Tag Archives: Angel
Angel Investing: No Revenue, No Metrics, No Magic Formula
As First Round Capital managing partner Rob Hayes met with the founders of another potentially promising startup earlier this week, he couldn’t help but fixate on the team’s crowded roster. The fledgling company had barely been in existence long enough … Continue reading
As Angel Investing Booms, So Does the AngelList
Naval Ravikant, a serial entrepreneur, and Babak Nivi, a rebel venture capitalist, have been active angel investors for a long time. In February last year they decided that perhaps it would make sense to start an email list that would … Continue reading
Angel Funding: Deals Are Up, Dollars Are Down
Angel investors are committing fewer dollars but spreading them out over more deals as they hunker down and look for exits, according to new analysis from the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. The study, which … Continue reading
Signs of Angel Investing Exuberance: A Tool and a Game
Angel funding is all the buzz these days, with the outsized personalities of leading early stage investors dominating the tech startup sector. (See: the rise of the super angels jumping into the opportunity of cheaper companies and smaller exits, very … Continue reading
Changes in Angel Investing, from a Founder’s Perspective
There’s lots of motion in the ocean in the early-stage investing world. Â TechCrunch has a write-up on the companies that presented at Y Combinator’s demo day yesterday. Â I had several of my own thoughts. Quality The average company quality is … Continue reading