VentureSouth Launching Angel Investment Group in Chattanooga Greenville, S.C. – VentureSouth, one of the largest angel investment groups in the United States, is announcing its newest market expansion, VentureSouth Chattanooga. Chattanooga, TN will become the...
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June Recap
June 2021 recap: June was a big month for VentureSouth as we wrapped up the first half of 2021. We made several investments, added new members and cheered numerous major accomplishments from portfolio companies – including one going public! Investments: In the month...
May Recap
Goodbye Spring, Hello Summer! To justify our excitement about coming summer vacations, VentureSouth worked particularly hard this month! It was a near-record month for investing activity, combined with adding in-person meetings back to our virtual calendar. We also...
VentureSouth Recognized As A Top 10 Angel Investment Group In North America
VentureSouth is proud to announce that it has been recognized as one of the top 10 angel investment groups in North America for the 3rd time. The ranking comes from the Angel Capital Association, which released its 2020 Angel Funders Report this week. VentureSouth was...
VentureSouth-wide investments begin with ActivEd
VentureSouth exists to encourage collaboration between angel investors across our state. Our goal is to fund fully our best early stage companies - so they can spend less time fundraising and more time building great businesses.As the UBJ and others around the state...
VentureSouth Charlotte Helping to Grow Charlotte’s Angel-Funding Community
In a recent article in the Charlotte Observer, VentureSouth Charlotte’s Director Mac Lackey weighs in on the angel investing scene in the Queen City, how it’s shifted in recent years, and the potential for growth.
VentureSouth Surpasses $50 Million Invested
VentureSouth is delighted to announce a major milestone, as the early-stage investment group has now invested more than $50 million in early-stage companies in the Southeast.Recently announced investments in Threatswitch and Altis Biosystems, along with...
VentureSouth Establishing Fayetteville Angel Investor Group
VentureSouth, the Southeast’s largest angel investment network, is once again expanding its footprint. Fayetteville, N.C. will become the 14th community with a VentureSouth angel group, bringing the resources of a venture capital firm to local...
The negative side of being the lead investor
After reading the previous post about the advantages of being the lead investor, you may have been left wondering why so many people - individual angel investors, angel groups, micro-VCs, or even formal venture funds very often don’t lead deals. Below we’ll take a...
South Carolina Angel Tax Credit has been Extended!
Originally passed in 2013, The High Growth Small Business Job Creation Act, affectionately known as the South Carolina Angel Tax Credit, gave investors a state income tax credit of up to 35% of the amount they invested in eligible SC-based companies. The tax...