- What is the Mission of Maverick Angels?
- What is the typical Member Profile?
- How can I join?
- How is Maverick Angels different from other Angel groups?
- What is the selection process for companies to present?
- What are the investment criteria?
- How do I contact you?
- Q: What is the Mission of Maverick Angels?
Maverick Angels is a very different kind of angel investor network. We take an entrepreneurial approach to angel investing to create win-win results with portfolio companies.Entrepreneurs need much more than just capital. They need coaching, training, relationships and other resources which will dramatically increase their chances for success. While we are active angel investors like any other early-stage investment network, we also realize that entrepreneurs need more support when getting started. If they are smarter in how they position their company strategy and business model, they will prove to be a better investment for our members, ultimately reducing our financial risk and increasing our upside in the future. If we work hard to make introductions to prospective customers, team members, partners and other investors, we all win in the end. This open win-win philosophy defines who we are and creates the foundation for our success.
We believe in a more holistic strategy for angel investing. If we better serve the needs of entrepreneurs, our interests will be better-served as investors, resulting in higher return on our investments. This is the reason why we call it an “entrepreneurial approach” to early-stage investing – an angel network which is more entrepreneurial in both our style and focus.
Many of our members are highly successful “serial entrepreneurs” as well as seasoned corporate executives. We understand what it takes to create a valuable business and to create wealth for investors. Our members work closely together to find, qualify and invest in early-stage companies. We know how to maximize our investments throughout the life of our portfolio companies and we work hard to share our knowledge and experience with each other and with our target entrepreneurs to benefit our mutual interests.
With the launch of AngelLink™, the first truly global and virtual angel investor network, we are dramatically extending the reach and influence of this important vision to angel investors and entrepreneurs around the world. This powerful new virtual investor forum will enable our members from around the globe to take an active role in the entrepreneurial ecosystem to help support and foster innovation and entrepreneurship.
In the age of bank failures and a global credit crisis, we believe that this kind of generative collaboration among early-stage investors and visionary entrepreneurs serves as a much-needed antidote and a realistic solution for the tremendous economic challenges facing the world today. Getting back to the fundamental business basics of supporting worthy entrepreneurs creating value-add innovations will help accelerate our nation’s economic road to recovery.
Maverick Angels is committed to making this vision a reality.
- Q: What is the typical Member profile?
A Maverick Angels Member:- Is an “Accredited Investor” under the US securities laws. For more info about this SEC requirement, click here.
- Is passionate about supporting entrepreneurs.
- Is willing to mentor companies and dedicate valuable expertise and resources to help presenting companies grow and succeed.
- Has a serious interest in giving back to the community.
- Q: How can I join?
Maverick Angels Members enjoy many valuable benefits from participating in our unique angel investor network. You will enjoy unprecedented access to our high quality deal flow sourced from around the United States and Canada. You will also have the exclusive right to join our collaborative group of high-net-worth angel investors who freely share their valuable knowledge, experience and network of relationships to help decrease the risk and increase the upside of investing in promising early stage deals. If you have interest in joining Maverick Angels as an active angel investor attending our monthly meetings in Southern California or Utah, please contact us. - Q: How is Maverick Angels different from other Angel groups?
We are an exclusive network of high-net-worth Members who have been carefully screened and invited to join our group based on their financial profile as well as their knowledge, expertise and passion for the entrepreneurial process. We also enjoy high-quality investment opportunities that have been filtered and selected via our proprietary pre-qualification process where we actively engage our members to interview prospective company presenters to assure that only the most promising deals make it through to our Arena meetings.We provide extensive training and coaching to entrepreneurs up front in order to raise the bar for their presentations and to increase their chances for success in the market. Likewise, this significantly improves our chances for success when making investments. Also, we enhance our deal flow by attracting a broader group of entrepreneurs via our training courses. We also provide educational seminars regarding early-stage investing to our members as well in the form of the Maverick Academy.We also consider a wide variety of investment opportunities in many industries. We are passionate about our social and charitable activities which strengthen our member relationships and improve our level of collaboration. - Q: What is the selection process for companies to present?
- They must complete the web-based application or request to receive an application from our Director of Operations , or call: 818.706.7686.
- They must pass through our initial industry-based Committee review and assessment.
- If selected, they present at Deal Line-Up (20-minute presentation, 7-10 companies).
- Companies selected at the Deal Line-up present at the Maverick Arena (20-minute presentation, 4-5 companies).
- Q: What are the investment criteria?Some of the investment criteria used to evaluate investment opportunities which come to Maverick Angels are:
- Large market opportunity
- Validation in the market
- Barriers to entry by competitors
- Intellectual property protection
- Amount of customer revenue
- A strong management team
- A seasoned board members and advisors
- A sustainable business model
- The pattern of company growth
- The plan for achieving profitability
- The exit strategy for investors in the form of an IPO or company acquisition.
- Q: How do I contact you?
Please email all enquiries to info@maverickangels.com, or feel free to call us at 818.706.7686.
