I asked Sriram Gollapalli, a founding member of TBD Angels and Long Angle, to share some details on TBD Angel’s tech stack and the ways in which it has helped TBD become one of the largest and most active angel networks in the US, since its inception 3 years ago. This is part of PEVCtech‘s...
[Continue Reading]New York Angels’ Tech Stack
I asked Liz Lindsey, Executive Director of New York Angels, and Jon Zaikowski, Assistant Director, to share some details on New York Angels’ tech stack and use of analytics. HBS Alumni Angels of NY (which I founded) and New York Angels are the two biggest angel groups on the East Coast, to my knowledge. This...
[Continue Reading]Competitive Intelligence 101
I advise my portfolio companies to be careful about what information they make searchable publicly. But on the other side, I definitely recommend seeing what information others have made public. For each competitor, I suggest you do the following: Look on Angel.co for their pitch deck. Look on Crunchbase.com and Pitchbook.com and see if they...
[Continue Reading]How VCs structure a syndicate and recruit coinvestors
When I meet with other VCs, family offices, and other institutional investors, the most common question I get is a variation of: “What are the highest-potential companies in your portfolio which are raising now?” and “Which of your companies are raising now and are looking for coinvestors?” I thought it might be helpful to provide...
[Continue Reading]A trial balloon: How large corporates can coinvest with their employees’ angel investing
Many large corporations face three seemingly disconnected challenges; they want: – Better returns on their balance sheet and underfunded pensions; – Access to the innovation economy to stay on top of the early-stage companies attacking their business; and – Unique employee benefits to retain and excited senior talent. So, I have an idea which addresses...
[Continue Reading]How long before venture capitalists (and angel investors) get liquidity?
It’s fascinating to be an angel investor, but do most angels actually make positive returns? And even more important, how long until they get liquidity? The theoretical returns look extremely attractive; we’ve identified 12 different studies showing annual returns of 18-54%. But the bad news: according to CB Insights, the average time for VCs to...
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