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  • Digg Inc. and Twitter Inc. and runs a firm called Floodgate that manages a $35 million pool of angel money.

    'Super Angels' Rise to Fore 2010

  • Some "super angels", such as Aydin Senkut, a former Google employee who runs Felicis Ventures, and Mike Maples, a software entrepreneur who oversees a firm called Floodgate, are occasionally making bets comparable to those of conventional venture funds, which gather and invest money from a wide range of institutional investors.

    The Economist: Daily news and views 2011

  • In 2010 he raised $75 million and launched Floodgate Fund, which invests in very early-stage companies and often works alongside more traditional venture-capital firms.

    Maples Sizes Up the Tech-Investing Boom Deborah Gage 2012

  • Last, but certainly not least, we tasted C. Donatiello's 2006 Floodgate Vineyard Pinot Noir ($57), one that I think needs at least another year to 18 months in bottle.

    California Wines 2009

  • Mr. Maples: As an angel, Twitter, and at Floodgate, Demandforce.

    Maples Sizes Up the Tech-Investing Boom Deborah Gage 2012

  • Last, but certainly not least, we tasted C. Donatiello's 2006 Floodgate Vineyard Pinot Noir ($57), one that I think needs at least another year to 18 months in bottle.

    C. Donatiello Winery: When New Yorkers Invade Healdsburg 2008

  • Conway's got CrunchBase, Senkut runs Felicis, Maples runs Floodgate, Sacca's got lowercase capital, McClure of course runs 500 Hats, and Dixon's one of the crew at Founder Collective.

    Dave Lerner: So Are Super Angels Extinct? Dave Lerner 2010

  • Miss Jean Forbes Floodgate, for serv continuing professional development.

    New Year honours list: Order of the British Empire, Member (MBE) 2010

  • Conway's got CrunchBase, Senkut runs Felicis, Maples runs Floodgate, Sacca's got lowercase capital, McClure of course runs 500 Hats, and Dixon's one of the crew at Founder Collective.

    Dave Lerner: So Are Super Angels Extinct? Dave Lerner 2010

  • Last, but certainly not least, we tasted C. Donatiello's 2006 Floodgate Vineyard Pinot Noir ($57), one that I think needs at least another year to 18 months in bottle.

    LENNDEVOURS: 2008

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