Looking for Angel? Top Tips to Know when Looking to Pitch to Angel Investors

Angel investors and venture capitalists are often looked at as being one and the same, however this is definitely not the case.

Venture capital firms are professionally run & managed investment firms that invest other people's cash, and therefore have a very different approach to investment – their focus is almost exclusively the return on investment they hope to achieve. Most start-ups raising early stage capital will find it almost impossible to raise capital from VCs, as they tend to focus on growing companies.

Angel investors are often wealthy individuals looking to invest their own cash in early stage companies – i.e. pre-seed, start-up or very early stage growth. With early stage investments being very high risk, Angels are often looking for something more than just a straight out financial return, such as a desire to be involved, to play in an exciting arena, to 'give back', or to support entrepreneurs.

With Angels providing 90% of capital for seed and early stage investment, they form a very crucial support element to the life of most start-ups.

If you are looking for early stage capital, you must know what an Angel is looking for, and how to approach them. If you are the CEO or founder of an early stage company, this seminar will give you a good understanding of Angel investors – who they are, what they are looking for, how they work and how to find them.

Event Details

Date :	2 September 2011
Time :	12:30- 16:30
Venue :	Solution Lab, Cyberport Entrepreneurship Centre, Unit 518, Cyberport 3 (Core F),
	100 Cyberport Road, Cyberport
Fee:	Free-of-charge
Language:	English

Rundown:

12:30 – 13:30	Registration, Light lunch and Business Networking
13:30 – 14:15	Introduction to Cyberport Incubation Programme and Creative Micro Fund Scheme
	by Mr. Sunny Tsang, Centre Manager of Cyberport Entrepreneurship Centre
14:15 – 16:15	10 Tips for Pitching Angel Investors by Raiyo Nariman, Angels Den Hong Kong and Macau
16:15 – 16:30	Site Visit to Centre Facilities and Rent-Free office
16:30	End of Event

REGISTER NOW
Please email your name, company name, tel and email address with subject “ 10 Tips for Pitching Angel Investors Briefing Seminar” to training@cyberport.hk by 1 September 2011

Mr. Raiyo Nariman, Regional Manager Angels Den Hong Kong and Macau Over the years, Raiyo has been involved in ventures and business from all sectors; spinning-out a small team to create a regional shared services business; creating start-ups based on 'bleeding edge' technology; assisting tertiary and research institutions to commercialize their research and intellectual property; mentoring start-up CEOs and founders to get their companies 'investment ready' and raise capital; assisting SMEs to access capital for growth and support for international market entry. Raiyo often takes a hands-on role as professional start-up CEO, focusing on accessing capital, establishing the team, developing the right culture to drive the commercialisation strategy and working to ensure effective stakeholder management, especially in the 'dark' times. He's had the opportunity to work all sides of the start-up game, and has therefore learnt more than his share of lessons, which allows him to provide entrepreneurs seeking capital and support for growth and development with a 360o perspective.

About Angels Den

Angels Den exists to help entrepreneurs and SME owners get the investment they need to take their businesses into high growth. The focus is on identifying hi-growth opportunities and ventures that are investment ready and to facilitate & support introductions to active investors seeking to invest both financial and human capital.

Angels Den is the only Angel investor network to provide free Business Funding Clinics and one to one pitching at SpeedFunding, allowing entrepreneurs and SME owners: access to a network of over 4000 Angel investors in the UK, Europe and Asia; access to Family Office investors willing to invest upwards of USD3m per business; an opportunity to pitch at Private Viewings; Regional Managers dedicated to supporting and providing guidance throughout the process.

About Cyberport Entrepreneurship Centre

Cyberport Entrepreneurship Centre provides incubation programme exclusively tailored for the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry such as digital entertainment, Emerging Internet and Web 3.0 applications. Cyberport Entrepreneurship Centre aims to incubate small-to- medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the ICT industry, particularly the start-ups, by offering professional services, financial aid and support of all kinds for their commercialization success. Cyberport Entrepreneurship Centre also plays an important role in assisting incubatees in enterprise management, the building and promotion of entrepreneurship, and the development of creative talents for the industry.

Cyberport Entrepreneurship Centre runs the Cyberport Incubation Programme and the Cyberport Creative Micro Fund (CCMF) Scheme, invests in more high-growth local start-ups or SMEs and scales up CCMF Scheme to spark creativity and innovation in ICT industries.

Throughout the years, the incubatees and alumni of Cyberport Entrepreneurship Centre have won many international and local awards, including TBS Digicon6 Awards in Tokyo, Red Herring Asia 100 Innovative Startup Award in Shanghai, Stockholm Challenge, Banff World Television Awards, Mercury Excellence Awards in New York, Asia Pacific ICT Awards and Hong Kong ICT Awards.

For more information about Cyberport Entrepreneurship Centre, please visit the following weblink: http://www.cyberport.hk/campaign/incutrain/Cyberport_Entrepreneurship_Centre_Brochure.pdf