Author Archives: Cornerstone Angels

Cornerstone Portfolio Company Fisker Automotive Listed in Global Cleantech Top 100

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Cornerstone Angels

Cornerstone portfolio company Fisker Automotive has been selected to be in the 2011 Global Cleantech 100 List. Based on Cleantech Group data and vetted by a panel of international experts, this list is based on the collective opinion of the … Continue reading →

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Cornerstone Angels Co-Hosts the 2011 Great Lakes Entrepreneurial Bash – Nov 17, 2011

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Cornerstone Angels

Cornerstone Angels is co-hosting the 2011 Great Lakes Entrepreneurial Bash, a featured event of the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurship Week. We hope that you can join us in a celebration by and for company leaders where five amazing founders will … Continue reading →

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Recent Interview by Gruber about Seed Stage Capital from Angel Investors

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Cornerstone Angels

Cornerstone Angels Founder and Managing Director, Michael Gruber, recently gave an interview to sramanamitra.com regarding – Seed Stage Capital from Angel Investors. Sramanamitra.com is a start-up/entrepreneurship blog founded by Sramana Mitra, a renowned Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. This interview is … Continue reading →

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Cornerstone Portfolio Company Advanced Diamond Closes $5.2MM in Series D Funding

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Cornerstone Angels

Cornerstone has investments in Series C, and is pleased to announce that Advanced Diamond Technology just closed Series D Funding led by S-Group Capital Management. ADT develops products that are enabled by thin smooth diamond. ADT is a World Economic … Continue reading →

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Cornerstone Portfolio Company Force10 has been acquired by Dell, Inc.

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Cornerstone Angels

Cornerstone had originally made an investment in Turin Networks, which was subsequently merged with Force10 Networks, and with Dell just announcing its definitive purchase agreement of the company. Force10 Networks is the global technology leader that data center, service provider … Continue reading →

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ANGEL INVESTING 101: An Introduction to Angel and Venture Capital Investing By Michael Gruber – Chapter 5

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Cornerstone Angels

Chapter 5 Learnings From An Angel (Part 1) Note: This article was originally written and published for DailyDAC as the fifth installment in a series of articles. Having gotten active in angel investing over 15 years ago, I felt compelled … Continue reading →

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ANGEL INVESTING 101: An Introduction to Angel and Venture Capital Investing By Michael Gruber – Chapter 4

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Cornerstone Angels

Chapter 4 What is Angel Investing? Note:  This article was originally written and published for DailyDAC as the fourth installment in a series of articles. Outside of the founders, and friends & family, angels are the most typical next step … Continue reading →

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ANGEL INVESTING 101: An Introduction to Angel and Venture Capital Investing By Michael Gruber – Chapter 3

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Cornerstone Angels

Chapter 3 External Financing Options for Early Stage Companies Note:  This article was originally written and published for DailyDAC as the third installment in a series of articles. The majority of early stage companies fund their initial capital needs personally, … Continue reading →

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Cornerstone Portfolio Company: Amyris closes IPO, Strong Performance, Currently Valued at $1.3 Billion

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Cornerstone Angels

Amyris Inc. completed its IPO on September 28, 2010 at $16 a share, raising $85 million with underwriters Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs. Amyris listed its common stock on the Nasdaq under the symbol AMRS. With 40.4 million … Continue reading →

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Cornerstone Portfolio Company: SmartCells acquired by Merck for $500 million

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Cornerstone Angels

On December 2, 2010, it was announced that SmartCells, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck will acquire SmartCells. Under the terms of the agreement, Merck will acquire all outstanding stock of SmartCells, Inc. In return SmartCells shareholders … Continue reading →

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