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When Can We Expect Venture Performance to Bounce Back?
AngelList data on lagged market correlations suggest VC recovery may be delayed until 2024.
Mar 21, 2023
Data
The State of U.S. Early-Stage Venture & Startups: 2022
Venture performance declined slowly, and then suddenly in 2022.
Jan 18, 2023
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How We Forked AngelList
How the AngelList engineering team split the codebase, domain, and infrastructure from Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent).
Dec 07, 2022
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AngelList Confidential 2022 Highlights
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Nov 18, 2022
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Arming fund managers with the knowledge they need to make smart decisions.
Nov 15, 2022
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Reintroducing: AngelList
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AngelList makes fund migration as easy as we make fund creation, admin, and investing.
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AngelList helps startups extend competitive job offers and manage team compensation.
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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
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: Startups Are Here to Save the World
Startups are bringing us innovation that advances humankind.
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
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: No Tradeoff Between Quality and Scale
Scale without quality is not entrepreneurship—it’s business as usual.
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
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
Best Practices
Are We Investing in Things That Really Matter?
The case for world-positive investing.
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
Data
What Happens After You Make a Seed Investment?
After about 40 months, exit probabilities begin to outweigh markup probabilities.
Mar 04, 2020
Product News
Introducing Rolling Funds
Always-Open Venture Funds
Feb 05, 2020
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Data
When Can We Expect Venture Performance to Bounce Back?
AngelList data on lagged market correlations suggest VC recovery may be delayed until 2024.
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2Q22 saw the largest quarterly decline in VC performance ever observed in our dataset.
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Close SAFE investments faster by collecting signatures within Stack.
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3Q22 saw the lowest levels of venture performance ever in our dataset.
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Streamline your cap table. With Rollups, founders get faster equity rounds and lower administrative costs.
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2Q22 saw the largest quarterly decline in VC performance ever observed in our dataset.
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Team member-based pricing for cap table management, integrated RUVs, equity grants, fundraising, and more.
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The return of pre-pandemic VC performance?
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A New Look For Our Fundraising Products
We’ve evolved the user interface of our fundraising products for a better experience.
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Close SAFE investments faster by collecting signatures within Stack.
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Comparing late-stage investing to public markets investing.
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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.
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AngelList Venture Raises Additional $44M From GP & LP Customers
One of the largest customer raises ever.
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Examining the return on money-losing deals on AngelList.
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The round values the company at $4B pre-money.
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‘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
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How AngelList GPs Invest at YC Demo Day
Advice from GPs with the top-performing Demo Day funds.
Jan 07, 2022
Company Announcements
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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
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We expect you to treat your project like a startup.
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: 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
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: No Tradeoff Between Quality and Scale
Scale without quality is not entrepreneurship—it’s business as usual.
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
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
Best Practices
Are We Investing in Things That Really Matter?
The case for world-positive investing.
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
Data
What Happens After You Make a Seed Investment?
After about 40 months, exit probabilities begin to outweigh markup probabilities.
Mar 04, 2020
Product News
Introducing Rolling Funds
Always-Open Venture Funds
Feb 05, 2020
Data
Startup Growth and Venture Returns: What We Found When We Analyzed Thousands of VC Deals
If you miss the best-performing seed investment, you will eventually be outperformed by someone who blindly invests in every credible deal.
Dec 11, 2019
Product News
AngelList No Longer Charges Carry on Your Own LPs
My first announcement as CEO: We’re no longer charging carry on your own LPs and lowering fees on new funds
Nov 13, 2019
Case Studies
Q&A With AngelList Co-Founder Naval Ravikant
"The best deals come through your network. The big advantage in Silicon Valley is access."
Oct 30, 2019
Data
Past Founders And Funders Make For Good Seed Investments
Spearhead opens applications for $1M angel funds
Oct 15, 2019
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The Round Up

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When Can We Expect Venture Performance to Bounce Back?

AngelList data on lagged market correlations suggest VC recovery may be delayed until 2024.

March 21, 2023
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Abe Othman
Head of Data Science, AngelList
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The State of U.S. Early-Stage Venture & Startups: 2022

Venture performance declined slowly, and then suddenly in 2022.

January 18, 2023
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Matthew Speiser
Writer, AngelList
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How We Forked AngelList

How the AngelList engineering team split the codebase, domain, and infrastructure from Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent).

December 7, 2022
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Evgeny Li
Senior Software Engineer, AngelList
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Company Announcements
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AngelList Confidential 2022 Highlights

What happened at our 7th annual community event.

November 18, 2022
by 
Matthew Speiser
Writer, AngelList
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Product News
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Institutional-Grade Reporting Metrics

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

November 15, 2022
by 
Jess Toy
Director of Product, AngelList
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Company Announcements
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Reintroducing: AngelList

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

November 15, 2022
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Avlok Kohli
CEO, AngelList
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Announcing: Simple Fund Migration

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

November 15, 2022
by 
Jim Tomczyk
Head of Customer Success, AngelList
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Announcing: Compensation Tools

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

November 15, 2022
by 
Sumukh Sridhara
Business Lead, AngelList
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Product News
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Eliminating Carry Fees on AngelList Platform LPs

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

November 15, 2022
by 
Avlok Kohli
CEO, AngelList
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Data
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Understanding Bridge Deals on AngelList

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

October 31, 2022
by 
Adam Ricks
Senior Data Analyst, AngelList Venture
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The State of U.S. Early-Stage Venture & Startups: 3Q22

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

October 20, 2022
by 
Matthew Speiser
Writer, AngelList Venture
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