Hello, Future Investor

Learn everything you need to start angel-investing in startups

Learn the fundamentals of startup investing

Curriculum, community, and cohort-based learning

for professionals who want to start angel investing

The next cohort will be happening

on four consecutive Tuesday evenings
(11, 18, 25 October, and 1 November 2022)

Cost: €350

Highly practical

Learn the exact skills you need to start angel investing. The course combines theory with real-life practical exercises.

Live & online

No more pre-recorded videos. Hello, future investor is happening live from the comfort of your home-chair.

Taught by experts

Based on experience and questions of women who became successful angel investors.

Community for life

After a completion of the course, you will be invited to join LUMUS Investment Collective, where you can put your newly acquired skills to practice.

Curriculum

What will you learn?

0. The financial basics

Breaking the money taboo
Financial oversight and budget management
Financial pillow
Financial planning (incl. your pension plan)
Saving vs. investing
Investment basics

1. The foundations of angel investing

How to start angel investing
Funding stages
Investment process
Risks and rewards
Expectations & objectives
Portfolio management
Exit events

2. Evaluating investment opportunities

Deal sourcing
Product evaluation criteria
Team evaluation criteria
Understanding business models and key metrics
Unit economics
Practical exercise: pitch-deck evaluation

3. Life cycle of an investment with emphasis on investment term-sheet

Due diligence
Forms of investment: convertible loan vs equity
Structure of the term-sheet
Shareholders' agreement
Protection measures
Future rounds
Exit events
Practical exercise: reading & negotiation of the term-sheet

Optional module

After the successful completion of the lectures, you’ll be invited to join our hands-on part. You will have the opportunity to work on an investment deal

in real time alongside the Lumus investment team. You will actively participate in startup evaluation, due diligence, term-sheet negotiations, angel syndicate creation, and post-investment startup support.

This part is optional, designed to give Hello, Future Investor participants

a hands-on experience where they can directly apply their newly acquired knowledge.

Course guides

Hello, Future Investor is an intimate, safe space for learning about startup investing with only 20 seats available per cohort. It's led by experts from Lumus Investment Collective, lawyers from Eldison, and the Fondee team.