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Welcome to edition #5 of The AIS Angel Insider, your weekly scoop of inspiration, insights and insider knowledge on all things Angel Investing and Startups.

On this weeks AIS Angel Insider:

📰 Inside Scoop: Open AI launches new ChatGPT, last weeks 10 biggest raises + more

🚨New: We’ve just launched our free Angel Investing Basics e-book

🤓 Read of the week: Angel investing made easy: Your 6-step guide to spreading your wings

🧠 Tools: 3 subscriptions every angel investor needs

🔎 What’s happening at AIS: Join the waitlist for our April 2024 cohort

💷 Deal Flow: Coho are raising

🚀 For the Founders: Hotbed’s Founder <> Angel Investor speed dating session

🗓 Dates for your Calendar: CogX Festival, Sifted Summit + more

🤑 Discounts Freebies & Rewards: Read till the end

📰 INSIDE SCOOP

OpenAI launches a ChatGPT plan for enterprise customers. OpenAI announced yesterday the launch of ChatGPT Enterprise, a business-focused edition of the company’s AI-powered chatbot app. Read More

Last Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Axiom Space Rockets To Top Spot In Out-Of-This-World Week. Read More

Since 2018 this venture-backed startup has quietly snapped up 84 small businesses from retiring owners. The company has raised $245million in venture capital to date. Read More

How Ellen Degeneres made $500M. Learn how she made her fortune through comedy, real estate flips, TV Shows, Books and more. Read More

⚡️ NEW E-BOOK RELEASE FROM AIS

• Learn how angel investing actually compares to investing in stocks and shares

• Learn about the AIS Mindset and why you need it to win in the game of angel investing

• Learn about the different types of angels and decide which one you want to be

• Bonus quick start checklist to get you started on your angel investing journey + much more

  Download your free copy

🤓 READ OF THE WEEK

Angel investing made easy: Your 6-step guide to spreading your wings

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🧠 Tools | 3 subscriptions every angel investor needs

Seedlegals: Get support for Raising Investment, Share Options, EIS/SEIS, Cap Table management & more. Create agreements, employment contracts, NDAs and much more. 7 day free trial here

Crunchbase: Research the hottest startups and tech newcomers to find your next investment opportunity. Access data that helps you find startups, keep up with industry news. Free trial here

Odin: Founders, angels and fund managers use Odin SPV's to pool their investments at lightning speed. They handle all legal, regulatory and compliance needs. Learn more

🔎 WHAT’S HAPPENING AT AIS 

Enrolment for the September cohort of our live course is now closed: Our 5 week intensive program is designed to take you from knowing nothing about angel investing to feeling confident and knowledgeable enough to support and invest in the companies you truly believe in, We have a few more spaces left before enrolment closes in the upcoming weeks. Join the April 2024 cohort waitlist

AIS Monthly Membership: If you missed out on this years cohort you can still join our membership. Our monthly membership provides a more flexible and bite sized approach to angel investing that is available on demand and fits around your schedule. Join Here

Read about some of the amazing things our students have had to say about Angel Investing School. Read Here

💷 DEAL FLOW 

COHO are raising

Coho is a membership platform that provides small peer group learning and insights on demand and they are tackling three core issues:

• The Money Drain: Companies waste $60B annually on ineffective programs.

• The Cookie-Cutter Problem: One-size-fits-all rarely fits anyone well.

• The Impact Gap: Most programs have zero or negative ROI.

Their recent financial milestones include:

• $45k revenue in July 2023

• 40% burn reduction positioning them for financial sustainability

• Forecasted to breakeven in the next 4-6 weeks

Access their pitch deck

Are you a founder looking to raise? submit your pitch deck here

🚀 FOR THE FOUNDERS

Hotbed’s Founder <> Angel Investor speed dating session

Are you a founder raising your pre-seed round? Apply for a spot to speed date with 12 angels and early stage VCs who are actively deploying capital to early stage startups. Apply Here

🗓 DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR

CogXFestival: The worlds biggest festival of inspiration, impact and transformational change. Bringing together leading speakers covering Global Leadership, Climate and the Future of Energy, Health, Startup to IPO, AI, Web3 & Deeptech. September 12th -14th. Use code EXJUMAKEMOVES23 to access your Free Tickets

London Demo Day 2023: An annual event where London’s leading universities – King's College London, Imperial, UCL and LSE – come together to showcase the best and brightest startups. This year's event will be hosted by Kings College London at the historic Bush House (previously home to the BBC World Services), located on the north bank of the River Thames. Each university will nominate 5 startups currently in the early growth stage and looking to raise between £100,000 and £1.5 million. Startups will pitch to leading investors, partners and alumni drawn from the UK's innovation community. September 14th 3:45pm-8:30pm Free Tickets

Sifted Summit: After an incredible launch last year, Sifted Summit is back with a carefully curated agenda that won't be found anywhere else. Join them as they cut through the noise with challenge-focused discussions, lively debates and intimate networking sessions. In 2023, they’ll be bringing you more of the content you love and connecting 3,000 of startup Europe’s finest for two unforgettable days in London. Tickets

🤑 DISCOUNTS, FREEBIES & REWARDS 

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