Category Archives: Colorado Angel Investors

Interested in the Impact Angel Group? Contact Investors’ Circle

The Impact Angel Group is now part of Investors’ Circle (IC), the largest and most active early-stage impact investing network in the world. IC has propelled over $185 million into more than 285 enterprises dedicated to improving the environment, education, … Continue reading

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Breaking News: The Impact Angel Group is Becoming Part of Investors’ Circle

I am thrilled to announce that the Impact Angel Group is going to become a part of Investors’ Circle (IC), the largest and most active early-stage impact investing network in the world. This change will connect our nearly 50 Impact … Continue reading

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Does the Startup Community Only Benefit Rich White Men?

Recently, at a Boulder City Council meeting regarding local challenges with affordable housing, Councilman Macon Cowles said Boulder’s startup economy brought a lot of very highly-paid white men to the city, and they were pricing out families and others. He … Continue reading

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How Do You Know if a Startup Team is Investment Worthy?

Most angel investors will tell you that the team is the most important thing to consider when vetting an angel investment. As David Cohen says, “At Techstars, we look at five things: team, team, team, market and idea in that … Continue reading

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9 Angel Investing Resources – Courtesy of Boulder Startup Week

Over the past two days, I’ve had the privilege to speak at two Boulder Startup Week events with an all-star lineup of startup community thought leaders: Brad Bernthal, Seth Levine, Claudia Batten, Todd Vernon, Morris Wheeler, Ari Newman, Sue Heilbronner … Continue reading

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A Taste of Humble Pie from My Meeting with Tajikistan Entrepreneurs

An important part of the Impact Angel Group’s mission is to strengthen our startup community and entrepreneurial ecosystem, so we often participate in community building events. This event was particularly interesting, so I thought it might be helpful to share … Continue reading

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Learn to Be an Angel Investor on 4/8

With a new startup forming every 72 hours in the Boulder/Denver area, more and more individuals are trying their hand at “angel investing“. Angel investors, or individual investors who invest their own money into businesses that are generally too early-stage to secure … Continue reading

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Should Women Be Insulted by Gender Lens Investing?

As we saw at our Impact in Angel Investor Decisions event recently, it seems as if every angel investing event I attend invokes a conversation about the need to support female entrepreneurs. In the past week, four people have asked … Continue reading

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Impact Angel Group 2013 Investments | How Much and in Which Companies Did We Invest?

Since one of the most important principles of impact investing is transparency, we thought we should practice what we preach. As a follow-up to our report on our impact in 2013, here are the results of our member investment activity survey:

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2/12: Join Us With Brad Feld and Investors’ Circle for “Impact” in Angel Investor Decisions

The Impact Angel Group is hosting an event on February 12th and we’re offering a $30 discount to our blog subscribers. Sign up by Monday to receive this discount. “Impact” in Angel Investor Decisions Featuring Brad Feld and Investors’ Circle … Continue reading

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