Minnesota’s Angel Tax credit should be a consistent source of funding for starving startups, Sofia Fund partner Cathy Connett notes in this Twin Cities Star Tribune article. …
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Center for Venture Research: The Angel Investor Market in 2015: A Buyer’s Market
According to a report just published by the Center of Venture Research summarizing the 2015 Angel Investor Market, the market in 2015 had a slight increase in investment dollars and in the deal size. Total investments in 2015 were $24.6 billion, an increase of 1.9% over 2014, according to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.…
Female Run Venture Firms Alter the Status Quo
The Sofia Fund team knows from their long personal history in angel investing that the addition of women investors will help accelerate the funding of women led growth companies. We are excited to see the progress being made with women founded Venture Capital firms.…
Center of Venture Research Announces 2014 Angel Investing Results
According to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, moderate growth continued in the first two quarters of 2014 in the U.S. angel investor market. More than 30,000 entrepreneurial ventures received funding in the first half of 2014, which came from more than 143,000 individual investors.…