Bit Angels on fast track to invest in Bitcoin startups
A new venture that aims to connect Bitcoin technology startups with investors calls itself the "world's first distributed veteran entrepreneur and angel investor group." Led by founders David A. Johnston and Michael Terpin, along with angel investor/"polymath" Sam Onat Yilmaz, Bit Angels launched its website and reddit subreddit on Tuesday. The company's online presence took shape only days before during "a pretty amazing experience at the 2013 Bitcoin Conference," Johnston wrote on reddit. "Sunday morning I hacked together the first Bit Angels website, made a post on Reddit about a 12:00....
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