Jaclyn Johnson

a room tell your story obviously put what you're looking for in angel investors your check size all that good stuff on the angel investor side you can join and talk about what are your mandates what you're looking for your personal expertise and what you can be helpful with when it comes to supporting a founder and then we'll match you based on that criteria since we've launched over two million dollars has been deployed to founders from chair angel investors which is amazing i started angel investing in 2011 maybe a little earlier so

a room tell your story obviously put what you're looking for in angel investors your check size all that good stuff on the angel investor side you can join and talk about what are your mandates what you're looking for your personal expertise and what you can be helpful with when it comes to supporting a founder and then we'll match you based on that criteria since we've launched over two million dollars has been deployed to founders from chair angel investors which is amazing i started angel investing in 2011 maybe a little earlier so

writing my first checks into different female founded companies. And since I've grown my portfolio to 25 companies, so one of the companies that I invested in was a $10,000 check that, you know, early, early friends and family around and that company ended up becoming a unicorn, which again, not normal one in a billion chance.

writing my first checks into different female founded companies. And since I've grown my portfolio to 25 companies, so one of the companies that I invested in was a $10,000 check that, you know, early, early friends and family around and that company ended up becoming a unicorn, which again, not normal one in a billion chance.

writing my first checks into different female founded companies. And since I've grown my portfolio to 25 companies, so one of the companies that I invested in was a $10,000 check that, you know, early, early friends and family around and that company ended up becoming a unicorn, which again, not normal one in a billion chance.

So I want to say the valuation was $10 million, something around that. And so basically, the company actually didn't exit. I got a tender offer from investors. To buy your stock from you, even though there wasn't a sale of the business. Exactly.

So I want to say the valuation was $10 million, something around that. And so basically, the company actually didn't exit. I got a tender offer from investors. To buy your stock from you, even though there wasn't a sale of the business. Exactly.

So I want to say the valuation was $10 million, something around that. And so basically, the company actually didn't exit. I got a tender offer from investors. To buy your stock from you, even though there wasn't a sale of the business. Exactly.

So sometimes when companies are prepping for IPO, they'll do a tender offer where they'll be like, we're going to give you a good price for your shares because they think they're going to get... more, but it dilutes your risk, right? This was 2019 when that happened. And I ended up exiting for seven figures, which was amazing.

So sometimes when companies are prepping for IPO, they'll do a tender offer where they'll be like, we're going to give you a good price for your shares because they think they're going to get... more, but it dilutes your risk, right? This was 2019 when that happened. And I ended up exiting for seven figures, which was amazing.

So sometimes when companies are prepping for IPO, they'll do a tender offer where they'll be like, we're going to give you a good price for your shares because they think they're going to get... more, but it dilutes your risk, right? This was 2019 when that happened. And I ended up exiting for seven figures, which was amazing.

Super exciting. So that bought my second house in terms of the real estate. But I remember everyone being like, Creighton Cultivate must be doing so well. And I was like, no, I mean, yes, but this is actually from an angel investment. Yeah. So it was funny because I've had a few different exits now, not at that level. Thank goodness. Please bring it on. but not at that level.

Super exciting. So that bought my second house in terms of the real estate. But I remember everyone being like, Creighton Cultivate must be doing so well. And I was like, no, I mean, yes, but this is actually from an angel investment. Yeah. So it was funny because I've had a few different exits now, not at that level. Thank goodness. Please bring it on. but not at that level.

Super exciting. So that bought my second house in terms of the real estate. But I remember everyone being like, Creighton Cultivate must be doing so well. And I was like, no, I mean, yes, but this is actually from an angel investment. Yeah. So it was funny because I've had a few different exits now, not at that level. Thank goodness. Please bring it on. but not at that level.

But I, yeah, it's been really fun and really rewarding. And the way this sort of happened was I am like a well-known angel investor. So I get pitched all the time for investment, but I also do a lot of mentoring. I'm on intro and things like that. And all these founders are like,

But I, yeah, it's been really fun and really rewarding. And the way this sort of happened was I am like a well-known angel investor. So I get pitched all the time for investment, but I also do a lot of mentoring. I'm on intro and things like that. And all these founders are like,

But I, yeah, it's been really fun and really rewarding. And the way this sort of happened was I am like a well-known angel investor. So I get pitched all the time for investment, but I also do a lot of mentoring. I'm on intro and things like that. And all these founders are like,

need angel investors where are the angel investors and i like linkedin i don't know like i know people but it's this like insular world but the bet that we're taking at cherub is that there's actually a lot of angel investors out there that would invest they just aren't getting deal flow and so my co-founder angeline was that person she works at a yc back company that was acquired by a larger company and then went public three months later she had a great windfall did really well for herself and was like i would love to angel invest

need angel investors where are the angel investors and i like linkedin i don't know like i know people but it's this like insular world but the bet that we're taking at cherub is that there's actually a lot of angel investors out there that would invest they just aren't getting deal flow and so my co-founder angeline was that person she works at a yc back company that was acquired by a larger company and then went public three months later she had a great windfall did really well for herself and was like i would love to angel invest

need angel investors where are the angel investors and i like linkedin i don't know like i know people but it's this like insular world but the bet that we're taking at cherub is that there's actually a lot of angel investors out there that would invest they just aren't getting deal flow and so my co-founder angeline was that person she works at a yc back company that was acquired by a larger company and then went public three months later she had a great windfall did really well for herself and was like i would love to angel invest