Sewanee Angel Capital

We hope everyone is staying dry! Tonight's meeting has been rescheduled for next week. Stay tuned for more details!

Join us at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, February 2, in Walsh-Ellett 210! We will be hearing from students who went to the most recent meeting about our portfolio, and we also have some great leadership opportunities!

Academics • Babson Center for Global Commerce • About • Advisory Board • The University of the South

It has been an exciting few weeks for SAC! We invested in a cyber-security startup out of South Carolina and look forward to sending Claire Hill and Cole Porter to a company pitch next week. Our president, Nasko Apostolov, will be representing the club at a poster session on Thursday evening with the Babson Center Advisory Board. To learn more about the Advisory Board, check out the link below: http://www.sewanee.edu/academics/business/about/advisory-board/

Academics • Babson Center for Global Commerce • About • Advisory Board • The University of the South The Babson Center Advisory Board, drawn from alumni, parents, and friends of Sewanee with successful careers in business, supports activities of the Babson Center and the full program of business education at Sewanee.

Drop by Walsh-Ellett 210 tonight at 7:00pm for another great meeting!

We have another pitch and some new leadership opportunities you DON'T want to miss!

See you there!

Today is the day!

DON'T FORGET to join SAC and the Student Investment Club TOMORROW (Tuesday, September 1) at 7:00 pm in Walsh-Ellet 210 for the first meeting of the year! EVERYONE is welcome!!

What Angel Investors Value Most When Choosing What to Fund

Great Harvard Business Review article from earlier this month that provides a nice overview of angel investing. It also highlights the substantial angel investing market. "Last year total U.S. angel investments ran to $24.1 billion, according to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire."

https://hbr.org/2015/08/what-angel-investors-value-most-when-choosing-what-to-fund

What Angel Investors Value Most When Choosing What to Fund It’s founders, research shows.

Join us and the Student Investment Club on Tuesday, September 1 at 7:00 pm in Walsh-Ellet 210 for the first meeting of the year! We have some exciting events coming up as well as some great leadership opportunities. Looking forward to kicking off a great year of INVESTING!!!!!! Remember, all are welcome no matter how much or how little you know about start-up investing. :)

Join us, tomorrow @ 5pm in Gailor, to hear Mr. Wolff (C'64) speak on international entrepreneurship: Lessons from the trenches. It will be one of our best speakers yet. YSR!

Mark your calendars: Next AF meeting will be April 1st at 5:30pm in the Torian Room.

Next meeting will be Wed. April 1st at 5:30pm in the Library Torian Room. Have a great break!

FYI: No AF meetings this week. Investment Club is Tuesday @ 7 in the PC Lab.

Yesterday, Dr. Serkan Karadas and his wife were kind enough to have the Sewanee Student Investment Club and Angel Fund officers to his house for dinner!! Dr. Karadas is the advisor to the SIC. Both the SIC and the AF strive to teach students about smart investing.

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NOTE: Deadline is February 28

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NOW ACCEPTING BUSINE$$ HOU$E APPLICATIONS!!

The Business House is now accepting applications for next year's residents. We are a thematic theme house and a living learning community centered around business, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing and networking!

Applications are due, IN PDF FORMAT via email, to Sam Taussig by Saturday Feb 28th at 5pm!
[email protected]

MORE INFO:

Q: What is needed in the application?
A: A resume and a cover letter. They must include class year, interests, University involvement and a link to your linkedin profile.

Q: Do I need to be a business minor or econ major to apply?
A: No, but you should have some demonstrated interest.

Q: I am a current freshman. Do you want me?
A: YES!

Q: What is the layout?
A: 6 singles, 3 bathrooms

Q: I am going abroad. Can I still apply?
A: YES! Just mention what semester in your cover letter!

Additional Questions?
Reach out to any of the current members:

Sam Taussig, Director, Senior;
Newton Law, Manager, Senior.

This is a reminder for a conference call set for today to screen two potential companies for Angel Syndicates Central. You are invited to join if you do not have class or another conflict.

-Today (Monday, February 23), 3:00pm
-Conference Room of the Babson Center (located in the same building as Career Services, next to Fowler)

UPCOMING BUSINESS HOUSE EVENTS:

-Porchlight/ Office Hours @ the Tavern. Wed. Feb. 25th, 6pm

-Sunday - Funday @ the Business House. Wolf of Wall Street Screening, March 8th, 6-9

-Bryan Viewpoints Panel, Intersection of Journalism and Biz, March 10th

-TED TALK @ the Business House. April 1st, 7pm

Hello Angel Investors,

Thank you for attending our discussion about Feetz. We are grasping a firm understanding of the business and hope to conduct the final vote at our next meeting, Wednesday, March 4th at 5:30 pm in the Torian Room.

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We have an opportunity to sit in on an initial screening call on Monday at 3pm in the BABSON CONF. ROOM.

This call determines what companies will reach the entire Angel Network.

We will listen to the pitches and have an opportunity to ask questions.
All interested are welcome to RSVP to [email protected]

AF

Good Morning Sewanee Angel Investors!

At our last meeting, the members started a discussion about the new start-up company, Feetz. We are meeting TODAY, February 17th at 5:30 p.m. in the Torian Room. The club will look at parts of the presentation video, read through the due diligence report and have an open discussion about the company.

This is an especially important meeting, since we will officially announce the new executive members of the Sewanee Angel Fund and the Student Investment Club. SIC has been canceled, but we are still on.

We will serve PIZZA following the meeting at 6:30pm.

We will have our next meeting TODAY at 5:30 p.m. in the Torian Room of the Library. Please come to the meeting to hear more about the openings for the Angel Fund leadership positions. All officer applications are due to Sam Taussig by Feb. 6th for the Angel Fund.

Reminder: We will have an Angel Fund + Investment Club Officer candidate/ application info session tonight in the ATC PC Lab at 7pm. REGULAR ANGEL FUND MEETING IS WED, 2/4 @ 5:30 in the DuPont Torian Room. Thx!

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

Investment Club and Angel Fund introductory session on 2/3 at 7pm in the ATC PC Lab.

Regular AF Meeting, WED, 2/4 @ 5:30 in the DuPont Torian Room!

SEEKING NEW OFFICERS!

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6TH.

Interested applicants should attend the Investment Club and Angel Fund introductory session on 2/3 at 7pm in the ATC PC Lab.

President
Primary Fund officer;
Analyze potential investment decisions;
Provide a long-term strategic vision for the fund.

Vice President (VP)
Analyze investment decisions with the President;
Assist President with leading investment opportunity discussions;
Exclusively responsible for developing and executing educational programs for general members.

Executive Officer (XO)
Primarily in charge of the strategic advancement of the fund and operations;
Assist President and VP in their respective roles;
Work with leadership on due diligence;
Equivalent Vice President (VP) role with the Investment Club Board;
Develop and execute long-term strategic vision with the President.

General Members
Interested general members should email [email protected] and ask to be placed on the Angel Fund email list.

Angel Fund Meeting: Wed. 5:30pm in the Torian Room. We will make a decision on our current company and move on to a new presentation! Hope to see you there!

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A training representative from Bloomberg will be at the library on Thursday to offer several different training sessions for our Bloomberg software. All sessions will be held in the PC Classroom on the ground floor of duPont Library on Thursday, November 13th, starting at 10:00 a.m.





10:00 -11:00 Environmental Studies

11:15 – 12:15 Investments/ Econ Research

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Hey Investors and Kiva Zippers! Angel Fund + Kiva Zip meeting tomorrow in the Torian Room, 5:30pm. We will start with our company discussion and move on to Kiva Zip business. Hope to see you there!

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 5:30 p.m. in the Torian Room! We will make an investment decision about Entac, and the team is very excited to hear everyone's opinion about this medical device company.

The Angel Fund is excited to launch our Kiva Zip info and planning meeting TODAY at 5:30 p.m. in the Dupont Library Torian Room. We will be providing pizza and salads for dinner.

Meeting Agenda:
Sewanee Kiva Zip Intro and Planning: 5:30 - 6:00pm
Food: 6pm
Sewanee Angel Fund Updates: 6:00 - 6:15pm
Angel Fund Company Presentation and How to Value a Business: 6:15 - 7:00pm

Kiva Zip + Angel Fund meeting on Thursday, October 16th at 5:30 p.m. in the Dupont Library Torian Room. We will be providing pizza and salads for dinner.

We are very excited for this meeting!

Meeting Agenda:
Sewanee Kiva Zip Intro and Planning: 5:30 - 6:00pm
Food: 6pm
Sewanee Angel Fund Updates: 6:00 - 6:15pm
Angel Fund Company Presentation and How to Value a Business: 6:15 - 7:00pm

Questions? Email [email protected]

New Moon - October 25th, 3pm - 1am!

Kiva Zip + Angel Fund meeting for Thursday, October 16th at 5:30 p.m. in the Dupont Library Torian Room. We will be providing pizza and salads for dinner.

Dear Angel Fund and Prospective Kiva Zip Members,

Due to an unforeseen family member's death, the Angel Fund + Kiva Zip Leadership Team has canceled tomorrow's meeting.

We have rescheduled the Kiva Zip + Angel Fund meeting for Thursday, October 16th at 5:30 p.m. in the Dupont Library Torian Room. We will be providing pizza and salads for dinner.

We are very excited for this meeting and sincerely apologize for the last minute change.

Meeting Agenda:
Sewanee Kiva Zip Intro and Planning: 5:30 - 6:00pm
Sewanee Angel Fund Updates: 6:00 - 6:15
Angel Fund Company Presentation and How to Value a Business: 6:15 - 7:00pm

Thank you for your understanding. We hope everyone had a great fall break.

Sincerely,

The Angel Fund + Kiva Zip Leadership

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The Sewanee Angel Fund and,
Sewanee's Kiva Zip Trustees

[email protected]

Sam Taussig, Co-Chair
(301) 412-9193

Newton Law, Co-Chair
(423) 802-4158

Thank you for coming out to the Angel Fund kick off with Dick Reeves. Our next meeting is October 8th at 7:00pm in the Torian Room.

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come to an info session for the Sewanee 2014 Entrepreneurial Challenge
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TONIGHT at 7*
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