angel investors

Investor, alumni power: Carolina Angel Network turns 5 with growing capital, backers, startup funding

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jan 4, 2022

Housed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, California Angel Network is an angel investing platform that connects UNC-affiliated entrepreneurs and startups to its member investor network. In CAN’s brief five-year history, it has supported more than 20 startups, with members investing more than $20 million and generating more than $108 million in revenue for these ventures. Here’s a look at CAN.

Emerging ‘Black angels’ are working to close the funding gap – here’s how, why

Posted by WRAL News | Sep 1, 2021

With less than 1 percent of venture capital going to African American entrepreneurs, a growing number of Black angel investors are stepping up to close the existing funding gap. Read more here.

Meet the 1 percent: Angel investors who happen to be Black

Posted by WRAL News | Aug 31, 2021

It’s estimated that only 1.3 percent of angel investors are Black. Here’s a chance to meet some from North Carolina.

Despite pandemic, VentureSouth invests roughly $4M in 17 startups including 3 in RTP

Posted by WRAL News | Jul 10, 2020

VentureSouth said the sum invested matched last year’s record for companies funded in a six-month period — with nearly two-thirds of the capital was deployed after the onset of pandemic quarantines in March.

The ‘xEllerateHers’: Here are the 15 women behind xElle Ventures

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Aug 28, 2019

Here’s a look at the 15 founders of eXlle Ventures. They call themselves “xEllerateHers”

Women investing in women: New angel network xElle Ventures launches in NC

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Aug 28, 2019

xEll, a new venture capital investment and networking group featuring women only, launches today in the Triangle. In a Q&A, founders Robbie Hardy and Benji Jones talk about the new venture.

Health, care decision startup Roobrik lands$1.4M in funding

Posted by Jason Parker | Sep 13, 2018

In the past year, more than 100,000 people have spent more than 16,000 hours using Roobrik to make age-related health and care decisions, CEO Nate O’Keefe tells WRAL TechWire. And the interest is paying off with investors taking notice.

David Gardner: More bad advice startup founders should avoid

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Aug 2, 2018

Editor’s note: Investor and entrepreneur David Gardner is founder of Cofounders Capital in Cary and is a regular contributor to WRAL TechWire. CARY – I have received many emails after my latest article on bad advice for entrepreneurs. Mostly it was from entrepreneurs sharing with me some of the bad advice they had received over the years. It seems that at least one more bad advice article is in order. Bad advice Your first round should be from friends and family. No! The problem with getting money from friends and family is that it is just too easy to get. Most often,...