As we celebrate South Carolina angel investing tax credit transfer season (among other things), we found this report on the SC Dept of Revenue’s website here (under Publications / Reports / Additional Reports) about who applied for the credit in 2021. We thought you might enjoy reviewing it with us. …

If you have followed Matt’s writings about angel investing, you’ll know he has been a fan of the “flywheel” metaphor for angel investing and startup communities from long before VentureSouth even existed. (See here and here, for example.) In the last few weeks, we have seen three examples of how…

Thanks to WFMZ-TV 69, GSA Business Report and others for covering a record year of angel investing at VentureSouth in 2021. VentureSouth members set new personal bests last year in new companies receiving investment (11) and total investment rounds completed (36), and came close for total capital invested ($10.7 million)…

Here comes RollingSouth! RollingSouth is the first “Rolling Fund” affiliated with VentureSouth. The fund is launching now to make investments in early-stage tech companies in the Southeast. In this post we will cover what RollingSouth is, what it will invest in, what its differentiators are, how it is structured, what…

Interested in angel investing and like podcasts? You’re in the right place — our annotated guide to podcasts about angel investing in the southeast. There are already lists of angel investing podcasts. Why do we need one for the southeast, you ask? Angel investing is not a one-size-fits-all activity: angel…

“Make Money. Have Fun. Do Good.” is VentureSouth’s motto. This first part, Make Money, is (we believe) the key point of angel investing — and something our members have been able to do. …

Now, not many people know that, but you can make investments in early stage companies, including through VentureSouth, using funds that are in retirement accounts. How? Step 1: Have cash in a self-directed IRA at a custodian that allows alternative investments. That means you need to have money in an…

On a few VentureSouth investments over this fall, we agreed a term sheet that included a capped participating preference. As we have syndicated those investments with other angel investors and groups around the southeast, this term has caused some confusion and questions. …

If you are an entrepreneur building a business in South Carolina, or investor who might invest in a South Carolina-based company, you need to know about the South Carolina Angel Investor Tax Credit. In our earlier article, we provided the “Beginners’ Guide” to the credit. In this follow-up, we’ll expand…