Online Education Program
StartUp InvestED is a self-paced, digital online course that explores the significant rewards and risks of Angel Investing in startups. The course has been carefully curated by Australia’s most experienced angel investors, they offer an insider's perspective and share best practices in this lucrative asset class including:
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How to vet an early stage business
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What investors look for in teams - founder x factor
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How much to invest
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How to structure a deal plus loads more.
Welcome Investor.
Welcome to this angel investor education program. We’re delighted to have you join us to learn more about the skills and process of angel investing.
Scale Investors was founded in 2013 to increase the investment opportunities open to female innovators in Australia. We are a catalyst for change to solve for the investment gender gap. We do this by facilitating experienced women and men to invest into qualified early stage businesses led by exceptional females.
We’re totally committed to Australia's innovation agenda and building innovation skills in this country. Our work today is creating the jobs and companies of the future. The need for women to participate and to succeed is absolutely critical in delivering real equality.
We’re excited about this education program. Completing this program will enable a new angel investor to understand their path as an early stage investor and take the right steps to make their first investment. It also allows Scale to be anywhere, anytime, enabling investors from right across the country to build their knowledge of what it takes to succeed in early stage investing.
We’ve built this program leveraging five years of experience with our investor education process combined with interviews of 30 additional investors, experts and entrepreneurs. You will find a range of viewpoints that represent the leading current thinking in the Australian market.
We trust you will get immense value from the program – and look forward to co-investing with you in the near future.
2yr access to over 5hrs of content
Matthew Pryor, CEO/CTO, Observant Chair, Rocket Seeder - Monash University
"Investing in startups at the beginning of their journey is as daunting as it is rewarding. There is so much to learn, from how to work with founders to the intricacies of the legal and financial aspects of making an investment."
Wendy Bonnici – Investor and Advisor
"This Early stage investment education series enables an investor to get holistic insight into both the structure of the investing journey, the terminology used, and to the wisdom of investors who generously share their successes and their mistakes – both equally important in appreciating that no one investment is the same."
Michael Vitale – Educator, Director, Angel Investor
"I believe the Scale online education program will allow both new and experienced angel investors to gain additional knowledge about this important contributor to the Australian economy, via a self-paced program that can be accessed conveniently from home or workspace."
What is in the course?
- Develop an understanding about Angel Investing and the role of Scale in supporting investment for its target group
- Understanding Risk and Rewards
- Deal Flows
- Doing the Deal
- How to be a Good Angel
- Exits and Follow on Rounds
