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Check out this ChristchurchNZ's article on one of our Founder Catalyst founders, Monique Lau. Learn how Monique leveraged Christchurch’s community of innovators, advisors and incubators to make Endosoothe a success. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gPkHGexu

Join us this Friday for #AngelConnect! Come learn about #angelinvesting and how you can invest in startups and grow our region!

We are at a time of year when pitch competitions for investors and startups are starting to occur. Our discussion goes into a bit more detail on the structure of pitch competitions, criteria for selecting worthwhile events, and the key observations from judging these competitions. We also emphasizes the importance of feedback, team dynamics, and the ability to simplify complex ideas for successful pitches. It’s important to remember pitch competitions have a broad impact including networking opportunities and potential customer interactions. If you are thinking about launching a new company, exploring an early-stage investment, or just interested in learning more about the start-up space, we encourage you to attend a local or virtual pitch competition. 📰 Subscribe to receive our future discussions: https://lnkd.in/gB3Vg6C9

Ever since i started learning about angel investment through the Katapult Business Angels training program,i have discovered much about Investors,from Angels to VC's and PE's. Investors and Founders think different and many founders will never raise for their failure to understand investors. An interesting factor for example is the fact that many founders will attend events with a hope to find Investors. Investors on the other hand will never go for events to scout for deals.Why? while events provides a good opportunity to meet many interesting founders,they dont provide a good platform to get QUALITY deals. Investors prefer getting deals mainly through their network for derisking purposes. Founders should therefore go for events to mainly improve their network ,get new markets and meet other important stakeholders in the ecosystem This may not always be the case,but this is usually the case. Investors know this,many founders dont! #startupinvestment #VCs #Angelinvestment

🚀 Founders Assemble! Ready to elevate your startup? Showcase it at Western Angels' Demo Day! This is your chance to make your pitch, attract the right financial partner and valuable in-kind industry connections to propel your business venture forward. Apply before March 31st and be among the five presenting teams. Don't miss this chance for startup success! 🪽 #Entrepreneurship #Investment"

This Friday I presented on the topic of SAFEs v Convertible Notes v Priced Equity at the Princeton Entrepreneurship Council's Reunions program. The deck is attached. Included: ➡ Comparison of Key Terms ➡ Comparison of Main Documents ➡ Highlights of the new Angel Capital Association Model Convertible Note (available June 1 on the ACA website) ➡ A "cheat sheet" for the provisions of the National Venture Capital Association model forms ➡Some interesting statistics from Carta on market terms for SAFES and Convertible Notes. ⏹ One interesting finding in the Carta data, the "pivot point" from SAFEs to priced equity seems to be raises in excess of $3M.

The first week of the Accelerator has been a hit! 💥 Our Founders have been getting to grips with the accelerator and getting to know each other! The Week started with a Kick Off Session in which the founder were introduced to their mentors, from whom they will receive 1:1 personalised expert support throughout the program! 💡 The first Expert Call of the accelerator was a big one! Led by our Founder, Andrea Sommer, ‘The Anatomy of a Pitch Deck’ is a crucial part of the investment accelerator and a big turning point for some founders and their investor pitches! Stay tuned for more accelerator activity in the coming weeks! #investmentaccelerator #femalefounders #womeninbusiness #investmentstrategy Caroline Hughes Mariette Ferreira Emma Bell Subha Sivaraman Felicia Meyerowitz Singh Denise Celeghin Viktoria Vrbiniak, MBA, MCMI ChMC

Please join us for our first Redlands Angels Pitch night for 2024, on the evening of Monday the 26th of February at Fiction Bar and Restaurant in Cleveland Harbourside. Pitches are now visible for members to view in the AngelLoop App. We're also including a brief investor education session, this month we'll dive into the Due Diligence process, Plus Simon Horne can give an update on the current early-stage investment landscape and upcoming deal flow. After the meeting please stay on for post-pitch discussions and networking over dinner/drinks (at own cost) We welcome anyone interested in Angel Investing to attend our events, it's a great way to meet like-minded people and learn what it takes to become an Angel Investor, so please extend this invitation to anyone you think may be interested, tickets for non-members can be accessed via Trybooking here https://lnkd.in/gSX5zZQr Tickets for members can be accessed via your HelloClub portal. Simon Horne Joanna Apps John Burkett Greg Beaven Garry Hargrave Greg Pagendam-Turner MBA Tony Wheeler Robert Easton Andrew Laming Mark Schroder Rodney Winkleman Stuart Clough Mark Jones James Stokes #AngelLoop #StartupRedlands #RedlandsAngels #angelinvesting #innovation #entrepreneurship #commercialisation