Angel Questions

I'm looking for opinions on what you would expect the equity distribution to be in this scenario: Person #1: Came up with the idea, left his job 1 year ago & went unpaid for 6 months, filed...

Equity Angel

asked Sep 13 '11 at 21:26

Boston123
113 points

I have an online idea that requires a lot of IT. I am the marketer and can implement on that front but do not have the IT experience or know-how. I would like to find a venture capital company that...

Angel

asked Sep 2 '11 at 10:43

Jodi
26 points

Provided I raise a first investment from angel on X valuation, then raise another one from same angel on X+Y valuation, what would be the total amount of percentage the angel will have of the...

Angel Investment

asked Aug 25 '11 at 06:55

Sy Ber
109 points

I found an investor, who is ready to invest seed capital ( about $ 100,000 )into the company. But she wants to invest it, in the form of a Loan ( payable back with an interest rate slightly better...

Equity Angel Profit Sharing

asked Aug 12 '11 at 05:19

Kumar
6 points

When I read about a company getting angel funded, what does it mean? Is it a company selling a % of their company in exchange for seed money? Is there any interest involved?

Funding Angel

asked Aug 13 '11 at 06:38

Codecompleting
106 points

I have a static prototype for a very promising company. The prototype is not dynamic, just made to show how the site works. I need an investment to actually develop the functionality and get some...

Launch Venture Capital Angel Investment Prototype

asked Aug 7 '11 at 03:29

Dawson Whitfield
6 points

Is it common to issue equity to CEO as Preferred stock but other co-founders as Common stock? When setting up a 20% employee pool, it is common to have terms that the unissued equity will be...

Equity Founders Agreement Employees Angel Seed Funding

asked Jul 23 '11 at 13:52

Howard
126 points

I have been able to get significant interest from a good number of well suited angels for my business, after many months of looking for folks who grok my industry. But now, it's the middle of the...

Angel Investors Angellist

asked Jul 14 '11 at 15:20

Britta Riley
11 points

I'm the tech guy and doing a lot of technical development for the startup. How long does one wait around for the business people to get funding from VC's and Angels? is there a ballpark of how...

Getting Started Funding Venture Capital Angel Investors

asked Jul 22 '11 at 04:51

User9968
229 points

Investor are in it for one thing, profit. That's okay if both the founders and the investors profit. What do you do when the "Angels" who have been funding your work kick out the founders and the...

Funding Finance Angel Failure

asked Jul 22 '11 at 06:38

Busted Flatt
16 points

We have a new startup and are trying to meet with some potential angel investors. We were asked if we have a ROI schedule. I thought that investors get paid only when the company has a successful...

Technology Web 2.0 Angel Investors

asked Jul 22 '11 at 10:14

Brandon Mitchell
21 points

Several newbie questions for restricted stocks... Is it common for seed fund to invest in restricted stock? Is it common to issue restricted stock to cofounder? Is it common to turn option to...

Equity Angel Seed Funding Stock Options

asked Jul 5 '11 at 01:47

Yoga
116 points

I am about to embark on raising money. I am reasonably sure that I have constructed an accurate but very conservative 5 year plan. If the cash flows are to be believed, I will now have to pin a...

Angel Shares

asked Jun 30 '11 at 08:37

Michael
234 points

What types of things do I need to consider if I get approached from a venture fund overseas? I had an early-stage venture fund from Germany contact me looking to learn more about our startup and...

Funding Venture Capital Angel Overseas Seed

asked Jun 5 '11 at 05:46

Nick
1,171 points

I started a surveillance technology company in May 2010. Since the beginning, we have been working with a person that has been in the security industry for quite a while. He was providing some...

Sales Technology Equity Angel Investors

asked May 27 '11 at 04:47

Michael
234 points

My company recently completed development of a new highly innovative commercial green-technology product. The product has two versions - for commercial and residential use. I need help of an...

Advertising Angel

asked Jun 3 '11 at 07:34

Dom
16 points

Have you taken VC money or angel investor funding for your enterprise? At what stage? What has been your experience so far? I know Joel advises against it and hasn't used VC money so far, and I...

Venture Capital Angel

asked May 20 '11 at 20:21

Water Cooler V2
139 points

I'm well aware of the vast sums of VC money in the Bay Area, Seattle, and even Boston. I'm located in the Tampa, FL area and am starting my business here. I'm willing to move the business after a...

Funding Technology Angel

asked May 25 '11 at 05:44

Aj.
212 points

I have a few Angel investors, and a meeting next week with serveral VCs (brought to the table by the primary Angel), and I am trying to put together the equity sale package to present to everyone...

Equity Angel Investors

asked May 12 '11 at 23:48

Entrepreneur
11 points

I had it in my head (since I need my salary to pay my bills) that I would continue working full-time until either a) the business earned enough that I could quite or more likely b) we secured seed...

Investing Angel Seed Funding

asked May 14 '11 at 00:10

Nick
1,171 points