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- Interested in the Impact Angel Group? Contact Investors’ Circle
- Breaking News: The Impact Angel Group is Becoming Part of Investors’ Circle
- Does the Startup Community Only Benefit Rich White Men?
- How Do You Know if a Startup Team is Investment Worthy?
- Entrepreneur/Angel Investor Education Event: Avoiding Future Financing Nightmares on 8/21
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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
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
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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Entrepreneur/Angel Investor Education Event: Avoiding Future Financing Nightmares on 8/21
Angel investment is a critical part of many startups’ success, but if not done properly, the terms and structure of early investments can cause major headaches for future investment rounds and acquisitions. Join an interactive panel of legal and accounting … 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
The Importance of Asking Before Making an Intro to an Angel Investor
When I first started angel investing, John Ives from Tahoma Ventures took the time to meet me for coffee to welcome me into the angel community. He spent over an hour with me to kindly answer my newbie angel questions … 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
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
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