To take on more established accelerator programs, British startup bootcamp The Difference Engine has changed its identity and stumped up a tantalizing reward: more than $150,000 in funding for the 10 startups who make the cut. Can it spur on a new generation of European innovation? Read More »
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At a panel on angel funding, several prominent VCs seemed to agree that early-stage investing is more art than science. But they had very different approaches to what they looked for in startups: anything from a lean executive team to just the tiniest bit of cash. Read More »
Angels are winning the startup-funding race, and that appears to be accelerating an ongoing shift in the venture capital market. As more startups are turning to angels for funding, recent data shows that the amount of money raised by traditional VC funds continues to shrink. Read More »
Research out today shows that the number of angel investors and angel-backed deals stayed more or less the same from 2007 to 2008, but that the amount those investors are putting into deals has dropped by 26.2 percent. The data, collected by Jeffrey Sohl,… Read More »
The venture capital market has started conserving cash, and now angels are doing the same, according to the annual Angel Capital Association confidence report out today. About 48 percent of angel investment groups surveyed invested less than they had predicted they would at the… Read More »
Last week we offered you one founder’s rationale for taking money from angel investors, instead of venture capitalists. It’s a trade-off of sorts: smaller checks, but they often come with better deal terms. Some readers took slight umbrage at this proposition: “The reality is… Read More »
Editor’s Note: One of contributors, serial founder Aruni Gunasegaram attended SXSW Interactive for the first time this year, and she learned a lot. Aruni compiled a digest of takeaways, on funding, strategy, and using social media, on her blog entrepreMusings. She… Read More »
Editor’s Note: Serial founder Aruni Gunasegaram has written for Found|READ about the virtues of ignoring “the experts” (like Michael Porter) and the things no one tells you about VCs. Aruni also wrote about her plans to seek angel funding for her current company,… Read More »
