Your guide to angel investing
Learn how to generate great financial returns helping startups change the world. Gust’s Angel Guide combines proven processes, built-in deal flow, and great tools to make it easier than ever to make money and have fun investing in early-stage companies.
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Onboarding starts June 10th
Learn from the best
The top seven wealth-creating stocks of the past decade created over 10 trillion in shareholder wealth…and every one of them was originally funded by angel investors within the last 50 years.
Done well, angel investing generates impressive returns. But, over half of investors don’t make money. Learn everything you need to succeed from New York's Archangel and author of Angel Investing, David S. Rose.
"David is a born teacher — clear minded, witty and provocative, with amazing stories to illustrate every key idea and insight. Those gifts — as well as his unsurpassed knowledge of his field — are teaching me so much more about investing than I've learned over the years doing it!"
Barbara Corcoran
Real Estate Mogul, Shark Tank star, Angel Investor
“I've known and co-invested with David for many years, and he's one of the most knowledgeable and straight-shooting people I've met in the business of early stage financing.
Chris Fralic
Partner,
First Round Capital
“Whether you are an angel investor or an impact investor, this riot of information and story will elevate your game. David takes us on a sometimes scary—but often hilarious—romp through the ins and outs of angel investing.”
Lisa Kleissner
Co-founder, Toniic & Social-Impact International
Onboarding starts June 10th
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Invest alongside experience
Work alongside experienced investors to identify promising opportunities and learn to properly evaluate deals. Hear live pitches, review collaboratively, perform diligence, and write checks when you’re ready.
Want a sample of team’s expertise? Try a free session.
Build your community
The Gust community includes founders and operators, alumni from top accelerators, members of leading angel groups, experienced angels looking for new opportunities, and everything in between. No matter your background or where you are on your investment journey, you’ll make valuable connections and find opportunities for continuous learning.
Angel Guide is facilitated by experts from across the startup and angel investing industry with decades of experience.
Gil Silberman
Luca Ventures, Dev Angels
Gil is an MP at Luca Ventures and partner at Dev Angels. He’s also a startup lawyer, and serial founder with multiple exits.
Sarah Rothenberg
Head of Education & Partnerships, Gust
Expert educator that keeps the Gust community on track and integrates knowledge and insights into the network.
Peter Swan
CEO Gust
Pete is Gust’s CEO and has worked with startups in roles as broad as engineering contributor to executive to angel investor.
Ryan Nash
COO Gust
Ryan has been with Gust for over 10 years supporting startups and the angel investment process at almost every stage.
Leverage industry-leading tools
Build your personal deal pipeline on Gust to easily manage intake, screening, and deal sharing. Organize your process in one place and easily plug into the broader ecosystem.
What’s included?
How it works
Sign up
Tell us a little about yourself and complete payment to secure your spot in the next onboarding cohort.
Touch base
Schedule a 10 minute call so we can get to know each other and answer any questions you have about the program.
Get the book
We’ll send your signed copy of Angel Investing.
3 week onboarding program starts June 10th
A virtual education program supported by weekly face-to-face sessions to learn the ropes. We’ll cover portfolio construction, how to evaluate startups, due diligence, deal terms, and more. At the end, we’ll set up your personal deal pipeline.
Join the community
Continue to learn alongside other investors and founders through virtual office hours, monthly workshops, presentations from organized angel groups, and an always-on virtual community.
Join an investment cycle
Screen deals, hear pitches, review companies, provide feedback, and perform due diligence over a 12 week cycle.
Invest when you’re ready
Screen deals, hear pitches, review companies, provide feedback, and perform due diligence over a 12 week cycle.
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the cost?
A one-time cost of $2,500 includes:
- 3 week education program supported by weekly virtual sessions led by David S. Rose
- Signed physical copy of “Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money and Having Fun Investing in Startups”
- 1 year of:
- Gust for Investors deal intake and collaboration software to manage your personal pipeline
- Gust Angels investment community including access to quarterly investment cycles
- Angel Capital Association individual membership
Do I need to be accredited?
If you’re not accredited or not sure, we’ll help you explore available options and pathways to investing. As long as you’re committed to participating and eventually writing checks, we’re committed to helping you along the way.
What are the investment expectations?
There are no hard investment requirements but we expect to have most members writing checks within 12 months of joining. We’ll target a minimum check size of $1,000 but some deals may require larger amounts to participate. It’s our goal to help you build toward an economically effective angel portfolio of 20 to 30 investments over time.
Is this for me?
If you love startups and have a desire to start investing in them then, yes, it’s for you! We expect to have most members writing checks within 12 months of joining and our goal is to help you build an economically effective portfolio of 20 to 30 investments over time. If you are generally comfortable with both of those statements, we’ll help you navigate the details.
Anything else?
Contact the team here. We get back to most questions in just a few minutes.
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