{"id":44246,"date":"2023-10-20T15:34:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/investible-launches-new-program-to-train-angel-investors-in-australia-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:34:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:34:34","slug":"investible-launches-new-program-to-train-angel-investors-in-australia-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/investible-launches-new-program-to-train-angel-investors-in-australia-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Investible launches new program to train angel investors in Australia – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Elisa<\/div>\n

Investible has launched a new 12-month program to train angel investors in Australia with the aim of helping to strengthen the local startup sector and keep promising young companies in the country.<\/p>\n

The First Angel program will take 15 budding investors through structured workshops, monthly activities and experiential learning to guide their investments in very early-stage startups.<\/p>\n

Program leader and Investible corporate innovation and partner development head Elisa-Marie Dumas says this doesn’t mean it has to be just for first-time investors though.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we say First Angel, we don\u2019t mean first investment ever, this is the first opportunity they\u2019ll have to get into those earlier stage deals before anybody else,\u201d Dumas tells StartupSmart.<\/em><\/p>\n

Australian angels<\/h3>\n

The program is an initiative of startup generator Investible, founded by serial entrepreneur Creel Price<\/a>, and developed out of an identified need in the group’s network.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe found while they are sophisticated investors, there was some level of comfort that was lacking [and] more education that was needed to getting into these early stage deals,\u201d Dumas says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe investment market is really fraught with a lot of problems and risks traditionally.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Dumas believes Australia\u2019s investor market is already highly qualified.<\/p>\n

\u201cInvestors have very different criteria for what they want to see within the companies. In the US, they\u2019re more comfortable with investing in companies that aren\u2019t breaking even,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustralia has really been primed to create a whole different model of what angel investing could like on a global scale. They\u2019re much more educated and sophisticated here.\u201d<\/p>\n

First Angel will cost participating investors $25,000, with half of this going to Investible and the rest into four startup investments across the year.<\/p>\n

What to expect from the program<\/h3>\n

Dumas says the First Angel program will connect investors directly with founders in Investible\u2019s startup bootcamps and related programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an investibility model to pick startups and investments apart,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

This involves 15 different attributes related to business models, teams, founders, traction, competition and risk to guide investors and help them determine how compatible they are with the company or startup at hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this stage of investment, you are really investing in the founder,\u201d Dumas says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be a lot of touch points internally and externally to marry [investors] with these companies they\u2019ll be investing in to get a good sense of the founders.\u201d<\/p>\n

With an overarching aim of keeping early-stage startup development in Australia, Dumas says the program will drive up visibility and accessibility to local angel investors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll create a larger talent pool of investors across all stages,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

By strengthening the angel investor market, Dumas says First Angel will create a ripple effect of new startup founders getting the backing they need to flourish and in turn investing in other early-stage ventures.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ll want to come back and pay it forward,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Dumas says she’s also hoping to diversify the pool of early-stage investors by educating a range of people like non-executive or non-profit board members, corporate professionals, business leaders and the like who may not consider themselves angels but have a connection into the startup sector through indirect support or client relationships.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re hoping to be able to open the doors for a lot of other investors that haven\u2019t been identified yet,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that there is a much larger market than we probably see. Deals and investors are hard to find.\u201d<\/p>\n

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