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There are several legal structures to use when setting up your angel network.

Most angel networks form a Limited Liability Company or LLC.

This gives the angel network a legal entity with which it can conduct business.

The members often pay an annual fee to fund the operational activities of the company.

Some angel networks form in association with a university.

Since the university is a non-profit organization, the angel group can work inside the university for its mentoring, networking, and other non-financial activities.

For running a fund or making investments, the angel network inside the university must set up an entity outside the university, since non-profit organizations cannot engage in investment activities.

Some angel networks form a not-for-profit LLC and then apply for non-profit status 501(c)3 with the IRS.  

Again, the mentoring, education, and other non-financial aspects can be done within the organization, but the financial aspects such as investing must be done outside.

Finally, some angel networks form a not-for-profit LLC  and then apply for trade organization status or 501(c)6.  

This structure allows the organization to engage in political activities.

Those angel networks choosing a non-profit or trade organization structure must set up a separate legal entity for any funds they want to raise and deploy.


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On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes David Goldberg, General Partner at Alpaca VC.

Headquartered in New York, New York, Alpaca VC is a seed-stage venture capital firm that believes that layering technology over daily life transforms how the real world works so they invest in the people, products, and processes that power commerce in the physical world.

Led by a diverse team of company builders, operators, and analytical thinkers, Alpaca develops a repeatable playbook to help its entrepreneurs most efficiently progress from Seed to Series A.

Prior investments include Compass, Transfix, Latch, Wheels Up, Imperfect Foods, and Firstbase.

After coming off his own entrepreneurial journey as Founder/CEO of FreshNeck, David joined Alpaca in 2014. He relies on empathy and personal experience to form deep bonds with founders and add value where it matters most. David enjoys partnering with startups on high-level strategy and building scalable ‘operating systems’ consisting of structured priorities and OKRs. Some of David's past investments on behalf of Alpaca include Latch, Transfix, Imperfect Foods, Minibar, FirstBase, and Monument.

Before getting the startup bug, David spent his early career in finance and law at the University of Miami and Fordham University. He spent three years as an Assistant District Attorney, representing the people of New York, and following that, spent three years across Merrill Lynch and Jefferies & Co.

David discusses his investment thesis and some of the challenges entrepreneurs and investors face. 

You can visit Alpaca VC at www.alpaca.vc, via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/alpacavc/, and via Twitter at www.twitter.com/alpacavc/. 

David can be contacted via email at david@alpaca.vc, via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/david-goldberg-056a973/, and via Twitter at www.twitter.com/davidrgoldberg. 

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