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As an entrepreneur, one of the biggest challenges you face right out of the gate is raising money for the first time. For those that are too early for VC funding, angels are a good first stop.
Angel investors often support businesses in their early stages, backing unproven but promising companies with the investor's own money. But just because these relationships are more personal, doesn't mean they're casual. And, getting them excited to invest can be a tricky game.
Hear from our panel of angel investors as they share the secrets to scoring angel funds & getting your idea off the ground. They'll discuss the investments they've made, the ones they've passed on, & what they're looking for in future investments.
What you'll learn:
How angel investing works & what they look for
Where to find angels & how to get on their radar
How to approach & pitch, but not scare them away
The common mistakes entrepreneurs make
Where your startup needs to be before pitching
Drinks & networking to follow.
Schedule
6:00PM
Doors Open + Happy Hour
7:00PM-8:00PM
Getting Angel Investors Excited About Your Startup
8:00PM-9:00PM
Networking + Drinks
Ben Ling
Angel Investor + General Partner at Bling Capital
Ben is the Founder & General Partner of Bling Capital. He has backed 10 "unicorn" billion dollar companies, with the best yet to come.
Previously, Ben was a General Partner at Khosla Ventures, where he focused on consumer, Internet, mobile, marketplace, SaaS & consumer health businesses. There, he led investments in Wattpad, Tapingo, Gitlab, True Accord, Plastiq, among many others. Prior to that, Ben served in senior operating roles at Google, YouTube & Facebook. He also is an active angel investor with early stakes in Airtable, Lyft, Square, Palantir, Quora, Gusto, Udemy & others.
Yardley Pohl
Angel Investor + Chief Product Officer at Thrive Global
Yardley Pohl is an angel investor, as a part of the First Round Capital's Angel Track Class & Sequoia Capital's Scout Program. She is also is Chief Product Officer at Thrive Global & co-founder & board member of Women in Product, a non-profit organization with 10,000+ women managers, leaders, & founders. Yardley began her career as a New Products Engineer at Apple before changing career paths to focus on product management at companies such as Trulia, eBay, Yahoo, & Dun & Bradstreet. Born in Hong Kong, Yardley graduated from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, & earned her MBA from the University of Chicago with Strategy, Finance, & Marketing concentrations.
Jude Gomila
Angel Investor into 150+ companies, Founder & CEO of Golden
Jude Gomila is the Founder & CEO of Golden [Golden.com] which is mapping out human knowledge, previously he founded Heyzap (Y Combinator 2009) which was acquired by public company Fyber. He has also invested in 150+ companies.
Dr. Cameron Sepah
VC Investor, Magi Ventures. Professor, UCSF Med School. Performance Psychologist to CEOs/VCs.
Investor ($100-250K checks): https://angel.co/dr-cameron-sepah/syndicate
Co-invest in Pre-seed, Seed, & Series A companies led by top-tier VCs:
- Polychain Capital (A16Z, USV, Sequoia), Keyto (David Sacks/Craft, Floodgate), Feel (Felicis), Alto (Jackson Square Ventures), Stealth Mental Health Co. (Cyan Bannister/Founder's Fund).
Stewart Alsop III
Podcast Host, Crazy Wisdom
Stewart Alsop has interviewed Olympic Gold Medal winning athletes, billionaire investors, & successful serial entrepreneurs for his podcast Crazy Wisdom. Through information gathered in this podcast, Stewart helps companies find the valuable insights hidden in plain sight. With this powerful momentum, he has developed a platform & tools to provide entrepreneurs with leverage for their business.
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