Sentences with phrase «of the angel investments made»

Forty percent of the angel investments made by Sonja Hoel Perkins, a founder of Broadway Angels (not related to Tom Perkins, the co-founder of Kleiner Perkins), have been in companies started by women, a far greater proportion than are made by typical venture funds.

Not exact matches

The Gotham Gal and I make a fair number of non-tech angel investments.

By allowing angels and VCs to invest small amounts of money in many companies at a very early stage, accelerators give investors the right, but not the obligation, to make additional investments in the most promising ventures.

According to a 2013 study by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, minority entrepreneurs accounted for just 7 percent of pitches made to angel investors (13 percent resulted in an investment).

He's made upwards of 80 angel investments (including Facebook, Zynga, Flickr, Digg and Last.fm) and in 2010 joined Greylock Partners, running their $ 20 million Discovery Fund; designed to seed fundings of worthy start - ups.

I'm not talking about Angel Funds, where a group of Angels pool their money to make investments.

Part Eight: In addition to Q&A from the crowd, here we hear about some of the angel investments both founders have made and a discussion on why Chicago is becoming a premiere city for startups.

Because angel investors assume a great deal of risk by investing in early stage companies, applicants should be able to make a compelling case for a 10x or better return on investment within 5 years.

I have not seen a standard due diligence practice followed by all investors, however I have a process that I follow for all of the early - stage investments made by Pique Fund, an angel fund that I manage, as well as investments I make personally.

Continuing with yesterday's post 4 Questions to Ask Before Making an Angel Investment, and the theme of angel investing, when talking to entrepreneurs it becomes clear if they are product - oriented innovators.

Investment in space is growing; venture capital funds, angels, private equity groups, self - made billionaires, and banks are funding the business of space.

There are strings and conditions, of course, but essentially it gives angels the benefit of a zero capital gains rate for investments made in «qualified small business stock» that is purchased within a set time frame and held for a minimum number of years.

This makes angel investments perfect for entrepreneurs who are still financially struggling during the startup phase of their business.

Understand the Risks: Even though you can make a lot of money from angel investing, you may also lose all of your money so it's very important that you fully understand what you are getting into before you venture into angel investment.

The purpose of this session is to describe the alternative due diligence models that local angels and angel groups go through prior to making an investment.

At the conclusion of our due diligence process, Space Angels will make a decision whether to organize an investment fund to invest in the company.

If you were investing in a startup as a true angel investor, you would do a lot of due diligence before making any official investments.

Wealthy individuals can also make angel investments (e.g. Peter Thiel made a $ 500K investment in Facebook in 2004 for 10.2 % of the company).

In addition, 10 % of all StashBelt profits are used to make «angel investments» in Kenyan startup businesses.

Professionally, Jarl Mohn divides his time between being a corporate director and advisor to a number of media companies, making direct early stage angel and seed investments in digital media / technology ventures, and managing The Mohn Family Foundation — the philanthropic entity that he and his wife created in 2000.

Professionally, Jarl Mohn divides his time between being a corporate director and advisor to a number of media companies, making direct early stage angel and seed investments in digital media / technology ventures, and managing The Mohn Family Foundation — the philanthropic entity he and his wife created in 2000.

Kristin also counsels companies, venture capitalists, angel investors, and individual investors by helping them evaluate the viability of patent portfolio assets and properly understand the strengths and weaknesses of the intellectual property assets which enables them to make critical investment decisions.

At Brooks Kushman, our attorneys work with venture capitalists, private equity firms, angel investors, and individual investors, helping them to evaluate the viability of patent portfolio assets, opportunities for strengthening the assets, and enabling them to make critical investment decisions and proceed accordingly.