AngelList 101

Mayel de Borniol Co-Founder of Babelverse

! solid, exhaustive profile (= executive summary)

angel.co/babelverse

avoid those voice-over animations

! show founders + product in action, !

video is best

! A/B test your 1 line pitch

! try different markets + tags + locations 

link to short deck

why are you different?

! how much are you raising?

transparency + storytelling

link to angellist from website / email signature /

etc

! build a strong network 

! get recommendations / advisors / referrer

list accelerators / investors + commitments

(incl. any outside angellist)

follow people you know / admire

create investor wish-list!✓ use the filters (look out for !✓ search for investors in startups that share

your DNA (but not competitors)

use CRM or simple spreadsheet to keep track  

reach out (incl. outside of the

platform)

LinkedIn, personal site/blog, Rapportive, Crunchbase, Quora, etc

use a template message, but customize 

Hi Mike,!

Are you actively investing at the moment?!

I think your experience at Airbnb would be valuable to Babelverse (the “universal translator” for spoken communication, which connects you to a real native speaker). !

Our lead investor is 500 Startups, and we’re looking to close this round by April 30th.!

Please take a look: https://angel.co/babelverse and we can set up a call to discuss. You can schedule at time directly via https://calendly.com/mayel !

Best,Mayel

meet in person !when possible,

otherwise video calls

a strong lead investor

helps

have detailed deck + supporting docs (metrics/financials) ready to send 

Tip: sending Google Docs or Dropbox link will let you keep updating them

Delaware corp. + standard terms sheet makes things simpler!

 

better a explainable no than a prolonged maybe  

..but investors in inner circle, seeing progress = may invest later 

Invest Online!!

makes it easier for investors to jump in!!

requires lead investor for the round at $100K

Syndicates!!

great for founders

Public Fundraising!!

half way there: still only accredited investors

Q&A

please follow: angel.co/babelverse

and sign up:

babelverse.com