I will share investments where I have a large enough allocation to use a syndicate, and the entrepreneurs want to take the "networked capital" approach. Generally, this syndicate will follow after/alongside my investment as an angel. I invest in businesses where I have previous domain knowledge (payments, e-commerce, SaaS, online media, smb/local, adtech/martech) and can leverage my experience and network to help eliminate risk and build value. I offer my time as a collaborator to founders with high integrity, energy, and intelligence. In entrepreneurs, I like to see grit, audacious goals, and risk tolerance.
What to expect:
- Backing me ensures you get notifications of deals
- You can opt out of any particular investment without penalty
- Be comfortable with risk and be prepared to lose your entire investment without complaint
- Only expect updates when offered/provided by the founder/CEO of a company
- My deal syndicates have been >2x oversubscribed with >$1M in syndicate support.
My objective is usually to match helpful/interested angel investors with suitable investments. In situations where a deal is oversubscribed, I defer to the founders' decisions on whom to bring aboard.
I intend to offer two investment types:
- "First look deals" -- early stage investments in companies started by entrepreneurs I know well, before others knows them.
- "Emerging winners" -- allocations in Series A's of emerging companies as they grow.
I strive to be founders' "first call" to solve their business problems, and I call this type of work angel+. For a limited set of companies, I offer help with product, strategy, recruiting, corporate development, business deals, and growth hacking strategy.
References [NOW OUT OF DATE]: @Automatic @Pocket @Beep @Swiftype (AL syndicated) @Tonx @Sidecar @BitDeli
When I cannot syndicate a deal (i.e. only invest as an angel) I'll continue sharing deal flow on AngelList. Please follow me to track companies that I follow.
