As an early-stage entrepreneur, one of the first things you learn is that the valuation of your company is important. Every Shark Tank episode focuses on the drama and negotiations around valuation. In fact, the beginning of every Shark Tank pitch starts off in the following way: Entrepreneur: “I am seeking a $## investment in […]
TurboAppeal continues its fast-paced growth trajectory since it raised $1.5M from investors @Properties, Hyde Park Angels, and Hyde Park Venture Partners earlier this year with two new strategic additions. Namely, the real estate technology company best known for its highly accurate, inexpensive, big data-powered property tax appeal solution has recently acquired another real estate tech […]
The Hyde Park Angels Partner Network is a comprehensive network of businesses, venture capitalists and community partners that collaborate with Hyde Park Angels to provide entrepreneurs the relationships and resources they need to be successful. So what does that mean for you? In a nutshell, you have access to business expertise, services, resources, and relationships […]
Hyde Park Angels (HPA), the largest and most active angel network in the Midwest, recently launched its comprehensive partners network at its Annual Summit on July 23rd, 2015. The network brings together corporations, investors, and service providers to foster increased innovation, stimulate more investments, and create a comprehensive network of resources and supporters for entrepreneurs […]
If you’ve never seen a term sheet or before — or have for that matter — it can have a dizzying effect. There’s a lot of complex language and terms you’ve likely never seen before. To help ensure best practices and simplicity in your current and future rounds, use National Venture Capital Association’s sample term sheet or one that’s […]
The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) and Hyde Park Angels are excited to announce a new collaborative partnership that will provide additional resources for local technology startups. Drawing on its nearly 500 growth-stage and late-stage members, the ITA will provide access and exposure to successful entrepreneurs and executives who have built and grown their own ventures. As […]
In partnership with Visible, a Chicago-based company, we surveyed dozens of top angel investors and venture capitalists from around the world to provide insights into market trends in the early-stage investment ecosystem. As an entrepreneur, understanding the investor perspective puts you in a better position to make smarter business decisions, prepare more effectively for investor […]
There’s no question that finding the right investors and building relationships with them early on is one of the key components of successfully raising capital and building your business. But where do you even start? How can you pinpoint the right investors and convince them you’re worth spending time with if you can’t even find […]
From our work with Visible.VC developing an index of investor sentiment and predictions for future investment, we’ve seen that investors believe there is plenty of funding available for seed rounds, but a much more limited amount for Series A rounds. You might fall into a number of categories: not raising any capital yet, still gathering […]
We launched “Early-Stage Investment 101,” the second program of our four-part early-stage investment education series for entrepreneurs in collaboration with partner 1871 and series sponsor The Wall Street Journallast week. The event brought together powerhouse entrepreneurs and investors Sach Chitnis (Jump Capital), Aashish Dalal (ParkWhiz), Rishi Shah (ContextMedia), Ira Weiss (Hyde Park Venture Partners, Chicago […]
