From time to time, we receive questions from new angel investors asking about specific terms in investment agreements and how…
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Understanding Deal Terms: Liquidity Preference
From time to time, we receive questions from new angel investors asking about specific terms in investment agreements and how…
Understanding Deal Terms: Right of First Refusal (ROFR)
From time to time, we receive questions from new angel investors asking about specific terms in investment agreements and how…
Understanding Deal Terms: Drag-Along and Tag-Along Rights
From time to time, we receive questions from new angel investors asking about specific terms in investment agreements and how…
Understanding Deal Terms: Pro-Rata Rights
From time to time, we receive questions from new angel investors asking about specific terms in investment agreements and how…
Is this the right time to invest in startups?
From past economic crises like the Great Depression and the Asian Financial Crisis to the most recent caused by the…
How investor directors should behavior on startup boards
We have a front row seat watching the ongoing growth and trials of the asean tech ecosystem scene. Since 2013,…
Outlook for late stage ASEAN tech startups in 2024
Having ongoing discussions with Shao-Ning Huang on investment allocation and plans for the year ahead. For the startup and Vc…
What makes a good angel investor? ChatGPT evaluates these 7 points
At a recent sharing session, I was asked how to evaluate if an angel is potentially a good investor. It’s…
Debt Funding for An Early-Stage Business in South East Asia
This article is originally written by Varun Gupta, Cofounder & Chief Investment Officer, Lend East What constitutes an Early-Stage business?…
Pros & Cons of Investing in an Angel Syndicate
Traditionally in ASEAN, Angel Investors meet with startup founders via personal referrals and trade connections. If they like the startup,…
What to follow-up after an angel investor and start-up meeting
Usually depending on the conversation thus far, we would roughly know if we would like to proceed to the next…
How do angel investors evaluate start-ups before first meeting?
Angel investors evaluate start-ups before first meeting Before I dive into my personal deal evaluation framework, I would like to…
What do angel investors look out for during the first meeting with start-up?
The first meeting with start-up During the first meeting with the start-up, my preference is to really just chit chat…
Good Bye 2021; Hello 2022: A Quick #throwback to AngelCentral 2021 Milestones
At the start of 2021, AngelCentral was hopeful to re-start face-to-face interactions with our members. Instead, there was a surge…
AngelCentral End-year Review: A review of Angel Investing returns on our Startups
AngelCentral is a community of angels that started off as an informal grouping back in 2017. In 2018, we formalized…
Interview With An Angel Investor: Syed Ali Abbas
In this month of Stories of an Investor, we caught up with Syed Ali Abbas, Chief Strategy Officer of Epitome…
AngelCentral Learning Forum: Angel Investing Post-COVID
Angel Investing Post-COVID The good news: Global startup investments totaled ~$300 billion up 4% from the previous year, despite…