High-quality, vetted early-stage deals

Play Money sources deal flow from the most promising sources, including early-stage fund managers, high-velocity angels/groups, and high-access influencers. 

These folks see hundreds (if not thousands) of deals for every investment they make. They also do the kind of in-the-weeds logistical diligence on legal docs, cap tables, and founders that the typical angel doesn’t have access or expertise to do themselves. You get the benefit of professional insight and access without all the work.

You’ll also see deals shared by your own private communities and can follow the investments from your favorite everyday influencers. Our job is to serve you up the 1-2 deals a week you are most likely to love.

From Alpha to Zeitgeist

You won’t always recognize the names of the funds sharing deals on Play Money. That’s because it’s not always the big-name investors who deliver the best results. In fact, it’s historically been the smaller (sub $50M) and newer (Funds I-IV) funds that take home the performance prize. 

The alpha in early-stage investing is with emerging funds. They back founders who are gritty and resourceful, solving problems in blue ocean spaces. Their investment dollars are right-sized to the company’s needs. And because the checks these investors write are smaller, the best companies in their portfolios still need to add additional capital, connections, and clout to their cap tables. This is the perfect combination for Angel!

And if we do our job right, you might find the perfect fund to LP into as well.