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Angel Investing Accelerator

Connect’s advanced angel investing accelerator is for active angels, seasoned mentors, exited entrepreneurs, accelerators, and family offices.

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Welcome to Connect’s Angel Investing Accelerator

This is Connect’s advanced angel investing education program delivered in a fast-paced accelerator-sprints format combining weekly anchoring sessions, live insights from investors & experts, access to investor due diligence tool / software, and extensive library of video lectures. The program is delivered in collaboration with IRP By Beels managing the program back-end. Ideal for active angels, seasoned startup mentors, accelerator heads, and family offices aiming to invest with greater precision.

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Pre-requisites

Basic knowledge of startup building required; prior investing experience is a plus.

Who is it for

The program is equally suitable for anyone planning to invest on their own (angel investor, exited entrepreneur, senior mentor) or enabling investment decisions / processes (accelerator programs, science parks, angel networks, investing syndicates, micro / early-stage funds, solo GPs, family offices).

Program structure

Weekly sprints
- 75 min online sessions
- Theoretical and practical aspects of investing
- Interactive live fireside chats with experts / investors
- Guidelines on how to use the angel investing software / DD tool
- Each sprint has dedicated home work
Thematic coverage
- Sprint 1 – Investor readiness & deal flow
  - Meet and Greet | Accelerator Team x Participants
  - IRP Background, Purpose, and Tool Demo
  - Introduction to High Risk/High Reward, Risk Mitigation and Your Investor Profile
  - Angel Inspiration | Starting Investing: Journey into Angel Investment & Finding Startups
  - Homework in IRP Tool: Investment Profile, Investment Strategy; Investment plan
- Sprint 2 – Pitch evaluation and due-diligence
  - Introduction to Startup Pitching
  - What Investors Want to Hear in a Pitch
  - Live Startup Pitch Case Evaluation
  - Introduction to Pitch Review Tool
  - How to Interview Startup Founders
  - Angel Inspiration | Getting to Know Founders: What Happens after Pitching
  - Due Diligence of Potential and Risks
  - Homework in the IRP Tool and Angel Training: Evaluate a Pitch, Interview Founders and Perform a DD in the IRP Tool
- Spring 3 – Financial design and valuation
  - Review of Investment Case
  - How Startups Approach Numbers?
  - What Investors Want to Hear?
  - Angel Inspiration | What to Invest In & When to Exit
  - The Market Multiple Valuation Approach
  - Exit Strategies for Investors and Financial Design
  - Homework in the IRP Tool and Angel Training: Financial analysis, Exit Strategies and Fictitious Valuation, Financial Design
- Sprint 4 – Deal structure and follow-up
  - Review of Investment Case
  - Connect’s Investment Process, Portal & Community
  - Angel Inspiration | Alone versus Co-Investing: How to Allocate Capital & Influence Deal Terms
  - Legal Insights | Key Considerations & Documents
  - Angel Inspiration | How Deep to Go in Supporting Startups – Do’s and Don’ts
  - How to Use the IRP Tool as an IRP Certified Investor
  - Certificate & Closing

Session attendance is mandatory; exceptions possible in rare cases. Sessions are recorded for within-cohort review.

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Program lead(s)

Naimul Abd | CEO, Connect Öst – CEO, SweBAN – Swedish Business Angel Networks

Naimul Abd is responsible for program management, leading the weekly accelerator sprints including guest speakers and topics, plus onboarding participants to Connect’s ecosystem. Naimul is a leading name in the Nordic ecosystem in building investor networks, startup ecosystems, and coaching more than 1000 founders. He has a background in corporate consulting, marketing, and commercialization.

Björn Larsson | Founder, IRP By Beels – Angel Investor (Software Backend)

Björn is responsible for managing the program backend in form of onboarding and review of program participants assignments over the IRP By Beels (For Investors) software / tool. Björn Larsson is an entrepreneur and active angel investor who have been in the Nordic startup ecosystem since the 90-ties. He was the co-founder of Zoomability (IPO 2016) and co-founded Västerås Tech Invest 2018 and the founder of The Investment Readiness Process (IRP) for founders which is the most widely spread preparation process in the Nordics conducted by + 250 companies. Björn is the core creator behind the new IRP for Investors tool used in the Connect’s Investor Accelerator.

Program Price & Practical Info:

Date & Time
- Sessions are held 10:00-11:15 CET, typically on Tuesdays
- Accelerator Dates for March 2026: 3/3, 10/3, 17/3, 24/3 (April-June may also be booked)

Location: Online (zoom link will be provided to registered participants)
Price:
- Standard fee: 9 500 kr + VAT
- Discounted fee: for Current Connect Öst Members: 8 000 kr + VAT
- Special Offer for Connect Membership: 25% discount on Connect Öst investor network membership (regular fee: 9000 kr + VAT) if you sign up for both the membership and this education program together
- Special Offer for Groups: 25% discount on course fees if applying as a group of minimum 2 from same company (same org. nr.)

Past Guest Speakers at Connect Investor Education

General terms:

Price includes course materials.
Registration is binding – upon registration, the course fee will be invoiced and is non-refundable.
Connect Öst reserves the right to accept or reject any application without assigning a reason.
Rescheduling may be requested in writing, but approval is at the sole discretion of Connect Öst and subject to availability.
If Connect Öst changes the program date or time, you will be informed. You may either continue with the new schedule or withdraw for a full refund.
In case of full program cancellation by Connect Öst, your fee will be refunded.
Connect Öst reserves the right to change, update, reschedule, or cancel the program or its content at any time without prior notice or liability.
Neither Connect Öst nor IRP By Beels is liable for any direct or indirect loss, damage, or disruption to your business or personal circumstances as a result of participating in or relying on the program.
By enrolling, you grant permission for Connect Öst and IRP By Beels to retain and process your data for business relationship purposes, in accordance with their respective Privacy Policies.
A course completion certificate will be issued only upon full participation. Partial or missed attendance forfeits the certificate.

Additional info:

For more information, reach out to Naimul Abd, CEO Connect Öst (naimul.abd@connectsverige.se)
Learn more about Connect’s: Investor Network | Competence Network | Partner Network | Startup Funding Tracks
Learn more about IRP By Beels here
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