Nischay M.

Plucky is a collective of angel investors that backs extremely ambitious founders at the Pre-Seed and Seed stage. In addition to an investment of up to $100K, we bring an engaged network of founders, product experts, and investors. We invest between $50K-$100K in the same amount of time it takes to talk to a single angel investor. We are a single line item on the cap table. Everything is simpler. For Founders Plucky is not a VC firm. There are no GPs or LPs. We invest to support the founders tackling the next generation of problems - that’s it. We are 100% aligned with founders. Plucky is not a syndicate. There are no passive investors. We have a variety of backgrounds and experiences such as founders, product experts, and investors. We want to be hands-on. For Angels Active and aspiring angel investors can maximise both their impact and learning with Plucky. This is a different type of classroom - there are no teachers with lesson plans, only open-minded students. You submit, evaluate, and invest in real deals. You put your own money in the companies you believe in. You magnify your impact by being able to support founders as part of a community. Startups benefit from a larger check and a diverse network. This makes the startup more likely to survive, improving its impact on your portfolio. Combined with deal flow and smaller individual checks, you can unlock a more robust risk/return profile. There are no management fees and no carry fees. We keep interests aligned through collaborative investing and membership curation.

Early stage VC firm

Plucky is a collective of angel investors that backs extremely ambitious founders at the Pre-Seed and Seed stage. In addition to an investment of up to $100K, we bring an engaged network of founders, product experts, and investors. We invest between $50K-$100K in the same amount of time it takes to talk to a single angel investor. We are a single line item on the cap table. Everything is simpler. For Founders Plucky is not a VC firm. There are no GPs or LPs. We invest to support the founders tackling the next generation of problems - that’s it. We are 100% aligned with founders. Plucky is not a syndicate. There are no passive investors. We have a variety of backgrounds and experiences such as founders, product experts, and investors. We want to be hands-on. For Angels Active and aspiring angel investors can maximise both their impact and learning with Plucky. This is a different type of classroom - there are no teachers with lesson plans, only open-minded students. You submit, evaluate, and invest in real deals. You put your own money in the companies you believe in. You magnify your impact by being able to support founders as part of a community. Startups benefit from a larger check and a diverse network. This makes the startup more likely to survive, improving its impact on your portfolio. Combined with deal flow and smaller individual checks, you can unlock a more robust risk/return profile. There are no management fees and no carry fees. We keep interests aligned through collaborative investing and membership curation.

Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 27 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,300 investments into early-stage startups. Antler has been repeatedly recognized by Pitchbook as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor.

A startup & venture capital fellowship program that leverages student networks to identify and vet startup founders for accelerators, angels, and venture capital firms.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)