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Company Announcements

AngelList Confidential 2022 Highlights

What happened at our 7th annual community event.

Nov 18, 2022

Company Announcements

Announcing: Compensation Tools

AngelList helps startups extend competitive job offers and manage team compensation.

Nov 15, 2022

Product News

Eliminating Carry Fees on AngelList Platform LPs

Fund managers on AngelList will now keep all their carry—regardless if they raised from platform LPs.

Nov 15, 2022

Company Announcements

Announcing: Simple Fund Migration

AngelList makes fund migration as easy as we make fund creation, admin, and investing.

Nov 15, 2022

Product News

Institutional-Grade Reporting Metrics

Arming fund managers with the knowledge they need to make smart decisions.

Nov 15, 2022

Company Announcements

Reintroducing: AngelList

Build a startup. Build a VC fund. Invest in both.

Nov 15, 2022

Data

Understanding Bridge Deals on AngelList

A data-driven analysis of bridge round deals on AngelList.

Oct 31, 2022

Data

The State of U.S. Early-Stage Venture & Startups: 3Q22

3Q22 saw the lowest levels of venture performance ever in our dataset.

Oct 20, 2022

Product News

Introducing: Rollups

Streamline your cap table. With Rollups, founders get faster equity rounds and lower administrative costs.

Sep 14, 2022

Company Announcements

Institution-Friendly Venture Funds

We’re expanding our support for funds with institutional investors.

Aug 30, 2022

Data

The State of U.S. Early-Stage Venture & Startups: 2Q22

2Q22 saw the largest quarterly decline in VC performance ever observed in our dataset.

Jul 19, 2022

Company Announcements

Announcing: Stack Equity Management

Team member-based pricing for cap table management, integrated RUVs, equity grants, fundraising, and more.

Jul 08, 2022

Data

Forecasting a Return to Venture Normalcy

The return of pre-pandemic VC performance?

Jun 13, 2022

Company Announcements

A New Look For Our Fundraising Products

We’ve evolved the user interface of our fundraising products for a better experience.

Jun 10, 2022

Product News

Introducing: SAFE E-Signing

Close SAFE investments faster by collecting signatures within Stack.

Jun 03, 2022

Data

How Volatile is Late-Stage VC?

Comparing late-stage investing to public markets investing.

May 26, 2022

Case Studies

A New Rolling Fund is Investing in Ukrainian Founders

“We believe the enormous pressure that Ukrainians are facing today will lead to great progress.”

Apr 28, 2022

Data

The State of U.S. Early-Stage Venture & Startups: 1Q22

Early-stage VC performance remained elevated despite economic headwinds.

Apr 27, 2022

Company Announcements

AngelList Venture Raises Additional $44M From GP & LP Customers

One of the largest customer raises ever.

Apr 22, 2022

Data

How Much Can You Lose on a Failed Startup Investment?

Examining the return on money-losing deals on AngelList.

Apr 15, 2022

Product News

Introducing SAFE.new

SAFEs are simple. Creating them should be too.

Apr 14, 2022

Data

How Much is Your Unicorn Investment Worth?

Examining the median multiple for unicorn deals on AngelList.

Mar 24, 2022

Case Studies

Lolita Taub on Launching Her ‘Community-Driven’ Fund on AngelList

Ganas Ventures is the first 506(c) Traditional Fund on AngelList led by a Latina woman.

Mar 09, 2022

Company Announcements

AngelList Venture Raises $100M From Tiger and Accomplice

The round values the company at $4B pre-money.

Mar 08, 2022

Company Announcements

Announcing: Technical Entrepreneur in Residence Program

We’re looking for engineers who want to start their own company in the next 2-3 years.

Mar 07, 2022

Best Practices

‘Solo’ GP No More: A New VC Business Model Emerges

“Joining up with a solo GP early could be like joining an early startup in terms of financial and career upside.”

Feb 17, 2022

Data

The State of U.S. Early-Stage Venture and Startups: 2021

The best year ever for early-stage venture on AngelList.

Jan 31, 2022

Best Practices

How AngelList GPs Invest at YC Demo Day

Advice from GPs with the top-performing Demo Day funds.

Jan 07, 2022

Company Announcements

Introducing the AngelList Early Stage Quant Fund

AngelList launches a new data-driven fund with WorldQuant Ventures as lead investor.

Dec 22, 2021

Founders

How EFANI Raised $1.3M From Customers Using a RUV

“The RUV was the best solution for dealing with a lot of demand.”

Dec 10, 2021

Case Studies

Using Deal Partners to Build a ‘Decentralized VC Fund’

An interview with Julia Lipton of Awesome People Ventures.

Dec 01, 2021

Best Practices

Julian Shapiro’s Framework to Angel Investing

Insights from the founder and CEO of Demand Curve.

Nov 19, 2021

Data

Solo Capitalists Are Gaining on Traditional Venture Firms

Solo GPs increasingly have among the best markup rates on AngelList.

Nov 16, 2021

Data

The State of U.S. Early-Stage Venture and Startups: 3Q21

How capital flowed into and out of startups in 3Q21.

Oct 28, 2021

Best Practices

The Rise of the Gen Z VC

“The barriers to entrepreneurship and investing have never been lower, and our generation is very aware of the opportunity we have.”

Oct 08, 2021

Company Announcements

AngelList Confidential 2021 Highlights

What happened at our 6th annual conference.

Oct 01, 2021

Company Announcements

Introducing: AngelList Stack

Incorporate & launch a fundraising-ready startup.

Sep 28, 2021

Case Studies

Sending ‘Health Moonshots’ Into Orbit With a Rolling Fund

“Having access to an ongoing, growing pool of capital is invaluable to supporting companies solving some of the biggest healthcare challenges of our time."

Sep 20, 2021

Company Announcements

Connecting GPs With $1B Annually

GPs utilize the growing AngelList Capital Network to raise funds and build long-term relationships.

Sep 14, 2021

Company Announcements

Introducing Funders & Founders

Work at AngelList Venture and learn how to become an investor and ultimately launch your own startup.

Aug 17, 2021

Founders

How Rootly’s Founders Used a Roll Up Vehicle to Add Strategic Angels to Their Seed Round

“It was nice to be able to provide a self-service way to do something that’s usually complicated.”

Aug 13, 2021

Data

How Does a Founder's Alma Mater Impact Their Startup's Markup Rate?

Ranking colleges by the markup rate of their alumni’s startups.

Aug 11, 2021

Data

The State of U.S. Early Stage Venture: 2Q21

From worst to first in a single year.

Jul 29, 2021

Founders

$500k Rolling Funds for Founders

Because founders love raising from founders.

Jul 28, 2021

Data

What Percentage of AngelList Seed-Stage Startups Become Unicorns?

We analyzed over 2,600 seed-stage startup investments made on AngelList dating back to 2013 to determine the likelihood of any startup achieving unicorn status today.

Jul 16, 2021

Product News

Introducing Deal Partners

Incentivizing teamwork

Jul 07, 2021

Company Announcements

Eliminating Fees for Roll Up Vehicles

Use RUVs to close small investors—now with no fees.

Jul 01, 2021

Founders

How a Roll Up Vehicle Allowed Arrows’ Co-Founders to Build With Their “Friends”

”Most of our investors said the process was too easy.”

Jun 29, 2021

Case Studies

How Gaingels Gets Access to Great Deals by Promoting LGBT+ Leadership

"We’ve built a reputation of supporting companies that embrace LGBT+ leadership. Because of this, founders tell other founders about us."

Jun 25, 2021

Best Practices

How to Make a Budget for a Rolling Fund

Rolling Fund manager Taylor Davidson shares his best practices for effective budgeting.

Jun 15, 2021

Product News

Introducing the AngelList Venture Education Center

Everything you need to know about venture capital in one location.

Jun 03, 2021

Best Practices

How to Market Your Rolling Fund

The top-performing GPs on AngelList are excellent at attracting and connecting with investors.

May 25, 2021

Company Announcements

For Founders by Founders: Engineering at AngelList

AngelList is looking for engineers who want to do the work that founders do.

May 18, 2021

Founders

How Secureframe Maximized the Value of Its Cap Table With a Roll Up Vehicle

“It felt like we were managing one check instead of 50.”

May 13, 2021

Company Announcements

Venture Hacks Revisited: One-Person Startups

We expect you to treat your project like a startup.

May 06, 2021

Company Announcements

Venture Hacks Revisited: Ask Forgiveness, Not Permission

We would rather have someone do something wrong than ask permission to do it.

May 06, 2021

Company Announcements

Venture Hacks Revisited: Startups Are Here to Save the World

Startups are bringing us innovation that advances humankind.

May 06, 2021

Company Announcements

Venture Hacks Revisited: No Tradeoff Between Quality and Scale

Scale without quality is not entrepreneurship—it’s business as usual.

May 06, 2021

Company Announcements

Venture Hacks Revisited: We Don't Pay You to Work Here

"A raise is only a raise for 30 days; after that, it’s just your salary."

May 06, 2021

Data

Startups in Emerging Tech Hubs Are Growing Fast

Startups based in Austin, Seattle, Denver, Portland, Brooklyn, Nashville, Pittsburgh, and Miami have strong IRRs and rapidly increasing deal volume on AngelList.

May 04, 2021

Data

The State of U.S. Early-Stage Venture: 1Q21

Based on AngelList data, 1Q21 is the new “best quarter ever” for early-stage venture. Read our report to learn why.

Apr 30, 2021

Data

Top VC Firms Don’t Outperform the Broader Market at Seed

There’s no difference in probability of reaching Series A based on whether or not your seed round has a top VC.

Apr 16, 2021

Best Practices

How to Provide Great LP Updates

Strengthen your relationship with investors and secure more capital by sending LP updates.

Apr 07, 2021

Case Studies

Designing the Future of Food

Inside the foodtech revolution with Ryan Bethencourt, manager of the Sustainable Food Ventures Rolling Fund.

Mar 31, 2021

Product News

Introducing Roll Up Vehicles

Streamline your closing with one entity for angel investors. With Roll Up Vehicles, founders get a single link that allows investors to commit and send funds online—and AngelList takes care of the rest.

Mar 30, 2021

Data

Inside the Venture Climate Tech Boom

VC investment in climate tech reached record highs in 2020. Here’s why.

Mar 24, 2021

Case Studies

Building Inclusion on the Blockchain

The GPs behind the A100x Rolling Fund believe they can create leverage for underrepresented groups by investing in emerging technologies.

Mar 17, 2021

Case Studies

Building the $1T Space Economy

How Lisa Rich & Hemisphere Ventures are helping take us to space.

Feb 26, 2021

Company Announcements

Celebrating One Year of Rolling Funds

What we've learned in Year 1 of Rolling Funds.

Feb 05, 2021

Data

Q4 2020 Was the Best Quarter on Record for Early-Stage Startups

80% of startups that changed valuations in Q4 were marked up.

Jan 25, 2021

Case Studies

Superhuman to Super-Angel: Rahul Vohra Discusses His New Rolling Fund

Rolling Funds allows investing duo Vohra and Todd Goldberg to broaden their LP base, raise money differently

Dec 21, 2020

Case Studies

Disrupting Wall Street with a Rolling Fund: An Interview with Alexander Pack

Crypto investor launches fund for ‘civilization-level disruption’

Dec 18, 2020

Product News

Recurring Transfers

End-to-end liquidity management on a recurring basis

Dec 16, 2020

Data

Correlation Between GP Experience and Fund Performance

Do the funds of first-time managers perform better or worse than experienced managers?

Dec 07, 2020

Data

Q3 2020 Saw a Rebound in Early-Stage Venture Activity

Early-stage venture activity rebounded after a tumultuous Q2.

Oct 22, 2020

Company Announcements

AngelList Confidential 2020 Highlights

Announcements, recordings, and what’s next.

Sep 18, 2020

Product News

Introducing Transfers by AngelList Venture

A Company-Friendly Liquidity Solution.

Sep 08, 2020

Case Studies

‘Super Angel’ GP Launches Rolling Fund with Global LP Base

Cindy Bi uses social media and gut instinct to raise $2M in two weeks from LPs across the globe.

Sep 04, 2020

Data

What We’re Seeing in Early-Stage VC So Far in 2020

Valuation changes of our 3,000+ seasoned investments give us close-in visibility.

Sep 03, 2020

Data

The State of Women in Venture (Part 3)

Leading voices for diversity in venture share their views on what’s at stake post-COVID

Aug 27, 2020

Case Studies

The W Fund: Using Rolling Funds to Close the 48% Gap

While Rolling Funds isn’t the answer to the diversity issues facing tech & VC, it’s a tool that can help bring about change.

Aug 20, 2020

Data

The State of Women in Venture (Part 2)

Diversity isn’t just an aspiration. It’s a strategy.

Aug 13, 2020

Case Studies

‘There’s a huge level of innovation happening with Rolling Funds’: Gumroad CEO on Launching His First $1M+ per quarter Rolling Fund on AngelList

Two months ago, Sahil Lavingia never dreamed of managing a fund. Today, he launches a Rolling Fund with a full subscriber list and $1M+ in quarterly backing.

Aug 05, 2020

Data

The State of Women in Venture (Part 1)

Women founders and VCs made strides over the past decade. Could COVID-19 reverse the progress?

Aug 04, 2020

Case Studies

From Jakarta to Silicon Valley: LP Uses AngelList to Launch Syndicate 'AngelList Opened the World to Me’

AngelList connects the Jakarta-based investor to high-quality deals and LPs halfway across the world.

Jul 15, 2020

Data

What AngelList Data Says About Power-Law Returns In Venture Capital

Early-stage investing is an asymmetric bet.

Jun 18, 2020

Case Studies

Opportunistic Investing: An Interview with Sriram Krishnan

Full-time operator launches $3.6M fund backing early-stage consumer and enterprise tech

Jun 12, 2020

Company Announcements

The Next Decade

Celebrating ten years of AngelList and a preview of what's next.

May 28, 2020

Product News

Introducing AngelList Access Fund

Diversify your porfolio with private market deals spanning multiple sectors, geographies, and stages.

May 14, 2020

Data

The AngelList VC Fund Performance Calculator Brings Transparency to Venture Capital

We solved the sample size problem that has held back VC fund benchmarking, improving precision and accuracy.

May 13, 2020

Data

Innovation isn't Correlated with the Markets

AngelList data isn’t the only source that suggests venture returns and the public markets are uncorrelated.

May 12, 2020

Best Practices

How to Run Your Startup in a Recession

As COVID-19 runs its course, it now appears certain that we will enter an economic recession.

Apr 28, 2020

Best Practices

Are We Investing in Things That Really Matter?

The case for world-positive investing.

Apr 23, 2020

Data

How Portfolio Size Affects Early-Stage Venture Returns

We looked at more than 10,000 investor portfolios to solve a puzzle about venture capital: How can early-stage venture returns look great in aggregate but disappointing to individual investors at the same time?

Apr 23, 2020

Case Studies

Why Founders Want to Raise from Peers: An Interview with Todd Goldberg

A founder-turned-investor discusses the strategy behind his new angel fund; collaboration in the startup ecosystem; and why two fund managers is better than one.

Apr 08, 2020