Tidal River Fund Update-October 2024

Tidal River Fund news, Angel Investing trends, and member spotlight for October 2024!
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Tidal River Fund Update-September 2024

Tidal River Fund news, Angel Investing trends, and member spotlight for September 2024!
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PAST-October 25, 2024, 11:45 – 2:15 (Greenwich, CT) Women’s Business Development Council’s 2024 Women Rising Annual Gala and Awards Celebration

Network, hear from speakers, and celebrate Impact Award and Patricia Billie Miller Award Recipients!
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PAST-October 8, 2024, 6:00 – 8:30PM ET (Greenwich Library) Show Her The Money Movie screening and panel discussion

Come watch a movie and panel discussion about venture capital, angel investing and funding women!
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Tidal River Fund Update-August 2024

Tidal River Fund news, Angel Investing trends, and member spotlight for August 2024!
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PAST-October 10-11, 2024 (New Haven, CT) Yale Clean Energy Conference

Join the hundreds of attendees from countless sectors, organizations, schools, and industries coming to New Haven, Connecticut, for this flagship clean energy event.
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PAST-September 5, 2024, 4:00-6:00PM (CT) E.D.G.E. Club Founder Meetup

If you're a founder all-in on building a high scale potential company, E.D.G.E. club is for you. We're gathering every 6-8 weeks for breakfast, happy hour, or dinner and making CT a great place to start and grow a game-changing company.
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PAST-August 29, 2024, 5:30-7:30PM (New Haven, CT) ClimateHaven Green Drinks

Join us at ClimateHaven for our quarterly Green Drinks event, the ultimate climate-connector for conversation, connection and inspiration in New Haven, CT.
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PAST-September 4-5, 2024 (Boston, MA) Angel Capital Association Women’s Investor Forum

The Angel Capital Association hosts an annual gathering of its angels and aspiring angels for the Women's Investor Forum. Everyone is welcome!
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PAST-August 29, 2024, 5:00-7:00PM (New Haven, CT) ClimateHaven – Green Drinks

Join us at the innovation hub for drinks and light bites.
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PAST-July 18, 2024, 4:30-6:30PM (New Haven, CT) Collaborative CT

Join us at Connecticut Innovations headquarters for drinks and appetizers courtesy of CONNECTICUT INNOVATIONS and YALE VENTURES.
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Tidal River Fund Update-June/July 2024

Tidal River Fund news, Angel Investing trends, and member spotlight for June/July 2024!
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Tidal River Fund Update-May 2024

Tidal River Fund news, Angel Investing trends, and member spotlight for May 2024!
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Tidal River Fund Update-April 2024

Tidal River Fund news, Angel Investing trends, and member spotlight for April 2024!
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Tidal River Fund Update-March 2024

Tidal River Fund news, Angel Investing trends, and member spotlight for March 2024!
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Tidal River Fund Update-February 2024

Tidal River Fund news, Angel Investing trends, and member spotlight for February 2024!
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Tidal River Fund Update-January 2024

Tidal River Fund news, Angel Investing trends, and member spotlight for January 2024!
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Founder Spotlight – Jessica Young

A former chef and director of operations for a frozen food company, Jessica Young, founder and CEO of Bubble Goods, believes the future of food lies within a diverse and independent food system. Here, she tells writer Amy Hourigan about her unique approach to selling food, how she grew her subscriber base so quickly, and why she considers her network to be one of her most valuable assets.
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Tidal River Fund Update-December 2023

Tidal River Fund news, Angel Investing trends, and member spotlight for December 2023!
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Tidal River Fund Update-November 2023

Tidal River Fund news, Angel Investing trends, and member spotlight for November 2023!
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Tidal River Fund Update-October 2023

Tidal River Fund news, Angel Investing trends, and member spotlight for October 2023!
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Meet Two Entrepreneurs Who Are Improving Access to Quality, Affordable Mental Health Services

Mental health affects how we think, feel and act. It’s critical at every stage of life, yet access to care and treatment remains out of reach for many. Tidal River talked to two founders who are hell-bent on changing the landscape.
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The Disrupters

Starting a business can be highly rewarding, but it’s not for the faint of heart. Tidal River connected with four female founders to find out how they overcame their biggest business challenges and the lessons they learned along the way.
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The Secrets of Her Success: Lilian Chen Went from Startup Investor to Startup Founder. Here’s What She Learned.

As an investor in early-stage tech companies, Lilian Chen spent years evaluating and advising startups. Then she decided to build a company of her own. Here, the co-founder and COO of Bar None Games tells writer Amy Hourigan how she positioned her company for success and the advice she has for other female and minority founders.
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The Tax Implications of Angel Investing

Regardless of whether your angel investment generates a loss or a solid return, there are tax implications you should know about. Blake Christian, CPA, a tax partner at HCVT in Long Beach, California, and an angel investor himself, explains.
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Angel Investor Spotlight: Morgan Lemaitre

An investment industry veteran who has worked with top firms like Raymond James, Goldman Sachs and UBS, Morgan Lemaitre, CFP®, knows a thing or two about building financial certainty. Here, the founding partner and managing director of Park City Family Office, who also happens to be a two-time United States figure skating gold medalist, tells writer Amy Hourigan about her first angel investment, what she’s learned since, and the advice she’d give others who are considering backing an early-stage company.
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The Secrets of Her Success: Erin Mort Left a Secure Corporate Job to Start Her Own Business. Today, the Successful Entrepreneur Is Teaching Others How to Follow in Her Footsteps.

A few months after leaving a corporate job to start her own company, Erin Mort said her life had completely changed for the better. Here, the founder of OSP Training Academy tells writer Amy Hourigan why she decided to go into business for herself, the lessons she learned along the way, and the advice she has for other women who are contemplating a similar move.
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Looking to Make Your First Moves as an Angel Investor? A Seasoned Pro Has Advice.

Business owners and other high-performing executives call on Doug Campbell to help them grow their company, strengthen their management team, and build a better advisory board. It’s easy to see why: The Success Coach, as Doug is known, certainly knows what he’s talking about. Here, he tells first-time angel investors what to know before diving in.
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The Secrets of Her Success: How Beauty Kitchen Founder Heather Marianna Built Two Successful Businesses Without Spending Millions on Advertising

Ten years ago, the California-born beauty enthusiast launched a YouTube series called Beauty Kitchen, where she shared skincare recipes viewers could make with ingredients most of us have in our pantries. Thanks to Heather’s bubbly personality and passion for chemical-free products, the series quickly racked up a following of more than three million viewers.
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Everything You Need to Know About Connecticut’s Angel Investor Tax Credit Program

Angel investors can change the trajectory of a startup with one swipe of a pen and a few key introductions or some well-timed business advice. But investing in early-stage companies isn’t without risk, even if you follow a proven due diligence process.
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Founder of the Largest Angel Investor Conference in the U.S. Offers Her Hard-Won Advice

Mysty Rusk knows a thing or two about angel investing. In addition to serving as executive director of the Free Enterprise Institute at the Knauss School of Business at the University of San Diego, Rusk founded the largest angel investment conference in the country, the San Diego Angel Conference.
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How Annie Lamont and Alison Malloy are Boosting Funding for Women-Led Startups in CT

Soon after her husband was elected governor, Annie Lamont vowed to brainstorm how to boost funding for Connecticut entrepreneurs. Nearly three years later, it’s resulted in a major initiative: the Tidal River Investor Network.
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Women Get Better Returns on Their Investments than Men—Here’s Why

As it turns out, women investors have a slight edge over men when it comes to long-term gains, according to Fidelity’s 2021 Women and Investing Study.
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Meet Two Female-Founded Businesses: Jewelry and Boozy Tea

As our “She Made It” series continues during the third hour of Today, Jill Martin shines a spotlight on two businesses and the women behind them: Maison Miru jewelry, founded by engineer and designer Trisha Okubo, and Owl’s Brew, which makes alcohol-laced teas.
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Getting More Women to Launch, Fund Businesses in Connecticut

Women-founded or co-founded firms in the United States raised $25.12 billion in venture capital in the first half of 2021, more than in any prior year, according to PitchBook. The reason?
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We invite accredited investors—no matter how experienced—to join Tidal River. Members will have the opportunity to participate in due diligence alongside seasoned investors and, if they’re new to angel investing, learn about the process. Members are encouraged to serve on one or more of our six committees below.