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# Robin Hood Ventures Philadelphia

Early-stage Angel Investors For Startups

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- [Tune In: RHV Executive Director, Ellen Weber, Featured on the Investor Connect Podcast](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/tune-in-rhv-executive-director-ellen-weber-featured-on-the-investor-connect-podcast/) - We are excited to share that our Executive Director, Ellen Weber, was recently featured on the Investor Connect podcast with Hall Martin. In this deep-dive interview, Ellen leverages her 25+ years of experience to discuss the current landscape of the Philadelphia startup community and the evolving world of angel investing. What you’ll hear in this
- [The Angel Investor’s Perspective: Why We Built a Better Pitch Deck Template](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/the-angel-investors-perspective-why-we-built-a-better-pitch-deck-template/) - At Robin Hood Ventures, we don’t just view pitch decks as presentations; we view them as the first step in a long-term partnership. Having evaluated thousands of startups, our members know that the difference between a "pass" and a "meeting" often isn't solely based on the quality of the business, but the clarity of the
- [From the Bookshelves: New Releases from RHV Authors](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/from-the-bookshelves-new-releases-from-rhv-authors/) - We are incredibly proud to highlight the achievements of our members, who not only invest in the next generation of innovative companies but also share their expertise with the world. Learn more about two Robin Hood Ventures members' recent publications below! We encourage everyone to check out these insightful books: Preserving the Promise: Improving the
- [A Peek into the Angel Due Diligence Process for MedTech](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/a-peek-into-the-angel-due-diligence-process-for-medtech/) - Written by Eric Sugalski, Founder and CTO of Archimedic It’s been just over a year since I joined Robin Hood Ventures as an angel investor. While many investors in the group are far more seasoned, I’ve gained invaluable insights by diving into the due diligence (DD) process for various MedTech investments. Certain key themes surface
- [Lessons for an Entrepreneur Part 2](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/lessons-for-an-entrepreneur-part-2/) - Over the course of the past few months, I have enjoyed the privilege of listening to our investors speak to countless entrepreneurs at various stages with their companies and ideas. Although no entrepreneur’s product is the same, there are a few pieces of advice that could help virtually anyone: To successfully gain funding, you must
- [Learning from Angel Venture Fair's 10th Annual Snake Pit](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/learning-from-angel-venture-fairs-10th-annual-snake-pit/) - On December 19th, the Angel Venture Fair hosted their 10th Annual Snake Pit. This event is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs to hear the perspective and advice of angel investors, venture capitalists, lenders, lawyers, and everyone in between that a successful entrepreneur might need. Robin Hood Ventures member, Nick Valeriano, was on two panels at
- [Capital Call with Ben Franklin Technology Partners](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/capital-call-with-ben-franklin-technology-partners/) - Robin Hood Ventures Executive Director Ellen Weber participated in the Ben Franklin Learning Center's Capital Call on December 6th, 2022. This call was moderated by John Sider, the Vice President of Business Development at Ben Franklin Technology Partners. These calls are designed to demystify venture capital and angel investing through informal conversations with active investors.
- [Introducing Our New Jobs Page](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/introducing-our-new-jobs-page/) - We just launched a new jobs page for anyone looking to work for a fast-growing startup! This page lists every job available at our portfolio companies - everything from internships to director positions. You can filter by role, industry, skills, location, company stage, or keyword. At the time of writing, there are 79 available jobs
- [Ultimate Pitch Deck Template](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/ultimate-pitch-deck-template/) - One of the most important tools an entrepreneur has in their toolbox is their pitch deck. The pitch deck is a document that talks to investors in their language, and it can make the difference of whether you get an audience with an investor or whether you're left on the cutting room floor. Silvia Mah,
- [Lessons for an Entrepreneur](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/lessons-for-an-entrepreneur/) - Towards the end of June, I had the opportunity to sit in on a lunch meeting with several RHV members, employees, and the CEO of one of our portfolio companies. Although the primary purpose of the meeting was for Robin Hood Ventures to hear a portfolio company status update, the conversation proved incredibly multifaceted and
- [Funding Do's and Don'ts: Ellen Weber](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/funding-dos-and-donts-ellen-weber/) - Robin Hood Ventures' Ellen Weber appeared on the Blind Entrepreneurship podcast with Johnathan Grzybowski to discuss the Philadelphia VC environment. The episode can be found here. EPISODE SUMMARY Ellen Weber is passionate about innovation and about helping build great companies in the region. She is the Executive Director of Temple University’s Fox School of Business
- [Tips For Entrepreneurs on Hiring vs. Outsourcing](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/tips-for-entrepreneurs-on-hiring-vs-outsourcing/) - You never forget having to fire someone. And unfortunately, I have had to fire quite a few people. During the dot-com boom of the late 1990s and early 2000s, new businesses sprouted up quickly—and they grew their operations just as aggressively. As a result, these companies tended to over-hire, or hire beyond their means. I
- [These 14 Investors Have Urgent Tips For Your First Meeting](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/these-14-investors-have-urgent-tips-for-your-first-meeting/) - For startups considering the venture-backed route, an infusion of capital can be a pivotal moment that helps fill up the office, raise up regional or international outposts or get a product across the finish line. Really, venture capital is about having the resources to validate (or disprove) a business model. But the road to the term sheet, as any startup can tell you,
- [LinkingIn to Investors?](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/linkingin-investors/) - Investors always tell entrepreneurs that a warm introduction carries great weight, and that LinkedIn can be a great tool to get that introduction and to establish credibility. But somehow, that gets translated to people sending in LinkedIn requests with no reference point. So here's what happens... I go to a pitching event or meetup (which
- [Philly's Tech Scene Better than the Valley's?](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/phillys-tech-scene-better-valleys/) - Here's an exciting article written by PeopleLinx's Michael Idinopulos on why people like him are relocating to Philly's tech scene and staying here. Idinopulos, having been both an investor in the Valley and in Philly, raves about the qualities that make Philly's tech scene unique, and why the Valley will never compare. Silicon Valley is
- [Tech In Motion](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/tech-motion/) - For those of you who were able to attend Meetup's Tech In Motion event hosted on June 11 at Quorum, you know the energy that I am about to describe. The panel featured Lucinda Duncalfe, Founder of RealFoodWorks, Patrick FitzGerald, Managing Director for DreamIt Venture's Philadelphia Program, and Keith Fitzgerald, CTO of PeopleLinx. Everyone in
- [Coffee & Capital & Pitching](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/coffee-capital-pitching/) - What ever happened to the business plan? What do investors need to see to invest? What are automatic deal killers? These are just some of the thoughts that were floating around the room at the Quorum's monthly Coffee & Capital session. This session featured Dr. Shahram Hejazi, a venture partner at BioAdvance. BioAdvance is an
- [Should a founder always become CEO?](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/should-a-founder-always-become-ceo/) - Should a founder always become CEO? Four local experts weigh in... Watching the Uber founder Travis Kalanick’s saga unfold, it made me wonder: Is a founder always best fit to lead a company as it grows? If not, when should they step back? Four people were interviewed who have experience with the issue and here’s
- [What does a Philly success look like?](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/what-does-a-philly-success-look-like/) - Defining “triumph” for Philadelphia’s scrappy tech community can be a very divisive task. For some, it’s already here. For others, we’re barely scratching the surface. Here’s one look at what Philly’s “Snap moment” could be. Echoes of Snap, Inc.’s successful IPO were heard in tech ecosystems across the country. In a sprawling, vivid account, the
- [Early Pitch Decks Of 10 Startups Before They Became Billion-Dollar Companies](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/early-pitch-decks-of-10-billion-dollar-companies/) - See the early pitch decks of unicorn companies, including LinkedIn (before it had a dime of revenue) and Buzzfeed when it had just 2.5M monthly page views. Notching a billion-dollar valuation as a private tech company is hard, exiting at one is even harder. For nearly all the most valuable investor-backed companies in tech, nailing
- [Robin Hood Ventures is a successful part of Philadelphia’s startup ecosystem](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/robin-hood-ventures-is-a-successful-part-of-philadelphias-startup-ecosystem/) - Meet Ellen Weber – ACA member angel investor, Executive Director of Robin Hood Ventures and Executive Director of the Temple Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute. Ellen provides insight into how the 16 year old angel group maintains its edge for investing in dynamic markets. ACA Membership Director Sarah Dickey interviewed Ellen Weber recently as part of
- [If Philly becomes an investment hub, it’s because of these 2 tiny tax changes...](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/if-philly-becomes-an-investment-hub-its-because-of-these-2-tiny-tax-changes/) - Can a quiet 2008 change to the city tax code and its legislative update in 2012 get more venture capitalists (and the startups who follow them) to set up shop in Philadelphia? Years later, it may be too early to tell. Don’t call it a tax break. That makes those involved in this 2012 City
- [Robin Hood Ventures Recognized Nationally for Investment Activity](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/robin-hood-ventures-recognized-nationally-for-investment-activity/) - Robin Hood Ventures is proud to announce that the most recent Halo Report named Robin Hood as one of top 10 most active angel groups in the country for Q1 2014. This report, published by The Angel Resource Institute (ARI) , Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and CB Insights, is a national survey of angel group
- [Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/shouldnt-keep-startup-idea-secret/) - A frequent question entrepreneurs have when they are just starting their company is: how secretive should I be about my idea? My answer: you should talk about it to almost anyone who will listen. This includes investors, entrepreneurs, people who work in similar areas, friends, people on the street, the bartender, etc. There are lots
- [Philly's New Technology Meetup](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/philly-new-technology-meetup/) - I would like to use this post to introduce myself as the new analyst here at Robin Hood Ventures. My name is Brittany Esser and I am a current law student at Drexel, focusing in entrepreneurial and business law. I was led to Robin Hood through my interest in entrepreneurship and, specifically, the awesome startup
- [Great Pitches](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/great-pitches/) - The most commonly asked question that we hear? What should we include in our pitch? Great pitches tell a story. The story that we want to hear is very simple: What is the problem that you are trying to solve for the end user. What is their pain? How are you going to solve that
- [A Tag-Team Effort to Foster the Next Generation of Startups](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/tag-team-effort-foster-next-generation-startups/) - There are many different ways to help a community create its innovation culture. Keystone Edge focuses on three organizations all based in the entrepreneurial hub of University City that are helping to drive innovation in Philadelphia: BioAdvance, DreamIt Ventures, and Robin Hood Ventures. "I'm not enthusiastic about trying to replicate what goes on in Boston
- [Berwyn firm taking aim at Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/berwyn-firm-taking-aim-parkinsons-alzheimers/) - Elevator Pitch - November 1, 2013 QR Pharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company that is developing novel drugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases and other neurodegenerative disorders. QR has two compounds in clinical development: Posiphen, which targets early-stage Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s and may stop or slow the progression of
- [Angel Group Structures](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/angel-group-structures/) - Posted by Ellen Weber People often ask us about the different types of angel groups, and how to know which is the right type of angel group for them. Here's some thoughts on the angel group landscape. Individual Angels Individual angels invest on their own, and run the gamut from putting in $10K to your
- [Calling on All Women Investors... ](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/calling-on-all-women-investors/) - As many of you know, I am very passionate about helping women entrepreneurs. I do this through mentoring, through office hours, through walk-and-talks with women entrepreneurs at local universities. And I do this through AWE, the Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs. I am also passionate about growing the region's number of women angels. And Robin Hood
- [The Right Way to Grant Equity to Your Employees](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/right-way-grant-equity-employees/) - Great article about the right way to grant equity to employees - a must read for anyone creating the equity strategy. From First Round Capital Andy Rachleff is President and CEO of Wealthfront, a software-based financial advisor. Prior to Wealthfront, Rachleff co-founded and was general partner of Benchmark Capital. He also teaches courses on technology entrepreneurship at
- [Documents Startups Should Have](https://www.robinhoodventures.com/documents-startups-should-have/) - Posted by Marshall Yang A startup shouldn’t be a smaller version of a big company, especially in the Lean Startup era. However, the minimalism could bring you potential legal pitfalls. Some key documents are essential for basic operations such as sales and hiring. DDC compiled a one-pager on the Most Important Documents to Find in Your Company, which

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