How To…
Perform Due Diligence as an Angel Investor
WITH LISA OLDRIDGE & CHELSEA GILLETT
In this high-level overview suitable for aspiring or accredited investors, you will learn to:
Build a strong foundation with the basics: Learn the vocabulary, language, and nuances you will come across when conducting due diligence.
Gain comfort asking key questions: Become confident in gathering accurate details about a company so you can mitigate risks effectively.
Begin to develop your own due diligence template: Create a systematic framework tailored to your strategy to thoroughly analyze potential opportunities before making informed decisions.
APRIL 10, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 PM MT
Watch the Recording
What due diligence should be done before investing in an early-stage startup?
How should angel investors go about due diligence when deciding to invest their financial (and human) capital in early stage investment?
Sharing their investment knowledge and expertise, Lisa Oldridge, Founding Principal of Fulcrum Advisors, and Chelsea Gillett, Principal of The51, will lead us through the elements you should consider during the due diligence process.
Meet the Speaker
Lisa Oldridge
Founding Principal with Fulcrum Advisors
Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn.
Lisa is Founding Principal of Fulcrum Advisors and Principal with Ozone Advisory, and was The51’s inaugural Investment Director. She been advising boards, founders, executives and GPs on strategy, governance, finance and ESG performance integration for the last decade.
Before this, Lisa spent over 15 yrs in the capital markets on both the buy- and sell-sides, including as Managing Director, Institutional Equity Sales & Research and Portfolio Manager.
She has served almost 25 years on private, crown, and NFP boards, currently sitting on the boards of the Calgary Airport Authority and 360EEC, an environmental engineering firm, and on the ICD Calgary Chapter Executive.
Lisa holds a CFA charter, an MBA (Finance) from the Haskayne School of Business, the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and the ISSB (IFRS) Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting.
Chelsea Gillett
Principal at The51 for Fund I and Fund II
Connect with Chelsea on LinkedIn.
Chelsea is passionate about connecting with people, finding stories in numbers, and solving complex problems.
Through her work with The51, Chelsea is inspired to help create financial gains and social impact through supporting women-led companies.
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