About Us
- We are an angel syndicate with >1,250 accredited investor members. For each investment, we create a SPV on AngelList. The founder only deals with one signature, one cap table entry, and one wire.
What is our investor member base?
- Self directed angels. Usually domain experts in an engineering discipline, sales, etc. Many have worked at or are currently working at top startups
What makes RUV Alliance unique?
- We do not charge our members any carry, management fees, or commission
- We primarily source deals demand first: we aggregate interest from our members and then approach target companies.
- We encourage direct relationships between founders and syndicate members
How does the Alliance make money?
How do we source deals?
- Members make non-binding soft commits using our DealBot: How to use DealBot. Once there are sufficient soft commits (~$80k), an Alliance admin will lead on initiating a conversation with founder.
How can a member refer a deal?
See above
What is our usual check size?
- We start with $80k as our administrative minimum. Historically, check sizes have ranged from $50k-$600k depending on company stage, traction, etc.
- What’s the max allocation size?
- This is up to the founders. If committed $ are too high, we can trim back investors pro rata or cut individual investors.
Why does the Alliance create a deal memo for each deal?
- Decks often are a supporting element to a synchronous conversation. The Alliance operates asynchronously so self-contained memos are a better fit for our members