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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

+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

+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

Deals

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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

+8

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
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

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

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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

+6

Saliva Diagnostics, the AI Safety Movement, and Why "Access to Capital" Isn't a Problem

Aug 14, 2025

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7 min read

Saliva Diagnostics, the AI Safety Movement, and Why "Access to Capital" Isn't a Problem

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | August 14, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+6

Figma IPO Delivers Much-Needed Liquidity, Boulder Angels Back Gut Health Play, and Why Quality of Earnings Starts on Day One

Aug 7, 2025

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7 min read

Figma IPO Delivers Much-Needed Liquidity, Boulder Angels Back Gut Health Play, and Why Quality of Earnings Starts on Day One

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | August 7, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Enterprise

+5

Airway management draws multi-group funding, when "rolling a 0" is crazy bad, and is AI shrinking startup teams?

Jul 3, 2025

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8 min read

Airway management draws multi-group funding, when "rolling a 0" is crazy bad, and is AI shrinking startup teams?

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | July 3, 2025

Andrew Kazlow
Andrew Kazlow

Deals

+5

FDA-cleared women's health tech secures $20M, QSBS reform may sweeten exits, and why highly technical founders break the pitch deck rule

Jun 26, 2025

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7 min read

FDA-cleared women's health tech secures $20M, QSBS reform may sweeten exits, and why highly technical founders break the pitch deck rule

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | June 26, 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

Deals

+6

Even Professional Fund Managers Struggle to Track Their Portfolios, Private-on-Private Acquisitions are Crossing $1B, and Bees get Amino Acid Love

Jun 12, 2025

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8 min read

Even Professional Fund Managers Struggle to Track Their Portfolios, Private-on-Private Acquisitions are Crossing $1B, and Bees get Amino Acid Love

🔥 Angel Deals of the Week | June 12, 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
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