Power of Angel Investing

AAAI has licensed content from the USA based Angel Capital Education Foundation (ACEF is the Manager acting on behalf of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation).

AAAI has invested in the license fees for this material and in accreditation of professional angel investors to deliver the Power of Angel Investing workshops. AAAI has committed to adapting the workshops to the Australian context. We will be updating and adding to the ACEF content systematically as the programs are delivered around Australia.

About the Series of seminars and workshops:

Angel groups often run these workshops to attract new members, develop deal flow from the entrepreneur community in the local area and to educate service providers, university commercialisation officers and economic development professionals in governments.

The series of seminars and workshops offer clear benefits to AAAI members:

• Information, data and strategies to assist in making better informed investment decisions
• Increase capability and desire to be active in screening, due diligence and investments
• Enhance effectiveness of working with deal flow partners to bring you the opportunity you want to see
• Save members money with the discount available to AAAI members

It has been recommended by ACA and the Kauffman Foundation that members start with the full day long Overview Seminar and then undertaking select half-day workshops. However, AAAI acknowledges it is not always appropriate or logistically suitable to follow this recommendation in the Australian market.

The outline of the existing workshops includes:

Angel Investing – an Overview (AIO) – a full day of comprehensive overview of the Angel investing process, including screening, due diligence, valuation and working with portfolio companies.

Doing the Deal: Term sheets – in-depth investigation of the terms and conditions commonly used by Angel investors in funding early stage deals.

Due Diligence – learn what it takes to validate business plans and to define and contain the risk of investment.

Valuation and Portfolio Strategies – focuses on the pre-money valuation of start-up companies and a portfolio strategy for Angel investing as a diversification and risk management strategy.

Valuation for Entrepreneurs – designed for a mixed audience of Angels and entrepreneurs, the program focuses on valuation of pre-revenue companies and positive negotiation among the parties.

Post-Investment Relationships – discusses best practices for Angel and CEO relationships with special focus on mentoring, Board of Directors, and preparation for follow-on funding and exit.

For enquiries to deliver one of these workshops in your area please contact AAAI CEO Ruth Drinkwater.