Podcast appearances and mentions of angel funding

What does it take to transition from being a dedicated emergency medicine physician to a groundbreaking entrepreneur? In this thought-provoking episode of The Angel Next Door Podcast, Marcia Dawood explores the journey of Dr. Liz Clayborne, the inspiring founder behind NasaClip. Liz's story sheds light on the innovative process of developing a medical device and the unique challenges she encountered while fundraising for her venture.Dr. Liz Clayborne is not your average entrepreneur. A committed emergency medicine physician and faculty member at the University of Maryland, Liz pivoted her career by creating NasaClip—a revolutionary hands-free nosebleed rescue device. Motivated by her ER experiences, where she treated numerous nosebleed cases, Liz designed a user-friendly solution and successfully raised funds from angel investors, VCs, and now a current Wefunder crowdfunding campaign.In this episode, Liz shares her journey from idea to market, detailing the various stages of fundraising and the obstacles she faced. This episode is essential for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, medical innovations, and using different fundraising strategies to achieve key milestones. To get the latest from Dr. Liz Clayborne, you can follow her below!LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethpclayborne/https://wefunder.com/nasaclip Sign up for Marcia's newsletter to receive tips and the latest on Angel Investing!Website: www.marciadawood.comLearn more about the documentary Show Her the Money: www.showherthemoneymovie.comAnd don't forget to follow us wherever you are!Apple Podcasts: https://pod.link/1586445642.appleSpotify: https://pod.link/1586445642.spotifyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/angel-next-door-podcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theangelnextdoorpodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marciadawood

In this episode of the She+ Geeks Out podcast, we speak with guest Allison Byers, founder and CEO of Scroobious, about her journey into entrepreneurship.  Allison shares how she reclaimed her career after facing gender-based professional roadblocks and what it looks like to face the challenges of fundraising in the male-dominated venture capital industry. Allison discusses the concept behind Scroobious, which aims to make fundraising more accessible for underrepresented entrepreneurs by providing education, personalized feedback, and connections to angel investors. We dig into her involvement as a co-author of California Senate Bill 54, which mandates the collection of venture capital data, and her advocacy work with organizations like All Raise. Links We Mention:Scroobious, SB54, All Raise, Olympics Blog Post(00:06) Olympics, Paralympics, Inclusion, Workplace, Inspiration(13:15) Building a Diverse and Sustainable Company(25:05) Navigating Venture Capital and Angel Funding(32:47) Intersection of Human Capital and AI(42:38) Venture Capital, Diversity, & Mentorship(51:11) Future Trends in Diversity & Entrepreneurship(56:45) Empowering Women in Business(01:03:40) Thanking Allison Visit us at https://shegeeksout.com to stay up to date on all the ways you can make the workplace work for everyone! Check out SGOLearning.com and SheGeeksOut.com/podcast for the code to get a free mini course.

Are you an angel investor looking to navigate the AI landscape and make strategic investment decisions?In this episode of The Angel Next Door Podcast, host Marcia Dawood sits down with special guest Katie Taylor, the CEO of Narratize, an innovative AI company. Katie shares her journey in the AI space, from her time at Purdue University to becoming one of the seven developer ambassadors advising OpenAI with ChatGPT. She explains how Narratize's approach to AI differs from other companies, emphasizing the importance of large language model agnosticism and responsible AI principles. This episode is a must-listen for investors seeking insights into the evolving AI marketplace and the strategies they can employ to make informed and impactful investment decisions.This episode offers a compelling exploration of the AI marketplace and the critical considerations for angel investors. Katie's perspectives shed light on the evolving landscape of generative AI and the potential for its exponential growth. With insights on security, privacy, and diversity in AI leadership, this episode equips listeners with the essential knowledge to make informed investment decisions in the dynamic AI space. Whether you're an experienced angel investor or someone interested in the world of AI entrepreneurship, this episode provides valuable insights and thought-provoking discussions that make it a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of AI and investment. To get the latest from Katie Taylor, you can follow her below!LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-katie-trauth-taylor/https://www.narratize.com/ Sign up for Marcia's newsletter to receive tips and the latest on Angel Investing!Website: www.marciadawood.com And don't forget to follow us wherever you are!Apple Podcasts: https://pod.link/1586445642.appleSpotify: https://pod.link/1586445642.spotifyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/angel-next-door-podcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theangelnextdoorpodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marciadawood

Explore a world where technology meets social impact on this episode of 'Good For Profit'. Join us as we sit down with Holly, the visionary co-founder of Niya, and dive into her extraordinary journey from investment and nonprofit work to the forefront of tech entrepreneurship. This inspiring tale reveals how Niya is using AI to connect refugees, migrants, and untapped talents to career opportunities, making a significant impact in a sector desperately in need of innovation. In this episode, you'll discover: Niya's innovative AI-driven approach to matching businesses with essential talent. The role of trust and psychological safety in building a successful workplace culture. Strategies for fostering diversity and open communication within startups. The future of education and personalised learning pathways, and how businesses can drive social change. Join us for an enlightening conversation that not only explores the transformative power of businesses in social innovation but also offers a call to action for using innovation and entrepreneurship to break down barriers and empower global talent." If you enjoyed this episode please like and share with others who might enjoy it too

Learn more about Luke's work at https://www.joinnamesake.com/ and https://www.visiblehands.vc/!(0:00:08) - Remembering Sinéad O'Connor & Exploring StartupsWe close out the season discussing Shanae DeConnor's art and activism, and Luke Gleden's work investing in BIPOC entrepreneurs and helping trans people.(0:07:26) - Building With IntentionVisible Hands revolutionizes venture capital with values-based investments, family support, childcare, and the Visionaries Accelerator.(0:18:15) - Funding Changes and Namesake CollaborativeDarnell Moore shares insights on changing funding landscape, his company namesake streamlining identity management for transgender and non binary individuals, and the unique challenges they face.(0:29:41) - Concerns in LGBTQ+ Community About Bad ActorsVisible Hands simplifies the process of changing queer and trans names, while protecting against bad actors and considering the state of Pride Month.(0:35:28) - Boston's Challenges and OpportunitiesExploring brands, capitalism, queer/trans business owners, student influx, segregation, fragmentation, green space, luxury/accessibility.(0:42:08) - Ocean Sprite Cranberries and Self-Care DiscussionFelicia shares her love of learning, her internship, her passions, her rescues, and her self-care routine. Visit us at shegeeksout.com to stay up to date on all the ways you can make the workplace work for everyone!

On this episode of Thrifty Titans., we discuss the intricacies of an angel investment with Padmaja Ruparel, the co-founder of Indian Angel Network, the country's first and now possibly one of the world's largest group of angel investors with all 500 investors across 10 countries. Padmaja explains the angel investing process, from evaluating the entrepreneur's deck to issuing shares to investors. She also share valuable insights for aspiring founders, including the importance of managing cash flow and being truthful and open with investors.  Show us love! Know more: https://thriftytitans.comShare your thoughts: team@thriftytitans.comAre you on Insta?: https://www.instagram.com/thrifty.titans/Maybe LinkedIn?: https://linkedin.com/company/thriftytitansYouTube? Come on!: https://www.youtube.com/@thrifty.titansShare your feedback: https://forms.gle/4eSnbyMXQeWXAgc68

Pip Jamieson is the founder of The Dots - a professional network for the new world of work. Pip discusses early rounds of angel funding and how her platform supports creatives and offers skill swapping. Subscribe so you don't miss any new episodes, releasing every Wednesday.You can sign up to Jimmy's Substack here for weekly content on the future of work, technology, and politicsFor more information on partnering with us please visit our partnerships page here.Also make sure you subscribe to The Shift, you can find it here on Spotify or on Apple Podcasts.

Starting Up a Disruption Business with Helene HallWhat do you do when you've got an idea that challenges what everyone else is using? What do you do when people are saying you just won't be able to do what you want in the timescale you've set? Well, if you're Helene Hall, you take a deep breath, check in with your own plans and just forge ahead.We hear the ups and downs of securing Angel Funding, how to keep going and make sure you look after yourself as you create and grow a business that challenges the existing giants in the industry.A truly inspiring story, and also, Helene has only just started.Join the Monthly International Networking - OnlineTo support the show, stay connected, get the ad-free podcast and join in the monthly community networking visit our Substack and subscribe now https://thewomeninbusinessradioshow.substack.com/

Starting Up a Disruption Business with Helene HallWhat do you do when you've got an idea that challenges what everyone else is using? What do you do when people are saying you just won't be able to do what you want in the timescale you've set? Well, if you're Helene Hall, you take a deep breath, check in with your own plans and just forge ahead.We hear the ups and downs of securing Angel Funding, how to keep going and make sure you look after yourself as you create and grow a business that challenges the existing giants in the industry.A truly inspiring story, and also, Helene has only just started.Join the Monthly International Networking - OnlineTo support the show, stay connected, get the ad-free podcast and join in the monthly community networking visit our Substack and subscribe now https://thewomeninbusinessradioshow.substack.com/

Do you want to find out how you can support bringing the book of Acts to the screen? Listen as Dawn and Steve talk with Director Paul Syrstad about the plans by Angel Funding for a new series based on the movie Testament: The Parables Retold. Paul Syrstad is a director and writer based in London, UK. Born in Spain to a Norwegian father and an English mother, Paul trained as an actor before transitioning into directing, writing, and filmmaking. In 2017, he founded roarlight, a faith-based film production company where he directed and co-wrote short films retelling the parables of Jesus. He then went on to produce TESTAMENT in 2021, an epic feature-film anthology trying in all five shorts to a longer narrative following the Gospel writer, Luke. Paul is currently working on a multi-season show retelling the Book of Acts in modern-day to be distributed by Angel Studios.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angel Resources Institute: Women entrepreneurs represented 16% of the business owners who received angel funding, 2021. Down from 17% the year before. Concerning because total Angel money invested was up in 2021 by about 30% over 20, 20 and 50% more than in 2019.

Angel Scale Biotech: Learn More Lisa Frusztajer is Investor in Residence at The Capital Network, where she supports founders in raising angel money more effectively. We discussed some exciting startups that have benefitted from Lisa's wisdom, skill and network. A powerful episode! Sponsored by Purdue University entrepreneurship and Peter Fasse, patent attorney at Fish and Richardson. Highlights: Sal Daher Introduces Lisa Frusztajer "... What we're doing is we're breaking down how early-stage funding works, but we're also expanding the definition of what constitutes early-stage funding..." "... We're seeing the potential of digital health really exploding into all new areas that are both patient-friendly, and provider friendly..." "...The leadership training series creates a cohort where it's one of the few places where founders can really get together and let their guard down. Because one of the things with entrepreneurs, one of the things with founders is that you're under a lot of scrutiny, and you've got a lot of accountability..." How Lisa Came to Entrepreneurship "... I think there is potential for the number of women angel investors to increase even more than it has. You'd be surprised, the younger generation of angel investors that there are a lot more women among them than the older generation..." Sal's View of the Change in Investment Practices Advice to the Audience Topics: angel investing strategies, discovering entrepreneurship, management

In This Episode:    If you're a startup founder and have ever wondered about the ins and outs of angel investing—when it could be right for your company, what makes it different from other types of investing, and why it can be so beneficial to your growth—this episode is for you.  In this episode of the Measure Success Podcast, host Carl J. Cox chats with Steve Walsh, the founder of Hands On Angel LLC. He is an entrepreneur and angel investor with a 20+-year executive portfolio across the sales, marketing and operations divisions of some of the largest technology and media companies, including Comcast & Cox Communications. For more on what early-stage startup founders should look for in an angel investor, some common misconceptions CEOs might have about investors, and details about all the different types of startup investment (and which could be right for your company), tune into the full episode.   Here's a Glimpse of What You'll Learn:    Some of the most common challenges Steve says he sees startups struggling with  The mindset shifts that early-stage startup founders need to make in order to succeed and scale Why Steve believes being “overly candid” is helpful in business  The biggest misconception that startup founders have about venture capital and investment The differences among angel investors, venture capitalists, and private equity When it's time for a founder to give up 51% ownership What Steve enjoys the most about his work with startup founders Why the hardest thing you'll ever do is start, plus Steve's advice for how to “bet on yourself” How Steve measures his business's success  The methods Steve uses to maintain a healthy mind, body, and spirit, and why that balance helps him in business The book that changed the way Steve looks at the investment community   Resources Mentioned in This Episode:    Steve's company, Hands On Angel Steve Walsh on LinkedIn “Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000” by Jason Calacanis  40 Strategy Contact 40 Strategy Carl J. Cox on LinkedIn

Zora Chung joins the conversation on "Making Waves at C-Level" to talk about growing a business, Angel Funding, and business success. ReJoule is a start up that does fast testing for eclectic vehicle batteries.   About Zora Chung Zora Chung is the cofounder and CFO at ReJoule, a battery diagnostics and optimization company focused on maximizing the value of every battery. ReJoule has graded over 1MWh of used electric vehicle (EV) batteries as part of their project to repurpose used EV into a stationary application. This project is funded by the California Energy Commission where Zora has blogged to document their learnings, progress, and obstacles. ReJoule's work has been featured by Wired, Frost & Sullivan, and across a few podcasts and conferences. Before founding ReJoule in 2017, Zora has spent over 12 years in corporate finance at Clorox and Walmart eCommerce. She's created long-range strategic and financial plans, negotiated contracts, and evaluated new and existing business models and optimized them for scalable growth. She holds a B.S in Business Administration from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.  About ReJoule ReJoule is setting the standard for battery health diagnostics to improve the economics of electric vehicles (EV) batteries across its life cycle. Current health predictions only get worse as the batteries age and other ways to test the batteries can take hours. ReJoule's fast and non-invasive diagnostic has already tested forklift, truck and bus batteries. It was proven to be at least 50x faster (5 min or less vs. 6-10 hours) than current testing methods without sacrificing accuracy. They've raised over $5M in non-dilutive grants and in 2022 got their first few paid customers - one is a top 10 automaker seeking to repurpose their used EV batteries in a second-life application. The ultimate goal is to get ReJoule's technology into production vehicles and at service centers around the world. The founding team is a brother-sister duo balanced between an innovative technical cofounder who has built all the IP in-house and an experienced finance and business strategist. https://thomsinger.com/podcast/rejoule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we are diving into the world of venture and angel investment. We'll look at global trends, investment opportunities in Ireland, the process from the investors perspective and explore what founders need to do to successfully raise funding. We are joined by:John Phelan, All-island Director at HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network)Richard Watson, Managing Partner at DBIC Ventures 

As entrepreneurs and business owners there are so many parts of business that we don't realize are necessary, available or even options. In this podcast we are sitting down with Scott Edidin of Xactly and 6AM Sourcing and CJ Ritterbusch of Concord Marketing Solutions to talk about various options of financing from start up to established business and what those options entail.

[1:59] How did you come to focus on women-led businesses? [3:20] What do you think Europe has done to encourage women-led businesses and what more can be done? [5:06] What are the main barriers women face in attracting investments? [7:32] From an investor perspective, how do you balance the business objectives of revenues and scale when the founder is considering starting or expanding their family? [9:08] Do you see more women-led businesses coming out of specific parts of Europe? [12:27] What do women founders and companies looking for VC money have to do differently in the current environment? What are you looking for as an investor? [15:38] Tell me about a case where you missed investing in something - what happened and what did you learn from it? [17:07] When should women look for angel investors?  [20:36] How do you find angels who know your space? [23:01] How long does the due diligence stage take?  [23:50] Do you feel angel investing for small ticket amounts and really early stages has decreased?

On today's Business Beat, Jeff explains the importance of angel investors, featuring a few words from Dan Bober, a successful local angel investor in the Detroit and Southeastern Michigan area.Angels are qualified individual investors who invest either directly as an individual into startups or as part of an angel group at the earliest stages in exchange for equity in the company. 

Despite the challenges of last year, Stephanie says HAN's membership grew by 30 percent. Meanwhile, The Artemis Fund — a VC group focused on funding female-founded startups — is adding five new companies to its portfolio after a $15 million fund closing earlier this year.

Meltwater, a SaaS provider of media intelligence and social listening tools, has announced its acquisition of business information company, Owler, in a $24.5M million cash and equity deal. This agreement is reported to be a part of Meltwater's growth strategy, involving investments and acquisitions in the social media segment.Samaaro, an innovative virtual event platform provider, has raised $125,000 in an angel funding round. The participants include Richa Kar, Founder of Zivame; Naman Gupta, AVP of Swiggy; and Kedar Gavane, Senior VP of Comscore; and other senior executives from Google, Flipkart, Swiggy, Adda52, and High Radius.The funds will be used to scale the product, increase the team through key hires, and expand the company's market reach. 

America: a masturbation country with a patriotic problem. This week, we present a trip report that desperately needs Febreze, a bunch of people that got horny at the worst possible time, and the life and death of the most congenitally stupid media company the world never knew.

Despite the chaos of the pandemic, deal flow has remained fairly steady for existing angel groups in the area, with several new funds emerging, too. Angel funding is funding provided by wealthy individuals into a company directly, as opposed to funding coming from institutional investors.In 2019, there were 1,322 individuals who invested a combined $73.6 million in 106 early stage tech startups here in the region, as Crain's Detroit Business reported in May. Combined the funds are roughly on pace to do the same level of deals and investment in 2020 as they did last year.Tune in to this morning's WJR Business Beat to hear more on the state of angel funding in Michigan.For more on the funds Jeff mentioned in this segment, please visit:Birmingham AngelsMichigan Angel FundMichigan Capital NetworkCommune Angels

Big thanks to John Stieger of Cintrifuse for hosting me and Ry Walker (founder/CTO, Astronomer.io) on this conference call on angel fundraising. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aftertheexit/message

Investors don’t want to hear about your optimistic and unrealistic path to an exit. Save that for your own private, magical thinking. What angels want to see is that you have the right team and a massive market. And critically, if you are a newbie in the startup world, demonstrate that you are open to receiving mentoring.

Simon Thorpe from U.K.-based Delta2020 uses a basic model when vetting potential investments and it boils down to four things: the right team, the right technology, intellectual property that is defensible, and a very big market.

The 2019 U.K. Angel of the Year, Sunil Shah, joins Richard Howard to discuss the realities of running and growing a business from scratch (it’s not what they teach you in business school), and why not listening during an initial meeting will end your shot at getting his investment.

Welcome to the 2019 IIEX North America Conference Series. Recorded live in Austin, this series is bringing interviews straight to you from exhibitors and speakers at this year’s event. In this interview, host Jamin Brazil interviews Vignesh Krishnan, CEO of SampleChain. Contact Vignesh Online: LinkedIn SampleChain [00:00] Vignesh Krishnan, SampleChain.  This is a young startup. This guy is bringing a breath of relevant expertise to the market research space.  He’s an early employee of Lucid. After leaving that, he started this DMP, which is a Data Management Platform that is intent on connecting sample and tools to improve overall source transparency and, ultimately, quality, which I know is a really important issue based on the interviews I’ve done.  Enjoy the episode and the conversation with him. [00:32]   So, my guest today is Vignesh Krishnan, SampleChain.  We are live today at IIeX in Austin. What do you think about the show? [00:40]   So far, so good.  I went to one of the conferences.  Again, it’s all about meeting the people and listening in.  So, it was pretty enjoyable, yeah. [00:47] Yeah, I think in business you really only have a single piece of IP, and that is your connections.   [00:56] Yes, I would agree.  Absolutely. [00:57]    And there’s probably not a better venue from my vantage point than events like IIeX. [01:03] Yeah, for sure, yeah.  Well, Andrew got me on the podcast.  So, there you go. That’s a connection, right?   [01:08]   You know that’s true actually.  That’s funny. Andrew with Lucid.  So, in a year, how many of these events or events like this do you wind up going to? [01:17] Yeah, so I just started SampleChain; it’s been about six to eight months since I started it.  I’ve been to SampleCon, and IIeX as well; so, this is the second one. I would say I’m probably going to Insights Association too.          [01:28] Alright, cool.  Yeah, Insights Association has a great...  Of course, a different organization (GreenBook, apologies) but they also have some really good, unique shows.            [01:37] Absolutely.  And it is in the backyard in New Orleans; so, I’m just going to walk across the street and go to that one as well. [01:42] So, you’re based out of New Orleans. [01:43] Yes, I’m in New Orleans. [01:44]   OK, perfect.  Well, tell me about SampleChain. [01:46] So, my background, you know...  Starting with the New Orleans story, I graduated from Tulane about ten years ago, the local university there.  And I got into Lucid pretty early joining it at the company; had and saw amazing growth. And then, after a while, decided that, “You know what?  I just want to try something new.” I did see there was a lot of analogies that we made as an industry to the ad tech industry. So in a way, the idea is to introduce a DMP to the space.  Just like ad tech has DMP’s, so that’s kind of… [02:20] Maybe, you can expand on what that is for our audience. [02:22] Yeah, absolutely.  So, a DMP is a Data Management Platform, and what it does is that it is... It has tentacles into different parts of the industry like the exchanges, and the suppliers, and the buyers, and so on and so forth.  And specifically, I’m talking about the ad tech advertising industry. And the idea here is to help all of these participants understand their traffic sources better. Are they all getting attacked by bots, for example?  Are they having issues with conversion that could do better with some piece of information? So the idea is to create that entity and provide that information to these clients. [03:01] That’s beautiful.  So, you’ve been at it just under a year. [03:04] Yep, exactly.  Something like that. [03:06]    Did you guys come out the gate with funding or...? [03:09] So, we got some funding:  local funding, Angel Funding from New Orleans.  So,

Welcome to Investing Skills This episode is about understanding break even Break-even linked to business start-ups Raising money Understanding cash flow, sales and costs leading up to the break even moment Feel free to subscribe, rate and or review. Contact details https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon/ http://fundx.global https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/ Guest speaker Charlie Sandvall https://www.youtube.com/c/sandvall

You've heard of crowdfunding to get a product or service off the ground. But what if you actually want to crowdfund VC or Angel Funding? Can you truly bring startup funding to the masses? Kendrick Nguyen is doing just that through his company Republic. Getting into the world of VC or Angel Funding as an investor can be hard to do. It's often limited to accredited investors who are millionaires and billionaires. That's changing through Republic. They are helping worthy startups find the funding they need to get their dreams and ideas off the ground through investments from every day people. In today's episode we discuss: Crowdfunding, VC and Angel Funding, Capital for Business, Mission Driven Entrepreneurship, Blockchain and Crypto / Cryptocurrency, Entrepreneurship, and funding startups.Today's Episode is sponsored by: Mighty Travels, OpportunityInChina.com, and Flocksy.About Kendrick Nguyen:Kendrick Nguyen is CEO and co-founder of Republic, an investment platform that provides both accredited and non-accredited investors around the world with curated startup investment opportunities. Republic also facilitates compliant investing in blockchain-enabled projects under the brand Republic Crypto. Republic is an affiliate of AngelList and CoinList, the latter of which he is a founding adviser. Prior to Republic, Kendrick served as General Counsel and Venture Hacker at AngelList and, before that, Fellow of Stanford Law School and the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University. Formerly a securities attorney, Kendrick has been working on several initiatives aimed at defining a compliant but pragmatic protocol for conducting compliant coin offerings and has briefed the SEC, Congress, and foreign regulators on this issue. He frequently lectures on the topics of the intersection of law and entrepreneurship, and his views have been cited in a number of court decisions and publications. An immigrant from Vietnam, Kendrick has a strong interest in improving access to capital for underserved entrepreneurs in the US and beyond. About Republic:Republic is an investment platform for startups to raise capital and for everyone to invest in startups. Our highly curated platform hosts a diverse set of equity and crypto-focused offerings, with minimum investment amounts as little as $50. Anyone can invest in the startups they believe in for the chance to earn a return. Republic operates under U.S. equity crowdfunding regulations and is under the supervision of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. To date, the acceptance rate of companies applying to fundraise on Republic is well below 10%, while funding success rate exceeds 90%. For additional information, please visit: www.republic.co @joinrepublic www.facebook.com/joinrepublic

Funding. Funding. Funding. Finding it can be tricky. Knowing when a company is ready to ask for funding is even trickier. Jim Schaefer is a managing partner at Mark Schaefer Associates, a boutique CPA firm with specialty in early technology and fast growth companies. He’s also a founding member of the 100-member Pasadena Angels, a group of individuals who help forward-thinking innovators, creators and entrepreneurs with the mentorship and funding that fuels success. He tells the Tech on Tap Podcast that entrepreneurs need to focus first on the best time to look for funding instead of the best source. Once entrepreneurs know that, and can answer a variety of other questions discussed by Schaefer, they’ll be ready to ask for funding. “The investors are looking for somebody who can take the company from start to finish,” Schaefer also noted. Learn what he means by that, and more by listening to this episode. And to learn more about the Pasadena Angels, which funds a broad array of companies, go to pasadenaangels.com. Thank you to Benztown for their sound design of the Podcast's intro and outro!

SME Zone — Leticia Browne, Investor Relations Manager at The Ghana Angel Investor Network (GAIN) joins in studio to unpack the status of angel funding in Ghana.

This week, Venture Vignettes host Riana Shah sat down with Stephanie Lampkin, CEO of Blendoor. Stephanie graduated from Stanford with a BS in Management Science and Engineering in 2006 and later received her MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from MIT's Sloan School of Management. Hear how her experiences working in Silicon Valley tech companies led her to create and build Blendoor, a software designed to mitigate unconscious bias in the hiring process by tracking recruits based demographics in the hiring pipeline and identifying where and how bias happens. Stephanie has been on the cover of the The Atlantic, MIT Technology Review, and was called the next Steve Jobs by Barack Obama. In this episode you will learn about raising angel funding and telling your story to garner media attention. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture-vignettes/support

SME Zone — Leticia Browne, Investor Relations Manager at The Ghana Angel Investor Network (GAIN) joins in studio to unpack the status of angel funding in Ghana.

John Phelan, National Director of HBAN and Chairman of Animation Ireland on angel funding, pitch decks, animation

In this episode I'll give you a step-by-step process for raising Angel funding for your SaaS product. If you're looking for faster ways to raise $10K-$50K checks from qualified private investors this episode will help you get there faster.

June 6, 2016 The WELL Julie Gordon White & Alternative Business Funding Ty Crandall

June 6, 2016 The WELL Julie Gordon White & Alternative Business Funding Ty Crandall

05.25 Angel Funding, Millennial Retirement and College Savings

05.25 Angel Funding, Millennial Retirement and College Savings

05.25 Angel Funding, Millennial Retirement and College Savings

Today you'll hear from Emmanuel Bellity the creator of the HeyCrowd app. We have a shared experience. Both of us left comfortable financial jobs to try out as app entrepreneurs.

Ivan Mazour is a serial entrepreneur, investor and author. He is the CEO and Founder of Ometria - a predictive analytics and marketing platform built specifically for retailers, letting them use data to increase revenues and provide an improved customer experience. Alongside this main role, he is also the Founding Partner of Innova Kapital - an early stage VC firm investing in UK-based technology startups, including companies like YPlan and organisations like Entrepreneur First. Ivan also writes a popular blog called “A Young Entrepreneur in London”.   A special thank you to Mattermark for providing all the data displayed in today's show and you can find out more about Mattermark here!    Click To Play   In Today's Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Ivan progressed from making 30+ investments to founding one of Europe's hottest startups? 2.) Considering Ivan's recent fundraising, what does Ivan think of the recent funding environment and landscape? How was it raising venture funding now? 3.) What was the difference between raising an angel round to raising a VC round? Did Ivan have to adapt your pitch accordingly? Do they have differing desires and expectations? 4.) Having raised both VC and angel money recently for Ometria, how has that led Ivan to view his own investing style? Is there anything Ivan looks for or at differently now he has experienced fundraising from the other side? 5.) What have been the hardest and most challenging aspects of growing Ometria? How did Ivan overcome them? 6.) Taking futuristically now on the sector of e-commerce, where does Ivan see the future of technology integrating with retail? Will we see an end to bricks and mortar stores?   Items Mentioned In Today's Episode: Ivan's Fave Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad & How To Win Friends And Influence People Ivan's Fave Blog or Newsletter: Saastr Ivan's Fave Productivity Tools: ToDoist, Google Keep, Google Hangouts   As always you can follow The Twenty Minute VC, Harry and Ivan on Twitter here! If you would like to see a more colourful side to Harry with many a mojito session, you can follow him on Instagram here!    

This is a Q&A session, where we answer the question sent in by Bill Parravano about “Angel Financing”. His question is: “What is your approach? How do you approach an angel investor? How do you find angel investors? What do you need to have prepared when speaking with them?” An angel investor is typically a past entrepreneur who has high net worth and wants to invest in ideas, management and things they believe in. The size of angel investment can be from $5,000 to $10,000 to up to $2 million. Know that, angel investment is not just a typical financing arrangement for getting returns on investment. It carries with it some mentoring, advice and control. Angel investors come together as groups to form angel investment groups. They make decisions as a group but the investment is done on an individual basis. Finding Angel Investors Search for them online and you will come across different associations of angel investors. Angel Investments vs. Venture Capital Investments Source of Funds: Angel investors use their own money whereas venture capitalists use institutional money or pool money—the money available from people's pension plans and other investments. Timing: Angel investors invest in the early stages of the business to fund, build and grow them. Venture capital investors come in at a typically later stage. Size of Deals: Angel investments can be as low as $5,000 and venture capital investments are usually above $2 million. When to Go for Angel Investments Be Prepared: Go for this option if you are fully prepared on your part. Willing to Give Up Equity. Willing to Take Advice. Have an Exit Plan. Product Development: At least have a proof of concept for the product. Exhausted Other Resources. The entrepreneur has invested and has no other resources. High Expected Growth. Have a Business plan. Other things Angel Investors Look for Strong Management Team with Experience. Uniqueness of the Product/Service. Personal Investment. You Understand the Numbers. Angel Investment Process Application: A formal application needs to be submitted or possibly just an Executive Summary. Pre-Screening: Investors look at little more details on the business, plan, concept and product. Screening Process: The group of investors will review the business plan in more detail to dive into the business. Investment Meeting: This is where you will have to put up a pitch and present your business, concept, risks, returns, opportunity and industry details. Due Diligence: Investors will dig deep into the details to verify them so that everything is real and reasonable. Term Sheet: The parties will sit down and come with a skeleton agreement on what they are willing to do, what they want and how they want it to be structured. The Expected Reality Expect a lot of rejections because your business might be great but investors might not feel that it is for them. Make sure to learn from the rejections so that you are able to fix and tweak your business as you move along. Asking for references and understanding what those particular angel investors are about will help you. Let it be known that you also want guidance and not just money. Money will come along with guidance. Communication is important so share your story. Be transparent and honest upfront in what you present. If you are at the right time and place, with the right groups, for the right reasons, angel investment will prove to be a great resource for you to finance, grow and take your business to the next level. ____________________ ABOUT MEL ABRAHAM Mel is the founder of Business Breakthrough Academy and Thoughtpreneur Academy where he helps entrepreneurs bring their businesses to the world and build the lifestyle that they want. Mel is one the most sought after entrepreneurial mentor and strategic thinkers of our time. Unlike many other so called “business coaches”, Mel has lived everything he teaches and continues to do so. Mel has built, bought and sold numerous multimillion-dollar businesses for himself as well as his clients. As the author of The Entrepreneur's Solution: The Modern Millionaire's Path to More Profit, Fans & Freedom Entrepreneur, Mel's strategies have helped build thousands of businesses and have generated hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients, ranging from large corporations to startups and small family-owned businesses. Mel is a true believer in the entrepreneurial way of life and says that this “new frontier” is the paradigm that will shift society from simply existing to living life bigger, bolder and on their own terms. 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If you are planning to start your own business, you would usually be faced with the issue of raising capital. Many of my friends who are starting out faced the same issues too and they usually have the following questions in mind: * Should I bootstrap or should I be raising capital? * If I raised capital, how much equity should I give out? * How do I value my company now? * Who are the investors? * Will I lose control of the company? These are some of the questions that you have in your mind too. This week we open up and we discuss about the pros and cons of raising venture capital. We also look at the difference between VC funding and Angel Funding. Worth Reading * Flipboard founder on venture capitalists: “Take their money” *

Excerpts of a recent panel discussion offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum in a Get Smart program  entitled "Angel Investing. It's Right for Many Startups.  Is it Right for Yours?" The program was hosted by Nutter, McClennen and Fish, LLP, a Boston-based  law firm with corporate, litigation and IP practice, and  was held on October 30, 2012,  at the law firm's Louis Brandeis conference center, in downtown Boston. Panelists were from Boston Harbor Angels,  a Boston-based angel investing group made up of business leaders who invest in high-growth, early-stage companies. Since 2004 the group has made investments in companies in medical devices, IT, consumer products, business products, specialty materials, Internet, aviation, etc.    In the session, you'll hear from Mic Williams, the founder and president of Boston Harbor Angels.  He has been an investor for over 34 years, with investments ranging from commercial real estate to manufacturing, mining, movies, lumber products, ships and a television enterprises. Since he founded the Boston chapter of Keiretsu Forum in 2004 and then Boston Harbor Angels in 2006, he has personally invested in more than a dozen "portfolio” companies.  You will also hear from Jeff Arnold, a member of Boston Harbor Angels and the CEO of Arnold Strategies, LLC, which assists early stage and growth companies in strategy, marketing, financing, organizational development and strategic partnerships. He was formerly a CEO of multiple technology and life science companies who raised over $140 million in venture capital and public financings and achieved four exits through acquisition and IPO. Jeff is a mentor to early stage companies at the MIT Venture Mentoring Society, on the grant review board at the MIT Deshpande Center and an investor with Boston Harbor Angels and Mass. Med. Angels. He was formerly Chairman of the Greater Boston Chapter of the American Heart Association. He received a BSEE from MIT in 1972. And, finally, you will hear from Bill McPhee, also a member of Boston Harbor Angels who currently serves as the director of outsourced business development services for Health Advances LLC, a life science strategy consulting boutique.  Bill has 25 years experience in transactions, strategy and operations consulting and venture capital. He has served as founder and managing general partner of Mi3 Venture Partners, an early stage life science fund; founder and managing director of Lucas, McPhee & Co., an international strategy firm; and, a consultant at Bain & Co.  You can read more about the panelists and the MIT enterprise form of Cambridge get smart program at http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/events/get-smart-on-angel-funding Here's a little background . . .  Angel investment in startups totaled over $22 billion in 2011 and funded some 66,000 companies, according to UNH’s Center for Venture Research. With average funding-round sizes well over $500k, angel groups are increasingly joining forces with other investors to bring that average closer to $1.5 Million. So says the Halo Report, which also notes that Internet, healthcare and mobile/telecom companies are the largest beneficiaries of those monies. So who are angel investors? Many are former successful entrepreneurs, who provide advice, in addition to money, to target companies. Angels, however, can also be individuals of lower wealth and/or with non-entrepreneurial background who are drawn to startups for a higher rate of return than might be expected in the stock market, notes the Kauffman Foundation. The popular press suggests that venture funding is the key to every startup’s success. But that sort of funding comes at a high price in terms of equity and performance expectations. Angels expect equity and performance, too—yet at levels better geared to the realistic trajectories of many startups. Angels, according to the Wall Street Journal, are a “good funding source to consider after you’ve tapped your friends and relatives.”