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Andrew Kazlow

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Pressure-Washing Drones, Anthropic's Enterprise Tool Breached on Launch Day, and a Takeaway from the ACA Summit

Apr 23, 2026

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3 min read

Pressure-Washing Drones, Anthropic's Enterprise Tool Breached on Launch Day, and a Takeaway from the ACA Summit

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | April 23, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

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Mexican Beauty Brand Raises $4M, HNW Investors Put 12% into Private Equity, and the Case for Starting in a Down Market

Apr 16, 2026

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4 min read

Mexican Beauty Brand Raises $4M, HNW Investors Put 12% into Private Equity, and the Case for Starting in a Down Market

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | April 16, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

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Diaspora Therapy Platform Raises $270K, Sequoia's Original Apple Investment Memo Unveiled, and Why Most Businesses Shouldn't Raise Venture

Apr 9, 2026

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9 min read

Diaspora Therapy Platform Raises $270K, Sequoia's Original Apple Investment Memo Unveiled, and Why Most Businesses Shouldn't Raise Venture

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | April 9, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

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Estate Sale AI, Why High Oil Prices Rattle Private Markets, and the Startup Loss Deduction Most Angels Miss

Apr 2, 2026

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8 min read

Estate Sale AI, Why High Oil Prices Rattle Private Markets, and the Startup Loss Deduction Most Angels Miss

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | April 2, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+2

At-Home Tick Testing, Top AI Chatbots by Country, and the Perils of Vibe-Coded Vertical AI

Mar 26, 2026

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8 min read

At-Home Tick Testing, Top AI Chatbots by Country, and the Perils of Vibe-Coded Vertical AI

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | March 26, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+4

Turkey Barn Robots, The 8 Moats of Enduring Software, and Why Context Is Everything in Angel Investing

Mar 19, 2026

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8 min read

Turkey Barn Robots, The 8 Moats of Enduring Software, and Why Context Is Everything in Angel Investing

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | March 19, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+4

Dissolving Dog Poop, Fundable ≠ Investable, and What 100+ Angel Investors Value Most

Mar 12, 2026

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8 min read

Dissolving Dog Poop, Fundable ≠ Investable, and What 100+ Angel Investors Value Most

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | March 12, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+4

RF-Activated Adhesive Curing, Unpacking Value vs. Momentum Seed Investing, and Why Hard Tech's Valley of Death Is Closing

Mar 5, 2026

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9 min read

RF-Activated Adhesive Curing, Unpacking Value vs. Momentum Seed Investing, and Why Hard Tech's Valley of Death Is Closing

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | March 5, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+4

Microplastic Filtration, Factory Economics 101 from a16z, and 3 Lessons from 30 Years

Feb 26, 2026

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9 min read

Microplastic Filtration, Factory Economics 101 from a16z, and 3 Lessons from 30 Years

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | February 26, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+5

AI Replaces Weeks of Elite Forensics Work, Claude Vending Machine Orders a Live Fish, and Why Younger Investors Don't Call Themselves Angels

Feb 19, 2026

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6 min read

AI Replaces Weeks of Elite Forensics Work, Claude Vending Machine Orders a Live Fish, and Why Younger Investors Don't Call Themselves Angels

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | February 19, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+3

Contactless Magnetic Gears, Anthropic Quietly Drops Opus 4.6, and Why Angel Groups Stall at 20-50 Members

Feb 12, 2026

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8 min read

Contactless Magnetic Gears, Anthropic Quietly Drops Opus 4.6, and Why Angel Groups Stall at 20-50 Members

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | February 12, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+4

Offshore Rocket Launch Platforms, Angel Board Representation is Cratering, and Why VCs Pass on "Hairy" Cap Tables

Feb 5, 2026

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7 min read

Offshore Rocket Launch Platforms, Angel Board Representation is Cratering, and Why VCs Pass on "Hairy" Cap Tables

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | February 5, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+4

Brain-Computer Interface Tech Raises $35M, Why Lobster Emojis Are Everywhere, and the Case for "Diligencing the Diligence"

Jan 29, 2026

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7 min read

Brain-Computer Interface Tech Raises $35M, Why Lobster Emojis Are Everywhere, and the Case for "Diligencing the Diligence"

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | January 29, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+3

Oral Cancer Detection AI, Vibe-Coding a Throwaway Micro App, and a Tsunami of Shiny Garbage

Jan 22, 2026

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7 min read

Oral Cancer Detection AI, Vibe-Coding a Throwaway Micro App, and a Tsunami of Shiny Garbage

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | January 22, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+4

Freeze-Dried Breast Milk, a16z Raised 18% of VC Dollars in 2025, and Why "It's No Longer a Novelty for a Woman to Pitch"

Jan 15, 2026

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6 min read

Freeze-Dried Breast Milk, a16z Raised 18% of VC Dollars in 2025, and Why "It's No Longer a Novelty for a Woman to Pitch"

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | January 15, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+4

GLP-1 Cooperative Model Raises $4.5M, a16z's Big Ideas for 2026, and the 20/80 Rule for Angel Groups

Jan 8, 2026

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6 min read

GLP-1 Cooperative Model Raises $4.5M, a16z's Big Ideas for 2026, and the 20/80 Rule for Angel Groups

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | January 8, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Resource

The Best of the Diligent Observer: 2025 Edition

Dec 31, 2025

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8 min read

The Best of the Diligent Observer: 2025 Edition

5 lessons from interviewing 30+ angels, fund managers, and ecosystem builders.

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+4

Remote Asthma Monitoring Secures Seed Funding, INVEST Act Heads to Senate, and the Brutal Economics of Fridge Real Estate

Dec 18, 2025

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8 min read

Remote Asthma Monitoring Secures Seed Funding, INVEST Act Heads to Senate, and the Brutal Economics of Fridge Real Estate

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | December 18, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+5

Seizure Prediction Wearable Hits Clinical Trials, a16z's 14 Big Ideas for 2026, and Why Cleantech Isn't Dead

Dec 11, 2025

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7 min read

Seizure Prediction Wearable Hits Clinical Trials, a16z's 14 Big Ideas for 2026, and Why Cleantech Isn't Dead

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | December 11, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+5

Wearable Panic Buttons Score $530K, When Uncle Sam Joins the Cap Table, and the Perils of Grit Gone Wrong

Dec 4, 2025

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7 min read

Wearable Panic Buttons Score $530K, When Uncle Sam Joins the Cap Table, and the Perils of Grit Gone Wrong

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | December 4, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+5

Restaurant Workflow AI Lands Seed Round, Venture Zombie Hunters, and Voting with Our Angel Dollars

Nov 28, 2025

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7 min read

Restaurant Workflow AI Lands Seed Round, Venture Zombie Hunters, and Voting with Our Angel Dollars

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | November 28, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Enterprise

+6

Trade Compliance AI Closes $2.5M Seed, Sequoia's 'Return Free Risk' Warning, and Why It Takes 1,000 Deals to Calibrate Angel Judgment

Nov 20, 2025

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7 min read

Trade Compliance AI Closes $2.5M Seed, Sequoia's 'Return Free Risk' Warning, and Why It Takes 1,000 Deals to Calibrate Angel Judgment

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | November 20, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+8

24-Hour Healthcare Payment Platform Raises $4M, Analyzing 1929 vs 2025 Market Dynamics, and the Perils of Too Much Angel Deal Flow

Nov 13, 2025

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7 min read

24-Hour Healthcare Payment Platform Raises $4M, Analyzing 1929 vs 2025 Market Dynamics, and the Perils of Too Much Angel Deal Flow

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | November 13, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+6

Camping Gear Startup Bags $2.7M, Breaking Down Canva's Epic Story, and the 50-50 Signal for Identifying a Disruptive Med Device

Nov 6, 2025

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3 min read

Camping Gear Startup Bags $2.7M, Breaking Down Canva's Epic Story, and the 50-50 Signal for Identifying a Disruptive Med Device

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | November 6, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+5

IoT Showerheads Save Hotels $20 Per Room, How Being Rude to ChatGPT Boosts Accuracy, and Takeaways from Analysis of 101 Angel Deals

Oct 30, 2025

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8 min read

IoT Showerheads Save Hotels $20 Per Room, How Being Rude to ChatGPT Boosts Accuracy, and Takeaways from Analysis of 101 Angel Deals

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | October 30, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow
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