What Angels Actually Fund and How to Get There - with Maple Leaf Angels
Is Angel Investment Right for You? A Founder's Guide to Funding Fit
Pitching for angel investment for your early-stage startup is an opaque and confusing process, with little information given ahead of time to know whether you and your business are likely to get funding from this source. This uses up precious time you could spend on more likely avenues for funding, or causes you to “just miss” getting to yes with angel networks, family offices, and individual investors.
This workshop will holistically cover the angel pitch process, how an angel investor evaluates an early-stage business, the most common mistakes founders make when looking for funding from angels, and more.
Founders look for clarity around whether their business is likely to be a good candidate for angel investment are encouraged to attend this session, whether they’re raising now or preparing for a future raise.
In this session with the Executive Director of one of Canada’s oldest and largest angel investment groups, you will:
- get into the mind of an angel investor, at each stage of their evaluation process
- understand the basic dealflow process of an angel group and what to expect from its operations and investors while you’re being assessed
- go over common objections to startups that investors will have, from pitch to wrapping up due diligence
SPEAKER:
Emily Porta, Executive Director @ Maple Leaf Angels