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TAG: Angels
Do Angel Investor Equity Seed Rounds Taint VC Series a Rounds?
TheFunded.com Discussion
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-10-24
Tags: Funding Sources Seed Angels M&A Series A
Angel Networks
TheFunded.com Advice
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-07-29
Tags: Pitching Angels
If you are looking at venture funding for your first round, I would suggest that you consider an Angel round first. Why" A friend of mine just got early terms to raise $1 MM for 40% of the company in their first round of funding, and it was a preferred round with all of the standard VC protections. This seems fairly aggressive for a new company with bright prospects.
There are great angel networks throughout the world that will offer MUCH more reasonable terms, and, depending on the investors that you attract, you should be able to secure the necessary advice and counsel on business decisions. You can always save the venture round for later, if needed. Members, read on for some concrete advice...
PRIVATE: Members Only (1601 Characters)Is Open Deals / Angel Soft Bad for Angel Investing? I Think So...
TheFunded.com Advice
Posted by J on 2008-09-13
Tags: Venture Business Angels AngelsSoft
I have been trying to pitch organized angel groups, more and more of whom are using Angelsoft. When I contact someone from the group, I normally get a response to put my deal into the Angelsoft system, which also apparently powers www.open-deals.com.
The problem is that nobody responds:
http://www.thefunded.com/funds/item/4157
http://www.thefunded.com/funds/item/3833
I have been an angel investor in the past, and it has always been more about coaching and personal relationships. It's not about scrutinizing a young financial model that arrives through email to evaluate hypothetical returns. It is about helping an entrepreneur to realize those hypothetical returns by sharing experiences and providing some capital.
With Angelsoft, all of the personal aspects of angel investing seem to be removed from the equation. My materials are submitted through Angelsoft forms, and then disappear into some system that encourages a group of busy angels evaluate the opportunity in a black box. Do they like it" Do they hate it" Do they even read it" I have no idea, since I have never heard anything!
My advice is for angel groups try to find a way to interact with the entrepreneurs that pitch, and entrepreneurs should try to get in front of angels if they really want to close a deal...
PRIVATE: Members OnlyAngel Group Requests to Pay First
TheFunded.com Discussion
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-01-18
Tags: Funding Sources Angels Fees
Get Angel Funding From India?
TheFunded.com Discussion
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-02-24
Tags: Funding Sources Angels India
We are being invited to travel to India where apperently it is much easier these days to get some angel funding. One of us (a 2-person founding team in the US) is from India and would have strong credibility there. On the other hand, most of our market and prospects who have given us Letters of Intent (large players in the healthcare space) are all in US.
It is probably not quite as easy and also wondering if the SEC requirements etc. would cause the effort to be a huge legal and otherwise time-consuming exercise.
Also, we know of several entreprenurs - including some with deep ties to India- who have been taken advantage of by the investors, in terms of IP and market positioning.
By the way, we have gone through the usual abuse of entreprenurs by the established angel groups in the US and will prpbably shut down the business in the next 60 days if we don't get funding.
