Jul 6, 2021

Angel Investor - Tomi Davies' approach to Angel Investing - Issue #53

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Angel Investor

The state of the art on startup investing.

Hi, and I hope you’re doing well!

Here are some news articles and tweets I have been reading the last week. I hope you find some relevant stories! If not, send me your links and ideas.

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From Supa Strikas to Startups, Tomi Davies' approach to Angel Investing

Tomi Davies, 20 years after his first investment has gone on to build the angel investment space in Africa.

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Stripe and Grab execs join Southeast Asian fintech angel investor network

Senior executives from a host of fintech giants - including PayPal, Stripe and Grab - have banded together to launch an angel investment network that will look to put money into early-stage startups in Southeast Asia.

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On Funding — Shots on Goal

I’ve definitely been wrong on market value. I’ve sometimes been right about the market value but too early. And I’ve been spot on with both but backed the 2nd, 3rd or 4th best player in a market. In…

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Deal of the week; Haru

Belfast e-commerce start-up Haru raises £450,000

The start-up helps charity shops and brands to sell second-hand goods online and is aiming to reach 400 stores by year’s end.

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Women’s social network Peanut launches microfund StartHER to invest in pre-seed stage startups

Peanut, the maker of a social networking app for women, is entering into the investing space with today’s launch of a microfund called StartHER. As the name implies, the new fund will focus on investing in women, as well as other historically excluded founders “of all ages, life stages, ethnicities and sexual orientations,” the company says. […]

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New SA fintech startup aims to make travel affordable

South African-founded travel-focused fintech Wunderlust aims to make travel more affordable to locals by offering monthly installment payments for flights.

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4 Financial Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Ask Before Launching a Business

Knowing the answers to these can help you gauge the potential success of your business from the start.

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This week's tweets

Angel Investor News

@entrahouse

For more than a decade, Sandberg has been the most powerful woman in Silicon Valley, and perhaps in all of business. So where did Sheryl Sandberg go?https://t.co/QQORnaW7U6 #angelinvestor #money #VentureCapital

11:10 PM - 5 Jul 2021

Rishi

@AngelInvestorUK

People don't buy products. Investors don't invest in businesses. People buy people and investors invest in people. Perception is everything. #motivation

10:42 PM - 17 Mar 2021

Matthew Eyton-Jones

@Eyton_Jones

Excited to become an angel investor at @SKNHEAD_LDN. Developed by celebrity hairdresser Adee Phelan, #sknhead is the latest in luxury grooming and skincare for men and the first product range that can be used as a tattoo, beard, moisturiser, and hair styler all in one #London https://t.co/TiQ074KlS2

6:11 AM - 5 Jul 2021

Milestone; Disrupting the fishery supply chain

I have invested in Bryggefisk AS and have a 10% stake there now and have a focus on solving a perennial problem for Norwegian fishers: Direct access to markets and getting paid for premium quality.

We will be the channel for solving this problem for fishers. We are going to lead a digital disruption of the fishery supply chain, harnessing and tapping into the full value of Norwegian fishery (1 billion USD) and then globally.

Want to learn more? Book a meeting with me and the founder Pål Klouman Bekken.

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