I am interested in becoming an angel investor
Benefits of being a GAN Member
GAN provides members with both financial and social benefits.
Financial Benefits
- Provides a more efficient means for matching individual angels & investee companies
- Increases deal flow & quality; companies are pre-qualified via assessment, screening and selection
- Economic power inherent in group investing, larger deal sizes; potential for syndication and co-investment
- Spread investment process costs over a broader base of investors
- Evaluation and due diligence by the deal team mitigates investment risk and spreads the workload
- Newer angels learn from experienced angels; broader knowledge base increases intellectual capital and knowledge
- Return enhancement through critical assessment of pre-money valuation and financial forecasts, and via portfolio diversification
- Access to NACO knowledge base and templates and to the Startup Includer platform for deal flow and deal management.
Social Benefits
- Networking with like-minded investors & entrepreneurs
- Networking opportunities within the Simcoe / Barrie / South Georgian Bay / Muskoka community of business owners, entrepreneurs and community leaders
- Preferential referral of opportunities to the group
- Varying roles such as; board member, advisory board, lead investor, and mentoring
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