Angel & LP Investing for Leaders: Build a High-Conviction Investing Playbook
6 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Go from curious to confidently writing your first (or next) angel/LP check, with a documented strategy you can reuse across real deals.
Angel & LP Investing for Leaders: Build a High-Conviction Investing Playbook
6 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Go from curious to confidently writing your first (or next) angel/LP check, with a documented strategy you can reuse across real deals.
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Course overview
Go from curious to a confident investor with a clear alternative investing plan
1. Clarity and confidence in decision-making
2. A complete, end-to-end investing strategy
3. Real-world tools you can reuse. You'll walk away with:
✅ A personal investment thesis template you can reuse
✅ A startup & fund diligence checklist
✅ Proven founder and fund outreach templates
✅ A portfolio tracking and performance framework
4. Access to lived experience from our experts, not just advice
The course draws directly from real deals, real outcomes, and real tradeoffs experienced by active angels and fund managers.
Who is this course for
01
Tech professionals who want to make their first angel or LP investment but don’t want to rely on gut feel or hype
02
Builders - operators, c-suite executives, & tech professionals - who want to be a value-add investor and not just a check
03
Professionals looking to expand their networks & influence through strategic investing, with a clear framework behind every decision
Prerequisites
Leaders with 5–10+ years of experience
We're operators focused on investing from an operator POV. Your experience leading functions within top organizations is key.
Aspiring & Current Alternative Early-Stage Investors
Whether you've completed 0 or 10+ deals, our playbook will help you level up.
Investing Readiness (Accredited or Preparing)
This course is most actionable for accredited investors who want to immediately apply an operator-led investing approach.
What you’ll get out of this course
A clear, personal angel & LP investing playbook
You’ll leave with a documented investing thesis, decision criteria, and portfolio construction approach you can reuse across deals - so you’re no longer reacting to intros or hype, but investing with intention and conviction.
The ability to evaluate early-stage deals and funds with confidence
You’ll learn how to assess founders, market size, fund strategy, track records, fee structures, and risk profiles, so you can quickly separate high-quality opportunities from noise.
A practical operating system for managing investments over time
You’ll build a repeatable system for tracking deals, understanding portfolio performance, and adjusting your strategy as the market changes. Turn investing into a disciplined practice rather than one-off decisions.
What’s included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Amber Illig, General Partner & Rachel Tsui, Partner of The Council Fund in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
6 live sessions • 9 lessons • 4 projects
Week 1
Mar
27
Angel & LP Investing 101
Fri 3/277:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
Angel & LP Investing 101: How This World Actually Works
Week 2
Apr
3
Angel & LP Investing 102
Fri 4/37:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
Angel & LP Investing 102: Sourcing, Picking, & Closing Opportunities
Week 3
Apr
10
Angel Investing Logistics
Fri 4/107:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
Angel Investing Logistics: How Deals Actually Move & How to Track Your Portfolio
Week 4
Apr
17
The Angel Toolkit
Fri 4/177:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
The Angel Toolkit: A Personal Guide to Creating Your HQ
Week 5
Apr
24
Where is the Market Now
Fri 4/247:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
Where Is the Market Now? How to Adjust Your Strategy
Week 6
May
1
How to diligence a VC Fund
Fri 5/17:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
How to Diligence a VC Firm
Meet your instructors
Amber Illig, General Partner
Operations leader, angel investor, VC fund manager
Amber Illig is the General Partner at The Council Fund, where she invests in B2B software companies focused on essential industries such as manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, construction, and healthcare. Her experience in operations leadership at companies like Eli Lilly, Apple, Snap, and Cruise sparked her passion for angel investing. As a founding member of The Council Angels, a community of 200+ tech operators, Amber successfully made 30 personal angel investments, which paved the way for her to raise Fund I. With her extensive background as both an operator and an investor, Amber is dedicated to helping tech operators navigate their own paths into angel investing.
Rachel Tsui, Partner of The Council Fund
Healthcare & customer success leader, angel investor, VC partner
Rachel Tsui is a Partner at The Council leading healthcare investments. Previously, Rachel built and led Customer Success at Komodo Health from Series B to Series F. She started her career as a scientist, and moved into the the start up ecosystem after building experience in life sciences and health tech consulting. Rachel began angel investing and fund investing while at Komodo, and eventually worked with Amber as a Venture Partner before joining full time.
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Spring Cohort
$1,500
Dates
Application Deadline