Tag Archives : Angel investor

In previous articles, I have occasionally mentioned “red flags” which every potential investor unconsciously listens for. Other writers, like Guy Kawasaki, have irreverently called some of these “entrepreneur lies,” but [...]

An idea for a startup is only a beginning. A lot of would-be startup founders think the key to the whole process is the initial idea, and from that point [...]

ignite100 is a mentorship-led accelerator program for start-ups but with a big £100,000 difference. ignite100 provides seed capital, office space and mentors, and the runway necessary to sustain momentum after [...]

Do angel investors and venture capitalists prefer investing in LLCs or C-Corps? Why are there so many consumer focused startups compared to B2B startups if the majority of profits are [...]

An angel investor or angel (also known as a business angel or informal investor) is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible [...]

GrowLab is a joint venture between entrepreneurs and angel investors in Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as in Silicon Valley — that has signed up some high-profile financial backers including [...]

Greenstart is a startup accelerator for cleantech. We help the most promising cleantech startups achieve greater success, faster. The companies we select receive seed funding, three months of mentoring, valuable [...]

Venture Capital firms screen through hundreds–if not thousands–of investment “opportunities” each month. To differentiate yourself from your competitors, it’s important to avoid mistakes and and make the best presentation of [...]

9flats.com, the European leader in peer to peer apartment rentals, has announced today that it has completed a major investment round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Redpoint Ventures. [...]

Pipeline is a social venture startup that accelerates women innovators through their career pipelines. Pipeline’s initiatives include proof-of-concept labs for entrepreneurs, professionals, and women in transition;#womaninnovator, a media campaign to [...]

Martin Zwilling is a veteran startup mentor, executive, blogger, author, tech professional, and angel investor. I often get asked the age-old question (by men) of “Who are the best entrepreneurs, [...]

Guest post submitted by Tomer Tagrin, Co-founder at Yotpo . Yotpo is a new start-up company that is all about users and users’ opinions. After a few weeks (or forever [...]

Martin Zwilling is a veteran startup mentor, executive, blogger, author, tech professional, and angel investor Startups ask me “How much money should I ask for?” The simple answer is the [...]

Martin Zwilling( Startup Professionals Musings). Martin Zwilling is a veteran startup mentor, executive, blogger, author, tech professional, and angel investor A few years ago I was intimately involved with a [...]

Zaarly is an auction-style startup that connects buyers and sellers in a real-time marketplace using mobile phones. In an interview with TechCrunch’s Alexia Tsotsis, Bo Fishback co-founder of Zaarly said: [...]