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Investment activity in the West Coast tech ecosystems and Mountain states

Deals

Personalized Paywalls, 77 Seconds Per Deck, and Is SaaS Dead Yet?

Sep 10, 2026

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3 min read

Personalized Paywalls, 77 Seconds Per Deck, and Is SaaS Dead Yet?

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | September 10, 2026

Andrew Kazlow

Deals

Magnetic Kidney Stone Retrieval, OpenAI Tourbillons, and the Eras of Angel Investing

Aug 27, 2026

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3 min read

Magnetic Kidney Stone Retrieval, OpenAI Tourbillons, and the Eras of Angel Investing

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | August 27, 2026

Andrew Kazlow

Deals

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

Deals

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

Deals

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

Deals

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

US-West

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

Deals

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

Deals

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

Deals

Paintable Carbon Antennas, the Collectibles Asset Class, and the Perils of Quitting Too Soon

Jun 11, 2026

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3 min read

Paintable Carbon Antennas, the Collectibles Asset Class, and the Perils of Quitting Too Soon

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | June 11, 2026

Andrew Kazlow

Deals

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

Deals

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

US-West

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

Deals

Drill-Free Dental Implants, Anthropic Crosses $1T on Secondary Markets, and Why Angels Should Ask for 20%

Apr 30, 2026

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4 min read

Drill-Free Dental Implants, Anthropic Crosses $1T on Secondary Markets, and Why Angels Should Ask for 20%

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | April 30, 2026

Andrew Kazlow

Canada

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

Deals

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

Deals

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

Deals

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

Deals

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

Deals

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

Deals

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

Deals

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

Deals

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

Deals

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

Deals

Roach Killing Platform Closes $28M Series A, Thrive Capital's Journey from $5M to $3.3B, and the Perils of Mistaking Attention for Traction

Oct 23, 2025

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8 min read

Roach Killing Platform Closes $28M Series A, Thrive Capital's Journey from $5M to $3.3B, and the Perils of Mistaking Attention for Traction

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | October 23, 2025

Andrew Kazlow

US-West

Personalized Paywalls, 77 Seconds Per Deck, and Is SaaS Dead Yet?

Magnetic Kidney Stone Retrieval, OpenAI Tourbillons, and the Eras of Angel Investing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paintable Carbon Antennas, the Collectibles Asset Class, and the Perils of Quitting Too Soon

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

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

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

Drill-Free Dental Implants, Anthropic Crosses $1T on Secondary Markets, and Why Angels Should Ask for 20%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

Roach Killing Platform Closes $28M Series A, Thrive Capital's Journey from $5M to $3.3B, and the Perils of Mistaking Attention for Traction

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