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Super Angels Give VCs a Run for Their Money
A new source of money has arrived on the venture capital scene. So-called “super angels” have upped the ante by pooling resources from multiple investors in a way that enables them to raise considerably more money than angels have in the past. US$500,000 is enough competition to annoy a VC firm and anyone raising a [...]
Super Angel Jeff Clavier: Consumerization of Enterprise Software
Super angel Jeff Clavier recently offered his opinion on the latest software trends likely to influence enterprises. He pinpointed some major drifts he expected to see across the enterprise software landscape, and his opinion carries weight. Clavier vetted enterprise solutions for the financial industry from 1988 to 2000. And he’s invested in over 75 startups [...]
Dodd Bill Debate Starts; Don’t Send in the Porn Surfers
Sure you’ve heard about the infamous Dodd bill – probably gazillion times too many. The startup and investment community frown upon the initial bill and after much lobbying it’s announced that 2 amendments have been proposed to save the startup and investment community. Floor debates on the Dodd bill starts today. Let’s recap the amendments. [...]
Angel Investing: Making News Right Now
New Service Aims To Enable ‘Peer-To-Peer’ Early Investing A group of executives from the financial-services industry has started what they call a peer-to-peer platform for early-stage investing, with the hope of connecting angel investors with promising startups. MicroVentures, which is funded by its founders, aims to charge startups US$99 for a basic listing on the [...]
2010: The Ultimate Buyer’s Market for Investors
No doubt, 2009 was a year of dieting and fat-trimming for startups. But those that have conquered the financial tsunami will come out a lean, mean, revenue-ramping machine. “2010 should be the ultimate buyers’ market for investors with cash to spend because entrepreneurs who tightened their belts last year cannot do so indefinitely,” Steve Fredrick [...]
Investors of Tomorrow: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
Are you smarter than a 5th grader? While this phrase has become a wildly popular game and game show, it is also an interesting segue into a recent post in The Business Insider. Daniel Schultz, DFJ Gotham’s co-founder and managing director, set out to try and explain venture capital to his son’s 5th grade class. [...]
The Attraction of Social Gaming
Run a farm. Join a Mafia family. Become a vampire, play poker, or open a restaurant. Seems like you can do just about anything you want in the vast universe of social gaming. Social gaming, those simulated games populating social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, are everywhere, and their popularity is growing every [...]
Silicon Valley Ready to Make a Comeback?
There are few throughout the global economy who have been able to escape the impact of the recession. Amidst the branch closings, market losses, cutbacks and reorganizations, one bright light is shining on the horizon – the revival of Silicon Valley. For angels seeking new investment opportunities, excitement just might be brewing. Hot Deals Emerging [...]
VCs Finding Seed Financing More Attractive
There was a day not long ago when a venture capitalist wouldn’t even look at a deal if all the entrepreneur was seeking was a minimal investment to get the company off the ground. Such investments were too small to consider and hardly worth their time. While this may have posed a problem for the [...]
Interview with MI Pre-Seed Capital Fund Managing Director Skip Simms
Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, managed by business accelerator Ann Arbor SPARK, is ranked among the Top 100 VC Firms in 2008 by Entrepreneur Magazine. SPARK’s programs are designed to “igniting innovation” and building a cutting-edge community in Ann Arbor, with a mission to stimulating the economic development of innovative businesses in the region. To gain [...]
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