Resources

• Syndicate Platforms
  • AngelList
  • AngelList India
  • LetsVenture – An India based syndicate platform for angel investing
  • Propel(x)
• Syndicate Websites
  • Allied Venture Partners – A Canada-based syndicate led by Matthew Wilson
  • Backstage Crowd – A syndicate led by Arlan Hamilton from Backstage Capital
  • Calm Ventures – A syndicate led by Zachary Ginsburg
  • Cloud Capital
  • Forefront Venture Partners – A syndicate led by Phil Nadel
  • Moving Capital – The ex-Uber Alumni Syndicate
  • The Syndicate – (no connection to this site) – A syndicate led by Jason Calacanis

• Podcasts
  • The Meb Faber Show
    • Episode #97: Phil Nadel, “If You Try to Pick Winners, and You Only Invest in a Handful of Companies, Odds Are You’re Going to Lose Your Money” – March 14, 2018 – This podcast episode launched my journey into syndicate investing. Phil does a great job explaining what syndicates are and lot of tips on how to starting investing and what to watch out for.
    • Episode #199: Peter Livingston, “All My Best Investments Were The Ones I Couldn’t Get Anyone Else To Do” – Jan. 29, 2020 – Peter Livingston of Unpopular Ventures discusses how he started in the venture capital business and his early experience in trying to raise a fund. He then discusses the syndicate model and how he believes it may be superior to the traditional venture capital model of raising a series of VC funds. In fact, he believes that new venture capitalists may not ever “graduate” to traditional funds and willingly choose to stick with leading syndicates.
  • upside
    • Peter Livingston of Unpopular Ventures // early stage investing through a syndicate – July 15, 2020 – Peter talks about how syndicates work and how they are an upgrade from traditional angel groups. He also talks about AngelList has made this possible through its technology and software handling all the administrative work.
    • Ashley Flucas of Flucas Ventures // turning 100 angel investments into an AngelList syndicate – Sept 9, 2020 – Ashley talks about how she got started with angel investing. She started by investing in other people syndicates and then became a syndicate lead herself.
  • Your First Million – A podcast from Arlan Hamilton from Backstage Capital.
  • The One Percent Project – Episode 11: Utsav Somani – Building AngelList India – A conversation with Utsav Somani, head of AngelList India, talking about what angel and startup ecosystem in India and what AngelList is trying accomplish.

• Books
  • Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups–Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000 by Jason Calacanis
  • It’s About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage by Arlan Hamilton
  • Venture Deals by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson.

• People to follow on Twitter
  • Jason Calacanis – @jason
  • Arlan Hamilton – @arlanwashere
  • Peter Livingston – @unpopularvc

• Email Newsletters
  • Daily Industry News
    • Axios Pro Rata – written by Dan Primack
    • The Daily Pitch – PitchBook
    • Crunchbase Daily
    • Term Sheet – Fortune – A daily brief on deals and dealmakers written by Lucinda Shen.
  • Lolita’s Newsletter – A bi-weekly newsletter of curated resources for early-stage founders, funders, and friends written by Lolita Taub.
  • Protocol Pipeline – News at the intersection of venture capital and the startup community by Biz Carson. Weekly on Saturdays
  • next big thing – by Nikhil Basu Trivedi
  • Startup Investing – by Shruti Gandhi of Array.vc

• Miscellaneous
  • Angel Investing School Dictionary – A dictionary of common terms related to angel investing.
  • Crunchbase – Use this site to track your portfolio companies and syndicate leads.
  • InvestmentSeek.com – A directory of venture capital firms.