The Council

Spring Cohort

Summer Cohort

Go from curious to confidently writing your first angel or LP check - with a documented strategy you can reuse across real deals.



General Partner of The Council Fund

Apple

Snap Inc.

Eli Lilly and Company

Cruise

Amber Illig

Operations leader, angel investor, VC fund manager

Partner of The Council Fund

Komodo Health

Rachel Tsui

Healthcare & customer success leader, angel investor, VC partner

Most tech leaders want to angel invest or back a fund as an LP. Very few have a repeatable system for either.After 80+ early-stage investments, we distilled our internal frameworks, decision models, and templates into a practical playbook - built by operators, for operators. We're making it public here on Maven.

The operator playbook we built after 80+ investments - now public.

Choose your path: angel investing, LP investing, or both

Build a structured investment decision framework you can reuse

Walk away with a thesis template, diligence checklist & portfolio tracker

Learn the mechanics - SAFEs, diligence, and wiring - demystified

We invest from an operator POV. Your experience leading functions inside real organizations is the foundation everything builds on.

Leaders with 5–10+ years of experience

Whether you've done 0 deals or 10+, this playbook will help you build a more repeatable system.

Aspiring & Current Alternative Early-Stage Investors

Most actionable for accredited investors ready to apply an operator-led approach. Not accredited yet? Build the framework so you're ready.

Investing Readiness (Accredited or Preparing)

Tech leaders who want their first angel or LP check -without relying on gut feel or hype

Operators and c-suite executives who want to be a value-add investor, not just a check

Busy professionals who want to understand angel vs. LP investing before committing to either

How LP and Angel Investors Track Portfolio Performance

Partner at The Council Fund (ex-Head of Customer Success at Komodo Health)

Learn the core metrics investors use to evaluate their portfolio across venture funds and direct investments

The Key Metrics LPs and Angel Investors Track

We’ll walk through a template that helps investors organize, track performance, and understand their portfolio evolution

How to Track Your Portfolio in One Place

Understand how portfolio tracking helps investors evaluate managers, identify patterns, & make informed decisions

How Tracking Improves Your Investment Decisions

How Tech Leaders Start Angel & LP Investing

Amber illig

Amber will share her path from operator to angel investor to launching The Council Fund, including early lessons.

How operators transition into angel & LP investing

You’ll get a clear, end-to-end view of how angel and LP investing actually works in practice, from budget to wiring  $$.

The lifecycle of angel & LP investing without the jargon

We’ll walk through the real risks and upside of investing in the venture asset class.

Learn directly from The Council

The Council

Courses

From Operator to Investor: The Angel & LP Investing Playbook for Tech Leaders

Lightning Lessons

How LP and Angel Investors Track Portfolio Performance

How Tech Leaders Start Angel & LP Investing