Grow Your Technology Startup
Get the funding and mentorship you need to clarify your business value and achieve startup success
Investment Theses
Investment Thesis
- Focus: B2B, B2C
- Models: SaaS, Marketplace
- Deep Tech: AI/ML, IoT, Robotics
- Industries: Healthcare Tech, FinTech, EdTech
- Funding: pre-seed, seed
Investment Criteria
Recent Deals
Recent Deals
Who I Am
Who I Am
I’m Howard Small, Angel Investor and Advisor, helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses. I provide funding, marketing and technical expertise to help businesses increase awareness, customers and sales.
I’m Howard Small, Angel Investor and Mentor, helping founders achieve business growth. I offer funding and mentorship to help founders attract and pitch investors and raise funds.
What I Do
What I Do
I invest in hardware and software technology startups, given my software engineering and cloud computing background. I conduct my own due diligence, which can be done quickly given the right material (e.g., pitch deck, market analysis, marketing collateral).
I invest in technology startups, given my software engineering and cloud computing background. I also mentor founders on how to attract and pitch investors. My goal is to help founders improve pitching and fundraising to achieve business growth.
Why I Do It
Why I Do It
Why I Do It
Most founders are naturally excited about developing products and bringing them to market. However, founders are often less focused on developing the associated brand (e.g., customer, market, strategy and messaging). I enjoy working with founders not just to provide seed funding but to help develop the brand as a critical element of startup success.
Founders are naturally excited about developing solutions to customer problems and bringing them to market. However, many founders struggle to create the appropriate pitch documents and accompanying narratives, thus reducing opportunities to raise funding. I enjoy working with founders to provide funding and mentorship to help accelerate business success.