r/AngelInvesting

TVTX update:

Yesterday I posted a TVTX breakdown showing 77.5% PoA and MODERATE sell-the-news risk. Someone in the comments called me out on the surrogate endpoint issue. They were right. And if I hadn't fixed it, someone could have held through approval expecting a 20% pop and watched their position do the opposite and bleed out instead.

That's why I built this thing. Not so people can feel smart about biotech. So they stop losing money on events they didn't fully understand.

RCKT got approved two weeks ago. Stock dropped 20%. BIIB got approved last week. Dropped 5%. Both were "good news." Both destroyed retail positions!

The people who lost money on those trades didn't lose because they were wrong about the drug. They lost because they didn't see the sell-the-news setup, the dilution signals, or the surrogate endpoint risk hiding in the data.

Here's what the corrected model shows on TVTX now.

The old score ran on generic FDA text. It saw "sNDA" and "rare disease" and output 77.5% PoA. It didn't know that Filspari's confirmatory trial hit on proteinuria (surrogate endpoint) but missed on eGFR (hard endpoint: actual kidney function). That's the difference between "the biomarker improved" and "the patient actually got better." The FDA sometimes approves on the surrogate anyway. The market doesn't always reward it.

Updated numbers:

PoA: 65.7% (down from 77.5%)

STN Risk: HIGH (up from MODERATE)

Net Edge: 53.0 (down from 65.4)

Grade: WATCH (down from STRONG)

Dilution: MINIMAL, EDGAR filings are clean, no ATM, no shelf

The model now classifies this as a Sell-The-News setup. Not because the drug won't get approved. Because even if it does, the eGFR miss is public, and a surrogate-only label expansion doesn't generate the surprise that moves a stock up. This is the same pattern that burned people on RCKT.

Five hours of research per ticker compressed into one screen. Eight risk layers. Dilution detection that would have caught RCKT's $100M ATM filing 18 days before their PDUFA. Sell-The-News scoring that would have flagged every one of our backtest losses before they happened. Surrogate endpoint detection that just saved the TVTX score from being dangerously optimistic.

Also built a buyout scanner this today. 46 recently approved drugs where the company hasn't been acquired yet, scored across 12 factors with live market data. Small company gets FDA approval, big pharma buys them at a 40-100% premium. The scanner finds the ones still sitting there waiting. That's a different kind of trade. Longer hold, less binary, real upside.

I'd rather you check the free pages and learn something tonight than subscribe and not understand what you're looking at.

Model outputs are quantitative data classifications, not financial advice.

Seeking Funding, Loan or Advice on my start-up business I initially built the app myself as an attempt to address an issue I kept running into... and ended up building an amazing app and a completely new standardized process that will completely change the way the niche operates.

• Patents Pending.
• Prototype built.
• No competitors are on the market, currently.
• 2 (of the 2) federally accredited schools I pitched the idea, want to integrate the app into their program!
• Amazing feedback
• Developer is Ready to Build!!!
• Valuation with IP & prototype (pre-revenue) is currently 250k-500k.

looking for 30k max for 60k in return in 18 months. at 1k per month

Hey r/angelinvesting,

Long-time lurker, first post. I'm an angel investor and got tired of spending 2+ hours doing basic research on every inbound deal before deciding if it was worth a deeper look.

So I built FirstPass (first-pass.ai) — you put in a company name and website, and in ~60 seconds you get:

• Company snapshot (founded, HQ, stage, sector)
• Founding team backgrounds with LinkedIn links
• Business model breakdown
• Traction signals (funding history, customers, press)
• Competitive landscape with differentiators
• Risk flags
• Investor-readiness score out of 10

It pulls from web search, Crunchbase public pages, and SEC EDGAR filings.

The first 3 sections (snapshot, score, business model) are completely free. Full report is $49 one-time or $99/month unlimited.

I'm looking for honest feedback from people who actually do angel deals. What sections matter most to you? What's missing?

Happy to give free full reports to anyone who leaves meaningful feedback.

I’m a solo developer and have been building a product for about 4 months now. It’s aimed at solving multiple problems in the automotive industry—this is a space I work in every day as an automotive mechanic running my own business for the last 5 years. So the idea came directly from real-world demand I’ve seen firsthand.

Right now, I’m balancing my full time job, supporting my family, and trying to build this in my limited free time. It’s getting to the point where I feel like the opportunity is strong enough to justify going all in—but financially, I can’t just drop everything without some kind of runway.

I have a working MVP I can demo, a 5-year business plan, clear understanding of the market (including TAM), and strong conviction that this solves real problems.

I’m also more than willing to connect with any interested investors and walk through a live demo of the product.

My question is: is it realistic to secure early-stage funding (angel, pre-seed, etc.) without an established customer base or revenue yet? If so, what’s the most effective way to approach that process?

Any advice from people who’ve been in this position—or from investors themselves—would be hugely appreciated.

Hello everyone,

I’m a 21-year-old entrepreneur based in Southern California currently developing a concept called Sol Lab—a premium heated Pilates studio built around a membership-based, recurring revenue model.

Over the past couple months, I’ve built out a full business plan, financial projections, and operational structure. I also hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business, which I’ve applied directly into building this model from a financial and operational standpoint.

The concept is designed around retention, consistent monthly revenue, and lean operations. I’ve also received positive feedback from local development contacts who see strong potential in bringing a concept like this to a growing Downtown Ontario market.

The challenge I’m currently facing is access to capital. My credit profile and lack of collateral have made traditional lending difficult, despite the strength of the underlying business model.

I’m exploring alternative paths forward and would be interested in connecting with:

•	Angel investors open to early-stage opportunities

•	Individuals with experience in boutique fitness or membership-based businesses

•	Anyone who has navigated funding at a similar stage without traditional lending

I’m confident in the concept and the execution plan, and I’d be happy to share more details with anyone interested.

Appreciate any insight or connections.

Most mental health and emotional support apps put you in front of content. Vent puts you in front of a person who is dealing with the exact same thing you are, right now.

THE PROBLEM WE'RE SOLVING

People don't want to scroll when they're struggling. They want to talk to someone who gets it. Every major platform optimizes for engagement and retention through content. Nobody has built a system that matches people by what they actually want to talk about, in real time, across languages.

WHAT WE BUILT

Vent is a peer-to-peer emotional support app with a topic-focused matching engine across 222 subcategories and 37 languages. No feed, no followers, no performative posting. You pick what you want to talk about, we find someone going through the same thing. It is the only system of its kind in the world.

WHERE WE ARE

Live on App Store and Google Play. Users across 27+ countries with no paid acquisition. Around 35 minute average sessions. Organic top-list placements in multiple markets. Delaware LLC, structured and clean.

HOW WE MAKE MONEY

Three streams: in-app subscriptions, in-app advertising, and B2B data licensing. The 222-subcategory emotional trend data we're accumulating has real commercial value to HR platforms, mental health companies, and insurers. We intend to distribute it via API marketplaces once volume scales.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

An angel who understands early-stage consumer apps and wants in before this goes to a proper raise. If the numbers and the vision resonate, Happy to share the deck and numbers in the comments. What would you want to see first?

Did someone have an experience with equitybee?

I'm interested in understanding the overall experience and profitability

Hi everyone, I’m busy developing an education app and the MVP should be finished by the end of May. I’m currently looking for an investor who wants to come in early on something with serious upside.

I believe the potential with this app is massive. If executed correctly, this is the kind of opportunity that can scale far beyond a local product and grow into a very large global business. I’m keeping the full concept private for now, but I’m open to serious conversations with investors who want to hear more.

Please DM me if interested.

My friend is an active angel (~15 deals/year).

Last year he passed on a deal he actually liked because it got buried in his Notion and he forgot to follow up before the round closed.

That's not a discipline problem. That's a tooling problem.

So I built Prism a CRM specifically for angels and micro-VCs. Not another Airtable template.

An actual product with AI agents that do the work:

- Auto-enriches startups from their website

- Summarizes pitch decks in 30 seconds

- Drafts follow-up messages every Monday for deals gone quiet

- Generates investment memos ready to share with co-investors

To get real feedback from real angels, I'm giving away 100 Premium subscriptions free for 1 full year (normally $590).

Would love brutal honest feedback from people who actually live in deal flow.

→ https://prismapp.co

Happy to answer any questions about how it works or what we built.

I’m a full‑stack engineer building an AI copilot for cold callers – not a robot that does the talking, but a real‑time “coach” that sits on your screen (or your phone) and gives you lightweight feedback during live sales calls.

The idea:

You’re on a Zoom / Google Meet / phone call, and the tool listens in the background.

It shows you simple prompts like:

“They said ‘we’ve tried that before’ -dig into what didn’t work.”

“You interrupted slightly -give them a bit more space.”

“You’ve covered features -maybe shift to their specific use case.”

After the call, it auto‑generates a short summary with objections, next steps, and follow‑up ideas. And it learns from the user every time.

It’s not just a browser extension – there will also be mobile apps (iOS/Android) that overlay on top of your screen during calls, like a compact coaching widget. You can keep it on while you’re on a call, and it quietly nudges you without being intrusive.

I’m targeting a specific niche:

People who teach sales and cold calling online (coaches, course creators, trainers). They already record calls, give feedback to students, and post content about closing deals. I want to build a product that feels like a natural extension of what they’re already doing, not another heavy enterprise sales tool.

This is where CalAI is really inspiring to me.

CalAI is a React Native app for gym‑rats who snap a photo of their meal, send it to OpenAI, and get back calories, macros, and a log. They didn’t try to sell to everyone; they went super narrow to one group, leaned on fitness influencers, and turned it into a lot of organic UGC. From what I’ve seen, it now does multiple millions in ARR.

I want to follow a similar playbook, but for cold‑calling:

First, build something tight and useful for that narrow group of people who teach and live cold calling.

Then, use UGC‑first marketing:

When they record a call using the tool, they naturally show it on camera.

When they teach a course or run a challenge, the tool shows up in their demos.

Students start using it because they see it working for their coach.

Right now, I can handle the full build myself,

the frontend, backend, and deployment, both web and mobile.

What I really need help with is funding:

To cover AI costs (LLM, speech‑to‑text, compute, etc.)

And to pay for early UGC creators / educators who would promote the product in a way that feels authentic and not “salesy.”

I’m open to two paths:

A co‑founder (non‑tech) who can help with outreach, partnerships, and early monetization.

Or an early‑stage investor / angel who believes in the niche‑SaaS, UGC‑driven angle and wants to back it from the beginning.

If this sounds interesting to you, I’d love to chat more. feel free to comment or DM me

Looking to get a loan. Can cover $2k/month in payments ($1k/bi-monthly). Credit score is 600 due to failed business so no bank will loan. I have collateral in late stage startups and willing to put lien on house.

I own a livestreaming brand on the app whatnot in the Pokémon niche and I am looking to bring in some funding to accelerate the growth and scale up the business during the collectibles bull market

All the numbers are provable and legit but to give a snapshot as to what they look like..

$594,834.95 in sales over a 13 month period with an average of 31 sales per day, Average view count in the low 100's, Average order value of $19.77 and a very strong profit margin in todays market

The Advantage that I have is that I have partnership connections on the platform directly with upper management, I get preferential show placement on the app so I always appear towards the top of the category, and I have a very strong direct distribution connection with 2 major distributors (very hard to obtain and get good quantity of product). All of my partnership connections are still in place, I have 40k Followers and a perfect 5 Star Rating

Disclaimer: I had a child, took 1 year off, observed the trends in the market and am ready to go back to making the streaming the full focus

Everything as is, is basically set up to be plug and play but want a larger operation this time around.

For context there are shows on the platform doing close to 60k in revenue daily running for 16 hours straight and pulling in close to 40% profit with a team of 5-6 people and is very scalable.

The investment would go towards securing retail space as a secondary income source as well as a place to buy product and transact all business including the stream and product acquisition

I would love to talk more about this with the right people. Thanks