Tweet Due to some scheduling conflicts, we had to move to HUB Seattle’s space for the semifinals. The change of venue was refreshing having already spent 10-12 hours vetting companies at the Davis Wright Tremain offices with this group of investors. So far though, the actual interaction with the other investors was great. The group consists of male and female investors. Some in tech, some in real estate, some in the medical profession, some in the food industry, the list goes on. Meeting and beginning to build relationships with the other investors has been an important part of the process and one that I hope you get the chance to partake in for Seattle Angel Conference IV. The semifinals were great, the pitches were well polished, the attendance from the companies was … Read entire article »

Tweet If you haven’t been following the series of posts, let me quickly recap. The Seattle Angel Conference has pulled 33 investors into a room over a few weeks to sift through 43 companies and ultimately pick 1 company to invest their combined $165,000. The first round the investors picked the top 30 companies they were collectively interested in, then each of those companies presented a 3min pitch in the quarterfinals. Of those 30 companies in the quarterfinals the investors need to narrow the group to 12 semifinalists, then 6 finalists to present at the actual conference on May 16th. I believe there are still tickets to the May 16th event. When the group of investors piled into the Davis Wright Tremain conference room for the quarterfinal cut meeting, the energy was pretty high. … Read entire article »

Tweet The quarterfinals were fast and furious, three minute pitches with two minutes of questions afterwards. With 12-13 companies pitching per night, there was a lot of information to process. Each new presenting company was pitching almost immediately after the last one and for the un-prepared investor it was a Jim Cramer lightening round dizzying even the most savvy trader. With the quality and excitement of the companies, the dizziness quickly wore off and all the investors began diving in with questions that went to the heart of the businesses being presented. The room was filled with incredibly intelligent people who have backgrounds in technology, business, the medical field, etc. and the questions that filled the two minutes almost always provided enough insight for the investors to understand where the company stood relative to the … Read entire article »