Master The Art And Science Of Angel Investing In 2 Weekends

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2

Weekends

4

Days

9

Sessions

4

Niche Mentors

4

Intriguing Case Studies

1

Live Pitch Session

Who Should Attend?

New Angel Investors

Develop instinct about identify and closing killer deals

Seasoned Angel Investors

Get brand new insights on newest trends in angel investing

CXOs and Senior Executives

Explore a new asset class for wealth creation

Startup Founders

Discover partnerships and M&A Opportunities

2nd Generation Entrepreneurs

Discover diversification opportunities and grow generational wealth

NRIs and Foreign Investors

Explore investment in the rapidly growing Indian Startup Ecosystem

Meet Your Mentors!

Eshank Shah

Partner at Banshi Jain and Associates

  • Heads the Startups, Transactions and Funds Practice at the Firm
  • A Chartered Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst and a Registered Valuer.
  • Master’s Degree focused on Investments and Portfolio Management from CFA Institute USA.
  • Knowledge contributor to Shark Tank – India.
  • Eshank has mentored and worked with over 400+ Start-Ups and consulted the Top 10 Angel Investors in India

Vikrant Potnis

Founder of FundEnable

  • Speaker on CNBC’s Startup Nation.
  • venture capital experience with JP Morgan, Springboard Ventures etc.
  • A visiting faculty for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship at various business schools and incubators such as IIMB NSRCEL, ISB DLabs, SPJIMR, XLRI XSeed, EDII, IIT Mandi Catalysts etc.
  • Part of Cornell Maha 60 – a fully funded program for 60 selected entrepreneurs by Cornell University.

Vansh Oberoi

Chief Investment Officer Venture Catalysts

  • Speaker on CNBC’s Startup Nation.
  • venture capital experience with JP Morgan, Springboard Ventures etc.
  • A visiting faculty for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship at various business schools and incubators such as IIMB NSRCEL, ISB DLabs, SPJIMR, XLRI XSeed, EDII, IIT Mandi Catalysts etc.
  • Part of Cornell Maha 60 – a fully funded program for 60 selected entrepreneurs by Cornell University.

Eshank Shah

Partner Venture Catalysts & 9Unicorns

  • Heads the Startups, Transactions and Funds Practice at the Firm
  • A Chartered Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst and a Registered Valuer.
  • Master’s Degree focused on Investments and Portfolio Management from CFA Institute USA.
  • Knowledge contributor to Shark Tank – India.
  • Eshank has mentored and worked with over 400+ Start-Ups and consulted the Top 10 Angel Investors in India

About Venture Catalysts

We started with an idea of democratizing angel investing and making startup investment as an asset class available to investors across the country and the globe. Now, we are onto creating the largest community of entrepreneurs and investors globally through education and technology. We want to create the world’s largest integrated incubator.We started with an idea of democratizing angel investing and making startup investment as an asset class available to investors across the country and the globe. Now, we are onto creating the largest community of entrepreneurs and investors globally through education and technology. We want to create the world’s largest integrated incubator.

Why become a Venture Catalysts Member?

  • Join an exclusive community of 3000+ Indian and Global Angel Investors
  • Get exclusive priority access to the best startup deals in the market through the Venture Catalysts app
  • Be on a high learning curve from peers and mentors in the community
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Your 2 Weeks At A Glance

Day 1 :   16th Sept

Introduction of the Course

Angel Investing Intorduction

  • Angel Investing Basics
  • When to get into Angel Investing
  • The impact that Angel Investment has created in Indian Startup Ecosystem

Building Your Investment Thesis & Statup Evaluation

  • FundAbility Matrix – 8 factors that investors look at before investing in a venture
  • Adapting the FundAbility Matrix to build your investment thesis Interaction with investors to understand their investment thesis

Case Study: Thesis build by a Angel Investor

Day 2 :   17th Sept

Startup Valuations

  • Understanding the basics of cap tables and dilution with a case study
  • Valuing startups using transaction comparable method – case study of Agri IoT startup
  • Role Play to negotiate the valuation of Emotorad

Structuring Transactions

  • Understanding Convertible Instruments such as C-Notes, SAFE Notes and CCDs
  • Case Study on CCD instrument to calculate dilution under different scenarios

Day 3 :   23rd Sept

Understanding Termsheets

  • Understanding various clauses of the termsheet such as Exit rights, Anti- dilution right, ROFR, Board rights, Drag Along, Tag Along, Affirmative voting rights etc.
  • Going through a sample termsheet (clause by clause)

Due Diligence

  • Need for DD
  • Financial and Legal due-diligence basics Red flags during DD
  • Condition Precedents and Condition Subsequent

Day 4 :   24th Sept

Investing in the Vcats Way

  • Know everything about how Venture Catalysts invests in a company. Get an overview of Valuation, Sturcutrs, Termsheet & Due Diligence etc.

Value Additions to Portfolio & Exits

  • Exit opportunities for Angels Going beyond investing – adding value to the portfolio

Live Deal Pitching

Testimonials From Our Investors

“Angel School helped me level up far faster than I could anywhere else. It's ultimate accelerator for becoming a successful angel.”

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Darlene Robertson

Marketing Coordinator

“Angel School helped me level up far faster than I could anywhere else. It's ultimate accelerator for becoming a successful angel.”

User

Darlene Robertson

Marketing Coordinator

“Angel School helped me level up far faster than I could anywhere else. It's ultimate accelerator for becoming a successful angel.”

User

Darlene Robertson

Marketing Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Why invest in startups?

The Indian startup ecosystem is making an impact every day and we are only getting started. Investing in startups, especially, at early stages is a great way to unlock value which may not be possible in other investment instruments, including capital markets. Also, alternative investments (including startup investments) is recommended by wealth managers for diversifying one’s portfolio

What is angel investing?

  • Angel investing is the practice of high-net worth individuals investing in equity of start-up businesses with the goal of profiting from their long-term growth. Such investments also associate the typical equity investing risk, and also that start-ups are in the early stages and some will likely fail. But other than profiting, the motivations are personal interest, desire to give back from one’s own experience, and the thrill of being involved with an innovative company.
  • Angel Investors are typically, passion driven individuals who are smart investors and believe in investing in high growth businesses opportunities of tomorrow. Therefore, angel Investing is much more beyond the money and hence an angel, apart from money, does bring with him: Mentoring Support for the startup, Opening business growth oportunities for the startup and Strategic Guidance at various stages of the life cycle of the startup.

Why invest in startups?

The Indian startup ecosystem is making an impact every day and we are only getting started. Investing in startups, especially, at early stages is a great way to unlock value which may not be possible in other investment instruments, including capital markets. Also, alternative investments (including startup investments) is recommended by wealth managers for diversifying one’s portfolio