Leo Polovets Made a Personal Angel Investment in SimpleLegal
Nathan Wenzel · 20VC: Construct Your Fundraising Process To Get 3 Term Sheets in 36 Hours, Why Slow and Steady Can Be Best For Startups & Why All Startups Must Know Their Zero Cash Day with Nathan Wenzel, Founder & CEO @ SimpleLegal · Jul 28, 2017 · at 16:51
Nathan Wenzel, Founder and CEO of SimpleLegal, details how an initial VC pass led to an angel investment from Susa Ventures partner Leo Polovets.
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“One of the partners saw something in us, and so he made a personal investment. And so that was Leo Polovets from Sousa Ventures.”
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