Category Archives: Angels

Developer Funding – How to Build Your Team and Raise Money (Google I/O Panel)

This morning, I attended the VC session titled “From Weekend Hack to Funded Startup – How to Build Your Team and Raise Money”, with Naval Ravikant (founder of AngelList, ePinions, VentureHacks), Rich Miner (Partner at Google Ventures and co-founder of Android) and Kevin Rose (founder of Digg, Milk, Pownce and Partner at Google Ventures), moderated by Don Dodge. Below are the highlights from the session, including some great questions from the audience.

Everything you need to know about Silicon Roundabout in 10 Links

If you haven’t heard about the quick rise of the London startup scene, it’s time you pay attention. The East London area of Shoreditch, near old street is now known as “Silicon Roundabout” (See UPDATE below) the UK’s rival to California’s Silicon Valley, which started as a government effort to rejuvenate East London, the traditionally poorer …

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10 Tips for Startups Raising Money from Angels

This summer, I had the pleasure to be a mentor at the Entrepreneurship Summer School, an elective at London Business School (my alma mater) where students are tasked with testing whether their startup ideas can turn into a fundable business over the course of three months. Check out the tips for raising funding from angels after the jump.

How Can Venture Capital Funds Differentiate Themselves [VC Wish List Part 2]

10 things VCs can do to differentiate themselves and provide more value to potential investments – based on feedback from dozens of entrepreneurs. So what makes one VC fund be better perceived than others?

Series Seed Documents for Early Stage Startups – V2

Back in March, Andreessen Horowitz and Fenwick & West, LLP published a series of documents that would help structure early stage investments in startups. The documents have since been used in many deals already according to the site, SeriesSeed.

10 Tips for Making your Startup More Attractive for Investors [Presentation]

How to make your startup attractive for investors? Raising money can be time consuming and proper preparation can save you time and money. Here are 10 tips to consider before you pitch to raise funding, originally presented at Launch48 in London.

Attention Israeli Entrepreneurs: TechAviv Angels Launches

Yaron Samid’s TechAviv, the most extensive Israeli start up meetup group in Israel and the US, has announced the launch of a new angel network today. TechAviv Angels is an informal group of Israel’s ‘top dogs’ media founders, that grouped together to identify, fund and mentor early stage Israeli start ups. I have to hand it …

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Labs, Incubators and Angel Funds Search For Early Stage Startups

It’s good to be a startup in Israel right now. Venture capital investments hit a seven year record, and everyone seems to be looking for early stage startups. Angels have found their place in the food chain, and it all seems to make sense. 1) The early stage investors are interested in ideas, and willing …

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