Tagged: angellist

January 28, 2015 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fund Wisdom, an equity analytics firm analyzing online equity offerings, released its first annual Investment Insight report for 2014. The report details industry-wide online private equity offerings from top investment platforms including AngelList, SeedInvest, WeFunder, Onevest, Fundable, EquityNet, Return On Change, CrowdFunder, and EarlyShares for… Read More

January 27, 2015 @ 9:10 am By Kevin Berg Grell  |  

Welcome to the Jungle New York City, 1968. Busy street. A group of people have stopped on the sidewalk to look up at a window on the 6th floor of the adjacent office building. No one is in plain sight. No one is trying to… Read More

January 8, 2015 @ 3:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

AngelList, a funding platform that was “equity crowdfunding” before people even knew what that meant, initially started as a matchmaker for angel investors and startups.  That simple objective has morphed into one of the leading investment communities online today.  Raising capital for cool startups is still… Read More

November 10, 2014 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

While it is not quite clear how one qualifies as “cool” these days, leading news publication Business Insider has put together their list of UK coolness in tech.  BI points out that after Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley in NYC – London has become a… Read More

November 5, 2014 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With his company continuing to enjoy the success of its recent crowdfunding campaign, CEO of MD Insider, David Norris, discussed his experience with the funding method with the Wall Street Journal this week. As previously reported, the data healthcare innovator, which significantly reduces healthcare costs for employers, announced… Read More

September 17, 2014 @ 8:10 am By Erin Hobey  |  

DreamFunded: A Crowdfunding Platform “Built by Angels for Angels” Manny Fernandez, co-founder and CEO of equity crowdfunding platform DreamFunded and SF Angels Group founder, has enjoyed quite a summer:  Fernandez recently was awarded “SF Angel Investor of the Year” by Startups Showcase and his recently… Read More

September 10, 2014 @ 9:58 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss founded Winklevoss Capital in 2013 and have significantly bolstered their portfolio in the last four months.  Widely known for their claim that Mark Zuckerberg had stolen their idea for Facebook, the Harvard rowing grads have been in contentious litigation for… Read More

August 24, 2014 @ 11:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

uBiome raised just over $350,000 on Indiegogo back in February 2013.  The small company had set out to sequence the human microbiome.  The campaign organizers described the human environment, “like the rainforest, the healthy human microbiome is a balanced ecosystem. The correct balance of microbes… Read More

July 23, 2014 @ 10:43 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Fitbit for Cars App Makes for a Smarter Car It’s no wonder that Techstars NYC’13 alum Dash was voted one of  Entrepreneur’s “10 Startups to Watch in 2014.” The startup’s app turns any car built after 1996 into a smart car.  As a self-avowed “hardware… Read More

June 21, 2014 @ 6:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

There are plenty of high profile names on the CNBC list of entrepreneurial organizations – more than a few are associated with crowdfunding and alternative forms of finance. Kickstarter, the global rewards based crowdfunding platform was in the 49th spot.  Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler stated;… Read More

June 13, 2014 @ 9:11 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Alchemist Accelerator, described as the venture-backed initiative focused on accelerating startups whose revenue comes from enterprises, has listed its Spring 2014 startup graduates on AngelList. The Venturebeat’s 2013 Accelerator Superstar of the Year backs teams with distinctive technical founders, provides $28K funding, a fellowship of… Read More

June 4, 2014 @ 9:23 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

AngelList, the crowdfunding trailblazer, who was “equity crowdfunding” before people even knew what that meant, initially started as simply a matchmaker for angel investors and startups. As a legal and securities nerd I understand the difference between the Magna Carta and the AngeList SEC No… Read More

May 28, 2014 @ 4:47 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Likeable Local, which offers an integrated software solution that allows small businesses and entrepreneurs to create, enhance and manage their social media presence, continues to raise convertible debt on AngelList. During its recent crowdfunding round, which closed on May 19th, Likeable Local raised $910,000 in… Read More

May 24, 2014 @ 11:58 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdfunding for Singapore-based RedMart nears its $5 million goal on AngelList. The grocer start-up seeks to raise funds as convertible debt during its most current round of funding. RedMart is online marketplace for household essentials with over 5,000 products in stock. The grocer offers competitive… Read More

May 7, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  AngelPad, the mentorship program founded by ex-Googler and Managing Partner Thomas Korte, has just listed its newest graduates on a comprehensive crowdfunding campaign on AngelList.  The eleven startups leaving AngelPad’s incubating nest each with individual crowdfunding campaigns on AngelList include Hiveary, TapFwd, PeopleGoal, Arthena,… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 7:14 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Maverick HiddenRadio returns to crowdfunding for their sleek bluetooth speaker HiddenRadio2, proving that “it is possible to improve on perfection.” This time around, HiddenRadio launched its crowdfunding on Fundable; to date, neither financial details nor investor information has been disclosed to non-investors. Future consumers look forward… Read More

April 22, 2014 @ 1:10 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

In its concurrent fourth tranche of funding in past two years, Dealflicks has raised $750,000, with roughly $150,000 of it coming from Wefunder so far, bringing their total raise for their cumulative seed round up to $1,545,000. In past tranches, Dealflicks raised $115K in September… Read More

March 20, 2014 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Accredited Investors May Participate in Fund with a Minimum $2500 Investment. The RevTech Labs III 506(c) Index fund is officially open for investment. With the launch of the RevTech Labs III class, the fund allows accredited investors to invest in the spread of 10 startup… Read More

March 11, 2014 @ 10:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

AngelList co-founder and CEO Naval Ravikant took to his blog over the weekend to outline what could be a new paradigm in funding startups. It melds the crowdfunding model with a novel cryptocurrency that in theory could allow a company to “go public” without the… Read More

March 11, 2014 @ 8:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

After taking AngelList by storm in 2013, Boatbound has raised $980K in commitments and has room to invest up to 1.1 M with its  OurCrowd equity crowdfunding campaign; their campaign ends today.  Boatbound is the nation’s fastest growing “pier-to-pier” boat rental marketplace in the United… Read More