Angel Curious: Reverse Angel Pitch Night
An inside look at how real angel investors think, decide and support founders, with angels pitching themselves to you.
Angel investing can look mysterious from the outside. At Angel Curious: Reverse Angel Pitch Night, we’re flipping the script so you can see how it really works.
Instead of founders pitching investors, 3–5 experienced angel investors will get on stage and pitch themselves to a room full of early-stage founders and angel-curious operators. They’ll share how they think about deals, what they’re like to work with, and who they’re actually a great fit for.
You’ll hear candid stories about first cheques, misses, mistakes, portfolio wins and what they wish they’d known when they started, without the shark-tank theatrics.
Who this is for
This event is ideal if you are:
A founder from idea to seed stage who wants to understand how angels really make decisions, and how to choose the right ones for your cap table.
An operator, founder or professional who is angel-curious and thinking about writing your first cheque.
An ecosystem builder, advisor or community organiser who wants to better support founders and angels.
You do not need any prior fundraising or investing experience. Just bring curiosity.
What you will get from the night
On the night, you’ll:
See 3–5 angels give short 5–7 minute “open mic” pitches about who they are as investors, their thesis and sweet spot, and what it is like to work with them.
Hear concrete examples of how they help founders beyond the cheque: introductions, hiring, strategy, follow-on fundraising and more.
Learn how they evaluate deals, what they look for in founders, and where their boundaries and biases are.
Get practical tips for founders raising angel rounds and for new angels making their first investments.
Listen in as a panel of founder judges assesses the pitches and names a “founders’ choice” winner and runner-up.
We’ll keep it candid, jargon-light and story-driven. Expect real talk about risk, regret, cap tables and the emotional side of both founding and investing.
Agenda
6:00pm – Doors open, arrival and informal networking
6:30pm – Welcome and introduction to Angel Curious
6:40pm – Angel Open Mic pitches, 5–7 minutes each plus short Q&A
7:45pm – Founder-judge reflections and winners announced
8:00pm – Mingling and conversations with angels and other attendees
8:30pm – Close
Light snacks and drinks will be provided.
About Angel Curious
Angel Curious is a new event series designed to make early-stage angel investing more visible, honest and accessible.
We bring founders, angels and angel-curious people into the same room to share how things really work, not just the polished LinkedIn version.
Each event explores a different angle of the founder–angel relationship, from first cheques and deal flow to mistakes, bias and portfolio construction.
Venue
Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship (49 College Cres, Parkville VIC 3052)
Tickets
Early-bird: $15
Founder / concession / student: $15
Angel Ticket: $30
General Admission: $25
If price is a barrier and this would be genuinely valuable for you, please reach out. We would rather have you in the room.
What to bring
Your questions about angel investing and raising early capital.
A brief explanation of what you are working on, if you are a founder.
A few questions about how angel investing works, if you are curious about becoming an angel investor.
Openness to meeting new people. This is a conversation-first event, not a pitch competition.
About Angel Curious
At M8 Ventures' Angel Curious event series you can meet angel investors, learn how angels make investments, and how and why you might consider becoming an angel investor.
About the Wade Institute
Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship is a leading centre for entrepreneurial training based at Ormond College, the University of Melbourne. Wade Institute delivers immersive education programs to accelerate learning, creation and connection.
Wade Institute’s programs include the co-delivery of the University of Melbourne’s Master of Entrepreneurship, investor education program VC Catalyst, teacher workshop UpSchool and custom masterclasses.
Proudly Supported by LaunchVic
LaunchVic is Victoria's startup agency, established by the Victorian Government in 2016 to fuel the growth of the state's startup ecosystem. They drive improvements in the investment landscape, support founder and talent capability programs, and advocate for startups across Victoria. We're grateful for their continued support in making events like this possible.