Foundations of Angel Investing: Community, Capital, Impact 

A two-part educational series beginning April 28th brings leading practitioners together to equip investors with the tools, discipline, and impact lens needed to deploy early-stage capital with purpose.

For Immediate Release
A new two-part program led by Investors Circle and leading impact investing practitioners will guide current and aspiring angel investors through the fundamentals of disciplined early-stage investing — from term sheets and due diligence to applying an impact lens to capital allocation decisions.

Registration – All sessions | 6:00 – 7:00pm ET

Part I: April 28, May 5, 12 & 19
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Part II: May 26, June 2, 9, 16 & 23
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Showcase: June 25 

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Foundations of Angel Investing: Community, Capital, Impact

As interest in early-stage impact investing continues to grow, one persistent challenge remains: how to ensure that new investors entering the space are equipped with both the technical skills and the impact frameworks needed to deploy capital responsibly and effectively.

Beginning April 28th, Investors Circle, one of the longest-standing networks in impact investing, is launching a two-part educational program titled “Foundations of Angel Investing: Community, Capital, Impact.” The program is designed to provide both new and experienced investors with a practical grounding in the core disciplines of angel investing — while also integrating the values and lenses that define the impact investing field.

The series emphasizes that impact-oriented capital deployment requires more than good intentions. It requires rigorous investor education, strong governance practices, and an understanding of how early-stage capital shapes the trajectories of companies and the systems in which they operate.

Participants will move through the fundamentals of angel investing — including term sheets, valuation frameworks, due diligence processes, and long-term investor–founder relationships — while also exploring how investors can apply an impact lens to the evaluation and support of early-stage ventures.

Rather than presenting impact investing as an abstract concept, the curriculum focuses on the practical realities of capital formation and venture support, offering participants insight into how disciplined angel investors evaluate opportunities and steward their portfolios over time.

The program is led by an experienced group of instructors from across the impact investing ecosystem, including Silvia Mah, PhD, MBA; Kristina Montague; Alicia Robb, PhD; Sue Bevan Baggott; Stephanie M. Fowler; and Jill Johnson.

The initiative is supported by a group of partner organizations working to expand and strengthen the impact investing field, including Kachuwa Impact Fund, Angel Capital Association, Next Wave Impact, She Invests!, and Stella Foundation.

Silvia Mah — a longtime leader in angel investor education and impact investing — developed the curriculum to help raise the bar for angel investing education and ensure that more investors are equipped to deploy capital with both discipline and purpose.

For investors who care about where early-stage capital flows — and who it ultimately empowers — the program aims to provide both a foundation and a community of practice.