Golden Seeds - Angel Group

Golden Seeds

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Golden Seeds - Angel GroupStephanie Hanbury-Brown
Managing Director

Stephanie Hanbury-Brown, General Partner of the Golden Seeds Fund, is the founder of Golden Seeds. Her primary focus is supporting the Forum Leaders in each location (Boston, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco), and is also responsible for investor training for members. Stephanie's 20+ career ... More

Golden Seeds - Angel GroupPeggy Wallace
Managing Director

Peggy Wallace, Managing Director and General Partner of the Golden Seeds Fund, is the Portfolio Manager for Golden Seeds. Peggy’s primary focus is working with companies post investment and tracking their performance. Peggy also serves as Golden Seeds’ liaison to the VC community and other potentia... More

Golden Seeds - Angel GroupKindra Tatarsky
Managing Director

Kindra Tatarsky is the Golden Seeds Managing Director of Operations. She manages the processes and day-to-day operations of Golden Seeds, including deal flow, screening, due diligence and investment processes. A key focus is ensuring quality deal flow and working with companies and members to facil... More

Golden Seeds - Ideal Startup Investment

We typically invest in businesses that meet the following criteria:

* The company has a woman founder who maintains a C-level operating position with the company (usually she is the CEO or COO)
* The management team is well rounded and has strong business experience, particularly in the sector in which the product is being placed.
* The market size is large enough to present an addressable market of a minimum of $1bn.
* The product and the business model are scalable.
* The product is in beta (versus alpha) stage of development and has been developed with input from clients or potential clients.
* The company has at least one or two paying clients.
* There are some tangible barriers to entry for competitors or potential competitors, such as an intellectual property portfolio.
* There must be a clear exit strategy.
* The company is a C corporation (if you are currently an LLC, you may still apply, but you must be willing to convert to a C corp).
* The company’s valuation is typically less than $5m, particularly if it is a pre-revenue company.
* Brokers: Please note that we do not work with brokers.

Golden Seeds Invests In These Industries

• Biotechnology• Internet / Web Services
• Business Products and Services• Media and Entertainment
• Consumer Products and Services• Medical Devices and Equipment
• Education• Mobile
• Financial Services• Nanotechnology
• Food / Drink• Software
• Healthcare Services• Telecommunications
• IT Services

Golden Seeds Invests In Companies That Have Reached The Following Milestones

Prototype Ready - $500K in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue
Concept OnlyProduct In DevelopmentPrototype ReadyFull Product Ready$500K in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$1M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$3M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$5M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$10M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$20M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$50M in Trailing 12 Mo. RevenueMore than $50M in Trailing 12 Mo. RevenueMore than $50M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue ►◄ Concept Only

Golden Seeds Invests In Companies With These Funding Needs

  • Pre-money Valuation: $500,000 - $5,000,000
  • Capital Seeking: $250,000 - $1,000,000
  • Previously Raised: $0 - $1,000,000

Golden Seeds Expects Their Investments To Generate

  • Expected Revenue By Year 5: $15,000,000 - $20,000,000
  • Expected Returns: 10x Investment - 20x Investment
  • Expected Years to Exit: 3 Years - 7 Years
  • Expected Years to Break Even: 1 Year - 3 Years

Golden Seeds Investment Portfolio

Last 12 Months
inStream Media, Inc FundedinStream Media, IncHitFix Convertible Note 2009 FundedHitFix Convertible Note 2009Crimson Hexagon Series A xtn Q1 2009 FundedCrimson Hexagon Series A xtn Q1 2009LoveSac 2010 Note Deal  FundedLoveSac 2010 Note Deal sweetriot Convertible Note Raise Fundedsweetriot Convertible Note RaiseCrimson Hexagon Reopen 2010 FundedCrimson Hexagon Reopen 2010HitFix Round A-1 Syndication FundedHitFix Round A-1 SyndicationeJamming Dec 2009 FundedeJamming Dec 2009HarQen Series A December 2009 FundedHarQen Series A December 2009gDiapers Internacola Series A Purchase Side Car Fund only FundedgDiapers Internacola Series A Purchase Side Car Fund onlySac Acquisition LLC dba Lovesac FundedSac Acquisition LLC dba LovesacSaladax Biomedical, Inc. Series C Sep 2009 FundedSaladax Biomedical, Inc. Series C Sep 2009TowerCare Series A Reopen – 2008 FundedTowerCare Series A Reopen – 2008Chromis 2010 Series A Reopen FundedChromis 2010 Series A ReopenCrimson Hexagon Series A-1 Dec 2009  FundedCrimson Hexagon Series A-1 Dec 2009 Carnegie Speech A-2 2009 FundedCarnegie Speech A-2 2009HarQen Convertible Note July 2009 FundedHarQen Convertible Note July 2009Dry Soda Series C-2009 FundedDry Soda Series C-2009
Previous Investments
Zeetoo FundedZeetooeJamming - Common Sep 06 FundedeJamming - Common Sep 06Proto FundedProtoDancing Deer Baking Company FundedDancing Deer Baking CompanyChromis - Series A June 2006, Jan 2007 FundedChromis - Series A June 2006, Jan 2007New Century Brewing Co FundedNew Century Brewing CoDesign2Launch - Series A + Series A-1 May 05 - May 06 FundedDesign2Launch - Series A + Series A-1 May 05 - May 06Saladax FundedSaladaxInternational Strategies FundedInternational StrategiesCrimson Hexagon Series A Jan 2008 FundedCrimson Hexagon Series A Jan 2008Chromis Series A Aug 2008 FundedChromis Series A Aug 2008gDiapers - Skye shares Dec 2008 FundedgDiapers - Skye shares Dec 2008Investment Instruments Corporation 2007 FundedInvestment Instruments Corporation 2007Investment Instruments Corporation FundedInvestment Instruments CorporationSolidware Technologies, Inc. FundedSolidware Technologies, Inc.HitFix FundedHitFixArtemis Woman-Loan July 2008 FundedArtemis Woman-Loan July 2008DRY Soda Series B 2007 - 2008 FundedDRY Soda Series B 2007 - 2008Solidware Bridge April 2008 FundedSolidware Bridge April 2008DRY Soda - Series A May 2006 FundedDRY Soda - Series A May 2006sweetriot.com Fundedsweetriot.comgDiapers - Series A shareholder buyout June 2008 FundedgDiapers - Series A shareholder buyout June 2008eJamming Bridge Feb 2007 FundedeJamming Bridge Feb 2007Carnegie Speech - Series A-1 Oct 2007 FundedCarnegie Speech - Series A-1 Oct 2007Carnegie Speech - Series A-2 2008 FundedCarnegie Speech - Series A-2 2008TowerCare Technologies FundedTowerCare TechnologiesTikatok FundedTikatokTikatok - Second Deal in 2008 FundedTikatok - Second Deal in 2008gDiapers - Series B Nov 2007 FundedgDiapers - Series B Nov 2007Carnegie Speech - Series A April 2007 FundedCarnegie Speech - Series A April 2007RedPath FundedRedPathArtemis Woman - Series A-2 Aug 2006 FundedArtemis Woman - Series A-2 Aug 2006Star Farm Productions FundedStar Farm Productions

Group's Activity

  • Invested in past 12 months: $5,549,789
  • Average investment size: $287,175
  • Average days until invested: 148
  • Applications in last 30 days: 14
  • Days average screening time: 26
  • Until first view: 1 day
  • Member log ins in last 30 days: 1,432
  • Active members: 159
  • New members last 12 months: 54
  • Average views per deal: 51

Deal Funnel - Last 12 Months

New100%
In Progress100%
Invested2%

Group's Industry Expertise

  • Financial Services (26 %)
  • Consumer Products and Services (15 %)
  • Business Products and Services (11 %)
  • Marketing / Advertising (9 %)
  • Software (9 %)
  • Retailing / Distribution (9 %)
  • Healthcare Services (8 %)
  • Other (8 %)
  • IT Services (8 %)
  • Industrial/Energy (6 %)
  • Telecommunications (6 %)
  • Biotechnology (6 %)
  • Media and Entertainment (5 %)

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