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We Answer Your Questions:

Accreditation Status

Do I have to be an accredited investor to angel invest in the U.S.?

How do I go about finding high-quality deal flow?

Valuation & Discounts

How do valuation caps and discounts
work on SAFEs/notes?

What due diligence should an angel actually do?

Follow-On Strategy

What is a follow-on strategy — and when should I use pro rata?

How do taxes work — especially
QSBS?

Investing & Fees

Should I invest via syndicates, SPVs, or funds — and what fees are typical?

Information Rights

What information rights
should I ask for?

Allocation & Checks

How much money should I allocate — and what should my check sizes be?

Rules & Startups

What rules let startups legally take my money (Reg D, Reg CF, etc.)?

Cap Table & Model

How do I read a cap table and model dilution (including the option pool)?

Product-Market Fit

How do I gauge product-market fit
(PMF) this early?

Which sectors are hot — and should I chase them?

IRA, Trusts, & UBTI

Can I invest via an IRA
or trust ? What about UBTI?

How hands-on should I be — board seats or advisor roles?

Performance & Reporting

How do I measure performance —
IRR, MOIC/TVPI, DPI?

What returns are realistic — and how long does it take?

Investment Type

SAFE vs. convertible note vs. priced equity — what’s the difference?

Which term sheet terms matter most at seed?

Diversification & Pace

How many investments do I need for real diversification?

Common Mistakes

What common mistakes do first-time angels make?

Shares & Secondaries

Can I sell my shares before an IPO or acquisition? What are secondaries?

Founders & Teams

How do I go about evaluating founders and teams?

What ethical/legal red flags
should I watch for?

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Alumni Ventures is America's largest venture firm for individual investors based on the combination of total capital raised, number of investments, and number of investors of leading VC firms as reported by PitchBook and other publicly available information reviewed by AV. We provide accredited investors & institutions with access to professionally-managed, diversified venture portfolios. Our network is among the largest and most well-connected in the industry. Venture capital investing involves substantial risk, including risk of loss of all capital invested.