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?

• We are trying to figure that out now. See Monetization Strategy Analysis for our current thinking.

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?

1. 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