Report: Valuations on the rise in angel deals as cash flows to Internet companies

Angel in Guisley. Photo via Baldur McAqueen

Angel investors are spreading their wings, pumping money into Internet companies at a rapid pace, increasingly at higher valuations than earlier this year. That’s one of the findings released today in the Halo Report, a report on angel investment activity in the U.S. conducted by Silicon Valley Bank, CB Insights and the Angel Resource Center…. Read More…

13 ways to nail your pitch to angel investment groups

Angel in Guisley. Photo via Baldur McAqueen

Below I am going to focus on the stuff that I wish I would have know when I started pitching my startup company, Tatango, to angel groups. In addition to giving a few of my ideas, I also asked Eric Pratum, a past applicant screener and part of the screening committee for the Bellingham Angel… Read More…

Guess how many Seattle VCs have the Midas touch?

No Seattle VCs made the Forbes' Midas List. Photo: Mark Herpel

Each year, Forbes ranks the top 100 venture capitalists. The “Midas List” — as the ranking is called — attempts to identify those investors who are building the most valuable technology and life science companies. It is easy to pick apart any list, especially one related to the nebulous world of venture capital. And this… Read More…

Microsoft: Shareholders should vote annually on exec pay

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At Microsoft’s annual meeting next month, the company’s shareholders will hold an advisory vote weighing in on the company’s executive compensation — giving either a thumbs up or a thumbs down overall. It’s the second “say on pay” vote since the company instituted the practice in 2009, following the national corporate trend. Separately this year,… Read More…

John Chapple resigns from the board of F5 Networks after nine months

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Seattle area venture capitalist and former wireless executive John Chapple has resigned from the board of F5 Networks, the Seattle networking and software giant which boasts a market value of $8.8 billion. No explanation was given for the resignation, which comes just nine months after the appointment. A F5 spokeswoman declined to comment. At the… Read More…