Angel Questions

We are college students currently developing an iPad application and seek a small investment to complete the development before submitting to the app store. We have tried several avenues for asking...

Funding Application Angel Mobile Apps Crowdfunding

asked Dec 5 '12 at 13:35

Grant Wilkinson
105 points

I have a B2B application that is starting to generate a good amount of profit. Since I don't have any investors and reinvesting as much as I can already to grow my business, I want to start...

Investing Angel Investors Angel Investors Startups

asked Jul 9 '14 at 14:56

Joy Joy
24 points

My startup is in the very early stages. We have a very raw prototype and haven't launched yet and so have no revenue either.Two angel investors are interested in putting $20,000 each in our startup...

Equity Angel Seed Funding Valuation Angel Investors

asked May 30 '15 at 13:41

Darlene Vera
11 points

I've read the arguments on the benefits for startups to pick accredited angel investors. But what's the deal about it from the SEC's standout? What did the SEC have to gain from even creating this...

Funding Angel Investors Angel Investors

asked Mar 20 '14 at 21:57

Julio Hearn
35 points

How do you respond to rejection letters from investors? What some strategies to use it in your favor?Are there any stories of how successful startups used rejections from investors when they...

Angel Investors Startups Rejection

asked Mar 20 '14 at 12:55

Pablo Smeltzer
49 points

Most founders seem to pay themselves a basic salary when they raise a round from VCs. Does it apply to angel funding too? What would you say is a fair salary to pay yourself if you have raised...

Funding Angel

asked Feb 4 '14 at 20:07

User30035
16 points

Is trying hard to get many large VCs to invest in your company or using something like AngelList to get many smaller angel investors? What are the pros and cons of each approach?

Venture Capital Angel Angellist

asked Feb 4 '14 at 15:18

Rebena
17 points

as a means to enable investment of non fiscal resources across a wide range of disciplines into early stage enterprises we have devised a protected equity model that sees 'sweat equity investors'...

Funding Equity Angel Investment

asked Nov 1 '13 at 00:33

Emile Emiabata
1 point

Does an entrepreneur really need to rely on incubator for angel or venture funding? I feel if an entrepreneur is already confident of a business and has sound business plan, should be given angel...

Venture Capital Incubators Angel Investors Entrepreneur

asked Sep 8 '13 at 21:42

Prakash
6 points

If you have a relative low cap on a convertible note angel round, will that hurt your chances of getting series A financing?

Angel Convertible Note

asked Jul 12 '13 at 09:06

Tom
6 points

We are an early stage company with a working product. We would love to gain some seed funding to help us market the product. However, we seem to hear about pitch events either in the paper or past...

Pitch Angel Investors

asked May 21 '13 at 08:20

User25771
5 points

I am considering an equity or convertible debt investment in a startup. As an angel investor, would it be out of line to ask to be given a put option? If the company raises at least $X from other...

Angel Put

asked May 27 '13 at 11:07

User6492
1,747 points

Our company has just received a term sheet for a convertible debt investment. One of the clauses states that we have to pay the fees for drafting the agreements (which I understand is normal), but...

Venture Capital Angel Investment Investors Term Sheet

asked Apr 25 '13 at 07:20

Phil
114 points

I have an entity I've been working on for roughly 4 years, the last being a real push to get it out the door. A student recently joined me and got us into a student business plan competition and we...

Equity Angel Founders Investment Stock Options

asked May 2 '13 at 22:47

User26081
6 points

I noticed that student loan debt is almost never mentioned in articles discussing the acquisition of angel funding and funding from VC's. I have a hard time believing that investors will invest in...

Getting Started Angel Investors Debt

asked May 14 '13 at 07:19

Mr Spock
106 points

It reduces the risk for the entrepreneur but I also came across the complementary view that it might offer the angel/VC an added level of protection. How does that work?

Risk Insurance Equity Angel

asked Apr 19 '13 at 01:10

Moonstar2001
186 points

My MVP is ready to go (it's been 3 weeks actually). All this time I've been loosing sleep trying to decide if I should start looking for and organizing early adopters, or organizing a business plan...

Venture Capital Angel MVP

asked Mar 27 '13 at 01:16

South
176 points

what are main arguments to negotiate shares vs investment? I want to be prepared when the time comes and I don't want to figure out in the moment about the negotiation about shares split and how...

Venture Capital Angel Investment Shares

asked Mar 30 '13 at 04:00

South
176 points

Will i get seed capital / angel investment for my venture if the capital that i am putting myself is zero? I mean my venture has a fund requirement of INR 2 Cr for the next 2 years, after which it...

Getting Started Angel Seed Funding

asked Mar 4 '13 at 06:42

User25293
16 points

Angels and VCs in India seem to be living in a "third world" in terms of their risk appetite and appreciation of a new concept or idea. A major part of funding to startups in India goes to...

Venture Capital Angel Investors

asked Jan 27 '13 at 07:31

Ikartik90
108 points