Category Archives: Social Impact Investing

investing in companies with potential to make a social impact

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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Expanding Our Geographic Reach to Focus on High-Impact Investments

The Impact Angel Group’s definition of “impact” has been evolving over time in order to make the most needed and efficient impact possible. For the last year, we concentrated on investing in Colorado-based companies, but we have recently decided to … 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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How to Actually Integrate Impact into the Portfolio – 5/21 in Boulder

There has been a lot of talk about the definition and theory of impact investing, but how does one actually become an impact investor? Join us in Boulder on 5/21 to find out!! Click here to REGISTER For blog readers, use … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day | Save Two Women – Support a Startup – Order by Tonight

Looking for a last minute gift for Mother’s Day? These super cute purses sold by Fort Collins, Colorado-based ayzh, will save two lives, support a local startup and look great on mom. Should be a no-brainer. Order by tonight to make … 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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The Impact Angel Group’s New and Improved Definition of Impact

The Impact Angel Group has been doing a lot of thinking about this thing called “impact”. What is the impact that we want the group to have going forward? How narrowly defined and focused on impact do we want our … Continue reading

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Comment by 10/23: Why Angel Investors and Entrepreneurs Need to Send Comments to the SEC

On September 23, 2013, the SEC lifted the ban on general solicitation for startups raising money from angel investors under Regulation D Rule 506(c). This may seem like a good thing, but the devil is certainly in the details. The … Continue reading

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How to Build an Angel Investing Referral Network

As you may have read in my recent post on angel investing, building a trusted angel investment referral network can both increase deal flow quality and decrease time spent on due diligence. But what does it take to build a … Continue reading

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