Angel Investing Playbook: The 6 Steps That Raised Me $1M

How to raise angel investment and find angel investors - Mae Yip shares the exact 6-step playbook she used to raise more than $1 million in seed funding. From pitch decks and EIS advance assurance to cold outreach, angel syndicates, and the numbers game behind fundraising. No fluff. No theoretical advice. Just what actually worked. → Join Female Founders Rise Free: https://femalefoundersrise.com/ IN THIS EPISODE: Step 1: Prepare (But Don't Overthink) The standard deck structure (problem, solution, go-to-market) Why your deck is often an "afterpiece" with angels - the conversation comes first Build a Q&A document: preempt every investor question before they ask it The "grandma test" - if she doesn't get it, neither will an investor DocSend and tools to track who's reading your deck Step 2: Admin & Legal - Get Your Ducks in a Row EIS and SEIS explained: 50% tax rebate (SEIS), 30% (EIS), zero capital gains tax on exit Why advance assurance is non-negotiable before you start raising Know your numbers cold: how much, valuation, exactly what you're spending it on Deliver with conviction - you're asking someone to invest in you instead of their children's future Step 3: Momentum Is Everything Set a deadline. Angel raising can drag on indefinitely without one Build a pipeline: 10 calls a week from 100 outreach attempts Always ask: "Do you know anyone else who might be a good fit?" Melanie Perkins had 100 rejections before Canva took off Step 4: How to Actually Find Angel Investors (4 Methods) Referrals - warm intros from other founders (the most valuable network in entrepreneurship) Cold emails and LinkedIn DMs - Mae raised over £300,000 this way Angel syndicates and collectives (Alma Angels, Ventures Together, Hermes, Southeast Angels) LinkedIn content - Emmie found Mae through her "I'm raising" post. A founder in the FFR community raised £400k through LinkedIn relationships alone Step 5: Hustle. It's a Numbers Game. Get used to rejection and silence. Don't take it personally Protect your energy - have a co-founder or support team running the business while you fundraise Celebrate every small win: a reply, a coffee, a "no but I enjoyed hearing about it" Never burn a bridge. The "no" today might be a "yes" in 12 months Step 6: Set Realistic Expectations Mae didn't raise $1M in one round - it accumulated through lots of smaller rounds over time Angel investment is often slow, bitty, and behind the scenes Don't compare your journey to LinkedIn headlines The responsibility of taking someone else's money - and why radical honesty with your investors builds trust RELATED EPISODES: Angel vs VC: What Every Female Founder Needs to Know About Startup Funding:    • Angel vs VC: What Every Female Founder Nee...   We Built 6 Figure Businesses - Here's What We Learnt:    • We Built 6 Figure Businesses - Here's What...   -- CONNECT WITH US → Join Female Founders Rise Free: https://femalefoundersrise.com/ → Emmie on LinkedIn:   / emmiefaust   → Mae on LinkedIn:   / mae-yip-9017b238   → Download the episode playbook: https://femalefoundersriseshow.com/ → Female Founders Rise Show on Instagram:   / ffr.show   → Listen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/51thW8i...