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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

+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

+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

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

+7

AI Sleep Intelligence Secures $5.5M, Insider-only Boards Increase Catastrophic Risk, and the WealthTech Go-to-market Dilemma

Oct 9, 2025

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8 min read

AI Sleep Intelligence Secures $5.5M, Insider-only Boards Increase Catastrophic Risk, and the WealthTech Go-to-market Dilemma

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | October 9, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Enterprise

+7

AI-Powered Energy Savings, Data from 2,176 Startups on the SAFE Valuation Cap Spread, and Why Economics Always Win

Sep 25, 2025

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7 min read

AI-Powered Energy Savings, Data from 2,176 Startups on the SAFE Valuation Cap Spread, and Why Economics Always Win

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | September 25, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+5

Robotic Guides for the Blind, Anthropic Mega Round, and Why Healthcare Founders Have Crazy Grit

Sep 4, 2025

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8 min read

Robotic Guides for the Blind, Anthropic Mega Round, and Why Healthcare Founders Have Crazy Grit

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | September 4, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+7

Bargain Hunting in the Series B Aisle, Lab-Grown Guts, and Fresh Intel from Nearly 70 Angel Groups

Aug 28, 2025

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9 min read

Bargain Hunting in the Series B Aisle, Lab-Grown Guts, and Fresh Intel from Nearly 70 Angel Groups

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | August 28, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Enterprise

+8

Virtual Fan Engagement Secures Follow-on, Enterprise AI Gets a Reality Check, and Why Pro Sports B2B is All Relationships

Aug 21, 2025

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7 min read

Virtual Fan Engagement Secures Follow-on, Enterprise AI Gets a Reality Check, and Why Pro Sports B2B is All Relationships

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | August 21, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+4

Dental lasers, pay-for-quality AI, and why customer rejection is better than an "A"

Jul 31, 2025

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8 min read

Dental lasers, pay-for-quality AI, and why customer rejection is better than an "A"

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | July 31, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+5

Wastewater tech attracts Texas Angels, $2.4B acqui-hire drama, and a counterintuitive tip for rookie angels

Jul 24, 2025

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7 min read

Wastewater tech attracts Texas Angels, $2.4B acqui-hire drama, and a counterintuitive tip for rookie angels

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | July 24, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+7

Athlete equity startup raises $1M, AI is super bad at Pokémon, and how angel investing is evolving beyond the "black art"

Jun 19, 2025

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8 min read

Athlete equity startup raises $1M, AI is super bad at Pokémon, and how angel investing is evolving beyond the "black art"

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | June 19, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Enterprise

+5

Brain-boosting granola bars go institutional, 300+ "zombiecorns" stalk the unicorn graveyard, and why most angels can't pitch their own thesis

Jun 5, 2025

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8 min read

Brain-boosting granola bars go institutional, 300+ "zombiecorns" stalk the unicorn graveyard, and why most angels can't pitch their own thesis

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | June 5, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Enterprise

+4

Bridge rounds halve Series A odds, No-code automation scores $3.9M, and the slow-cooker portfolio strategy

May 29, 2025

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8 min read

Bridge rounds halve Series A odds, No-code automation scores $3.9M, and the slow-cooker portfolio strategy

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | May 29, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+6

Retail Waste Startup Raises $2M, 23andMe's DNA Goldmine Sells for $256M, and Why Smart Money Doesn't Mind a Little Turbulence

May 22, 2025

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7 min read

Retail Waste Startup Raises $2M, 23andMe's DNA Goldmine Sells for $256M, and Why Smart Money Doesn't Mind a Little Turbulence

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | May 22, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Enterprise

+6

Florida Angels Join $4.7M Hyperspectral Imaging Round, AI Writes up to One-Third of Microsoft's Code, and Why Clarity is Kindness

May 1, 2025

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3 min read

Florida Angels Join $4.7M Hyperspectral Imaging Round, AI Writes up to One-Third of Microsoft's Code, and Why Clarity is Kindness

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | May 1, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Enterprise

+6

Open-Source Data Validation AI Secures $4M, Why Saying "Please" Costs OpenAI Millions, and How to use Financial Models as Founder Diligence

Apr 24, 2025

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7 min read

Open-Source Data Validation AI Secures $4M, Why Saying "Please" Costs OpenAI Millions, and How to use Financial Models as Founder Diligence

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | April 24, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Enterprise

+6

One-Click Payment Tech Secures $2.4M, Human-Powered 'AI' Startup Exposed, and why Angel Education Drives Capital Activation

Apr 17, 2025

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7 min read

One-Click Payment Tech Secures $2.4M, Human-Powered 'AI' Startup Exposed, and why Angel Education Drives Capital Activation

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | April 17, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+6

Advanced Color Perception Tech Gets Angel Backing, AI-Powered EV Charging Network Expands Globally, and Why Transparent Values Save Everyone Time

Apr 3, 2025

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6 min read

Advanced Color Perception Tech Gets Angel Backing, AI-Powered EV Charging Network Expands Globally, and Why Transparent Values Save Everyone Time

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | April 3, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+6

Nuclear's Factory Future, AI-powered Housekeeping, and 20,000 Creators Find Their Digital Home

Mar 13, 2025

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8 min read

Nuclear's Factory Future, AI-powered Housekeeping, and 20,000 Creators Find Their Digital Home

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow
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