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What is Angel Investing?
Angel investing is the ability to back a startup in early stages (pre-seed through series B) via funding and, where applicable, advice and support.
The goal of this type of investment is twofold: first, supporting businesses you can see having a high growth rate and eventually (5-10 years later) providing an exit event for the business. Second, this allows investors to get in early enough to have a meaningful amount of ownership in the business.
Ultimately, to me, it feels like placing bets with your money on where the future of the world is going – this is why “Investing takes years to learn, and longer to see returns”.
Why am I interested in angel investing?
I dove into angel investing head first for a few reasons.
- The balance of taking a gamble on a company that is making a modicum of revenue and has a strong team vs. more macro bets on the world is a fascinating combination.
- This is a brand new field of learning for me – I’ve taken PE/VC courses in business school and enjoyed the concept, but putting this to the test and building my own knowledge by diving in headfirst is extremely intellectually stimulating.
- I have had enough experience that I can support companies with what knowledge and connections I have based on my experience.
What do I want to get out of it?
Ultimately, this is an expensive experiment to understand how I like to think about the future both personally in terms of how I see the future evolving and professionally to see if investing as a VC as a career could be a fit for myself.
What is my methodology?
Check out my investment page to see my broader thesis and prior investments.
Amaan Lakhani 