The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Spoiler: It wasn’t luck that gave Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Carmignac, Baird, and Invesco some of the top equity portfolios. thru the company’s sale to Yahoo; angel investor Etsy + Tumblr. . • Were Those Great Returns the Result of Skill — or Just Luck? He co-founded 5 companies; was President of del.icio.us

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FinSMEs

JULY 19, 2024

The round was led by Galaxy Ventures, with participation from New Form Capital, Chainview Capital, and strategic angel investors across traditional investment management and crypto trading firms. In Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

Angel Investors 67

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 10, 2015

To benefit from the explosive growth of companies like Uber, Airbnb, Dropbox, etc, you had to fit in either one of two categories: be an angel investor already in an inner circle of experienced angels and entrepreneurs, largely located in Silicon Valley, or be an investor in a venture capital fund that backed those companies.

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FinSMEs

MARCH 6, 2024

The round was led by Episode 1, with participation from Playfair Capital, Portfolio Ventures, Charlie Songhurst, Sequoia’s Scout fund, and other investors. Angel investors included the co-founder of Github, as well as executives at Google, Microsoft, Salesloft, […] The post StackOne Raises $3.6M in Seed funding.

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SuperAngel.Fund

JULY 24, 2024

If you’re an aspiring angel investor, let me share a hard truth that takes most investors years to learn…if ever. Most founders don’t care about the difference between one angel check and another… it’s all just capital. Do you want to be a world-class investor? Be helpful.

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SuperAngel.Fund

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Hi everyone, I am excited to share a podcast interview that was just released, hosted by Ben Tregoe of Bainbridge , a SuperAngel portfolio company. Now with over 100 total portfolio companies and almost a decade of experience, Ben Zises shares his story and expert advice for both founders and investors.

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SuperAngel.Fund

OCTOBER 10, 2024

I find myself reminding other investors of this constantly: Founders are going to do what founders do… When they first sign a check to a new portfolio company, many angel investors will immediately begin to push an agenda onto the founding team about how the company should be run.

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SuperAngel.Fund

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Whenever an angel investor or aspiring VC asks me about the value of building a personal brand, I have the same response: It's not just important, it's essential. List your portfolio companies. Your own efforts are amplified because your brand is also working FOR you. Put up a website. Share your thoughts.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 8, 2017

You give me 30 opportunities to make that bet at pre-seed valuations and I'll give you a winning portfolio, and a very very interesting set of companies to work with and be proud of. BBQing with biomass pellets created by @industrialorganic.

Angel Investors 68

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SuperAngel.Fund

JULY 24, 2024

What I’ve learned from the greatest asset allocators in the world: For decades, Angel investing has been viewed as a series of one-shot decisions. The most successful public equity investors show us that the best investments are the ones where you build an increasingly large position over a long period of time.

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SuperAngel.Fund

JANUARY 18, 2024

2024 is going to be one of the most interesting years of the last decade for venture investors. At the end of each quarter, I spend several days reviewing the performance of my portfolio and analyzing industry data. The biggest mistake I see from first-time angel investors is to invest too much money into too few companies.

Startups 52

Startups Angel Investors Financing Finance 52

SuperAngel.Fund

AUGUST 21, 2024

They have access to the right people to help their portfolio companies succeed. Angel investors are experiencing this shift, too. Others are offering more expansive networks and support to their portfolio founders. Artisans — A smaller firm with a focus on people.

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SuperAngel.Fund

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These milestones impact all shareholders, including the founders, the employees, and the angel investors/VCs who invested in them: 1. As an investor, I’ve experienced 4 out of the 5 liquidity events described above. I’ll usually go on to explain all of the different ways that a liquidity event can occur.

Startups 52

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SuperAngel.Fund

JANUARY 19, 2024

For founders too, when possible, many also prefer to raise from their existing investor base so as to maintain consistency and optimize for speed in due diligence and closing. Across the 52 angel investments that I made prior to starting SuperAngel.Fund , my average check size was $13k and median check size was $10k. since 2019.

Startups 69

Startups Due Diligence Angel Investors Deal Flow 69

SuperAngel.Fund

MARCH 24, 2023

I recently passed the two-year mark since becoming a full-time “professional” angel investor, and I wanted to celebrate this anniversary by sharing more details with you about how I got here. Happy Friday! LPs also receive priority access to co-investments. But as well as it was going, the business had no revenue.

Angel Investors 59

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SuperAngel.Fund

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Just ask Ben Zises, angel investor, fund manager, and founder of SuperAngel.Fund. In the turbulent world of venture capital, Ben has earned his reputation by funding companies at their inception (known in the industry as an “angel” investment). Early stage companies are rarely market-tested.

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Udu

APRIL 21, 2023

Inbound Platforms Inbound platforms specialize in helping firms source deals from a variety of sources, including venture capital firms, angel investors, and other private equity funds. Outbound Platforms Outbound platforms specialize in marketing a firm’s portfolio companies to potential acquirers.

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Deal Origination Due Diligence Angel Investors Deal Flow 40

Insight Partners

JULY 11, 2023

Dream Ventures, Essential Capital, Klemhurst, Future Archives, AUFI Ventures, and the Kleiner Perkins Scout Fund participated in the round along with several strategic angel investors. Insight Partners has invested in more than 750 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO.

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 25, 2024

Larizadeh Duggan said Teachers also sees a chance to put Instagrid in touch with its portfolio companies in real estate , infrastructure and other sectors that might use its products. We’re delighted to partner with Sebastian, Andreas and the team and to welcome Instagrid to our portfolio.” I’m very] excited to be part of the team!”

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Zajac Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Do my RSUs cause an imbalance in my portfolio? Suppose you are comfortable with the additional risk of a heavier weighting of your company stock in the portfolio. Am I still on track to meet my financial goals if I keep the shares? Tax Planning for Stock Shares that Originated from Vested Restricted Stock Units.

Funds 52

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 20, 2025

Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month. I did look at Pepsi's overall portfolio in prep for today's show, and they have their drinks business. I think I do, too.

Angel Investors 211

Angel Investors Venture Capital Financing Finance 211

The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Deidre talks to angel investor and author Bill Raduchel about how tech has changed over the past six decades. Shareholders are seemingly happy to not have the stock diluted for the acquisition of an entity that would have made lots of sense in Adobe's portfolio. Steel over time. Why Adobe might be giving up on acquiring Figma.

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Insight Partners

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Insight portfolio company AIVF supports clinics and labs with AI solutions that help embryologists with embryo grading – leading to higher rates of success for patients and IVF clinics. In 2021, there were 413,776 assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles in the U.S. with an average of 2.3% of all babies born in the U.S.

Startups 52

Startups Education Venture Capital Angel Investors 52

The Big Picture

MAY 16, 2023

And so, as I said, to keep that Social Leverage going, I feel the most important part of being an angel investor. I consider myself a seed kind of more… RITHOLTZ: An angel investor, right. Like when he had his finger on the pulse, when he was running “Money” he was the man for a long time. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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