Inside Angel Investing with Gina Tedesco - Uplift Educational Session

​Fireside: Inside Angel Investing with Gina Tedesco
(Originally slated for July 7th)

Meet the Speaker
Gina Tedesco

• ​Managing Director & NJ Chapter Lead, Golden Seeds

• ​Managing Member, Amala Ventures

• ​Built and sold three companies, including biotech startup Astralis

• ​Entrepreneurship professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University since 2005

• ​Investor, founder, operator, and mentor

​We'll Explore

• ​How to build relationships with investors before you need funding

• ​What angel investors actually look for beyond the pitch deck

• ​The biggest fundraising mistakes founders make—and how to avoid them

• ​What "investment readiness" really means

​We Hope You Leave With

• ​A clearer understanding of how angel investors think

• ​Practical ways to build investor relationships early

• ​A roadmap for becoming investment-ready before your first raise

• ​Confidence to navigate the fundraising process with fewer surprises

​🎤 Format: 20-minute fireside chat + open Q&A