Angel Investor – Estonian VC Superangel announces new €50m fund – Issue #67

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Estonian VC Superangel announces new €50m fund — sifted.eu
The new fund will be used to invest primarily in deep tech startups from across the Baltics and Nordics, with around 10 investments a year.

He’s 16, and already a 2x entrepreneur working to democratise startup investing — yourstory.com
Krishna Maggo’s fundraising platform, Sateeq, enables anyone keen on riding the startup wave to be angel investors with investments as small as Rs 5,000

Ritesh Malik On Horizon Setting, Backing Founders Till They Fail And Tackling FOMO In Angel Investing — inc42.com
From setting a decade-long horizon to investing small in many startups, Ritesh Malik breaks down his tenets for angel investments

Deal of the week; Okapi:Orbits

Raises $5.7 million in seed funding round — spacenews.com

Germany startup Okapi:Orbits raised 5.5 million euros ($5.7 million) in a seed funding round led by Munich Re Ventures with participation from Dolby Family Ventures, Herius Capital and APEX Ventures.

Why Early-Stage Venture Capital Makes Sense Right Now — www.techstars.com
Investing in startups is all about valuations. Everyone is looking for the next unicorn, disrupter, to whoever is “building a better mousetrap,” and many investors are on the hunt to find these companies at their earliest stages. The later you invest, the more you’re going to end up paying for less of the company.

Is angel investing the right opportunity for you? — www.siliconrepublic.com
Oliver Woolley draws parallels between those willing to forge a new path since the pandemic and an uptick in interest in angel investing.

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