In this release we are welcoming VCs into the Angelsoft network, with a few new features that will make life a lot easier for them. But angels too have a lot to be excited about: We’ve improved some key areas of the program, including adding new deals, customizing industries, and inviting entrepreneurs to collaborate.

All in all we’ve had 317 updates, among them 194 were general bug fixes, 4 were new features, and 29 were smaller improvements. You can see all of them here. The highlights are below:


NEW VC FEATURES

For our venture capital users, these power features could help streamline the process:

  • Submit Directly to a Partner - You can now require the entrepreneur to select one of your fund’s partners, who will automatically be notified and become deal lead.

  • Track Deal Status - Deal Status notes, always at the top of the deal dashboard, are a new way to track the status of each deal. Only deal leads and admins may create them.

  • Printed Progress Report - From the Deal List, select any number of deals and click Actions -> Print Weekly Report. You will get a printed version of a report containing all the deals, their last Status Note, 3 last activity feed items, and general information about the deal, its stage, the deal lead, etc.


NEW ANGEL FEATURES

  • Quickly Adding Deals - Investors and Administrators can now quickly create a deal without going through the full application form. Create New Deal will open a dialog where you can add a deal by merely its name, or add the entrepreneur information and invite them to collaborate!
  • Smart Email Drop-box - Emailing-in deals just got smarter. You or your members may add a Deal Lead directly from the email by adding ::lead@email.com to the subject line - which will give that user admin privilege and Deal Lead status.

  • Better Industries - We’ve added some default industries to our list, including Clean Technology, Education, Gaming, Internet/Web Services, Mobile, and Nanotechnology.
  • Administrator Unsubscribe - Administrators can now unsubscribe from deal messages if they have no interest in them. Simply go to your Profile, and click Edit Preferences, then uncheck All Deal Emails.

  • Invite Entrepreneur Template - When inviting an entrepreneur to fill out the application, you can now use a saved template that you can change under Group Preferences.

Whether VC or Angel Investor, your feedback is very important to us. So please let us know what you think! Requests, suggestions, or questions are all welcome.  Simply comment below.


–The Angelsoft Team

Eran Dror :: Dec.30.2008
Angelsoft 3.0, Release Notes, Uncategorized, VC