🥇 Here’s the best nugget from my conversation with Loretta McCarthy & Angela Allen: It's no longer a novelty for a woman to pitch 🥂 20 years ago, the founding team at Golden Seeds faced genuine skepticism: "Is there even enough deal flow to build an angel group focused on

Looking for some weekend reading? a16z’s 14 Big Ideas for 2026. Personal favorite: “curation is king.” ( https://t.co/FPF2LjH9L9) AI Pricing is Hard: Pricing masterclass from Madhavan Ramanujam, including why AI coding tools may have already doomed themselves.

📰Here are the "Angel Deals of the Week" from today's issue of The Diligent Observer: 1. Arcturus | Devin Horsman | HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York 2. Milkify | Pedro Silva | Aggie Angel Network 3. Minno | Erick Goss | Ambassadors Impact Network 🔍Why These Deals are

One woman in the room = 2-3x better funding odds for women-led companies. Loretta McCarthy and Angela Allen on building a $200M angel network, flipping bias into opportunity, and why their 84% renewal rate has nothing to do with returns. Listen now: https://t.co/xJgaUbc7fp

🥇 Here’s the best nugget from my conversation with Alamo Angels’ Juan Sebastian Garzon: Great Companies + Great Investors = Happy Angel Group 😊 Angel group operators tend to spread ourselves thin across marketing campaigns, fancy events, and 1 million ideas. But after growing

📰Here are the "Angel Deals of the Week" from today's issue of The Diligent Observer: 1. Inventory Ally | @nantz_emmitt | VANE 2. @Groupize | Alisa de Gaspe Beaubien | SideCar Angels 3. Andel | Jay Bregman | @sprngbrd_angls 🔍Why These Deals are Interesting: Angel

🥇 Here’s the best nugget from my conversation with Brook Stroud: Consumer brands: amazing for lifestyle, TOUGH for VC 💼 Observation: Entrepreneurs love launching consumer brands. And newer investors like investing in them. Why? They're tangible, exciting, and feel

Looking for some weekend reading? @a16z Crystal Ball: The firm's annual predictions are here: 14 big ideas for 2026 including "creating for agents, not humans," the rise of the AI-native university, and the death of screen time KPIs. ( https://t.co/J27HKFLNWg) Org Design in the

📰Here are the "Angel Deals of the Week" from today's issue of The Diligent Observer: 1. Builders + Backers | Donna Harris | Keystone Investing 2. Solaris Endovascular | Randy Hubbell | Keiretsu Forum Northwest 3. myBiometry | Bryan Nolan | SideCar Angels 🔍Why These Deals

🥇 Here’s the best nugget from my conversation with Cleantech Investor John Jeffers: Cleantech investing is not dead. 🌱 Q1 2025 was the lowest point for cleantech VC since 2020 as many investors panicked over IRA rollbacks and tariff uncertainty. ( https://t.co/Xy2TMIEeYM) The

Looking for some weekend reading? Your Newest Investor: The U.S. Government: On Monday, it was announced that xLight is the third startup where the Fed is taking an equity stake, investing $150 million to challenge ASML's monopoly. ( https://t.co/XOMf6KNMfg?) VC Isn't Broken,

📰Here are the "Angel Deals of the Week" from today's issue of The Diligent Observer: 1. Scale Social AI | Runbin Dong | RTP Angel Fund 2. Theta Neurotech | Truman Pierson | Band of Angels 3. Evecxia Therapeutics, Inc. | Jacob Jacobsen | Cowtown Angels 🔍Why These Deals are

We measure data centers in gigawatts instead of computational output. That's like buying a car based on annual fuel consumption. John Jeffers on CleanTech investing, energy politics, and why angels are pivoting to efficiency plays: Listen now: https://t.co/CDLeb1OQ7c

🥇 Here’s the best nugget from my conversation with Patrick Farrell: Founder burnout can kill a company too 🔥 We talk endlessly about grit and resilience in the startup sphere. But Patrick flagged the dangers of grit gone wrong: founders that "sacrifice their soul" to build

Looking for some weekend reading? How do Angel Groups Track their Data? Fantastic analysis from Rick Timmins at the Angel Capital Association shows only 29% of small angel groups track investment outcomes and breaks down how to get started. ( https://t.co/uLSPKfliA6) Venture

📰Here are the "Angel Deals of the Week" from today's issue of The Diligent Observer: 1. @VOSSystemsIoT | Richard Allen | @TamiamiAngels 2. Cayuga Biotech | Andrea Ashford-Hicks | @GopherAngels, Wharton Alumni Angels 3. Archaius Inc. | James Upson | @CLTAngelFund 🔍Why

🥇 Here’s the best nugget from my conversation with Catherine Gray: What if maximizing IRR isn't the (only) goal? 📽️ When Catherine and her team raised money for Show Her The Money, they attracted investors who cared more about community and cultural change than maximizing

Looking for some weekend reading? 💡 Venture is not an Asset Class: Sequoia Capital's Roelof Botha on the state of venture. Fav quote: “Venture is a return free risk.” Oof. ( https://t.co/x1OalAsJIT) 🏗️ Manufacturing Startups: Kyle Harrison argues YC has evolved from helping

📰Here are the "Angel Deals of the Week" from today's issue of The Diligent Observer: 1. Cellbyte | Felix Steinbrenner | @sprngbrd_angls 2. @SeeMe | @bbstepstone | Georgetown Angel Investor Network 3. @scienceoncall | Andy Freivogel | @CLTAngelFund 🔍Why These Deals are

Film investment isn't always about ROI maximization. Catherine Gray's doc screened in 200+ cities—investors measure success by impact. Catherine also talks about: • The three-part funding structure for independent film projects • A practical approach to film investment