Angel Investors, Companies and Financing

How to Secure Funding for Your Small Business: Insider Tips

The Motley Fool

MAY 1, 2024

Moreover, only 42% have their financing needs met, emphasizing a significant gap in financial services for these businesses. Look for venture capital and angel investors Venture capital (VC) and angel investors represent critical funding sources for businesses with high growth potential across various sectors, not limited to technology.

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Evari Raises $7.5M in Financing

FinSMEs

MARCH 27, 2024

The round was led by Clean Energy Ventures, with participation from Clean Energy Venture Group (CEVG) angel investors and Farvatn Venture. The company intends to use the funds to grow its team and scale-up its manufacturing capabilities. in Financing appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Pepsi, Poppi, and the Creosote Bush

The Motley Fool

MARCH 20, 2025

But I'm definitely looking forward to all the retailers, consumer products companies, all the things like that, who are going to say, hey, here's what our businesses did. Dylan Lewis: Speaking of those consumer products companies and consumer package good companies, we got some news from Pepsi today. It's Pepsi, it's diet Pepsi.

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Keyring Network Raises $6M in Funding

FinSMEs

MARCH 19, 2024

Keyring Network, a London, UK-based company providing permissioning tools for financial service providers, raised $6M in funding. The round was led by gumi Cryptos Capital and Greenfield Capital, with participation from Motier Ventures, Kima Ventures, and early backers including UDHC Finance and Eberg Capital, alongside angel investors.

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Archetype AI Raises $13M in Seed Funding

FinSMEs

APRIL 5, 2024

Archetype AI, a Palo Alto, CA-based physical AI company, raised $13m in seed funding. The round was led by Venrock, with participation from Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Hitachi Ventures, Buckley Ventures, Plug and Play Ventures and several angel investors.

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Infinitopes Raises £12.8M in Seed Financing

FinSMEs

MAY 1, 2024

Infinitopes Precision Immunomics, an Oxford, UK-based integrated cancer biotech company, raised £12.8M The company intends to use […] The post Infinitopes Raises £12.8M in Seed Financing appeared first on FinSMEs. The company intends to use […] The post Infinitopes Raises £12.8M in Seed funding.

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Dash0 Raises $9.5M in Seed Financing

FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The round was led by Accel, with participation from Dig Ventures and angel investors including Guy Podjarny (co-founder, Snyk) and Guillermo Rauch (CEO, Vercel). The company intends to use the funds to accelerate product development and scale its sales and […] The post Dash0 Raises $9.5M

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MIP Discovery Closes £7M Series A Financing

FinSMEs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Existing investor Calculus Capital also participated along with angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to drive further commercialisation of its novel synthetic affinity […] The post MIP Discovery Closes £7M Series A Financing appeared first on FinSMEs. The round was led by Mercia Ventures.

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Maia Farms Raises $2.3M In Pre-Seed Financing

FinSMEs

MAY 2, 2024

Maia Farms, a Vancouver, Canada-based company dedicated to enhancing the global protein supply with mycelium, raised $2.3M The round was led by Joyful Ventures, PIC Group and Koan Capital, with participation from from angel investors within the Creative Destruction Lab. In Pre-Seed Financing appeared first on FinSMEs.

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1Fort Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding

FinSMEs

JUNE 27, 2023

1Fort, a NYC-based cyber insurance automation platform provider, closed a $2m pre-seed round of financing. Backers included Village Global, 8-Bit Capital, Operator Partners, Character, Company Ventures, BrokerTech Ventures, along with other venture firms and angel investors.

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Polar Beer Taps Raises $2.7M in Financing

FinSMEs

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Polar Beer Taps, a Vancouver, BC, Canada-based ice-cold beer company, raised $2.7M seed round involving ClimateDoor, angel investors, and its first institutional investor, WUTIF Capital, along with a recent strategic financing of $1.6M in Financing appeared first on FinSMEs. in funding. from IFR Holdings.

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Protembis Closes € 30M Series B Financing

FinSMEs

MARCH 26, 2024

Protembis, an Aachen, Germany-based cardiovascular medical device company, raised €30M in Series B funding. Other investors included Coparion, family offices, angel investors and a multinational medical device strategic. The round was led by Segulah Medical Acceleration, XGEN Venture, and TechVision Fund.

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Asato.ai Raises $7.5M in Seed Financing

FinSMEs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The round was led by Intel Capital and Lip-Bu Tan, with participation from Shah Capital Partners, and angel investors including Amarjit Gill, Ash Bhardwaj, Charlie Giancarlo, and Sanjay Mehrotra. The company intends to use the funds to expand […] The post Asato.ai in Seed Financing appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Cambium Closes $19M Series A Financing

FinSMEs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The round was led by 8VC, with participation from Veteran Ventures, GSBackers, Marlinspike, MVP Ventures, Gaingels, Kern Venture Fund, Jackson Moses (Founder, Silent Ventures), Vertical Capital, and angel investors.

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Supira Medical Closes $40M In Series D Financing

FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Supera Medical, a Los Gatos, CA-based company advancing a percutaneous ventricular assist device (pVAD), raised $40M in Series D funding. The round was led by Cormorant Asset Management and The Capital Partnership (TCP), with participation from 415 CAPITAL, AMED Ventures, PA MedTech VC fund, Unorthodox Ventures and Shifamed angel investors.

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Bolden Therapeutics Closes $1.5M in Pre-Seed Convertible Note Financing

FinSMEs

JANUARY 22, 2024

based biotechnology company developing first-in-class therapeutics to promote neurogenesis for the potential treatment of central nervous system illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease, closed a $1.5M pre-seed convertible note financing. in Pre-Seed Convertible Note Financing appeared first on FinSMEs. a Providence, R.I.-based

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Puffer Finance Raises $5.5M in Seed Funding

FinSMEs

AUGUST 8, 2023

Puffer Finance, a George Town, Cayman Islands-based blockchain infrastructure company, closed its seed round, raising a total of $5.5m in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs. in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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VenoStent Closes $16M Series A Financing

FinSMEs

AUGUST 1, 2023

a Houston, TX-based clinical-stage, venture-backed, therapeutic medical device company developing bioabsorbable wraps to improve outcomes for hemodialysis patients, completed a $16M Series A financing. The company […] The post VenoStent Closes $16M Series A Financing appeared first on FinSMEs. VenoStent, Inc.,

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Collective Minds Radiology Closes SEK84M Financing

FinSMEs

AUGUST 28, 2023

Collective Minds Radiology, a Stockholm, Sweden-based health-tech company, raised SEK84M (approx. The round was led by Segulah Medical Acceleration, Brightly Ventures Tradecity, Crista Galli Ventures and angels investors. USD7.615M) in funding.

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Numra Raises €1.5M in Funding

FinSMEs

MAY 16, 2024

Numra, previously known as Autonifai, a Dublin, Ireland-based AI startup providing a finance assistant services, raised €1.5M The round was led by Elkstone, with contributions from angel investors. in funding. in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Wexler AI Raises $1.4M Pre-Seed Financing

FinSMEs

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The round was led by Myriad Venture Partners, with participation from Entrepreneur First, and angel investors at ComplyAdvantage, Moonpig, Tractable, and CreditKudos. The company intends to use the funds to expand its platform in 2025 including new features such as automated […] The post Wexler AI Raises $1.4M

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Lemon Raises £500K in Pre-Seed Funding

FinSMEs

APRIL 21, 2024

Backers included SFC Capital, Pitchdrive and angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and build the product. Led by CEO Matt Bird, Lemon is building a subscription tracking & financing platform for […] The post Lemon Raises £500K in Pre-Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Unsafe Notes

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 30, 2019

We are not opposed to convertible and SAFE notes and will not let the form of security the founder wants to use get between us and investing in a company that we like. I believe a founding team should know exactly how much of the company they own at every second of the journey. USV has done quite a few convertible and SAFE notes.

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Time for VCs to Get Their Act Together

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 1, 2013

A lot of companies that probably shouldn't get funding will get it, because of the novelty of the platform and the momentum investing that tends to characterize individual investors. These crowdfunded companies will pour a lot of new money into the market for human capital, driving salaries up. Then, reality will set in.

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INXY Payments Raises $3M in Funding

FinSMEs

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

INXY Payments, a Warsaw, Poland-based payment platform combining traditional finance and the crypto economy, raised $3M in funding. The round was led by Flashpoint VC with participation from angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.

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WTHN Raises $5M in Series A Funding

FinSMEs

JANUARY 12, 2024

WTHN, a NYC-based acupuncture company, raised $5m in Series A financing. The round was led by L Catterton with participation from Halogen Ventures and angel investors including Annie Evans, Kelley Arena, Caroline Witmer, and The Helm’s angel community.

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Resalis Therapeutics Raises €10M in Series A Funding

FinSMEs

JANUARY 5, 2024

Resalis Therapeutics, a Torino, Italy-based ncRNAs and RNA-targeted therapeutics company, raised €10M in Series A funding. The round was led by Sunstone Life Science Ventures with participation from existing investors including Claris Ventures and angel investors.

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Aleph Raises $16.7M in Funding

FinSMEs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) with participation from existing investors Khosla Ventures, Picus Capital and Y Combinator, and included angel investors and current customers. in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

It’s really difficult for me not to get into the thick of discussions about whether or not you can and/or should build a company in New York City. It’s often some combination of the idea not being big enough to sustain a venture exit or the company just not being appropriate for venture financing. I was there, too.

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SuperAngel.Fund x Q4 2023 Recap ?

SuperAngel.Fund

JANUARY 19, 2024

across 159 investments into 107 companies. In addition to the fund, Super Angel Syndicate provides an opportunity to contribute more, from time to time, into individual companies via special purpose vehicles (SPVs). across 25 investments into 16 companies. I estimate the current value to be $10.3m which represents a 11.8%

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Startups Due Diligence Angel Investors Deal Flow

2023 trends & 2024 predictions

SuperAngel.Fund

JANUARY 18, 2024

Since the average fundraising process takes 6 months, we’re likely to see a lot of startups seek venture financing in 2024. Small checks drive early-stage deals — It’s easy for angel investors and venture capitalists to assume that founders will only accept certain check sizes.

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How to Leverage Micro VC Funds to Build an Angel Portfolio

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

By being in a pool of other fund investors, the LP meetings and co-investment calls could be an opportunity to connect with other like-minded or like-situationed investors—but again, it depends on how a fund organizes its community. You could do either of the following, for simplicity’s sake: Option #1: Do 100% angel investing.

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Codetta Bio Welcomes Paul McEwan and Mitch Levine as Independent Board Members

Anzu Partners

DECEMBER 4, 2024

As an angel investor, McEwan focuses on early-stage companies in life science tools and diagnostics. Codetta Bio’s innovative technology positions the company to play a pivotal role in advancing this field. I am excited to contribute to the company’s strategic direction and growth.”

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How VC Fundraising Favors White Men

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

At this moment, I'm in the process of backing three companies that have at least one female founder and I just finished a round for a black female founder in December. Just put up some clear criteria, like "I only fund NYC companies" or "I only fund enterprise" if you want to improve the filters. Vetting deal flow is part of the job.

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OTPP Is Lead Investor in Instagrid’s US$95M Series C Funding Round

Pension Pulse

JANUARY 25, 2024

James Bradshaw of the Globe and Mail reports Teachers' invests in portable battery company aiming to replace gas-powered generators: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is leading a US$95-million funding round for Instagrid GmbH, a German maker of portable battery systems designed to replace gas-powered generators.

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How to Use Restricted Stock Units to Fund Financial Planning Goals

Zajac Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Companies often withhold the statutory rate of 22% (37% if more than 1mm of statutory income) for federal tax, plus Medicare, Social Security, and state tax if applicable. If you wouldn’t use your cash bonus to buy shares of company stock, it may make sense that you should not keep shares of stock delivered to you from vested RSUs.

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Madison Scientific Closes $7M in Seed Financing

FinSMEs

MARCH 18, 2025

Madison Scientific, a Chicago, IL-based private medical device company, raised $7M in Seed funding. The round was led by WARF Ventures, the Isthmus Project, and others with participation from family offices and angel investors. Led […] The post Madison Scientific Closes $7M in Seed Financing appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Lantern Finance Raises $1M+ Pre-Seed Funding Round

FinSMEs

MARCH 3, 2025

Lantern Finance, a US financial services and technology company, raised $1M+ Pre-Seed funding. Backers included Orange DAO, Supermoon Ventures, Andover Ventures, angel investors, and others. Co-founded by Jung […] The post Lantern Finance Raises $1M+ Pre-Seed Funding Round appeared first on FinSMEs.

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PvX Partners Raises $3.8M in Seed Funding

FinSMEs

MARCH 11, 2025

PvX Partners, a Singapore-based provider of a financing platform designed for scaling consumer apps, raised $3.8M The round was led by Play Ventures and General Catalyst, with participation from angel investors such as Michail Katkoff (Founder, Deconstructor of Fun) and Matej Lancaric (Founder, two & a half gamers).

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