The Syndicate - Angel Investors and VC: Top Angel Investors, VCs and Operators Discuss Early Stage I
Angellist's First Syndicate Deal and Why Generalist VCs Typically Win
Lee Jacobs is a Partner and syndicate lead at Angellist (and Edelweiss VC), a mentor at 500 Startups and an incredibly accomplished investor with investments in the likes of Checkr, Numerai, Shyp, Managed by Q and Blue Bottle Coffee. Prior to that he founded several startups, worked for a few funds and also did a stint in real estate investing.
Listen and Learn:
- How Lee made a massive investment in a Brazilian edtech company
- What Lee did wrong with his first VC fund
- Why generalist investors do better
- What were the early days of Angellist like
- How to invest in edtech
- The way Lee looks at every investment opportunity
- How Lee looks at foreign investing
- Why operator VCs are great to have
- Thoughts on the evolution of tech investing
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