Angel Investing

Loon Creek Team

5 min read

ACA Awards Loon Creek Capital’s Co-Founder Kevin Learned with the Hans Severiens Lifetime Achievement Award

And the winner is.... Kevin Learned! Learn why the ACA selected our Cofounder as this year's recipient of the Hans Severiens Award!

Loon Creek Team

5 min read

Putting the UnDead (Funds) to Rest

Angel Investors fear Zombies, especially when they are extending a Fund past its end of life.

Loon Creek Team

3 min read

Investing for Singles, Not Home-runs

Angel Investors can make money without investing for exponential returns. Our latest blog post discusses our experience with RBF.

Loon Creek Team

6 min read

Beware the Tax Consequences of the Convertible Note

Angel Investors should be aware of the tax consequences of the securities in which they invest.

Loon Creek Team

3 min read

Please Stop Messing up the Cap Table

Angel investors often press entrepreneurs to allow them to invest below the round minimum, but it can create future problems for the company

Loon Creek Team

2 min read

Innovation in Angel Investing Structures

There has been a lot of buzz around ‘alternative’ investment structures in private investing. This post discusses revenue-based financing.

Loon Creek Team

4 min read

Message to Angel Do-ers: Stop Punishing Yourself

No good deed goes unpunished. Angel group organizers often make the mistake of donating their time up front and leaving in frustration later

Loon Creek Team

3 min read

Capitalization Tables Demystified

Warrants, waterfalls, preferences, oh my! An overview of why capitalization tables are important and includes a simple model to use early.

Loon Creek Team

3 min read

Raising Capital Simply

Accepting small investors directly on the cap table may be easy now, but investors who counsel founders to do so are creating trouble later.

Loon Creek Team

3 min read

Simplifying Angel Investing - The Use of Investment Syndicates

An investment syndicate (SPV, SPE) is a group of investors who pool funds to make a single investment in a specific company.