
Did you know that in 2020 alone the size of the total value of European angel investments reached over €6.9 billion? It's a massively growing market with the number of angel investors increasing exponentially.
However, a shocking 50%-70% of all individual angel investments result in a loss of capital. This can be due to not carrying out the correct due diligence, or not advising your start-up in the best way.
To minimise the chances of falling into this category, we'll be covering the following series of initial cheques and balances you can take and also how you can best add value to the founding team as a mentor and advisor:
- Choosing the right market
- Assessing a start-up's Companies House
- Analysing the founding team
- Financial and legal due diligence
- 5 ways to be the best value-add investor on the cap table