Kaushal Chokshi - What Makes an Angel Investor Tick - Startup AddVenture Middle East 2015

1. KAUSHAL CHOKSHI
CROSS BORDER ANGELS
WHAT MAKES AN
ANGEL INVESTOR TICK
#STARTUPADDVENTURE

2. www.crossborderangels.com!
My%Background%
• !!!Serial!entrepreneur!and!investor!
• !!!Global!playground!
• !!!Connec6ng!dots!!
• !!!Triple!bo8om!line!
• !!!Passionate!and!opinionated!about!everything!!!!

3. www.crossborderangels.com!
Scaale%Group%
• !!Capital!=!advisory,!series!A!and!strategic!fund!raise,!Cross!Border!Angels,!exit/M&A!!
• !!Talent!=!anywhere!in!the!world,!various!divisions!
• !!Sales!=!establish!global!sales!in!the!U.S.,!India,!China!and!a!few!European!countries!
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• !!8!countries!
• !!17!offices!
• !!Will!be!in!50!city!states!in!the!next!three!years!

4. www.crossborderangels.com!
Cross%Border%Angels%
• !Interna6onal!investors!for!global!deal!flow!!
• !Group!of!like!minded!investors!who!wants!to!provide!smart!capital!
• !Work!with!funds,!family!offices,!corporate!ventures!and!strategic!investors!
• !Has!a!division!called!Tech!Scou6ng!
• !Establishing!GIIP!(Global!Investor!Informa6on!Point)!

5. www.crossborderangels.com!
Simple%EquaEon%of%Angel%Investment%%
!!Team!!x!!Product!!x!!Market!!x!!Timing!!=!!$£€¥!

6. www.crossborderangels.com!
Team%
• !!!Domain!experts!
• !!!Global!mindset!
• !!!Non!linear!thinking!
• !!!Flexible!
• !!!Innova6on!24!x!7!x!365!
• !!!Likable!

7. www.crossborderangels.com!
Product%
• !!!Improves!an!exis6ng!!solu6on!
• !!!Differen6ator!
• !!!High!tech!but!easy!to!explain!
• !!!Scalable!
• !!!Cool!

8. www.crossborderangels.com!
Market%
• !!!Easy!to!test!in!beta!market!
• !!!Global!market!
• !!!Emerging!market!play!
• !!!Licensing!play!
• !!!IP!preferable!but!prefer!brand!or!market!penetra6on!!

9. www.crossborderangels.com!
Timing%
• !!!Market!condi6ons!
• !!!Economic!reali6es!!
• !!!Cost!of!market!entry!
• !!!Sustainability!in!case!things!change!

10. www.crossborderangels.com!
Criteria%for%CBA%
• !!!Local!trac6on!
• !!!Local!investors!
• !!!Preferably!global!play!
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• !!!From!$500,000!to!$2!million!
• !!!Will!co!invest!lower!amount!through!SPV!
• !!!Apply!online!www.crossborderangels.com!

11. www.crossborderangels.com!
Get%outside%your%comfort%zone%because%whole%%
world%is%your%backyard%
• !!@kaushalchokshi%
• %%%www.kaushal.com%
• www.scaale.com%
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