Posts Tagged ‘angel investment’

Kaptur Raises $2 Million for Social Photo Album Service

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Kaptur has raised $2 million from early stage venture capital firms and angel investors. The photo curating site that loads all your friends’ pictures and status updates from Facebook and Twitter into one album is gearing up for more weddings, baby showers, concerts, and other events with new mobile and tablet apps.

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The Angel Investor: Inflexibility is a Sure Way to Fail

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My team of angel investors just made our latest series of investments. We read over 200 submitted applications, witnessed over 20 pitches in person, and made three investments in web and mobile startups which we announced this week.

Every investor will tell you ‘the entrepreneur’ is a key component of any investment decision they make. That they invest in the individual as much as in the idea. Our board thinks similarly, and I am often asked ‘what do you look for in an entrepreneur?’.

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