So you’ve e-signed the docs, transferred the funds (nobody writes an actual cheque these days when they say “I’ve written a cheque”). You’ve joined the cap table. You’ve posted the obligatory celebratory LinkedIn update. Congratulations — you’re officially An Angel Investor™. But now what? If you’re a new angel investor, the post-investment phase can feel…… Read more »
Victorian government-backed startup authority LaunchVic has two new grant rounds, worth up to $1.5 million, to support the local ecosystem through accelerator programs and investor education. Grants of up to $1.5 million are available for accelerator programs requiring ongoing funding to maintain their operations in the state, while a separate grant of up to $1… Read more »
Our main focus at M8 Ventures right now is growing our new angel syndicate on the Aussie Angels platform. Although I’ve been a member of a few angel syndicates for a while now, it’s a whole other thing to manage one, and I’ve learned a lot about how most syndicates work, how and when you… Read more »
Startup investment marketplace Inhouse Ventures has developed a new platform to teach aspiring early-stage investors the art of angel investing. Inhouse Ventures cofounder Elliot Spiegel said AngelClass is also designed reduce the friction out of startup funding, automating the process and matching with investors and venture capitalists to make funding faster. It also includes a… Read more »
Crowdfunding platform Birchal has launched an angel network platform, with backing from LaunchVic. Birchal First is designed to connect angel investors with early-stage Victorian startups in the hardware technology space, investing from pre-seed to Series A. The roll out has been underpinned by a $300,000 grant from LaunchVic and is the 10th angel network the… Read more »
The Victorian government’s startup arm, LaunchVic, has a new bucket of grants of up to $300,000 for specialised angel networks to invest in pre-seed and seed rounds in the state. LaunchVic CEO Dr Kate Cornick said the new grant round would work to inject more capital into the market when early-stage funding in Victoria remained… Read more »
What does an Angel Investor mean to a founder? In many cases, angelic is an apt description. They often give a founder’s startup dream life and the opportunity to become a real company. But often it is so much more than money. When I cofounded WithYouWithMe, some of our angel investors provided so much more… Read more »
Federal Labor’s recent suggestion of increasing the income and assets tests for the sophisticated investor exemption is one of the most infuriating examples of trying to fit a round peg in a square hole I’ve seen in a while. Currently, to qualify as a sophisticated investor, you need at least $2.5 million in assets or… Read more »
Startup investment analysis firm Techboard has extended the closing date for its annual Australian Angel Awards to November 7′ The awards celebrate the contribution Angel investors make to the startup ecosystem and overall economy and community in Australia, and this year are being supported by Angel Loop. Techboard CEO and cofounder Peter van Bruchem said Angel… Read more »
Angel investor community Innovation Bay is opening a Brisbane chapter Horizon is moving to agnostic deal flow Queensland founders can apply to pitch via Dealum Innovation Bay, the longest-running community for technology startups, scale-ups and investors in Australia and New Zealand, is launching in Queensland in 2023. Horizon, the 20-year-old organisation’s angel investor community, has… Read more »
Entries for the annual Techboard Australian Angel Awards 2022 have opened. The awards recognise the Angel investment community and the importance of Angel investment to the growth of the Australian startup and tech ecosystem. The categories for 2022 are: Most active regional Angel group for angel groups based outside of a capital city, assessed by… Read more »
Australian venture capital firm AirTree is opening up its previously invitation-only angel investor program, Explorer in a bid to attract more women and others to create greater diversity in the VC investment community. The Explorer program launched in 2020 in a bid to address declining angel investment. Since then more than 100 Explorers have completed the… Read more »
Hunter-based smart maintenance tooling manufacturer Safe Gauge has raised $1.6 million in angel investment. A syndicate of more than 30 investors from Sydney Angels contributed, making it the largest group for a single syndicate in Sydney Angels history. Founder and Managing Director Luke Dawson said he had to prove his worth in a three-step pitching… Read more »
A new approach to investing in early-stage startups has been developed by former Stone & Chalk national head of community Cheryl Mack. Aussie Angels is an investment platform that lets sophisticated investors join experienced startup investors in syndicates backing the next wave of Australian startups. Investors can find and join angel syndicates to get access… Read more »
Antler, a global early-stage VC, has made 18 new investments in early-stage Australian startups as part of a broader expansion of the firm, locally and globally. Read more on that here. The recent investments were made in the last five months alone, and see the firm’s portfolio swell to more than 60 early-stage startups across Sydney… Read more »
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