election of the new board members, one current board member was re-elected for a second term and a Vice Chair was elected. The Board of Directors is currently made up of 15 members and four Chairs Emeritus. Tags: Angel investing Tuesday, June 16, 2020 By: Brent Gleeson, Founder & CEO at TakingPoint™ Leadership, Navy SEAL Whether you are an entrepreneur, working in corporate America, or building a startup, it is imperative to continually seek new ways to stay inspired and driven. Being a self-starter is a fantastic quality, but we are all human and get distracted by the minutiae of our day-to-day responsibilities. Tags: Thursday, June 11, 2020 By: Dror Futter, Legal and Business Adviser to Startups, Venture Capital Firms and Technology Companies Focusing on Anything but Your Runway
Tags: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 By: Pat LaPointe, Frontier Angels After my last post, quite a few people asked if I was suggesting that ALL early stage companies should be pulling back in this uncertain time. Tags: Monday, June 08, 2020 By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer We are deeply saddened and disturbed by the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others. The Angel Capital Association stands for social justice, equal opportunity, and social mobility through the power of entrepreneurship. We have no place for racism. |