http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/angels Blog Articles Tagged with 'angels' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1140195?rsstype=tag&tag=angels DarkStrand, a three-year-old startup that won the right to offer commercial businesses access to the federally created National LambdaRail in June, will offer Fortune 500 companies access to fat pipes and compete with some of the larger companies. Th... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:01:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1140195?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1136303?rsstype=tag&tag=angels The economic crisis and uncertain stock market is taking its toll on venture capital investing, according to experts discussing the latest MoneyTree survey results on a conference call today. During the third quarter, venture firms invested $7.13 bil... Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:01:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1136303?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1134813?rsstype=tag&tag=angels A couple of weeks back when visiting Boston, I met Andy Payne, one of the more active angels in Boston whose investments include Lookery. It wasn t long before he started talking about his brand new start-up, FanSnap of Palo Alto, Calif., that has ... Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:46:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1134813?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1132523?rsstype=tag&tag=angels In the last few days, venture firms have begun to realize they are not immune from the credit crunch. At the end of next week, official data will arrive that will likely bear that out. Judging by early numbers indicating $5.71 billion went into start... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:04:55 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1132523?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1131173?rsstype=tag&tag=angels The post Big-Dig Boston is actually a pretty and lovely town I walked around in what could best be described as weepy October rain, looking at some of the older buildings and near empty streets. Unlike New York or London or New Delhi, Boston does... Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:15:38 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1131173?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1129179?rsstype=tag&tag=angels We continued our discussion of economics today, the day after the single largest drop on North American in history. The markets are up today, after president bush called on US lawmakers to pass the bailout package, but there is still a lot of specu... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:40:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1129179?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1129900?rsstype=tag&tag=angels We continued our discussion of economics today, the day after the single largest drop on North American in history.?? The markets are up today, after president bush called on US lawmakers to pass the bailout package, but there is still a lot of specu... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:40:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1129900?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1128132?rsstype=tag&tag=angels We ve written recently about how bootstrapping founders can help themselves navigate a very tight credit market. Now, the implosion of the investment banking industry promises to level what was left of the landscape for both IPO and M&A exits. Star... Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:00:38 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1128132?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1128119?rsstype=tag&tag=angels Recently two separate posts ran here that argued in favor of technology entrepreneurs who need early-stage money taking it from angels. I, however, believe they should seriously consider taking it from people in my profession: venture capitalists. Th... Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:00:05 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1128119?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126865?rsstype=tag&tag=angels Digg has raised $28.7 million in a Series C round of funding. The company made the announcement earlier this morning. Highland Capital Partners is leading the current round, which will see Highland partner Richard de Silva join Digg s board of dire... Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:25:06 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126865?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1125318?rsstype=tag&tag=angels Entrepreneurs often focus so much on running their companies that they don t have time to worry about events in the outside world. Normally, this is how it should be, but the credit crisis slamming Wall Street right now is an exception, and it has... Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:00:51 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1125318?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1124757?rsstype=tag&tag=angels Judging the Launchpad startups.Here s the end-of-the-day portion of the show that many of us have been waiting for all day: the Launchpad, where a dozen startups get a few minutes to convince us they rock.Here are our lovely judges. All four scored... Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:14:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1124757?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1123073?rsstype=tag&tag=angels Dopplr, a travel-focused social network based in Helsinki, has raised an undisclosed amount of money from an investor group led by well-known technology industry insider, Esther Dyson. It was an all-angel round of funding, something we ve discussed... Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:49:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1123073?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1122435?rsstype=tag&tag=angels Last week we offered you one founder s rationale for taking money from angel investors, instead of venture capitalists. It s a trade-off of sorts: smaller checks, but they often come with better deal terms. Some readers took slight umbrage at th... Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:00:57 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1122435?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1122227?rsstype=tag&tag=angels Lately we ve been discussing the many reasons why taking smaller, angel-sized investments instead of larger venture capital stakes often makes more sense for startups in a wobbly, exit-bereft market like the current one.Today, Ron Conway, the well-... Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:00:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1122227?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1120816?rsstype=tag&tag=angels Mobile Internet adoption is still rather slow. According to Forrester Research, only 21 percent of U.S. adult mobile phone owners use the mobile Internet, and only 7 percent do so at least once a week. One of the main reasons for this is that browsi... Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:05:34 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1120816?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1119590?rsstype=tag&tag=angels This week, Lookery, the ad network launched last July to serve ber-cheap ads into Facebook applications, has announced a new $2.25 million round of funding. It s a nice sum for the 14-month-old startup, which now sends Facebook some 3 billion ad... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:53:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1119590?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1117289?rsstype=tag&tag=angels My post, How to standout in a sea of storage startups resulted in a spirited conversation, including some really insightful comments here and else where on the web. Raghu Kulkarni, CEO of Pro Softnet, a Woodland Hills, Calif.-based company said not o... Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:57:34 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1117289?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1112593?rsstype=tag&tag=angels There are some days when you really don t want to get out of bed. All you want to do is watch your favorite shows on Hulu.com. Today turned out to be one of those days mostly because a thick fog enveloped the city of San Francisco and turned th... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:30:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1112593?rsstype=tag&tag=angels http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-book/1108975?rsstype=tag&tag=angels Qumu, a provider of enterprise video communications, said Monday that it has completed a new a $10.7 million round of funding led by Advanced Technology Ventures and joined by SAP Ventures, Storm Ventures, Garage Technology Ventures, Halo Opportunit... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:13:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-book/1108975?rsstype=tag&tag=angels