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AngelList 101
Mayel de Borniol
Co-Founder of Babelverse
! solid, exhaustive profile
(= executive summary)
angel.co/babelverse
avoid those voice-over
animations
! show founders +
product in action, !
video is best
! A/B test your 1 line
pitch
! try different 

markets + tags + locations 
link to short deck
why are you different?
! how much are you
raising?
transparency +
storytelling
link to angellist from
website / email signature /
etc
! build a strong
network 
! get recommendations
/ advisors / referrer
list accelerators /
investors + commitments 

(incl. any outside angellist)
follow people you
know / admire
create investor wish-list!
✓
✓

use the filters (look out for !
search for investors in startups that share
your DNA (but not competitors)
use CRM or simple
spreadsheet to keep track  
reach out 

(incl. outside of the
platform)
LinkedIn, personal site/blog, Rapportive,
Crunchbase, Quora, etc
use a template message, 

but customize 
Hi Mike,!
Are you actively investing at the moment?!
I think your experience at Airbnb would be valuable to Babelverse (the “universal
translator” for spoken communication, which connects you to a real native speaker). !
Our lead investor is 500 Startups, and we’re looking to close this round by April 30th.!
Please take a look: https://angel.co/babelverse and we can set up a call to discuss.
You can schedule at time directly via https://calendly.com/mayel !
Best,

Mayel
meet in person !
when possible,

otherwise video calls
a strong 

lead investor 

helps
have detailed deck +
supporting docs (metrics/
financials) ready to send 
Tip: sending Google Docs or Dropbox link
will let you keep updating them
Delaware corp. +
standard terms sheet
makes things simpler!
 
better a explainable no
than a prolonged maybe  
..but investors in inner circle,
seeing progress = 

may invest later 
Invest Online!
!

makes it easier for investors to jump in!
!

requires lead investor 

for the round at $100K
Syndicates!
!

great for founders
Public Fundraising!
!

half way there: still only
accredited investors
Q&A

please follow: 

angel.co/babelverse


and sign up: 

babelverse.com

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