Deborah Choi
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How I Find Angel Investors Who Aren’t in the Usual Databases

30 min
Nov 5, 2026 10:00 AM

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What you'll learn

Find investors beyond the usual databases

See how to uncover credible potential Angels who may never describe themselves publicly as investors.

Assess whether an Angel is actually a fit

Learn how to evaluate relevance based on sector, operating history, liquidity, interests, and founder fit.

Build a focused investor shortlist

Learn how to turn a broad search into a smaller list of people genuinely worth researching and approaching.

Why this topic matters

Most founders search the same databases, build the same investor lists, and quickly run out of names. But many strong potential Angels never publicly identify as investors at all. In this live demo, I’ll show you how I find those less obvious people, assess whether they are genuinely relevant to a startup, and narrow a broad search into a focused list of investors worth approaching.

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Deborah Choi

Deborah Choi

6x founder, Angel investor & MD of Founderland

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