She Invests Institute
Learn to invest the way practitioners actually do.
A guided journey from mindset to thesis to diligence to portfolio — taught by an investor who has written the checks, run the funds, and made the mistakes.
The learning journey
Six stages, one arc.
Every stage ends with something real: a written thesis, a completed diligence memo, a pacing plan, a first check.
- 01
What is angel investing?
Round sizes, valuation caps, funding stages, and the ethos of angels who invest early but not too early.
- 02
Embracing the mindset
Patience, abundance, servant leadership, personal branding — and return on impact alongside return on investment.
- 03
Neutralizing bias
Where pattern-matching quietly distorts diligence, and the practices that interrupt it.
- 04
Investment thesis
Define what you fund and why — sector, stage, geography, values, and check size, in one sentence.
- 05
The 5 M's of investing
The core evaluation framework applied to real early-stage deals.
- 06
Personas: founders & funders
Profiles of angels, syndicates, and crowdfunders — and the founders who thrive with each.
- 07
Your innovation ecosystem
Map the capital, talent, and relationships around you, then find your role in them.
- 08
The coffee meeting
How to run a first founder conversation that is generous and genuinely informative.
- 09
Funding, all about it
Instruments, terms, and what money raised at each stage actually buys.
- 10
Your investment decision & memo
Write the memo: conviction, risks, and the terms you can live with.
- 11
Due diligence, all about it
Collaborative diligence — data rooms, references, and the questions that matter.
- 12
Post investment
Network activation, mentoring, syndication, and championing founders for the long arc.
Curriculum roadmap
How a cohort moves through the year.
Weeks 1–3
Mindset & language
Cohort kickoff, myths dismantled, peer pods formed.
Weeks 4–6
Thesis workshop
One-sentence thesis, sector maps, check-size math.
Weeks 7–10
Deal flow & diligence
Live deals, TOPSCAN practice, memo writing.
Weeks 11–14
Portfolio construction
Pacing, reserves, syndication mechanics.
Ongoing
Investor circle
Monthly deal reviews, stewardship, certificates.
What's inside
Everything a new investor needs, in one place.
Courses
Self-paced modules on thesis, diligence, terms, and portfolio math.
Workshops
Live sessions where cohorts review real deals together.
Certificates
Completion credentials recognized by partner angel groups.
Investor circles
Small, ongoing groups that review deal flow and invest together.
Templates
Thesis canvas, diligence checklist, memo template, pacing model.
Podcast & community
Conversations with founders, LPs, and first-time investors.
“You do not become an investor by deciding to be one. You become one by doing the reps, in good company.”