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Some say the Venture Capital ride is over, but Rick Segal is calling himself Santa Claus but only if you are working on a Blackberry initiative and Mark McQueen still has the open for business sign over the door. If that still isn’t enough for you then you could always turn to the National Angel Capital Organization, or formally the National Angel Organization. The organization recently went through a name change and according to President Dan Mothersill, “This change reflects the recent development of Angel investing into an entirely new class of capital in Canada – which is increasingly organized, formalized and effective.”
That’s good to hear that the Angels are ready for the new class of entrepreneurs and showing their clear value vs VC’s.
My company will be looking for funding in early 2009 and I look forward to the new and improved “Angel experience”.
What are the top ways to get introduced to Angels before any meeting takes place? No good going into pitches as an unknown without a referral.
Great question Jeremy, every angel that I’ve spoken to preferred to have one on one introductions, so it goes right back to having that strong rolodex.
Well hopefully I can meet a couple of people who can help me in this department when I attend the StartupEmpire conference in a couple weeks from now. Thanks Dave.
At ThinData, we were fortunate enough to team up with Eventi (an innovative, boutique private equity/angel group from Toronto led by the former founders of Grocery Gateway and the partners in the Environics Group of Companies). For me, there is a guiding principle in the process of selecting an investor. Make your business values and finding a group that matches them your absolute priority. That’s right, a higher priority than the cash itself. Your investors are going to be with you in both good times and challenging moments. How they respond, support you and ultimately whether they support your quest for an ‘exit strategy’ that you, your clients and your staff are happy with, will depend on those business values. Rank them above all else. You can check Eventi out here: http://www.eventi.ca to learn more about their unique approach to investing in technology companies.
- chris