While the industry saw major declines across pre-seed investments in Q3 2024, 2024 has turned out to be a solid year for New York Angels Member investments, which are up +$3 million YTD vs. 2023. Read more in this newsletter: *Investments: Buoy and Membrion, Inc. *NYA Member Spotlight: Donna Redel *Founder Spotlight: Socure CEO & Founder Johnny Ayers *Community Connections: Marcia Dawood, Chair Emeritus of Angel Capital Association, speaks at TechFoundHer *Industry News: Carta State of Pre-Seed Q3 2024 https://lnkd.in/gUfbTrJA
New York Angels
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
New York, NY 11,382 followers
New York Angels is committed to finding, funding and mentoring great young companies from pitch through successful exit.
About us
New York Angels is a member-led organization committed to finding, funding and mentoring great young companies from pitch through successful exit. Our 120+ members are entrepreneurs, CEOs, venture capitalists and business leaders who have founded, funded and built world-class companies. We come from a wide array of industry backgrounds and together create an extensive network of entrepreneurial support. We mentor and coach the entrepreneurs in whom we invest, serve on their boards, provide contacts and assist with team building, strategic planning and fundraising. The mission of New York Angels is to foster an engaged and smart New York City angel investment environment in an effort to enhance the opportunities for entrepreneurs to be financed and succeed through exit. We provide opportunities for our members to obtain outstanding financial returns by investing in early-stage companies and accelerating them to market leadership. We lead and participate in investments ranging from $100,000–$2,000,000, and have a large network of angel groups and venture capital firms with whom we syndicate to do rounds up to $3 million. New York Angels has been the leading seed investment organization in NYC since 2004, with members investing over $112 million into more than 270 exciting startup companies. Through their participation in New York Angels, members were the first investors in such startups as Pinterest and Comixology, and portfolio companies have been acquired by Google, Intel, CBS, Living Social and others.
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 51-200 employees
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- New York, NY
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- Nonprofit
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- 2004
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- Angel Investing, Venture Capital, Startup Funding, and Mentorship
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Y Combinator hosted its Fall Demo Day this past week featuring 95 startups - 87% of which are AI companies. Four of the top startups included: HumanLayer (YC F24), Raycaster (YC F24), Galini (YC F24), CTGT (YC F24). https://lnkd.in/g6SFd6wE
The four startups from YC's Fall batch that enterprises should pay attention to | TechCrunch
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One of the most important factors for making an early-stage investment is the founder and their team. New York Angels Member Jason Klein shares major red flags and green flags to look for in founders. "My biggest green flag is a repeat founder who delivered 10x returns to angels in his/her prior company. Conversely, my biggest red flag is a repeat founder who obfuscates the prior returns for early investors."
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Magellan AI received IAB Tech Lab certification after a two month audit process. Congratulations to Cameron Hendrix, Jim Ballas, and the entire Magellan AI team! https://lnkd.in/gv-6fDDK
Magellan AI Achieves IAB Podcast Measurement Certification - Radio Ink
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If you're a New York Founder, come learn about what investors in New York are looking for, both VCs and angels (hint: we're the angels!) https://lnkd.in/gSkUJxnP
📢 Announcing the Second Lineup of Presenters for the Founders N' Funders NYC VC Reverse Pitch! We are thrilled to introduce the next incredible group of VCs joining us on December 11th: ✅ Kaila J. Lim of Antler ✅ Tanya Beja of AlleyCorp ✅ David S. Rose of New York Angels Event Details: 📅 Date: December 11th ⏱️ Time: 06:00pm - 08:00pm 📍 Location: Justworks Office We are super grateful to have these amazing presenters sharing their expertise, investment focus, and insights on how they work with startups. It’s an honor to have them participate in this exciting event! A big thank you to our wonderful sponsor partners: Fidelity Private Shares, Justworks, Forecastr, and Sales Dojo, for making this possible. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and grow in NYC’s vibrant startup ecosystem. 💡 🎟️ Apply here to attend: https://lu.ma/NYCVCRP (**for full-time founders & investors only) ______ Interested in sponsoring our event? Email [email protected] for more details—We'd be happy to share the opportunities with you! #FNF #VCReversePitch #Connect
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Being a founder isn't easy. Many New York Angels Members were successful founders themselves prior to angel investing. While it's absolutely important to take care of yourself, “Too many golf trophies or pictures of fishing in CEO's office” might be a sign that a CEO's priorities are not focused on the business.
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Are you a founder exploring possible exits? Private Equity can be a good option for certain businesses. Join Angel Capital Association for their Building Exit Ramps to Private Equity webinar on December 4th 12-1 pm EST. https://lnkd.in/gXX7RS7g
Building Exit Ramps to Private Equity
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Unruly Studios is accelerating its growth as it becomes the go-to partner for movement-based learning in schools and after-school program. Unruly Studios combines STEM learning with active play and collaboration for elementary and middle school students. Their flagship products are developed by experts from Nickelodeon, iRobot, The Walt Disney Company, Mattel, Inc., and Hasbro. Congratulations to Bryanne Leeming and the entire Unruly team! https://lnkd.in/g4N6U_Jn
We're excited to announce that Unruly Studios is taking bold steps forward in active learning education! 🚀 Over the past year, we've expanded our product line with Unruly Math, formed key partnerships across the U.S. and Canada—including our first venture into the after-school space with the Brains and Motion program—and strengthened our leadership team with industry veterans. Backed by strategic investors in our recent $4 million pre-Series A funding round, we're poised for rapid growth in schools and after-school programs. Read the full press release here!
Unruly Studios Takes Bold Steps Forward in Active Learning Education
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It can be difficult to decide whether or not to invest in a company from the limited time you spend with their founder(s). New York Angels Member Etienne Fretault shares a major red flag that makes investing a pretty easy "no": "An obvious red flag is when the founder is hiding information or does not answer basic questions."
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To all founders and early-stage investors, now is your time to have your questions answered. New York Angels Founder David S. Rose is hosting an Ask Me Anything starting at 9 am ET on Monday, November 18th. https://lnkd.in/gMvei9FW
I'll be doing a Reddit Ask Me Anything in r/IAmA beginning Monday, November 18th, at 9:00 am ET, and running for about 48 hours. I’ll be answering questions about how startup fundraising works, how angel investors think, how to pitch angels and VCs, and how to avoid the common mistakes you might not even be aware you’re about to make.
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