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Shelf-Stable Eye Grafts, Founder Comp for Dummies, and Why Economics Are Everything in FoodTech

Sep 3, 2026

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3 min read

Shelf-Stable Eye Grafts, Founder Comp for Dummies, and Why Economics Are Everything in FoodTech

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | September 3, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+3

Solar Panel Clamps, DOJ Probes a16z, and Please Sand Your Elbows

Aug 20, 2026

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3 min read

Solar Panel Clamps, DOJ Probes a16z, and Please Sand Your Elbows

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | August 20, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+3

Massively Multiplayer IRL, AI Funding Is Absurdly Concentrated, and Why Founder Signals Only Get You So Far

Aug 13, 2026

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3 min read

Massively Multiplayer IRL, AI Funding Is Absurdly Concentrated, and Why Founder Signals Only Get You So Far

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | August 13, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+3

Space Mission Software, LinkedIn Finally Ships an "AI Slop" Button, and the Value of Story

Aug 6, 2026

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3 min read

Space Mission Software, LinkedIn Finally Ships an "AI Slop" Button, and the Value of Story

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | August 6, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+5

Handheld Ventilators, Skipping Pro Rata, and the Israeli R&D Lab

Jul 30, 2026

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3 min read

Handheld Ventilators, Skipping Pro Rata, and the Israeli R&D Lab

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | July 30, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

US-West

+3

Every Element in 4 Minutes, Solvent-Based Textile Recycling, and When Split Focus Pays Off

Jul 23, 2026

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3 min read

Every Element in 4 Minutes, Solvent-Based Textile Recycling, and When Split Focus Pays Off

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | July 23, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+3

Airbnb for Hunting, Fireproof Battery Enclosures, and Why 100% Conviction is a Yellow Flag

Jul 16, 2026

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3 min read

Airbnb for Hunting, Fireproof Battery Enclosures, and Why 100% Conviction is a Yellow Flag

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | July 16, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+5

Job Placement AI, a New Climate Finance Platform, and Why Government Experience ≠ Government Sales

Jul 2, 2026

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3 min read

Job Placement AI, a New Climate Finance Platform, and Why Government Experience ≠ Government Sales

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | July 2, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+4

Liquid Crystal Optics, ChatGPT Slips to 46% Market Share, and Why a Clear Exit Path > a Big Idea

Jun 18, 2026

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4 min read

Liquid Crystal Optics, ChatGPT Slips to 46% Market Share, and Why a Clear Exit Path > a Big Idea

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | June 18, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+4

Dog Breath Strips, NYC Pulls Waymo's Permit, and Why Five Deals Isn't Enough

Jun 4, 2026

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3 min read

Dog Breath Strips, NYC Pulls Waymo's Permit, and Why Five Deals Isn't Enough

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | June 4, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Enterprise

+6

Battlefield Robots, Uber Burns 2026 AI Budget in Four Months, and Why Policy Wins Don't Happen by Accident

May 28, 2026

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3 min read

Battlefield Robots, Uber Burns 2026 AI Budget in Four Months, and Why Policy Wins Don't Happen by Accident

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | May 28, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+4

Super Shellfish Seed, 10 Layers of Startup Risk, and Why the Top Shelf is Higher than Ever

May 21, 2026

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4 min read

Super Shellfish Seed, 10 Layers of Startup Risk, and Why the Top Shelf is Higher than Ever

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | May 21, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+6

Restaurant AI Cuts Kitchen Errors by 70%, Michigan's $20M OpenAI Bet Pays Off, and Why Training Investors Is Only Half the Job

May 14, 2026

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3 min read

Restaurant AI Cuts Kitchen Errors by 70%, Michigan's $20M OpenAI Bet Pays Off, and Why Training Investors Is Only Half the Job

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | May 14, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

US-West

+4

Automated Smoothie Kiosks, Defense Contracting 101, and Why Community IS the Product

May 7, 2026

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3 min read

Automated Smoothie Kiosks, Defense Contracting 101, and Why Community IS the Product

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | May 7, 2026

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+4

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

+5

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

+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

+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

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

+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

+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

Enterprise

+6

AI Maternity Care Secures $8M, a16z's Prediction Economy Thesis, and why Guardrails are a Good Thing

Oct 16, 2025

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7 min read

AI Maternity Care Secures $8M, a16z's Prediction Economy Thesis, and why Guardrails are a Good Thing

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | October 16, 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
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