Pitching To Angels-Steps to Raising Capital
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Bring us your disruptive, your revolutionary, your awesome ideas ... and we’ll lift our lamp on how to push your innovative enterprise through the golden doors of angel investment!
This open forum, led by Hyde Park Angels founder and prominent Chicago investor Jeff Carter, is an introduction to the angel investment community. Get an honest and thorough run-down on what to look for and expect from prospective investors, including
-Determining if your start-up is at the right stage to be courting investors
-Deciding how to structure your pitch to an Angel Group
- Telling investors what they want to hear
-And pitch etiquette - the must-haves and the please-don'ts.
Questions encouraged, so bring your best. All entrepreneurs will walk away with a clearer idea about how to source the green to bring your vision to life!
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All ages welcome
Working on a business that is operating and looking to raise series A capital within the next 6-12 months. Desire to change the world with your disruptive idea.
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Jeff is the co-founder of Hyde Park Angels in Chicago and currently is Treasurer of the board. He has active investments in Alltuition, Brilliant, Ycharts, UICO, Dabble, Tallgrassbeef, KapowEvents, SupplyVision, Smarteys, Seatleaser, Shuffletech, Win Detergent and Noblivity. He was formally invested in Gradebeam Tap.me and FeeFighters until they exited. He is a former member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ($CME) Board of Directors where he was an independent trader since 1988. He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Business in Champaign, and received his MBA from the Booth Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. Jeff is also on the Board of Trustees of the National World War Two Museum, and on the Board of Directors of the Midwest Research University Network. He is an active member in MCOIN, the Midwest Co-Investment Network. He has been a frequent contributor on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business, WGN-TV and several written publications. He has helped other angel groups in the midwest get started. Contact him for speaking engagements at this address: pointsandfigures@me.com
Jeff provided valuable content that was relevant. He kept the class light, but shared information from a position of experience.
Jeff provided valuable content that was relevant. He kept the class light, but shared information from a position of experience.
Jeff is great. Class is very productive, lots of useful tips. Amazing opportunity to learn how to approach Angel investors and perform winning pitches. Thank you!
Jeff is great. Class is very productive, lots of useful tips. Amazing opportunity to learn how to approach Angel investors and perform winning pitches. Thank you!