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record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
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Disclosure
Leo Capital committed to investing in Bulbul during their first meeting
“I know one investment we did earlier this year, Bulbul, you know, that was the first meeting itself because I just, we loved the idea. We knew the entrepreneur from back to Sachin and all that. The team looked fabulous, right? So that was kind of first meeting…”
Insight
The only way to evaluate an investor is by their portfolio
“I think the only way you can really judge an investor in my view is to look at their portfolio. I think everything else is just talk, right? I mean, I can sort of talk endlessly, but you have to look where I put money in and that's what sort of defines me more…”
Insight
New angel investors should spread capital across at least 10 startups
“I think what I've seen is where people get screwed is where they fall in love with one thing and put a lot of money behind one thing, and that doesn't work out. I feel if you take a portfolio approach, let's say you're an HNI and let's say you want to invest a…”
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Leo Capital received 472 new investment pitches in a single quarter
“We were just compiling our quarterly report and I can tell you that last quarter we received 472 new investment pitches.”
Disclosure
Leo Capital's average investment ticket size is roughly $1 million
“Our average ticket size is about a million dollars.”
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Most founders pitch Leo Capital without researching the firm's portfolio
“I see still a vast majority of entrepreneurs don't take even five minutes to go through sort of what we've done, maybe our existing portfolio on our website, there's some frequently asked questions.”
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Startups pitching Leo Capital are typically 1-2 years old with angel backing
“Typically companies that come to us are one to two year old, they are angel invested so they have some traction”