Navigate the world of Angel Investing alongside other investors, working with actual startups, high-impact resources, and the guidance of an internationally acclaimed team to get you to the next level.
Mossy Ventures has brought its world-renowned, hands-on method over the Atlantic, to bestow accredited investors with the necessary skills to navigate the Angel world with confidence; working together to scale the European startup scene in the process
By way of a developed small venture capital fund, participants will go through a 12-week series of actual investor meetings, collaborative reviews, and founder pitches to develop angel investing skills and acquire industry experience with a proven and methodical decision-making process.
Every program starts with a total of 60 actual Startups (pre-seed to seed stage) actively looking for investment. All of these growth opportunities, scalable in their own right, have some form of proven traction, and come from a variety of sectors to ensure the best case scenarios for our group of 20-40 aspiring investors to work with.
In this ever-growing entrepreneurial world, where some ideas seem to pop out of nowhere to become entire companies, there is a need for a generation of capable investors to take the lead and steer the ecosystem in the right direction.
Through our research-based process, we help Business Angels perfect their approach to startup investment while gaining access to:
As a long-tiome Angel Investor and founder of Mossy Ventures, a collection of investor programs and associated funds, John Sechrest has personally trained over 600 angel investors, advising entrepreneurs and helping new startups grow to a level of investibility.
The Startup Investor Accelerator, the European edition of this methodical training, brings together all of this experience of its parent programs with the objective of "sharing the knowledge" and continue to develop the startup and investor ecosystem.
26+
Rounds of the program run
46+
Investments done in the program
600+
Investors who participated
1500+
Startups who participated
$5M
Raised in the program
$120M
Invested by alumni
With participants from a variety of of fields and experiences, our training programs are skillful at facilitating collaboration and common growth.
Some of our candidates occupy positions in big corporations, such a a Google and Microsoft, while others arrive as self-made business owners and entrepreneurs. As an organization, our focus is to bring together a selection of minds who have value to add.
It is expected for participants to:
As our network is our strongest asset, we take the selection process very seriously aiming to connect with each application on a personal level.
Initial introduction/contact. You can either schedule a call with us or attend an event and get to know us in person.
Once you have the background info, and are excited to work with our alumni investors, you will get an invitation to join our screening process.
Once you register, you can join the next scheduled learning cohort. In the meantime you get full access to our Alumni network, introductions to the angel ecosystem, and various resources and tools.
Having joined, you and 20-40 other cohort investors, will travel a personalized learning journey while maximizing your decision making.
Format:
Virtual/hybrid
Time:
6-9pm CET
9-12pm PT
Length:
3 months
Location:
Europe/USA
N° Startups:
60
Start Date:
September 19th, 2024
Request our program to learn more about each
training session and the content to be covered.
The program will be conducted over a 10-week period. Participating investors need to be committed to attending weekly sessions. While occasional absences are understood, the value, both individually and for the collective, is derived from active participation.
What an amazing program! I joined it "knowing" what the discussions would be about. And I was surprised not only by the conversations' content but about what I learned about investing and my investment thesis. My favorite question was asked in Session 16, by a fellow participant " As investors, do you want to be seen as the investor that invested in X, or the investor that invested in Y"? This question helped solidify my choice. "
Joel Cohen
One exciting thing about the program is that it creates a safe space for you to broaden your knowledge in industries. You can be an expert in a particular sector and never venture outside it. This program is excellent at providing you with a network of other investors with additional expertise you can tap into and many companies from different backgrounds and locations. This is an excellent way of learning the ropes of angel investing with like-minded people.
Joao Paulo Diego
There is no better way of learning what you read in textbooks and watch in videos about valuations, security types, economic terms, investors rights, and so forth, than to put it into practice in real life conversations with founders. At every cohort, we are able to evaluate 60+ of companies, examine their team culture, understand their market opportunity, and ultimately assess why they are uniquely positioned to generate value. As I continue my journey as startup investor, I feel more equipped to evaluate companies at an early stage with a deep understanding of what it takes to support them in their journey to success.
Matteo Costa
No two experiences are alike.
Get in touchAs part of our program working with emerging growth companies, we provide a platform for startups looking for funding, wishing to present their ideas and meet with potential investors for the chance to scale their operation and expand their growth.
Apply to participateFor every cohort of our course, we organize an event in which startups pitch and investors identify their investment analysis.
The event is open to visitors and we encourage you to participate and find out more about us.
Next event: December 5th, 2024
Co-founder of SIA
Astghik is the co-founder of SIA, and is responsible for European operations. Prior to her work in the Investment ecosystem, she has co-founded several startups worldwide herself.
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