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...