The Angel Nest

How The New York Angels Investment Helped Fixe Streamline Bookkeeping for Restaurants

In this special New York Angels edition of the Angel Nest Podcast we talk to the co-founder of Fixe, an automated streamlined bookkeeping service for the restaurant industry.

We'll hear how his chance meeting led to The New York Angels leading his seed investment round. Guests include Ryan Handel, the CEO of Fixe, and Simon Hopkins, a New York Angel, who co-led the investment in Fixe and has served on the board ever since. 

Cindy Cook, Board Chair of The New York Angels also discusses the current state of startup investing in New York and around the country, and how she went from corporate marketing to angel investing. 

Learn more about The New York Angels here. 

Visit getmyfixe.com for more info about Fixe. 

And, check out the Angel Nest Podcast archives to catch up on great episodes you may have missed. 

Kimani Toussaint and Brown Technology Innovations share a vision to improve critical pulse oximeters

Pulse oximeters are small devices that clip onto your finger at a doctor’s office or hospital to measure blood oxygen levels. Unfortunately, these devices do not do an equitable job of producing accurate results across all skin tones.

Kimani Toussaint, senior associate dean for research and strategic initiatives at the Brown University School of Engineering, joined us on The Angel Nest Podcast to talk about this problem and the work he has done in his lab to find a solution — a device that works for all skin types.

Also joining us were Melissa Simon, director of business development – life sciences at Brown Technology Innovations, and Jenifer Perry, co-founder and CEO at Matilda Venture Studio. 

Learn more about Brown Technology Innovations at bti.brown.edu.

And, hear more great episodes of the Angel Nest Podcast at theangelnest.com.

NVP Writes Big Seed Stage Checks For B2B Software. Hear Where They Are Finding Value.

If you’re a B2B software founder or investor you want to talk to Tom Wisniewski. His Newark Venture Partners make big seed stage bets through a $200MM fund.

Tom is a partner at NVP, where they invest in world-class B2B software in the Fintech and e-commerce space, including marketplaces and digital. They’re known to write $1-$3MM checks at seed stage. 

In this episode of the Angel Nest Podcast, we’ll find out where’s he’s finding opportunity now. We’ll ask him about his impressive list of investor partners. And, we’ll talk about his vision for how AI will alter software and B2B marketplaces. 

Learn more about Newark Venture Partners at nvpcap.com.

Catch up on past episdes of the Angel Nest Podcast at theangelnest.com.

Join us for Withum NYC Fintech Connect Feb. 27 Featuring David S. Rose’s USREM and Many More Great Startups

You know David S. Rose as the father of angel investing in New York, and the Founder and CEO of Gust.com. Now he’s bringing liquidity to investors in commercial real estate through USREM (which stands for US Real Estate Market). You can meet him at The NYC Fintech Connect Event on February 27, but we’re pleased to welcome him to this edition of the Angel Nest podcast for a preview of the event. 

Rose will appear at the Withum-sponsored event in New York City and you can be there too. Save your seat. Get registered for the event now.

Learn more about about USREM at usremsecurities.com.

And, check out our archives to hear dozens of recent episodes of the Angel Nest podcast at theangelnest.com.

 

New Help For Painful Knees - Native Orthopaedics Wants to Prevent Your Next Knee Replacement

Do your knees hurt? If so, you’ve got plenty of company. It turns out that arthroscopic knee surgery is one of the most popular procedures. In this episode of the Angel Nest, we speak to Dr. Chris Anderson, the founding surgeon of Native Orthopaedics.

He grew up tying fly fishing knots in his native Tennessee and used that experience to invent the dragonfly finger trap method of repairing meniscus tears. It works in a way that could some patients avoid knee replacements in the future.

Dr. Anderson is now a renowned orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sport medicine and works to heal peoples’ lives by restoring their mobility.

Learn more about Native Orthopaedics at nativeortho.com.

And, catch up on dozens of past Angel Nest episodes at theangelnest.com.

Native Orthopaedics’ Technology Will Revolutionize the Way Knees (and More) Are Repaired

With everyone living and playing longer, orthopaedic issues are booming for baby boomers, and for the rest of us.

In this Angel Nest First Look episode, we meet Native Orthopaedics. Their technology will revolutionize the way meniscus tears are repaired. And, it might just work for a whole host of other problems too. 

Brian Morley of Native Orthopaedics joins us for this discussion. We’ll have an extensive series of programs about Native in 2025, but this episode is a sneak preview about the company and the amazing solutions they are pioneering. 

Learn more about Native Orthopaedics at nativeortho.com.

Catch up on all past episodes of The Angel Nest podcast at theangelnest.com.

How Fintech Ventures Fund Helped Groundfloor’s High Yield Investing Get Off the Ground

Every venture fund claims to add value, but what does that mean to investors? Luke Timberlake and his partners at Fintech Ventures are finding ways to capitalize on the movement that gives small investors access to bigger potential returns and markets they can’t invest in on their own. 

In this episode of The Angel Nest podcast, we’ll talk with Luke about Fintech Ventures and how they provide the capital and funding know-how to help companies like Groundfloor take off. 

Groundfloor founder Brian Dally also joins us to talk about how The Jobs Act of 2012 provided a chance to democratize access to the $1.3 billion fractional real estate investing market. As a result, their customers get a unique investment opportunity with higher yields and, potentially, higher risks. The company’s auto-investing app is now in its 3^rd edition and the company was recently named to the Forbes Fintech 50. 

Learn more about the Fintech Ventures Fund at fintechv.com.

Check out Groundfloor at groundfloor.com.

And, revisit some of our favorite past episodes of the podcast at theanglenest.com.

 

Build Your Brand Through Thought Leadership: Johnnie Walker (Rooled) and Melissa Hollis (Taylor Street Collective) Tell You How

How can startup founder build their brands through thought leadership and digital distribution in a way that actually gets customers? In this episode, we’re talking about marketing for startups.  

This is another in our series of podcasts with Johnnie Walker of Rooled Outsourced CFO and Accounting Services about how founders are getting creative to get their businesses off the ground, raise money and find clients.

We’re joined by Melissa Hollis, co-founder of The Taylor Street Collective which promises to supercharge your startup marketing and provide everything from consulting to fractional CMO services. 

Get to know Rooled at rooled.com.

Learn more about Taylor Street Collective at taylorstreetco.com

And catch up on past issues of the Angel Nest podcast at theangelnest.com.

Rooled Planning for 2025 Series - Alex Goldberg (Ad Astral Funds) and Johnnie Walker (Rooled) Talk About Getting Good Ideas to Market

It takes more than a good idea to have a successful launch. With funding harder to come by for companies of all sizes, proven technology and the partnerships to get it to market are more valuable than ever. 

In this episode of the Angel Net, we meet a venture studio that is helping founders get funded and connecting them to leading academic and government institutions - all with the idea of solving society's biggest challenges. 

This is another of our series of podcasts with Johnnie Walker of Rooled Outsourced CFO and Accounting Services about how founders are getting funded in this new environment. Rooled are the startup finance experts.

Alex Goldberg of Ad Astral Funds is our guest. Ad Astral has a more hands-on involvement in the companies they invest in to ensure the big, innovative ideas they champion get the market traction needed to succeed. 

Get to know Rooled at rooled.com. 

Read about Ad Astral Fund's approach at adastral.org.   

And, hear more episodes in the "Planning for 2025" series at theangelnest.com.

Rooled Planning for 2025 Series – Tom Wisniewski (Newark Venture Partners) and Johnnie Walker (Rooled) Talk About Investor Friendly Financials

Investor Tom Wisniewski knows what companies need to do to get funded. He’s a New York Angel, the Managing Partner at Newark Venture Partners, and he’s leading and investing in large seed rounds for firms specializing in B2B software. 

He joins host David Hemenway and Johnnie Walker of Rooled Outsourced CFO and Accounting Services, the startup finance experts. Tom will share his take on what you need to do to raise money in this more difficult environment.

This is another in our series of podcasts with Rooled about how founders are getting funded now. 

Tom says founders will be happy to hear that they can still get $1-$3MM checks at seed stage from firms like his - if they have an innovative idea that solves a real problem for growth industries like Fintech, e-commerce and digital health. 

Get to know Rooled at rooled.com.

Read about Newark’s investment strategy at nvpcap.com.  

And, be sure to catch up on past episodes at theangelnest.com.