Legal uncertainty has hung over crowdfunding but now letters from the SEC have lifted this cloud of doubt from several platforms. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Crowdfunding may have been exciting entrepreneurs for awhile, but whether the idea would be as appealing to regulators has been an open question. Now the SEC has given [...]
Posts Tagged "AngelList"
So You Want To Be An Angel Investor?
March 1, 2013 – 7:00 am
Healthcare startups are unique in that they offer double-bottom line benefits, cash and social impact. The same goes with angel investing in healthcare. By Dana Rosenberg (Director of Business Development, Rock Health) Last month, Rock Health and Fenwick & West hosted the first of a workshop series on angel investing for clinicians — Rock Health [...]
Getting Your Startup Funded Online (Infographic)
February 22, 2013 – 9:00 am
Four proven options online that can get you as much as $10 million in funding (that’s the record so far). By Anna Vital (Co-Founder, Vash; Founder, Funders & Founders) For all the hype that crowdfunding has caused, there are very few startups that have been crowfunded. Yet. The future is looking very good for crowdfunders. [...]
Congratulations To The 10 Finalists Of The Women 2.0 PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition (Pitching Live February 14)
January 15, 2013 – 9:00 am
The finalists have been selected to PITCH on February 14! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) The judges’ votes are in – and the 10 finalists for the PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition have been selected to pitch live on February 14 at the Women 2.0 Conference. These early-stage startups have demonstrated high-growth [...]
This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like – Prerna Gupta
August 15, 2012 – 10:00 am
Women 2.0 profiles women angel investors in our “This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like” series. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Out of Atlanta, Georgia – Khush founder and CEO Prerna Gupta received funding from 500 Startups as part of the Mountain View, California-based startup seed fund and accelerator program in [...]
Do’s & Don’ts For Raising Money As A First Time Founder
July 23, 2012 – 7:00 am
Get a mentor! Actually, get a couple. One who is light years ahead of you and one who is not quite as far along to help you take things one day at a time. By Courtney Powell (Founder & CEO, PublikDemand) One day I hope to describe in greater detail my lessons from fundraising for [...]
Women In Tech Earning $125,000+ A Year Should Consider Investing In At Least One (Female-Founded) Startup
July 19, 2012 – 5:00 am
500 Startups founding partner Dave McClure challenges women to invest in startups – to WIN. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Founding partner at 500 Startups Dave McClure wants every woman in tech to become an angel investor, saying “Stop talking about the problem and become part of the solution.” He challenges women [...]
VolunteerSpot Founder And CEO Karen Bantuveris In An Exclusive Interview With Women 2.0 About Raising $1.5M Series A
June 28, 2012 – 7:00 am
VolunteerSpot’s simple sign up application makes it easy to participate and say YES to volunteering. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Austin-based management consultant and working mom Karen Bantuveris became a Girl Scout leader and PTA board member when her daughter entered school. She was shocked at all the “little things” that made [...]
How To: Fundraising For Your Hardware Startup
May 15, 2012 – 1:00 pm
Although the fundraising process for software startups is largely formulaic, the same isn’t true for hardware. By Renee DiResta (Associate, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures) The hardware ecosystem is flourishing. But hardware is hard, and conventional wisdom is that VCs don’t like to invest in it. So how do you fund your hardware startup? During the Hardware [...]
Lessons Learned From The 2012 Women 2.0 PITCH Conference
February 23, 2012 – 3:20 pm
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Thanks everybody for joining us at our fifth annual Women 2.0 PITCH Conference & Competition on February 14, 2012 at the Computer History Museum on Valentine’s Day. It was a sold-out success with 1000 women (and a few good men) strong. Special thanks to Tropo, Bing, [...]
