Beginner
Case Study: How an Angel Investor Evaluated a Failed Startup Bet
A foundation-level case study built around Meera Iyer, a Bengaluru product manager turned angel investor, who writes an eight lakh rupee cheque into Aaranya, a D2C sustainable fashion brand, at its seed round. Each chapter follows one stage of the bet: what angel investing actually involves and how Indian deals get structured through SAFE notes and CCPS, the market, team and valuation diligence Meera ran before signing, the early warning signs that got explained away as the startup burned cash faster than it grew, and the down round and shutdown that followed. Built for retail and HNI investors curious about startup investing as an alternative asset class, with the evaluation mistakes left in rather than smoothed over.
Angel InvestingStartup EvaluationCap Tables & SAFE NotesDue DiligenceAlternative InvestmentsValuationBurn Rate & Runway
MODULES
3
DURATION
~2 hrs
TRACK
Alternative Investing
What You'll Master
Understand what angel investing actually involves in India, and how it differs from public market investing
Read a startup's early business model and market size the way an angel does during a first evaluation
Understand how Indian angel deals get structured: SAFE notes, CCPS, valuation caps and cap tables
Spot the founder and team diligence questions that matter, and the ones that get skipped under deal pressure
Recognize valuation and term sheet red flags before they turn into losses
Read the warning signs of a startup unraveling: burn rate, runway and down rounds
Build your own evaluation checklist for future angel or alternative investment decisions
Access Level
LEARNER
Everything included
Full Text Playbooks
Actionable Exercises
Mobile Reading Mode
Lifetime Updates