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Shantanu, Chirag and Revant
Breaking Down Angel Investing: IRRs, Exit Strategies & Risk–Reward Trade-Offs
1 hour 25 minutes Posted Oct 3, 2025 at 2:25 pm.
Intro & Welcome to Utsav Somani!2:04 Utsav’s Current Work4:13 Revant’s Angel Investing Journey12:55 How Angel Investing Has Changed Post COVID18:34 Will IPO Money Flow Back to Startups?24:01 IRRs from Angel Investments30:31 The Math Behind Angel Investments36:46 From Angels to Fund Managers40:10 The Problem with Domestic Capital Pools43:35 What’s Worked in the US44:40 Startup IPOs Recycling into Angel Fuel46:38 Types of Angel Investors51:39 How to Classify Investors53:46 The Bad Side of Angel Investing 58:07 Startups & the Media Hype1:02:00 Building Good Faith in the Ecosystem1:08:25 Angel Investing as a CEO1:13:43 Managing Competition Risk1:16:27 Consumer vs Platform Businesses1:19:06 The Need for a Positive Sum GameCharts referred to in the episode:https://gamma.app/docs/Angel-Investment-Portfolio-Strategy-unv0lvzfc90d1iqFollow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theasymmetriccrew/X: https://x.com/ASYMMETRICCREWLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theasymmetriccrew/
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The ASYMMETRIC Crew today:Revant: CEO, Mosaic WellnessShantanu: Founder & CEO, Bombay Shaving Company Chirag: Founder, GoKwikUtsav Somani: Founder, Offline; Partner at Galaxy & iSeed0:55 Intro & Welcome to Utsav Somani!2:04 Utsav’s Current Work4:13 Revant’s Angel Investing Journey12:55 How Angel Investing Has Changed Post COVID18:34 Will IPO Money Flow Back to Startups?24:01 IRRs from Angel Investments30:31 The Math Behind Angel Investments36:46 From Angels to Fund Managers40:10 The Problem with Domestic Capital Pools43:35 What’s Worked in the US44:40 Startup IPOs - Recycling into Angel Fuel46:38 Types of Angel Investors51:39 How to Classify Investors53:46 The Bad Side of Angel Investing 58:07 Startups & the Media Hype1:02:00 Building Good Faith in the Ecosystem1:08:25 Angel Investing as a CEO1:13:43 Managing Competition Risk1:16:27 Consumer vs Platform Businesses1:19:06 The Need for a Positive Sum GameCharts referred to in the episode:https://gamma.app/docs/Angel-Investment-Portfolio-Strategy-unv0lvzfc90d1iqFollow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theasymmetriccrew/X: https://x.com/ASYMMETRICCREWLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theasymmetriccrew/