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What: Dingman Center Angels Date: Wednesday,April 10, 2013 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Where: Univ of MD, 2518 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD FlagTap helps businesses increase online engagement, understand traffic, and get new users with the world's largest game of capture the flag. FlagTap is like AMEX reward points for online engagement across the entire Internet. Management... Read More
Stardust Venture Partners is a small Angel Investment Vehicle funded and managed by Nancy Nolting and her husband Glen Hellman. We're proud to announce our newest investment in Veenome, one of the Washington DC areas most innovative technology companies. Veenome identifies and indexes objects, including people, products, logos in videos and transforms them into indexed,... Read More
Pitching to raise capital involves walking a difficult tight-rope between being too humble and small and being bombastic in attempt to seem bigger than you are. Difficult, because there are a few common techniques used by CEOs to portray success that walk along the edge of dishonesty. Here are five common... Read More
What: Dingman Center AngelsDate: Wednesday, April 11, 2012Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AMWhere: University of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MDThe University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting this Wednesday to hear pitches from the following companies:24K National is the... Read More
The University of Maryland is home to one of DC’s most active angel investor groups. In 2011, members of the Dingman Angels wrote checks for 9 companies, making 2011 the network’s most active year since its founding in 2004. Investments included Brazen Careerist, Cirrusworks, HugeFan,Nexercise, SevaCall, Spinnakr, Spotflux, Veenome, and YouEye. “Dingman Center Angels’ investment activity pipeline of high quality companies... Read More
What: Dingman Center Angels Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Where: Univ of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD The University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting this Wednesday to evaluate investing in the following companies: eco-armour™ manufactures and... Read More
On January 31st, Startup Business Leaders from the District, Maryland and Virginia will gather to rally around the Startup America banner and create StartupDC, a regional organization that aspires to propel recent area startup activity into a sustainable growing ecosystem for startups around the beltway.Every resident of the region has... Read More
What: Dingman Center AngelsDate: Wednesday, January 11, 2012Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AMWhere: Univ of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MDThe University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting this Wednesday to evaluate investing in the following companies:Ringio helps businesses become more customer-centric by... Read More
Last year a national Angel Network the ArchAngels opened a DC Chapter and has begun monthly pitch events. This Thursday, January 5th, they'll be meeting at the Offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, 1700 K Street NW, Washington DC to hear pitches from several companies.About the Washington DC ArchAngelsThe Washington DC ArchAngels... Read More
How did DC do in terms of building a better enviornment for Startups this year? We have fewer strong VCs and once mighty Novak Biddle, and Valhalla appear to be investing less. Fortunately two local stalwarts Grotech and New Atlantic are continuing to actively place bets in the region. There's a new... Read More
In 2011 I invested in 5 startups via Driven Forward's investment vehicle, Stardust Venture Partners. The 2011 companies in which I invested were:YouEye enables rapid, economical, crowd-sourced, user interface testing for software developers Seva Call, develops a local search engine that connects local businesses with consumers in real-time via VoIP technologySpinnakr allows companies... Read More
The quality of startups seeking funding in 2011 was very high. Strong companies, strong teams and lots of them. Of the companies that I saw, and liked and for one reason or another did not invest, here are 5 of my favorites for the year.Villagize is a social network for... Read More
I'm hearing more than a few entrepreneurs whine that Venture Capitalists just don't get it. Lately, i'm hearing more startup founders complain that Angel Investors are not acting like Angel Investors should and I'm left wondering how should they act? So here are some of my thoughts on that: Angel's invest in... Read More
What: Dingman Center Angels Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Time: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM Where: Univ of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD The University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting this Wednesday to evaluate investing in the following companies: Apeliotus Vision Science is commercializing a novel diagnostic... Read More
What: Dingman Center AngelsDate: Wednesday, November 9, 2011Time: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AMWhere: Univ of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MDThe University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting October 2011 to evaluate investing in the following companies:Learn Zillion - Delivers great video lessons... Read More
Another local DC-area company has successfully raised capital from venture capital and angel investors. Only this time, despite the efforts of out-of-region investors in New England and the Research Triangle to lure Seva Search away, the founders have planted their flag in Potomac, Maryland, bucking the trend to pack up and say goodbye to... Read More
According to the latest PWC MoneyTree survey 31 DC area companies landed funding in Q3 of 2011. 16 of the companies were in Maryland, 13 in Virginia and two were in DC. Virginia's CVent was the 2nd largest deal in the nation and top deal in the region for Q3... Read More
According to the NVCA and Thomson Reuters, Q3 was a big ouchie for venture capital firms. In fact, only 5 venture-backed companies provided liquidity via IPO exits last quarter. This was down 77% from the 22 companies going public in Q2. The last quarter was a heart breaker for venture capital managers who were... Read More
What: Dingman Center AngelsDate: Wednesday, October 11Time: 8:00 AM - 11:30 AMWhere: Univ of MD, 2333 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MDThe University of Maryland, RH Smith School, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship's Dingman Angels Investors will be meeting October 2011 to evaluate investing in the following companies:Airside Mobile is a mobile transaction platform enabling... Read More
Fortify.vc isn’t your standard Venture Capital firm, least ways not the type of firm we’ve become use to in the DC region. There’s just something different about the firm’s partners Jonathon Perrelli and Adam Fazackerley. They talk different, they’re approachable and pragmatic, where others often seem distant and theoretical. The... Read More
What: Dingman Center Angels Launch PartyDate: Wednesday, September 14Time: 6:00 PMWhere: Maggiano's, 533 Wisconsin Ave, Washington DC 20015Companies Pitching to the Dingman AngelsCirrus Technology Services introduces its CirrusWorks platform, a scalable integrated infrastructure solution that forms the basis of efficient technology management in commercial networking environments.SocialToaster is a social marketing... Read More
According to Dealogic, 15 scheduled IPOs were withdrawn in August. That’s the highest number of IPOs withdrawn from SEC filing since April 2001. You remember April 2001, don’t you? That was a market bubble or two ago, but it was also the beginning of a startup nuclear winter. That’s the bump in the... Read More
Articles forUniversity of MarylandRH Smith School of BusinessDingman Center for EntrepreneurshipJumpstart ProgramStrong Venture Funding PresentationsVeggie Cool Nexercise Aspirin IncVenture Funding Strategies Driving Investors on to the Bus Pitching Low and Inside Participating Preferred Valuation Ain’t All That Best Time To Raise Capital Valuation Don’t Say That! Financial Plan Term... Read More
According to the PWC MoneyTree Survey, 44 DC companies closed venture funding in Q2, which was an increase of 6 deals over the 38 companies funded in Q1 but less than the 51 companies funded in Q2 of 2010. The total amount of money invested was a new recent high... Read More
The 12 Companies and 2 Alternates that will be pitching to raise money from investors at Cooley Capital Call in Cooley's DC office on September 7th, 2011 have been announced. They are: App47 - Platform that offers complete command of your enterprise mobile applications – from seamless deployment through reliable management... Read More
Serial Entrepreneur on: the collapse of marginal VCs Why being in a shared working space isn't a good idea About the dangers of incubators run by "Mentors" with no startup operating experienceBrought to you by Business Insider ... Read More
(as seen in Tech Cocktail)The numbers are out for venture capital fundraising for Q2 2011, and, according to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), the data confirms the queasy feeling that entrepreneurs raising money have felt in their guts this year.In Q2 2011, only 37 funds raised money, which is the 2nd... Read More
To angel and venture capital investors, companies seeking capital are driving buses on which the investor is hopping on for the ride. These companies are vehicles that investors hope will take them from point A (the investment) to point B (10X returns). Experience tells investors that the odds are against ever... Read More
Event: Capital CallWhen: September 7, 2011Where: Washington, DCApplication Deadline: July 29, 20111 Page Executive Summary Application: Download DocEmail Applications to: Katherine FergusonCooley will be unveiling a new format for Capital Call DC. The program will feature 12 of the region’s hottest angel stage companies, presenting on 2 podiums on opposite sides of the room... Read More
Where: University of Maryland, College Park, Van Munching HallDate: June 8, 2011Time: 9:00 AMSix promising local companies will be presenting to a group of Angel Investors tomorrow. The Dingman Capital Access Network meets every second Wednesday of the month to listen to local entrepreneurs seeking investment capital pitch the next-big-thing.This... Read More
Where: University of Maryland, College Park, Van Munching HallDate: May 10, 2011Time: 9:30 AMThree promising local companies will be presenting to a group of Angel Investors tomorrow. The Dingman Capital Access Network meets every second Wednesday of the month to listen to local entrepreneurs seeking investment capital pitch the next-big-thing.This... Read More
The #TweetDingman Network Roulette event sponsored by Brazen Careerist, for the 10 top #TweetDingman-ers is scheduled to take place online at noon on Friday, June 3rd. Look for more information coming soon. The top 10 entries from Tweet Dingman are: RFIDGlobal Nexercise VisiSonics Leading Start Kids Waste Not Tech Klaggle College Magazine GeoSkipper MyChef Venga... Read More
(As Seen On Tech Cocktail)There is no denying it that when it comes to fashion and investing, DC is a conservative town. We’re not fashion trendsetters, and we’re not the big idea, swing-for-the-fences capital of the entrepreneurial-world-shakers. Let’s face it, we may have put a man... Read More
Turning used Milk Bottles into attractive split rail fences. Waste Not Technologies entry was one of the top 10 entrants in the April 8th #TweetDingman Tweet Pitch event.Web: http://www.plasticfencing.us/Twitter: @waste_not_techLocated: Saylorsburg, PAGreat product, great pitch and a great cause combine for a winning business.The Tweets: Split rail fence made from recycled... Read More
First quarter investing this year Nationally improved by 14% over the same period last year. In 2011, the fat got fatter, Northern Californian companies raised 42% more than the prior year 1st quarter at .5 Billion dollars, 4 times 2nd place New England. In the 1st Quarter Silicon valley remained... Read More
Amanda Nachman graduated from UMD in 2007 with a BA in English and a citation in the business honors program called Quest, then worked as a consultant for Booz Allen and for the past three years, has been working full time and full force on College Magazine. It's a great... Read More
Check out Damps, one of the top 5 entries for the April 8th #TweetDingman event. Tweeted by @MagnetBootGuy from San Diego. Damps are high tech, healthier boots! DAMPS Technology Footwear Contact CEO/General Partner Jeff Brown B&B Technologies LP. www.damps.com USA/World Plantar Fascitiis the #1 injury seen by podiatrists Low back problems the... Read More
Washington Business Journal - by Bill FlookDate: Friday, April 15, 2011New, unconventional channels that entrepreneurs can use to find investors are beginning to crop up in the Washington area, part of a burgeoning shift in the traditional venture capital pitch.Two inaugural events — the TechStorm technology transfer conference... Read More
With so many great entries it's difficult to announce only one TweetDingman winner..... and the winner is RFIDGlobal with a score of 90 out of a total of 120 possible points. The company, with offices in Eldersburg Md and Reston VA will receive the ,000 prize from the Dingman Center... Read More
Where: University of Maryland, College Park, Van Munching HallDate: April 13, 2011Time: 9:30 AMTwo Promising Local Companies will be presenting to a group of Angel Investors. The Dingman Capital Access Network meets every second Wednesday of the month to listen to local entrepreneurs seeking investment capital pitch the next-big-thing.This month’s... Read More
Starting 11 AM EDT today You can watch it here A better viewer can be found here: http://www.drivenforward.com/pitchfeed.asp You can watch by monitoring Twitter hashtag #TweetDingman // new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'search', search: 'TweetDingman', interval: 6000, title:... Read More
