I gave a talk yesterday at Bootup about the "Art of the Investor Pitch" -…
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Paul Geyer – one of the most successful and respected Vancouver-based angels – won the AngelForum “BC Angel Investor of the Year” award yesterday and sent a very simple message in his acceptance speech: “This is a fantastic time to be an angel investor”. Paul (who focuses most of his investments in the medical device […]
I gave a talk yesterday at Bootup about the "Art of the Investor Pitch" -…
Angel investors are crucial for every start-up ecosystem and Canada certainly needs more of them…
Paul Geyer – one of the most successful and respected Vancouver-based angels – won the AngelForum “BC Angel Investor of the Year” award yesterday and sent a very simple message in his acceptance speech: “This is a fantastic time to be an angel investor”. Paul (who focuses most of his investments in the medical device area) cited the currently low valuations at the tail end of the recession at the major reason. While low valuations are not really the case anymore in Consumer Internet (some might even see early signs of a bubble again), there are more fundamental changes going on in this sector that makes it a great time to be an angel investor:
Just last week, Dorsey & Whitney – a Silicon Valley law firm that specializes in advising start-ups – published a new survey showing that start-ups are increasingly turning to angels, not just for their initial rounds of funding but for subsequent rounds as well. So I fully agree with Paul: it has never been a better time to be an angel investor – let’s go!
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It’s hard to believe we’re already three quarters into the year. At V1, we’re all about finishing strong, and Q3 gave us plenty of reasons to be excited about what’s ahead. As always, we’ve rounded up a quick snapshot of the action across our portfolio from the past quarter: Funding announcements We welcomed TRIC Robotics […]
The V1 family kicked off the new year with fresh energy and no shortage of…
Fall is in the air and we are heading into the last quarter of 2023.…