With two recent investments in the Queen City and 14 deals having been made across North Carolina and elsewhere, the Charlotte Angel Fund is a growing force in North Carolina’s startup ecosystem. Here’s the backstory about the fund written by Jason Parker.
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That bark being heard in Charlotte early Monday is coming after the news that The Waggle Company, a Queen City startup that uses tech at its core of a new dog walking service, has raised $750,000 in new funding.
Read MoreGreat entrepreneurs. Sophisticated and committed investors. Capable management talent. The three elements to make a thriving, high-performance entrepreneurial ecosystem, at least according to the Triangle’s resident data scientist and entrepreneurship expert Ted Zoller of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Zoller shared his insights during a presentation Thursday afternoon at the Coastal Connect Entrepreneur and Capital Conference in Wilmington. He also moderated a panel of angel investors and angel group organizers including Craig Stone of Triangle Angel Partners, Dallas Romanowski of Wilmington’s IMAF Cape Fear Angel Fund, Eric Dobson of Angel Capital Group of Tennessee and Ed...
Read MoreThe relationship blossomed when Easley invited Beard to office hours at his stomping grounds, Ruckus Pizza in Morrisville. The investor then introduced the entrepreneur to a handful of key mentors, and charged him with following up. In the months to follow, Beard did just that. And he also well-surpassed each of his monthly goals for users and contests. According to Easley, Beard built a ‘wildly different’ company than he had six months prior. Beard sent one of his monthly update emails this morning, announcing a new contest with the American Kennel Club, which would be SnapYeti’s largest client to...
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Read MoreHow do I know that Entrepreneurs Series was worth it? A) I was there at 7:30 in the morning.B) I took five pages of notes.C) I learned something. When all those extraordinary things happen in the same room at the same time, it’s a safe bet you’ve got yourself an information-packed gathering. Jason Caplain and David Jones from Southern Capitol Ventures have been doing these for a few years now, and they’re getting bigger and fancier, with loftier guests and broader topics. They had around 200 attendees at Brier Creek Country Club (I wore slacks!), double the normal size....
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