Early companies need evidence
Customers, working products and commercial milestones usually come before larger financing.
THE INVESTMENT CASE
An early check can
change what gets built.
Georgia Angels organizes early capital around Georgia companies, with diligence, practical support and an investment structure that fits the business.
THE GAP
Before institutional
capital is ready.
Getting there takes resources
The first check funds a step that can change the company’s options.
Place matters
Where a company starts and hires affects the people and suppliers around it.
THE FUND APPROACH
A shared process.
A portfolio of decisions.
Diligence
Review the company, the economics and the use of capital.
Experience
Connect a founder to relevant operators, customers and expertise.
Portfolio judgment
Assess each investment alongside the other risks the fund takes.
A portfolio approach does not eliminate risk. Private investments may be illiquid for years and can result in total loss.
FIT THE BUSINESS
An exit is not
the only model.
Equity
Appropriate for some companies built to scale, with returns dependent on a future liquidity event.
Revenue-based investment
Intended for businesses able to repay from revenue. It does not require selling the company.
THE PERSON TAKING THE RISK
Support belongs
in the model.
Founder Security addresses access to health coverage and wellbeing while a company is being built. The Resilience Fund addresses the transition afterward.
The purpose is to keep experience and relationships connected to Georgia, even when a company does not succeed.
Explore Security and ResilienceREAD THE EVIDENCE
Keep the findings
in context.
Historical angel returns
Research on past equity exits describes a different population from the full mix of companies this fund considers. A historical average is not a forecast.
Founder experience
The 2010 Gompers and colleagues study examined venture-backed companies from 1986–2003, defining success as an IPO or filing. It does not predict a result for Georgia Angels.
Georgia employment
State-level small-business data helps explain the importance of local employers. It is not a measurement of this fund’s impact.
Understand the model before investing.
Terms, eligibility and economics are set in definitive offering documents.