Letter from the President Fellow CAV Angels - As we head into the Summer and look ahead to the Fall, I couldn't be more pleased (and cautiously optimistic) with where things are trending, both at the organizational level and the macro-environment. Many of us are readjusting to...
-- How do you define social entrepreneurship and what role can it play in Cville's entrepreneurial ecosystem? Social enterprises are companies that have a mission to have a positive social and/or environmental impact alongside financial return. The majority of start-ups emanating from the UVA community have...
In December 2020, CAV Angels ended the year with the largest seed round group investment in the organization’s four-year history, supporting Charlottesville based, UVA spinout Springbok Analytics with $465K in funding as part of Springbok’s $1.6 million capital raise. Invented by UVA Professors Silvia Blemker,...
by Justin Ritter Since its inception in May 2016, Title III crowdfunding (“Title III”) has offered a new way for investors of both extraordinary and ordinary means to invest in the next great startup. Despite this new method of investing, finding and investing in high-quality Title...
By Dick Crawford, co-chairman of CAV Angels: Since it was initially organized, CAV Angels has been an active member of the Angel Capital Association, meaning CAV Angels members get access to the extensive benefits the Angel Capital Association provides. To understand the advantage of CAV Angels’ membership...
Part of our mission at CAV Angels is to provide educational on early stage funding to both investors and entrepreneurs alike. As such, we are thrilled to bring you a blog post from entrepreneur-turned-VC: Brett Brohl. Brett started his early stage career in entrepreneurship as a multi-time...
Pitching is more art than science in my opinion. I do not think there is a single set of rules for building the perfect deck, for example, and for good reason- each early stage company is unique and should be communicated as such. Depending on...
As part of our mission to educate entrepreneurs, we usually spend a half hour or more giving feedback to companies who apply for funding regardless of whether we think the company is a good investment fit for CAV Angels or not. This feedback ranges from...
“My company is going to be a billion dollar company in just a few years, so invest now while you still can!” Ok, so none of the entrepreneurs we’ve heard from have made such an audacious claim, but we believe essential ingredients in any entrepreneur are...