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seed capital from angel investors
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Tim Cartwright, Chairman, Tamiami Angel Fund – Naples, Florida (Part 5)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Does your fund have any industry preferences, or is it pretty broad? Tim: [First], I think we need to have a more robust entrepreneurial ecosystem here in the entire state of Florida. And there are a lot of elements to that ecosystem. Not only access to
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Tim Cartwright, Chairman, Tamiami Angel Fund – Naples, Florida (Part 4)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Tim: We [the Tamiami fund members] typically go through a more robust question and answer period inside of the fund structure [than the Gulf Coast Venture Forum]. When we’re done with our question and answer period, we ask the entrepreneur to leave the meeting.
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Tim Cartwright, Chairman, Tamiami Angel Fund – Naples, Florida (Part 3)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: What is your geographical focus? Tim: The state of Florida. As stipulated in our fund document, we are not allowed to invest in companies outside the state of Florida.
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Tim Cartwright, Chairman, Tamiami Angel Fund – Naples, Florida (Part 2)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Who are the people who invested in the fund? Tim: They are all angel investors, all private individuals. We don’t have any venture funds or other institutions in the fund right now. Irina: Where is the fund located? Does it have a physical address? Tim: Yes.
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Tim Cartwright, Chairman, Tamiami Angel Fund – Naples, Florida (Part 1)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold I am talking to Tim Cartwright, chairman of the Tamiami Angel Fund. Created in October 2010 in Naples, Florida, this member-owned and -operated fund, offers early-stage capital in the range of $250,000–$750,000 to high-growth companies located anywhere in the state of Florida. There are 30 investors in
Business Incubator Series: An Interview With Chris Heivly, Executive Director, LaunchBox Digital (Part 7)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: What is your own background? How did you arrive at this point? Chris: Thank you for asking. I’m an entrepreneur. I’ve done four or five of these things. I’ve had successes and I’ve had failures. My biggest success is that I was one of the founders
Business Incubator Series: An Interview With Chris Heivly, Executive Director, LaunchBox Digital (Part 6)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Would you talk more about warrants? Chris: The concept here is that, if we think one of the companies – or two of the companies – has a lot of promise, we could put an additional $250,000 into that company and really help move them into
Business Incubator Series: An Interview With Chris Heivly, Executive Director, LaunchBox Digital (Part 5)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Do you compensate mentors who come in to help your entrepreneurs? Chris: They’re all volunteers. Irina: What are your metrics of success at LaunchBox? Chris: There’re two measuring sticks today. The ultimate measuring stick, as a venture fund, is a return on investment to our investors.
